Mike Tomlin

We got a lot of Iowa guys in our program and got a lot of respect for who he is as a football man and how he plays and his relationship with the game and his natural leadership skills.

That was very evident.

going to Iowa and participating in their pro day efforts and getting to know those guys, taking them to dinner.

He is certainly a natural leader and football player and man.

And it appears from the outside that those characteristics have transferred to the professional level.

He's doing similar things for the Lions that he did at the University of Iowa.

Certainly we got our hands full up front, minimizing their rush.

Starting first and foremost with Aiden, he is elite.

He's a game wrecker.

He just is.

He's a top quality rusher.

He's very aware in terms of ball aware, ball searching.

His ability to produce fumbles and hunt the ball as he hunts the quarterback speaks for itself.

He's got very good hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills for a big man.

That was on display in his interception of that screen last week.

But he's not a one-man gang.

Muhammad is having a breakout year for him as a rushman.

Davenport, obviously, is a former first-rounder.

And New Orleans Saints is also a component of their collective.

They got DJ Reader up front, a veteran run stopper.