Dexter Lawrences Giants dominance would fit in any era

Dexter Lawrence is more of a Monster of the Meadowlands than anyone thought he would be, or could be.He is 340 pounds of unblockable interior force, looking very much like the heir to the Aaron Donald throne.“Aaron Donald is the greatest to play this position I feel like … well, he’s definitely up there,” Lawrence told The Post.“I still got a lot to prove, and I don’t think I’m where I know I can be yet.

I just gotta go out there and prove it each year.I think greatness is consistency over a long period of time, and that’s what I’m trying to do.”No one would argue with the idea that Dexter Lawrence could have played for the Giants in any era.“I think I could have played in any era,” Lawrence told The Post.What makes him say that?“ ’Cause I know my attitude towards the game, and I understood their attitude towards the game.

Back then it was just a bunch of hard-nosed people working like it was a regular job dang near, and it’s some guys that just grinded and just talked a lot of a s–t and made it bloody every week.That’s the kind of player I am.”Sexy Dexy (six sacks) has been The Straw That Stirs the Drink for defensive coordinator Shane Bowen, the BIGGEST reason why the Giants lead the league with 22 sacks, a rare combination of size, explosive power, smarts and desire.I ask him if he ever sees fear in the eyes of defensive linemen.“Sometimes, yeah, I can see it,” Lawrence said, “and that’s when you gotta attack.” It isn’t his trash talk that instills fear.“Right now it’s probably like a B-plus,” Lawrence said.

“It’s still early in the season.”It’s his relentless quest to dominate the man — or in his case men — in front of him.“How many times I can dominate him more than he can dominate me?” Lawrence said.Is there anybody in the league that can dominate you?“Nah, I don’t think so,” Lawrence said.“Maybe with a cavalry, but that’d still be a hard job for ’em.” He was supposed to be...

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