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NFL's best pass-rusher? Trash-talker? Nastiest? O-linemen weigh in

July 21, 2019 02:27PM
NFL's best pass-rusher? Trash-talker? Nastiest? O-linemen weigh in

Jordan Raanan
ESPN Staff Writer

- Some of the league's best offensive linemen were in the same room for three days last week. All-Pros, Pro Bowl players and long-time starters, all right there to provide insight on what one player insisted was the "most skilled position" in football.

That can be debated. So can other topics, such as: Who is the most dominant pass-rusher in the NFL? Who has the best move? Which offensive lineman would be a superstar if he played a sexier position?

With so many top players in one place for the OL Masterminds summit, we decided to ask around the room for answers to those questions and more. Here are the results after polling 10 offensive linemen:

Best pass-rusher
Aaron Donald, Los Angeles Rams

There are only three options. The votes were spread fairly evenly between Donald, Von Miller and Khalil Mack. They're clearly head and shoulders above the competition. Donald came out the slight winner, though. One lineman talked about how he had two hands locked into Donald's shoulder pads on one play and thought it was over. But the Rams' defensive tackle dipped and shook off the usually reliable grips of that established player and was on the quarterback within seconds. The offensive lineman considered the move voodoo magic.

"It's not even close. It's not even fair." -- Bucs center Ryan Jensen on Donald

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RamBill495July 21, 2019 02:27PM