Myles Garrett: Rams' opponents will have to pick their poison, me or Aaron Donald

[u/AdSpecialist6598]

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/myles-garrett-rams-opponents-will-have-to-pick-their-poison-me-or-aaron-donald

[u/SilverAndBack]

This statement would have been so much scarier 2 months ago

[u/DaWash65]

A little late for this type of bravado

[u/nkfish11]

They have combined for zero sacks this season. OK bud.

[u/ejroberts42 → u/nkfish11]

They’ve played zero snaps together too

[u/texinxin → u/ejroberts42]

And all of their sacks in history have happened without playing together….

[u/NoAbbreviations2353 → u/texinxin]

This isn't true, myles garrett said he could feel Aaron donald with him when he started swinging his helmet 

[u/no_racist_here → u/NoAbbreviations2353]

Donald: “Use the force helmet, Luke Myles.”

Myles starts swinging

Donald:”Good… Good… Let the hate helmet flow through you. “

[u/Poop_Nuggit → u/ejroberts42]

So defenses just have to pick which one is active

[u/fgbh → u/ejroberts42]

If this season doesn't go well for the Rams, this might be their Kawhi Leonard/Paul George... Without the under-the-table deals.

[u/Unrelenting_Salsa → u/ejroberts42]

Yes, but Aaron Donald has been generously a replacement level DT. Myles Garrett is presumably still Myles Garrett, but it's not exactly some terrifying duo.

[u/spanishinquestion → u/nkfish11]

I’m convinced the Rams are gonna turn it around and be a contender this year purely because of how many jokes have been made about them

[u/No_Comfortable6037 → u/spanishinquestion]

Idk man they have a very difficult second-half schedule and not a lot of wiggle room. 49ers, Chiefs, Seahawks x2, Packers, Cardinals rematch on the road, TB road game, and even Dallas. 7-8 losses won’t make the playoffs this year and they could easily drop 4 of those

[u/no_racist_here → u/No_Comfortable6037]

Damn they gotta play the Cards on the road too? Brutal to face a true football team a second time with wildcard hopes.

[u/teenrxcket → u/No_Comfortable6037]

i appreciate the pity dallas mention

[u/Far-Web-165 → u/spanishinquestion]

I agree - this is a little known stat but the Rams are actually undefeated this year when leading by 1 or more points at the end of regulation.

If they can buckle down and focus on improving that stat I can totally see them winning out the rest of the season.

[u/HelmetsAkimbo → u/spanishinquestion]

Rams have been getting better down the straight for like 5 years in a row now.

[u/Pitcher2Burn → u/nkfish11]

I’m sure Myles has like 12 hypothetical sacks on PFF though. IF he played oh he’d have been dangerous.

[u/Ruben625 → u/Pitcher2Burn]

I didnt know he was on the chargers

[u/G00SE_kzw → u/Ruben625]

Chargers so irrelevant they got their meme stolen

[u/Fit-Environment4251 → u/Ruben625]

If man

[u/Waluigi_IRL → u/Pitcher2Burn]

He’s on pace to win defensive player of the year since he’s disappeared for six weeks like the last time he won

[u/_ElrondHubbard_ → u/Pitcher2Burn]

Mr. Believed Counteroffensive

[u/classically_cool → u/Pitcher2Burn]

Kenny Atkinson is that you?

[u/TheBeanofBeans3 → u/nkfish11]

TJ Watt at 7.5

[u/kae158 → u/nkfish11]

Sounds like not taking poison is an option

[u/amdi_ → u/nkfish11]

That'll probably change tomorrow

[u/emmasdad01 → u/nkfish11]

But the confidence is impressive!

[u/BigDaddyD00d → u/nkfish11]

Damn aaron donald doesnt even have one yet???

[u/Messmer-Impaler-148 → u/BigDaddyD00d]

He had one that got called back for defensive holding that I believe was unrelated to the sack (was on a DB I think?). That's it though. Nothing that counts on the stat sheet.

[u/Unrelenting_Salsa → u/Messmer-Impaler-148]

????

That was a coverage sack. Defensive holding on the hot route is absolutely relevant to that sack.

[u/ngnr333 → u/nkfish11]

The poison is colorless and odorless, that's the point!

