T.J. Watt is J.J. Watt of the Steelers. NFL QB should be scared

You know that Watt leads the league in the sacks, right?

No this a. the other a.

Well, I guess technically it applies to both, but it does not matter.

It's true that NOT A WORD. Watt played well this season and he received my title of Hoss Of The Week a few weeks ago. As I said at the time, it seems to return to the All-Pro form.

I'm not talking about J.J this time though

This time, I'm talking about his "little" brother, T.J. who, like J.J., has already scored six sacks in the first five games of this season. I do not know what Watts fed with their kids growing up, but they should pack anything and sell it on Amazon.

The scary thing is T.J., at least statistically, could end up being more productive than his big brother during their first two years in the NFL if he maintains that pace. You may have forgotten for some time, but J.J. went from five and a half sacks his first season to 20.5 sacks his second season which was phenomenal.

T.J. had Seven in his rookie season, and if he remains healthy, he is about to acquire nearly 20 bags this year. It may shock some of you, but no matter what you heard, this kid is a lot legitimate. I will tell you something else, the kid looked at a lot like his big brother sometimes rushing the smuggler Sunday. In fact, let me explain some similarities while I break down these bags.

You can not stop Watt with hope

The first took place during the second half of the second quarter, with a 13-0 win for the Steelers. The Falcons had a first and 10 points in their own 37-yard line. They decided to try to shoot on the pitch, throwing the ball to Calvin Ridley on a lean last minute post. They sent three receivers and kept the tight end to come back stuck after making their fakes to make sure that Ryan would have time to let the road develop.

The tight end, Logan Paulson, went in a zig-zag before the broken balloon was lined up in front of Watt. The attacking half, Tevin Coleman, was lined up in the shotgun on the opposite side of Paulson's center.

As it was a pass in the game, Coleman was supposed to help the right tackle, Ryan Schraeder, with any rebound or blitz on the opposite side. Paulson was supposed to pass the opposite ledge of the left tackle Jake Matthews, because Matthews had to block inside to sell the split-zone look. With the help of Coleman and Paulson at the edges, this allowed seven blockers to protect him, which is usually more than enough.

All that sounds good on paper, no doubt, but it's a different deal when you really have to block someone. Especially when there is a blitz involved.

Pittsburgh did launch a blitz, sending Mike Hilton, who was lined up on the slot receiver outside Watt, to get some pressure on Ryan's face. With the Hilton Rusher, the rest of the line, including Watt, s' folded to his right to tie pass lanes. Hilton screamed around the corner and was surprised by Schraeder's false block-run attempt. Coleman was barely able to break through the training to block Hilton after playing the fake. By the time he made contact, Hilton came close enough to scare Ryan.

Ryan knew it would take a while for Ridley to open, but the payoff was potentially a long touchdown and a lead, so he tried to move into the pocket to gain time after feeling that Hilton was closed on him.

Unfortunately for Ryan, he jumped out of the pan and directly into the fryer.

Brandon Fusco, the right guard of the Falcons, was somehow ready to fail from the start. At first, he had had Stephon Tuitt put on him before the match, a charge in itself. Fusco had to try to double the Tuitt team with center, Alex Mack, and keep him on the line of scrimmage so Ryan could step into the depths.

Fusco was so heavy in the expectation of Tuitt that when Tuitt slowed down inside, it took half a second for Fusco to realize that his posting had changed. If a defensive tackle stopped inside an area, the offensive guard would normally continue to work outside and let the center take the defensive tackle. Fusco had to try outside and look for work. It did not take him long to find him because Watt was lowering him.

For some reason, it seemed that Fusco had decided to try to keep the facade and give a block aspect to Watt instead of going back to block pass mode. It did not work very well for him.

As soon as Watt saw Ryan overturn to pass, T.J. executed an arm similar to J.J.'s to overtake Fusco. At this point, Fusco had only two real options, no good ones. He could have attacked Watt and hoped that the referees did not call him, but it was obvious. Or, he could have accepted his fate, let Watt come out and hope that Ryan succeeds.

Fusco opted for option B. I must emphasize that when you play football, you must be able to count on hope. do not will go your way.

Fusco let go, Watt lowered his pad level and made a tight right turn to Ryan's legs. Just when it seemed that Ryan was going to be able to put his feet on the mat and unpack the ball deep at Ridley, Watt wrapped him up and shot him for a 4-yard loss.

He could not know it at the time, but it was very Fortunately for Watt and his teammates, he managed to put pressure on him. At the very moment he did, the Ridley Covering Corner was literally collapsing and the high security was outside the hatched symbol on the other side of the field.

