JJ Watt Out Indefinitely

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INPatFan said:
Dude has muscles in his cheeks. League should look into that.
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I'm sure the league would be just as determined to bust him using PEDs as MLB was to catch Jeter...:coffee:

They are so desperate to make him the face of the league.
 
I think he is a heckuva player and a really nice guy. I'm not sure why some of you seem to despise him.

J.J. Watt will have to wait until next season to make a serious run at an unprecedented fourth NFL Defensive Player of the Year award.

The league's dominant defensive force re-injured his back during Houston's Week 3 loss to the New England Patriots, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the situation.

The Texans re-signed veteran defensive end Antonio Smith for depth, the team announced.

There's a chance Watt could miss the rest of the season, per Rapoport. The Texans announced Wednesday they placed him on injured reserve. The hope is that he can return for a late-season playoff run.

The 27-year-old star missed the entire preseason after undergoing surgery to repair a herniated disk in late July.

Although Watt has yet to miss a game in his six-year career, he has suffered major injuries two of the last four times he has suited up.

Watt recently revealed that he questioned whether he would play again after tearing several abdominal muscles off the bone in the Texans' playoff loss to the Chiefs last January. Aggravating his back injury last week, Watt managed fewer than three tackles and zero quarterback hits for the first time since his rookie year in 2011.

He simply hasn't been the same disruptive wrecking ball since rushing back from July's surgery. That's hardly unusual for players returning from similar procedures.

Even with a diminished Watt, the Texans had emerged as the heavy favorites in an underwhelming AFC South. Buoyed by the linebacking quartet of Jadeveon Clowney, John Simon, Whitney Mercilus and Benardrick McKinney, Houston's pass rush was the league's most ferocious in Weeks 1 and 2.

Minus the NFL's lone player to be selected as a first-team All-Pro in each of the past four seasons, though, the ceiling is lower. After laying an egg at New England, the Texans were already generating skepticism as a weak-division pretender unable to compete with perennial AFC superpowers such as the Patriots and Broncos.

The greater concern, however, is for the long-term outlook of a once-in-a-generation talent.

Back injuries have been known to waylay the careers of superstars in every major sport. After just five NFL seasons, Watt was already slated to join Hall of Famers Lawrence Taylor and Reggie White in the pantheon of defensive legends. He has recorded more sacks per game (0.92) than any player since the statistic was first instituted in 1982.

Will he regain that same game-wrecking, pre-injury form the next time he stalks the gridiron? It's a fair question, but we wouldn't bet against him.

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tehmackdaddy said:
I think he is a heckuva player and a really nice guy. I'm not sure why some of you seem to despise him.
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I have no issues with him. I think part of it around here is the non-stop fluff job he gets by the sports media...and the way he always disappears in big games. Yeah, he looks great beating up on crap-ass teams, but when the lights shine the brightest he casts almost no shadow. Wasn't just the injury he suffered in the playoff game against the Chiefs either.

We're just used to more from our big names around here...
 
The NFL is losing star power in droves now:

ManninHGH (retired)
Brady (stupidly suspended for 4 games)
Bridgewater (out for season)
Peterson (out for season)
JJ Watt (most likely out for season)
Wilson (sprained right ankle, sprained MCL left knee, may not play this week)
Romo (out for 6-10 weeks may not get job back)
Cam Newton (not playing close to last year level)
Palmer (not playing close to last year level)
Rodgers (has not been at elite level for over a season)
 
Mazz22 said:
The NFL is losing star power in droves now:

ManninHGH (retired)
Brady (stupidly suspended for 4 games)
Bridgewater (out for season)
Peterson (out for season)
JJ Watt (most likely out for season)
Wilson (sprained right ankle, sprained MCL left knee, may not play this week)
Romo (out for 6-10 weeks may not get job back)
Cam Newton (not playing close to last year level)
Palmer (not playing close to last year level)
Rodgers (has not been at elite level for over a season)
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Don't forget Geno being on the bench.
 
JJ would be an awesome Patriots player. The guy is a true superstar
 
I think there is no denying his talent. Where a lot of people have some issue I think, is he is such a self-promoter that he looks ridiculous.
 
Undertaker #59* said:
I think there is no denying his talent. Where a lot of people have some issue I think, is he is such a self-promoter that he looks ridiculous.
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this^^^

do something of value first, then pose for your picture.

Sacking Blake Bortles 3 times doesn't count.
 
O.Z.O. said:
Gronk- winner

JJ Watt- shrinks in the spotlight
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If JJ Watt wanted to be a Pat...and would be willing to take a paycut...you would sign him asap. Admit it... :coffee:

Also, where IS Gronk at this year?!?!

Both of these players are very similar...
 
O.Z.O. said:
this^^^

do something of value first, then pose for your picture.

Sacking Blake Bortles 3 times doesn't count.
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Uhhh did you not watch the thousands of videos showing just how hard JJ Watt is working. If constant grandstanding and self promotion isn't "something of value" then I just don't understand this crazy world anymore.

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Big/Sky/Fly said:
The main reason why most people cannot stand Gronk... :coffee:

...outside of being a Pats fan.
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False.

People hate Gronkowski because of the way he savaged their fantasy teams.
 
Big/Sky/Fly said:
If JJ Watt wanted to be a Pat...and would be willing to take a paycut...you would sign him asap. Admit it... :coffee:

Also, where IS Gronk at this year?!?!

Both of these players are very similar...
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No. Coming up small in big spots is all about attitude. You either have it or you don't. He doesn't.
 
Jaric said:
Yeah putting your incredibly important injury prone tight end in a prize fight with a defensive linemen is a great idea.
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Yes, because he is out there killing it in FF right now... :rolleyes:

He would have to ok it with his dad either way...
 
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