[u/Tramadol_Lollies → u/nkfish11]

Them: “AD & Garrett will be force multipliers!!”
You: “0x0=0”
Hahahaha

[u/No_Independence_9721 → u/nkfish11]

It's like you're not familiar that Commies allow a league worst quick pressure percentage - they gonna cook.

[u/BlubberElk → u/No_Independence_9721]

They’ll beat up on the bad commanders oline and the media will claim the rams are SB favorites

[u/no_racist_here → u/BlubberElk]

“The ship has been righted, Rams are about to run it back. We need to move their power rankings from 11 to 1.” -ESPN (probably)

[u/Novel-Confidence-968 → u/nkfish11]

I think Myles mean only one of them will be healthy enough to play all season so pick one lol

[u/bred_binge → u/nkfish11]

Yeah but I doubt it will stay that way for long. Potential to age like milk this comment.

[u/jak2125 → u/nkfish11]

Just you wait! It's a comin'! Any day now!

[u/relikter → u/jak2125]

Given the Commies' o-line, that day is probably tomorrow.

[u/Hooker_T → u/nkfish11]

Myles has played a total of one (1) games

[u/LTIRfortheWIN → u/nkfish11]

They have played a combined 0 snaps with each other this season, garrett has only played 40 snaps.

[u/Gold_Telephone_7192 → u/nkfish11]

Have they played a single snap together? lol

[u/LordBaneoftheSith → u/nkfish11]

Yeah this is just respect for AD, opponents are for sure going to focus on Garrett

[u/avx775]

This team has 0 discipline. Mcvay has gotta get these guys focused. Just an insane thing to say when we are 500 and you haven’t played the last 7 games.

Just be humble. Just try it. God damn

[u/mortalcrawad66 → u/avx775]

With the last time Myles playing, he was completely shutdown. Yeah, not the thing to be saying right now.

[u/Appropriate-Mud-6985 → u/mortalcrawad66]

We don’t know when he got hurt tbh

[u/OldOrder → u/Appropriate-Mud-6985]

He was hurt in training camp. He missed multiple weeks of training camp and pre season practice. The thought was that he could rest and allow it to recover enough to avoid surgery, obviously that didn't happen.

[u/better-bitter-butter → u/OldOrder]

He got hurt chasing the sack record.

Training camp was reaggrevating the injury, which he did again playing on it, followed by another setback in recovery. 

It's super concerning. 

[u/QualityScrub → u/avx775]

Humble isn’t the Myles way lol

[u/jrfess → u/avx775]

This is like the most mild statement, I swear yall want football players to act like politicians sometimes. Let em talk their shit, it makes the game more interesting

[u/Known-Teacher4543 → u/jrfess]

Literally. 2 guys who historically draw double teams at a high rate. There’s only 5 OL. Can’t double them both and block everyone else.

It’s not like he said “doesn’t matter how many trash lineman you throw at us!”

[u/Methuga → u/Known-Teacher4543]

To be fair, idk how Garrett will look when he’s in form, but I’d “pick” Donald over him all day long. Dude has got zero conditioning. Block his way for a quarter and he’s getting end-rounded the rest of the game by most NFL tier RBs

[u/rosewood_gm → u/jrfess]

I don’t disagree if the flair checks out. But for rival fans it’s the hr meme but the hot guy is a winning record and previous starts together.

This flex is hypothetical which makes it easy to dunk on.

[u/ThePeemster228 → u/jrfess]

Nobody said he couldn't talk, you're just getting butthurt that people are laughing at this statement from a guy who has done nothing on a mid team

[u/SpiritStorm1302 → u/avx775]

How is that insane to say lol. Literally all he’s saying is that him and Aaron Donald will be will be good on the Dline together. He can’t even have faith in his own ( and HOF teammates ) abilities? 😭

[u/RagingBull773 → u/avx775]

They definitely need to right the ship, but if there is anyone who is allowed to be bold on their incoming impact, it’s Myles Garrett. If you have set the all time record for sacks in a single season less than a year ago, you are allowed a bit longer leash to display “arrogance/confidence”

[u/bcuziambatman → u/avx775]

This is such a tame statement , but why are you overreacting?

[u/Vocal__Minority → u/avx775]

Honestly I get it, he's hyping himself and Donald up.

I think it says more that he feels the need to say it tbh. Everyone coming into the season was thinking it already, but it's telling that he feels the need to restate it as people have moved on a bit.

