Week 3 Film Study: TJ Watt Exposes Pass Rush Limitations

[Steeler Nation]

After a stellar season debut performance against the Cleveland Browns in week 1, for second-year outside linebacker TJ Watt it has been about finding consistency in his game. On a defensive unit currently ranked on the lower spectrum in total defense, Watt can ill afford to have pedestrian games such as the previous week against […]

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[slashsteel]

Yeah I think he is a work in progress. Once he develops some consistent moves, those heavy hands will get some solid pressures....

 

[stuntmanmike]

It’s hard to judge on watt and it’s especially hard to judge harshly on him when he’s asked to do so much. How do you ask a young player to one minute take on the right tackle with the fullback or tight end double teaming him and to go sack the qb... then take on tight end or flanker man to man defending the pass the next play.... this defense doesn’t put watt in a position to learn his position, improve on playing this position and then putting him position to make big plays in that position... it’s puts him and all the other young guys in a position to fail... pure and simple.

 

[TDX27]

The dude has to try and do everything, including covering a WR down the field. Totally ludicrous. He's not an ILB and should rarely be covering anyone let alone a WR. Let him rush the passer the majority of the time and there won't be any issues.

 

[wig]

The dude has to try and do everything, including covering a WR down the field. Totally ludicrous. He's not an ILB and should rarely be covering anyone let alone a WR. Let him rush the passer the majority of the time and there won't be any issues.

Mike Tomlin - "That's just what they'd EXPECT me to do!"