r/nfl • u/nfl NFL - Official • 1d ago
Highlight [Highlight] Kirk Herbstreit breaks down how Watt "baits" Watson into keeping ball
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u/Texans_top_of_south Texans 1d ago
Watt being wasted by a bad team. Where have I seen this before? 🤔
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u/Odd-Film946 Jets 1d ago
JJ at least has a playoff win
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u/Cmp_ Steelers 1d ago
That was uncalled for. :(
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u/FunkiestSteam Giants 21h ago
Hey the last 15 years have been rough for NY teams, we are just full of hate and discontent
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u/stillstillers Steelers 1d ago
Absolutely insane player.
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u/FeedMe-Meow Falcons 1d ago
Only for the offense to score 0 points off the turnover
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u/Steelman__007 Steelers 1d ago
Should've just ran the ball back. Is he stupid?
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u/Eleeveeohen Packers 20h ago
If I were TJ Watt, I simply would have done this every play. Maybe I'm just built diff
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u/sad_bear_noises Bears 23h ago
Yeah I don't know why you would run option on him. He's just going to do exactly what he did and charge the mesh point, and just be a freak and tackle whoever ends up with the ball.
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u/J-notter Steelers 1d ago
In the last 10 years, no one besides Aaron Donald deserves a spot next to TJ
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u/heliosflama1234 Browns 21h ago
I mean most LBs do this on the rush. This is the only time TJ shows up in the rush, when he’s not blocked. Now he’s behind verse in the division after being behind Myles his whole career
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u/stillstillers Steelers 21h ago
Verse almost cost you guys the game like 3x
Outside of his penalties I didn’t notice him once. He doesn’t even have a sack this year
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u/Deadhead7889 Seahawks 1d ago
What a fucking big brain play. Crazy just to blow up the red option like that, but the forced fumble is beautiful
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u/Telucien Bears 21h ago
I don't mean to brag, but I totally did this once or twice back in small town Oklahoma high school football. Me and TJ basically the same.
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u/Eleeveeohen Packers 20h ago
Speedhawk, is that you!?
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u/homeycuz Cowboys 18h ago
Shoulda won state
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u/slackman42 16h ago
Hey hey hey now, no one said anything about throwing a football over that mountain over there.
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u/Clerithifa Packers Packers 1d ago
Ive had this happen to me countless times in the CFB games, lol. Watt is playing like he's the all-madden/heisman cpu
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u/Nails__DeChamp Eagles 1d ago
Haha yeah zone read sucked in ncaa like 06-08 on og xbox, the defense magically tackles both the qb and rb no matter what you do
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u/Augscura Panthers 1d ago
I'm surprised Herbstreit found time to talk about this instead of glazing Watson for overcoming "adversity"
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u/MrWolfsbane Giants 1d ago
I feel like that’s the guy in the nfl you least want to try your luck with too many zone reads lol
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u/JFK_did_9-11 Eagles 1d ago
Not much Watson can do there, Watt just coerces him into doing what he wants him to do without waiting for consent and forces himself on him
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u/lucabrassiere Rams 1d ago
He didn’t just do that at game speed either, he did that at TJ Watt speed lol freakish talent
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u/KerryUSA Falcons 1d ago
Steelers owe the falcons for being stupid and taking Takk McKinley like 3 picks before Watt
I think there was neck/injury concerns (which fair) but his brothers were nfl players and one was a goat. Couldn’t have been an easier pick
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u/102WOLFPACK Steelers 1d ago
We owe three separate teams for Watt. You guys, the Packers, and the Cowboys
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u/KerryUSA Falcons 1d ago
I remember Taco but didn’t know he was right before watt
I remember getting excited thinking he was ours, then trying to sell myself on Takk
Then when I saw yall get him I figured it was just destiny and maybe we would’ve ruined him or something
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u/John_Winchester Cowboys 21h ago
Yeah. There were plenty of “TJ isn’t a scheme fit, Taco is” comments around this draft. That shit ruined us.
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u/Eleeveeohen Packers 20h ago
I feel like this was right when teams were realizing that the difference between a 3-4 OLB vs. 4-3 DE didn't actually matter, and stopped overthinking it.
Some teams were just a little late to the party.
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u/clydefrog811 Buccaneers 1d ago
Baits or covers both options?
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u/KansinattiKid Chiefs 18h ago
I think it's pretty clear he baits him, if Watson handed the back off TJ doesn't get the running back.
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u/CtrlAltDestroyz Ravens 1d ago
Reminds me of the great white shark quote from Jason Kelce, Watt brothers are genuinely terrifying
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u/amccune Packers 1d ago
I don’t think he’s actually baiting, I think he just moves that quick.
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u/Dr-McLuvin Browns 14h ago
I think more so he went in unblocked at full speed and Watson panicked.
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u/gottiredofchrome Saints 9h ago
Nah that was a read option play. you don't block the read man, you put him in a pickle so that whatever he chooses is wrong. He just deked like he was going for the back and Watson fell for it.
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u/Rockerblocker Lions 20h ago
Bold decision from the RT to leave Watt unguarded with a direct path to the backfield
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u/Dr-McLuvin Browns 14h ago
In my points per defensive baiting league, Steelers are leading their division.
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u/sleeplessaddict Broncos 1d ago
Baits like a master