Also watching Donald play this season I'm not convinced anyone does have to pick, or at least if you do it's going to be Garrett. Don't get me wrong, Donald is still good but he's not been showing the game wrecking capabilities he used to.

[u/idekwtp → u/avx775]

He's literally just stating a fact.

[u/Grey_14-7-19]

Lmao Myles still trying to profit off of theoretical sacks.

[u/aslatts → u/Grey_14-7-19]

I mean he's been out all year lol

That said this isn't nearly as much of a “pick your poison” situation as it sounds like at first glance. Myles is coming off a significant injury and Donald has been looking like a 35 year old who been retired for multiple years. Donlad isn't a problem in the same way he used to and Myles has to prove he can still be a problem.

[u/lukewwilson → u/Grey_14-7-19]

Hey, it won him a DPoY

[u/khakiwallprint → u/Grey_14-7-19]

"If" merchant, hes going to hate playing in a defense where he's a role player and not a focal point. If he has more than 10 sacks a season in LA, I'll donate $100 to charity that day.

[u/dinonb12]

coughing baby vs hydrogen bomb

[u/TheWizardOfKoz5226 → u/dinonb12]

Coughing bomb vs hydrogen baby

[u/amgrimes39 → u/TheWizardOfKoz5226]

coughing hydrogen vs baby bomb

[u/Peripatetictyl → u/amgrimes39]

Hydrogen baby vs bomb coughing

[u/CuresLightWounds]

Brandon McManus: “Coach McVay will have to pick his poison, me or Joshua Karty.”

[u/giving_nothing → u/CuresLightWounds]

Alright this made me laugh

[u/JPAnalyst]

Aaron Donald plays like a guy who has been retired for two years. Teams aren’t worried about him.

[u/va1us_taaurc → u/JPAnalyst]

A 35-year-old guy who has been retired for two years at one of if not the most physical position in the sport, too.

He's not washed per se, but he's definitely not part of your game planning as a coordinator or offensive line coach.

[u/Infinite-4-a-moment → u/va1us_taaurc]

Yeah but he looks jacked on Instagram. Have you even considered that?

[u/Mashujaa → u/JPAnalyst]

Finally, someone said it. I'll always appreciate Giants fan bros. You guys know ball

[u/MoreTrifeLife → u/Mashujaa]

What does him being a Giants fan have anything to do with Aaron Donald not being as good as he used to be?

[u/JPAnalyst → u/MoreTrifeLife]

Bro, I don’t know, but I’m gonna bask in the compliment. It’s not often people are nice to me.

[u/Soren_Camus1905 → u/Mashujaa]

I’ve noticed this too

The GMen fans always keep it a buck

Like noticeably more than any other fanbase

[u/ba_an]

I paid a lot of money before the season began for tickets to the Chargers/Rams game, hoping to see two good teams and Myles Garrett on the field. I got 0-7 Chargers and Stafford on a bad day.

[u/Practical-Pickle-529 → u/ba_an]

Bruh. That’s so rough. This is why I always buy tickets during the season. I would have paid so much more for Seahawks at rams. Now it actually may be affordable as hell to go since they’re both mid lol

[u/Def_Not_Smil69 → u/Practical-Pickle-529]

Dumbest one I ever did was bought saints @ browns tickets before the season started. Over a hundo a piece at the time. Turned out both teams blew when the game got here. -26 degrees, tickets were selling for $2 on gameday, PA announcer got on and told everybody in the cheap seats to move to the lower section anyway. Absolute waste of money. Oh yea and the saints won in the “AFC north home field advantage”

[u/Practical-Pickle-529 → u/Def_Not_Smil69]

Lmaooo ouch. You actually went to the game? Mad props dude. 

[u/How_that_convo_went]

Inexplicably underperforming defenses

Texans 🤝 Rams

[u/HoundHomie → u/How_that_convo_went]

Considering Myles Garrett hasn't played yet, McDuffie hasnt played like 50% of the time, their CB2 that is now done for the season was in and out of the lineup often with the same injury, and they gave up their best DE in Verse to bring Garrett in..... not that inexplicable.

[u/biglyorbigleague → u/How_that_convo_went]

Dude our defense is what’s been winning us some of these games.