Yeah …

T.J. can fly too

Later in the second quarter, with just under six minutes left in the first half, Atlanta was down 13-7, but knocked on the red zone with a first and 10 points in the Pittsburgh 14. The Steelers needed someone & # 39; a make a room to slow them down, and Watt was more than happy to oblige.

The Falcons lined up in a different formation at that time, but their locking system was very similar to what they did when Watt got his first bag. This time, however, Ryan was under center and back, Devonta Freeman, lined up behind him.

Instead of trying to shoot, the Falcons were trying to launch a bootleg to Ryan's left this time. Another difference between the two pieces is that the Steelers did not blitz. Instead, Watt was the hunter, and this guy stolen at the corner of the street on the snap.

The explosion of T.J. on this game reminded me of a a lot J.J.'s explosive fires at a bag I mentioned in his Hoss column. I do not know if T.J. had found an instant key like J.J. But he succeeded so fast that Schraeder put his hand on it. He was in the battlefield so quickly that Freeman, who had tried to deceive the race before blocking, could not put his hand. at all.

Ryan is certainly not the worst quarterback in the league, but he has also It's not close to the best. He had no chance of getting the pass before Watt could stall him. He literally crossed five stages – yes, I counted them – from the moment he overtook Freeman until he landed on Ryan, who obviously decided to collapse rather than run the risk of getting pounded from behind by Watt.

The 9-yard loss allowed the Falcons to not be on schedule. They had to settle for one goal three times later.

Do not let down your guard

The third and final bag of Watt arrived at the end of the fourth quarter while Pittsburgh already had the match good in the hand, up 34-17. I imagine that Atlanta was just trying at that time to take positive initiatives to try to gain ground before the sixth week.

The lesson they've learned is that you can do not drop your guard, not even a second, when one of these boys Watt is still in the game.

This was the room when T.J. looked at the more like J.J. There was no fictional action this time around. No false course blocking either. The Falcons were lined up in a regular formation of shotguns. Schraeder was going to have to block Watt straight by his loner.

Watt stood out like a run rushed a few steps, then he waved his arm inside as if he were going to try a hump move. Instead of a hump movement, Watt managed a dive and a big tear and managed to dodge under Schraeder's fist.

I see J.J. Use this exact move several times a week, and it worked just as well for T.J as I saw him working for J.J. on this game. Schraeder turned his hips perpendicular to the line of scrimmage to try to catch up with Watt's speed, but all Actually This was open the door to give Ryan a straight line to Watt.

Ryan felt Watt harass him from behind and he has tried leave, but once again, Ryan's efforts were ultimately unsuccessful. This time, though, Ryan did a huge mistake and did not immediately land as he did with the second bag. Watt forced Ryan to pay for this mistake, hitting Ryan's right arm and dislodging the football. The ball eventually rolled back into the end zone, where teammate L.J. Fort was able to recover the fumble before the ball came out of the back end of the end zone.

With this score, the Steelers were able to scrub just a little more salt in the wounds of the Falcons before the end of the game.

Sidenote: Does anybody know if there has ever been a time when two brothers were tied for the league lead in a major statistics category this season end?

Amazon. I say that like that!

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Watt Sunday's performance was exceptional. The more I see of him, the more I think that at some point he will display bag numbers like his big brother. Maybe even this season. I know because he had two games in which he had three sacks and three games without any sack. This could lead you to wonder if it is consistent enough to have this type of production, especially if you have not watched the games. But, in my experience, the bags tend to be bundled. We would all like to see a guy make bags each week, but it's just not realistic, even the most dominant runners.

In any case, what matters more than simple statistics is How a guy plays week after week after week.

It would be one thing if Watt was just chasing quarterbacks or getting bags on moat games. Nah, bruh / sis, he works hard to pressure all games. Some of them just end with the ground quarterback with the ball in his hands.

For the moment, I consider Watt as a guy who can win individual clashes every week and even clashes where the lead blocker gets help with chips and double teams it was too late). That's why I feel that if he can stay healthy, the sky is his limit. I know J.J. rightly casts a long shadow, but there is a good chance that T.J. will launch a good size at the end of this season.

For now, what I know for sure That's because, with his three sacks, two tackles for a loss, two pressures and three other tackles, Trent Jordan Watt showed he was a pass passer to be feared as much as his more accomplished brother. For his efforts, he won the first Hoss Of The Week award of his career. I would bet that it will not be the last.