JJ Watt...

I don't think there is, but this site seems infatuated with the 3-4 so I though I would point it out.

 

I'd like Cameron Jordan more on the outside if we want bigger DE and Watt more if we moved him inside.

 

290 is a big DE even for a 7 tech. We've already got a lot of 'tweeners with Jones, Brown (before he bulked up), and "Question" Marks. I would call Watt more of a DT here.

 

I would just call him a damn solid DE, now we just need some beef in the middle. Like Fat Al, Henderson, Cofield, Tommie Harris, etc.

 

I wouldn't put him at DE here. 7 is still on the edge of the OT. That is an entirely different position than the 4 tech he was at Nebraska.

He would be responsible for outside containment at least part of the time, and he is not built for that, as far as we know.

The change from 9 to 7 may mean that our DEs go from being 250 to 275, but it isn't a wholesale change, like switching from 4-3 DEs to 3-4 DEs.

He may be a GREAT DT though. But switching him to a 4-3 DE is not a risk you take unless you are extremely confident that he can hold up all DE responsibilities, which are much different than a 3-4 DE's or a DT's.

 

As a Titan fan from WI, JJ Watt is a beast. I watched every Wisconsin game this year and was actually at the game vs Northwestern to clinch the Rose Bowl. JJ has a non stop motor and is always around the qb. He is a solid run stopper too. One thing a lot of people overlook is how many passes he knocks down at the line of scrimmage. He is so long he just puts his hands up and knocks down passes. I would guess he had around 10 deflections this year alone. I would have no problem with him being picked at #8, but there is a lot of talent at DE this year and I think some of the other guys are better.

 

I just don't see it. He's good against the run, but at 290, I don't see where the pass rush comes from.