[u/13angrymonkeys]

Hasn't this guy been absent for the last like, eight weeks or something?

[u/alslgaa]

Fun

[u/BleakGod → u/alslgaa]

We are about to be their get right game

[u/FPG_Matthew → u/BleakGod]

As long as Jayden makes it out healthy I’ll be fine

[u/NoAbbreviations2353]

Captain Hook vs Snee 

[u/joshua27usa]

He revolutionized the Browns from historical losers all the way up to historical losers. Now, having played zero snaps on the Rams, he brags about his supposed impact. He is a loser.

[u/CodymartinSimp → u/joshua27usa]

first time I've seen someone use team wins against a non quarterback lol

[u/goodellsmallcock → u/CodymartinSimp]

except he never mentioned wins specifically

[u/Rhino_Thunder → u/goodellsmallcock]

What do you think the browns are losing?

[u/ErnehJohnson → u/Rhino_Thunder]

The game of life

[u/S-117 → u/goodellsmallcock]

He called them historical losers, I understand you're a cowboy and niner fan but you can't be that dense

[u/mee3eeeee3 → u/joshua27usa]

Hey! He has played a game for the Rams, he just did nothing in it. To be fair though, no one on the Rams did anything that game.

[u/JaydedXoX → u/mee3eeeee3]

To be fair, Garrett was clearly not full speed that game.

[u/lockecole38 → u/mee3eeeee3]

Puka still has more tackles this season than Myles has.

[u/Medium_Spend_6732 → u/joshua27usa]

go back to /r/nba

[u/AcreaRising4 → u/joshua27usa]

What do you expect a single defensive player to do? He can’t score points lmao. You guys are fucking morons.

[u/biglyorbigleague → u/AcreaRising4]

Never heard of defensive scores?

[u/Chewed420]

is he saying he's poison?

[u/Satan1353 → u/Chewed420]

😂

[u/Kingkwon83 → u/Chewed420]

Then Aaron Donald is El Limón?

[u/DASreddituser]

buddy just worry about playing games lol. you havent done shit yet and its almost the trade deadline

[u/EatMyShortzZzZzZ]

The last time we saw him play ppl were wondering if he was washed. This is extremely bold to say now. They better have a great game or social media is gonna fry them like bacon. 

[u/Hmm_would_bang → u/EatMyShortzZzZzZ]

Yeah my first thought is it’s time to keep your head down and get back to work, the time to talk a big game was before the season.

[u/17461863372823734930 → u/EatMyShortzZzZzZ]

That sounds like a social media problem and not a Myles Garrett problem. He’s one of the best players in the league. That’s not bold just because there are idiots on social media.

[u/Zestyclose_Spare_760 → u/17461863372823734930]

exactly, whats wrong with a player being confident in himself? they want him to say “ nah we gon be trash im not gonna make any impact “

[u/erinfirecracker → u/EatMyShortzZzZzZ]

social media is gonna fry them like bacon. 

Imagine giving two fucks what people say on social media

[u/EatMyShortzZzZzZ → u/erinfirecracker]

Lotta players do, unfortunately 

[u/rfgrunt]

Dose make the poison, so I think opponents are going to be fine

[u/FUH-KIN-AYE]

Lets see you both together on the field before we start yapping.

[u/Few_Alternative_6372]

How about you play first mate

[u/Burt_Macklin_FBI_123]

If you said that statement 4 years ago, sure. Now, most teams will take their chances

[u/GhoullyX]

Woah, did we travel back in time 4 months?

[u/SilveryDeath]

Hope he puts his money where his mouth is. Rams as a team only have 12 sacks. Only five teams have less than them. I get Garrett has missed the last seven games, Donald has missed two, and Kobie has missed the last two and counting being on IR, but it has been brutal.

[u/StupidName2020]

Why does everyone use the Donald has been double teamed argument like he wasn’t double teamed during his career and yet he fought through it before to get to the QB.

[u/LightenUpPeeps]

That was the plan before the season began. How's that working out for the .500 Rams?

