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Comeback player of the year: Andrew Luck
Defensive player of the year: Aaron Donald
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I expect him to have a huge game tomorrow. He should dominate.
Is this the beginning of the end for Watt? Has age and injuries caught up to him? Sure as hell hope not...
He's getting doubled. Last year clowney really helped him
Watt has been doubled for years.
Watt is looking old and slow.
He's not looking like J.J. Watt.He's getting good pressure
He's not looking like J.J. Watt.
I have no sympathy for "we won't be able to win for Watt" the same way I did for Andre. Andre did whatever was needed, selflessly, and I can only hope the voting committee recognizes that. IMO Watt is one of the weakest links of the defense. Instead of continuing to destroy in his most suited role (DT3-5), he proved that he could play the 'sexy' position with great stats as a talented healthy kid will scheme freedom. Injury happens, and he still wants to play the sexy position (slowly) as an easy target for double teams and chips and Shaq/Yao-esque (you cant call it every play) holding. Any time he does move inside he washes out anyone to his outside in his attempt to be a pass rusher (not a stunt, they get blanked and have to adjust). His selfishness has turned a 4 man line into 3 for years.
Watt's talent is his hands first (possibly the greatest defensive hands ever) ... reaction, read, moves and leverage. There's a reason the best defensive player in the game (Aaron Donald) is playing Watt's former position, and Watt is an injured PR stunt attempting to be a 300lb Von Miller.
Bold take their cotton.
Nice to see some differing unpopular opinions.
Which makes it even more stupid that we traded ClowneyDespite what the goat fvckers think, Watt while not being what he used to be is still very good. His core/back injuries have taken away his ability change directions/Bend like he used too, there's a reason Mercilus is going so well this yr and part of that is because Watt has been getting double teamed more since Clowney has left.
Watt's a monster, I've not said otherwise. Where the problem lies is how he's used and the freedom he's given that stopped being viable years ago. We had a NY Giants SB type defensive line (Mercilus, Wilfork, Watt, Clowney), but were too busy trying to accommodate everyone instead of winning. If I'm wrong, tell me where - when Watt moves inside on pass rush, he attacks the tackle and the DE/LB has to adjust impossibly wide or stunt inside late - losing all contain and putting another blocker on Watt. We're still stronger at the OLB position than d-line, and Watt "not what he used to be" is still the best off the snap and his hands are still tops ... he is a DMVP defensive end abusing guards and centers. Or, he is slow off the end ... I would block him with a HB as he splits wide 9 because he cant get there like he used to (is supposed to).
This post didn't age well.
This post didn't age well.
Apparently not lol. I wasn't able to watch the game, but in the highlights it seemed he had more burst than we've been seeing. Still saw him wash out everyone near him by trying to go wide, and the stat line only shows the two sacks, but it appears his explosion is returning. Maybe I was the motivation that he needed ...
Maybe you need to hate on JJ before every game. Remember when that happened to Mario Williams? His motivation thread?
Well, it was working, and then ...
Guess I won't be posting here next week.
Got to be pretty pathetic when one goes way out of their way to simply hate JJ Watt this much.
Watt is still one of the game's best players and a team leader.
Isn't there a Patriots game you should be watching? As per usual you enjoy coming at me (and everyone else) without reading the posts. I've said over and over that I think JJ Watt is the best defensive player in football, but he's not BEING the best defensive player in football. My drunk books are why I think he isn't, and how I think he could return to being so.
I honestly thought it was going to be a bad idea for him to play. Man was I wrong. After that sack, the momentum shifted in our favor.