Jets QB Aaron Rodgers adds to the aura of T.J. Watt with major praise ahead of Steelers game
T.J. Watt didn't record a sack against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, but he did something rarely seen in an NFL game. His two forced fumbles were so impressive that Pittsburgh Steelers HC Mike Tomlin was left speechless when asked about the routine dominance of number 90. Well, his next opponent, New York Jets […]
T.J. Watt didn't record a sack against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, but he did something rarely seen in an NFL game.
His two forced fumbles were so impressive that Pittsburgh Steelers HC Mike Tomlin was left speechless when asked about the routine dominance of number 90.
Well, his next opponent, New York Jets QB Aaron Rodgers was equally impressed:
Aaron Rodgers in Awe of T.J. Watt
"Watt is an absolute game-wrecker," Rodgers told The Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday. "I mean, what he did last week by punching the ball out twice. I mean, you just don't see that. You see that from certain guys like [San Francisco 49ers inside LB] Fred Warner. But a D lineman who can lead the league in sacks and be in the Defensive Player of the Year conversation every year when he's healthy, and then he does this twice. I mean, not just there on the field, but he did on the goal line as well…
"…I mean, that's just not normal. This is not normal, like he's in the league by himself. So I a lot of respect for him. I remember when he was coming out [Of College]. A lot of us, Packers folks were really hoping to get him in Green Bay. He's obviously had a Hall of Fame career there in Pittsburgh. Like there's a few guys over the years where the plan kind of starts and ends with with him, and it's no different [With Watt]. I mean, he sees it every week, you know, they're sliding to him, chipping him, and they're trying to slow him down, but he still finds ways to make plays, so it's gonna be a test for us, and we look forward to it."
I think Coach Tomlin puts it best when he says things like "I don't know what other way to state it, other than I'm not surprised by it [Watt's playmaking ability], but it doesn't make it any less amazing."
So it's just another feather in the cap for Watt. Aaron Rodgers and the Jets will surely have a plan in place to slow him down, but after a relatively quiet game by his standards in primetime against the Dallas Cowboys, good luck keep Watt under wraps when the lights come on Sunday Night.
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