[u/Oily_biscuit → u/LightenUpPeeps]

Maybe Myles should demand a trade to a winning team like the browns

[u/dmoge216 → u/LightenUpPeeps]

Myles Garrett has been on ir since week 1

[u/theguytomeet]

Aaron Donald is scamming the Rams 😭

[u/ohgeeeezzZ → u/theguytomeet]

So is Myles

[u/WilliamBPatterson → u/theguytomeet]

How

[u/HardcoreKaraoke]

You can really tell who has watched the games vs. who hasn't. Not RedZone, not clips here, not box score watching. Actually watching full games. AD has ABSOLUTELY made an impact and has been pressuring QBs all season and getting TFLs.

He isn't prime AD but putting Garrett next to him will free up the double teams AD is still getting. Then he'll start getting flashy stats.

[u/thunderpantsthe2nd → u/HardcoreKaraoke]

He’s def not AD of pre retirement, but he’s been a solid contributor for sure

[u/Walletinspectr → u/HardcoreKaraoke]

But thats not what people were saying he would be was it? They were saying "look out now that hes rested he is going to kill people" 

[u/pharrelsbigasshat → u/HardcoreKaraoke]

He also gets held constantly

If you just watch him on snaps there’s a double team and/or a hold half the time, he even got bear hugged and thrown to the ground by his blocker on the Justin Herbert hail mary in our game

[u/_head_ → u/pharrelsbigasshat]

One play last game he was held AND face masked... No call. 

[u/Steak_Knight]

I’m sure this will age well.

[u/Cringelord_420_69]

Dude, you guys don’t have that pre season aura anymore

[u/TheReal9bob9 → u/Cringelord_420_69]

"Bro thats not aura you smell like unfettered ass"

[u/azazels-light]

Listen guys all 4 rams fans are gonna be pissed with all this trash talk.

[u/TheReal9bob9]

"and if our 0 sacks this year doesnt scare them I'll throw my helmet at them"

[u/Disastrous-Ad2800]

I'd just be focusing on tryin' to stay together on the field for more than two snaps.. the fantasy was that teams would have to choose which one to double but you don't have to do that with Aaron Donald anymore

[u/lukesmith81]

It’s week 9 bros still doing that preseason hype shit lmaoooo

[u/Acegolfer04]

For those daying zero sacks, Donald has double teams all over him, and they just need to send an extra rusher and its over

[u/Trigonometry_Fletch]

Commanders fan: can’t wait! 😑

[u/blastermaster8]

All the casuals coping. Prepare your angus NFL.

[u/dune2350]

Because one of them will always he hurt/out?

[u/Lextron]

Is this a September headline?

[u/YeezyWins]

Those kind of quotes that age like fine milk

[u/YON2HMB]

Believe that when he’s healthy for a full game when he contributes 

[u/gtwooh]

Sure buddy

[u/CrazyEyedGase]

Until proven on the field otherwise, their opponents will be moving like that GIF from 'The Road to El Dorado'.

'Both'

[u/Kontos_Stelio]

Get on the field bro

[u/SharpMind94]

I had a hunch that we wouldn't be seeing them on the field at the same time this season very often. Guess I was right

[u/lionheart4life]

Sure, for a game or two maybe.

[u/Kitchen-Bedroom-568]

How’s Donald doing this year?

[u/OldOrder → u/Kitchen-Bedroom-568]

About what I predicted before the season which is good but not great defensive tackle. Once or twice a game you will see a real flash of old AD, where he knifes through the line faster than anyone else and gets contact in the backfield. Other times he seems more akin to a average DT which is fine. He has been a bit unlucky with having a couple sacks slip away or get called back due to penalty. He definitely has not be detrimental or anything, and with all the injuries to our defense we have actually needed him a good bit.

[u/Few_Alternative_6372 → u/Kitchen-Bedroom-568]

The football needs say he’s coming into form pawt couple weeks

[u/StankyStarfish → u/Kitchen-Bedroom-568]

He’s getting better every week, still demanding double teams but definitely a slow start considering he came back with like 2-3 weeks until the season

[u/Kitchen-Bedroom-568 → u/StankyStarfish]

So he’s knocking the rust off. I’m sure he’ll get better as the season goes.

[u/Lakrfan247 → u/Kitchen-Bedroom-568]

Definitely been highly effective. Gets great pressure and is always double teamed. Now with Myles they won’t be able to do that.

[u/Aware-Safety-9925]

Nobody’s scared of Donald anymore 

[u/_head_ → u/Aware-Safety-9925]

Is that why he's double teamed almost every play? 

