Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 885 No Reservations
Aaron Donald, defensive tackle.

Despite being crowned Defensive Player of the Year for two consecutive years, he is undoubtedly the best defender in the league and once overshadowed Watt.

However, Donald remained sane.

Watt won the Defensive Player of the Year award three times in four seasons, and his absolute dominance on the court made him a well-deserved idol in the league.

However, this is still not enough for Watt to enter the discussion of regular season MVP. Why?
The reason is that defensive ends/defensive tackles can scare quarterbacks and running backs, they can contribute 20 sacks in a single season, they can turn the power and impact of football into art, but they still cannot change the outcome by themselves.

In the years when Watt was crowned Defensive Player of the Year three times in four years, the Houston Texans never advanced to the AFC finals once.

The lack of team honors has always been a regret for Watt, and he is full of bitterness.

Same thing with Donald.

This season, Donald has played phenomenal, reversing the twenty-year decline of defensive tackles, yet the media is still praising Goff and Gurley.

Not only did he not win the regular season MVP, but Donald's brilliance was still overshadowed by the offensive team.

Of course, the same is true in football. Offensive players are always more likely to get attention and attention than defensive players, and Donald knows this clearly.

However, this does not mean that Donald will be depressed.

Perhaps, defensive players often find it difficult to exert their strength in the crucial moment that changes the outcome of a game; but Donald still has his own battle, he will fight to the end, relying on his own hands and legs to fight to the end, and give it his all.

Start, step forward, and charge forward.

Donald stayed focused and saw through the split play of Mahomes and Levi right away.

Fake fax run.

The tiger came down the mountain, and in one step, it stopped Levi directly and mercilessly.

And it was an interception behind the line, forcing Levi to lose three yards.

Levi was lying on the ground in a mess.

Donald stood up and looked at Levi with a big smile. "How is it? Does it hurt? Do you need help?"

Levi didn't answer either. He stretched out his right hand, grabbed Donald's right hand, and pulled it hard, trying to pull Donald down. However, Donald was smart and prepared, and pulled Levi up with brute force.

Levi stood up stiffly like a puppet.

Donald patted Levi on the shoulder, "You're welcome."

Levi: ??? "That beast!"

Mahomes quickly approached, "Rookie, are you okay?"

Levi laughed again, worthy of being the man standing at the top of the alliance pyramid. Just when he thought Donald might be demoralized and depressed, Donald gave him a positive response, indicating that the challenge was not over yet.

"It's okay." Levi looked at Mahomes, "They are still full of energy, at least that beast is like that. It seems we need to stay strong."

Mahomes thought.

When it comes to interpreting the momentum and direction of a game, he is still not skilled enough and experienced enough, so he needs opportunities like this to continue learning.

Originally, an interception dealt a fatal blow to the opponent, disrupting all of McVay's halftime arrangements and strategies. Now should be the most upsetting time for the Los Angeles Rams.

However, the confrontation between the two teams did not lose balance, but instead angered the Los Angeles Rams defense, which instantly burst into a desperate energy, and the confrontation sparked up. On second down and 13 yards, the Kansas City Chiefs offense had a little trouble.

Mahomes gathered his thoughts, stood firm, focused his attention again, and looked at the position of the Los Angeles Rams defense attentively and carefully.

Levi is doing the same thing.

In the final moments of the first half, the Kansas City Chiefs made a breakthrough and finally scored a touchdown to break the deadlock; but objectively speaking, the Los Angeles Rams defense did an excellent job -

The Kansas City Chiefs scored only ten points in the first half, which was their second worst performance since they were shut out by the New England Patriots in the first half of the AFC Finals.

Moreover, there was no weather impact this time, and the Los Angeles Rams defense really performed well.

Precisely because of this, during the halftime break, McVay did not make major adjustments to the defense, continuing with the tactics of the first half and continuing to exert pressure.

One small difference is that the Los Angeles Rams did not put all their efforts on the front-line pass rush pressure, because they knew that once they were discovered, whether Mahomes escaped from the pocket to complete the pass or Levi escaped from the pocket to continue advancing, the consequences would be fatal.

Therefore, the Los Angeles Rams maintained a three-man pass rushing mode on their defensive front line, relying entirely on the personal abilities of Ndamukong, Donald and Meyers to continue to exert pressure; at the same time, the linebackers devoted more energy to ground and short pass defense, and McVay's strategy came to light.

The Los Angeles Rams' strategy is not to completely cut off Levi's running or Mahomes' short passes, but to prevent the Kansas City Chiefs' offense from turning short yardage into long yardage, and to defend Mahomes' long pass explosiveness.

There are trade-offs, emphases and systems. The small-scale adjustments made by the Los Angeles Rams during the halftime break were very targeted. McVay once again demonstrated his ability as a coach in terms of layout and tactics.

Of course, this is Levi's judgment and deduction, based on game videos and the changes in the Los Angeles Rams' formation. The specific situation still needs to be judged after a competition.

But at least, judging from the last offense and defense, the Los Angeles Rams do have the capital, and this defensive line is undoubtedly one of the best in the league.

And, second gear is no exception.

The game and layout at the beginning of the second half encountered a heavy blow. Donald knew that they had no way out, so he attacked with all his strength without reservation or hesitation. There was no point in saving his strength and energy at this time.

"attack!"

Mahomes just announced the start of the game, and Donald rushed out again:
Power, speed, drive, momentum.

Everything was perfect. Even though the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive line was prepared in advance, Donald's talent and ability still pushed the power of his new trick to the extreme.

During the season, many people questioned what would happen if Donald, who relies entirely on his talent and physical strength, began to decline in the future? After being crowned Defensive Player of the Year last season, it might be ten times more difficult to win the title again this season, or even more.

However, Donald responded with actual performance -

Five years later? That's too far away, and Donald himself can't give an answer. What will he do after his physical function declines and he can't realize his natural advantages?
But at least for now, Donald's one trick can still sweep the league, and the entire league has not yet found a way to deal with it.

It is precisely because Donald has brought his talent advantages to the extreme that other players who cannot keep up with his talents will be unable to compete.

Even if the two joined forces, Donald still accurately found the gap through changing direction and fake moves, and completed the breakthrough with a bull rush.

Tear!

The Kansas City Chiefs' pockets were broken again.

Donald has appeared in front of Mahomes.

However, the situation before us seems to be slightly different this time.

(End of this chapter)