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T.J. Watt Deals With Some ‘Discomfort’ When Flipping Sides, But Getting ‘More Comfortable’

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T.J. Watt has continued to dominate the NFL this season, not looking like he’s lost a step. However, Watt has had games where he’s struggled getting after the quarterback. Part of that is because of the extra attention he’s seeing, getting doubled and chipped often. The Steelers have tried to switch things up sometimes by moving Watt around on the defense, but they haven’t done it very much. According to Watt, it’s still something he’s easing himself into.

“I think it’s just familiarity with it,” Watt said Friday via Steelers Live on Twitter. “Honestly, just spending so many hours on one side, you get very comfortable with the mechanics of the movements and things of that nature.