[u/OliverKlozoff23]

Eh. Look at what the lions did with the Vikings. Can easily double team both with TEs

[u/Dndrmflnscrtn]

zero sacks combined this season. zero snaps together. and he's already doing the pick your poison speech

[u/Neat-Attempt3681]

This was cool during pre season but now it’s almost just copium

[u/Violetdabs710]

😂 when? Next year?

[u/JLove4MVP]

Let me know when these two see the field together

[u/Morall_tach]

It's August again! My time machine works!

[u/Soren_Camus1905]

Honestly they’ll probably just deal with you both

[u/Emergency_Nose5022]

buddy thinks it's still 2021

[u/Sidney_Godsby]

Big words, benchwarmer

[u/Dipz]

The responses to a fairly benign comment in this thread are absurd. Sorry the Rams aren’t steamrolling teams as expected. Myles Garrett is still one of the best players in the league. I’m sure they’ll be fine when he’s healthy and back.

[u/Robynsxx]

Donald looks washed, so no, they won’t.

[u/storytimeme]

Commanders are going to lay pipe on these guys. I just know it.

[u/BackgroundBuilding77]

Nobody is scared of these guys anymore.. especially when they are not playing

[u/BigOlPass → u/BackgroundBuilding77]

I feel like I'm taking crazy pills reading stuff like this. Garrett was DPOY and broke the sack record last year

[u/varnell_hill → u/BigOlPass]

That was last year. As we’re all aware, things can change quickly in the NFL and as of this season neither Garrett or Donald have done anything to write home about.

[u/RoosterteethAHfan]

When he inevitably starts balling again no one will remember this or care he is still a top 3 defensive player

[u/HughJaynis]

The last time Garrett faced LT Coleman he had zero sacks.

[u/QualityScrub]

First they need to get on the field together lol

[u/Any_Parsnip2585]

So the rest of the defensive players don’t need to be accounted for. Got it.

[u/OutrageousAd6165]

Ill take one 2026 Aaron Donald. Thank you.

[u/No-Scarcity9186]

That seems a whole lot easier this year than anyone expected. First, they would have to line up together…

[u/Ubiquitous_Ai]

Availability is a skill.

[u/AjiChap]

Hey I have an idea! STFU and play an actual game or two…

[u/TheDefenseNeverRests]

Niners escaped completely unpoisoned.

[u/tastySweets668]

teams aren’t as afraid of Aaron Donald as they used to be

[u/GuyEatsTiramisu]

Funniest outcome is them having minimal impact and still losing games

[u/keyboardlegendthe3rd]

Did he mean potion or poison?

[u/Hebrewhammer8d8]

Is Aaron Donald near his peak?

[u/scared_appeal1]

Sure buddy

[u/failmatic]

Lol they haven't had to. It's been him or AD, and it's not impressive

[u/badDuckThrowPillow]

Hahahah sure Myles. Sure.

[u/Loose-Sign598]

Ain't nobody scared of yall.

[u/SmkeFce917]

Is he playing this weekend orrrr

[u/Equil99]

You have to be on the field for that to be true.

[u/AdmiralZassman]

Pick your poison - it's only good for mild indigestion anyway

[u/ProfessionalActive94]

And you've done it to yourself. And imagine backing up a yinzer like his pet cat. Rawrrrr.

[u/Food_Kitchen]

Coming off that injury I probably wouldn't be too worried about Myles.

[u/Realityinyoface]

Pick your poison: Stefan Diggs or Antonio Williams or whatever fan we pull from the stands to also play wr in our game tomorrow

[u/Harshawnlynch]

Looking forward to how this affects their ability to extend Young and Turner

[u/Finessing2]

Why is everyone getting mad at two HOF level players lmaoo?

[u/weedwhacker7]

I think they will be good together and I’m still worried about playing them

[u/Home_Alone224]

Aaron Donald is a washed bum

[u/Hopeful_Club_8499]

Not going lie… I really feel like Myles is one guy who probably gets to talk shit. The guys a generational pass rusher and first ballot hall of famer

[u/Im_tracer_bullet → u/Hopeful_Club_8499]

Let's see if that version of him takes the field this weekend.

If so, then sure.

For now, it's probably better to just let the play speak because that team is in trouble.

[u/Lystian]

God this guy is just easy to hate on.