I once made the mistake of deadpanning in an article that I was going out on a limb in saying that I thought T.J. Watt was a pretty good player. Granted, this was back in 2019 or so coming off of his second season, but the underplay was not recognized and one reader dutifully called me out for not giving the young, budding star his due.
Well, I haven’t made that same mistake since. Six years in, Watt is undeniably one of the greatest football players in the world, full stop, and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ results this season with and without the reigning Defensive Player of the Year speak to that.