I also want you to notice the other defensive tackles rush on this play. Full list of Mr. Irrelevants in NFL draft history: Is Brock Purdy already the best final pick? Key defensive end Takk McKinley tested positive for COVID-19, as well. Keep your eyes on Donald, dont watch the ball. But that doesnt do your team any good. To be able to be recognized as the best defensive player of the year is definitely something I strive for, Watt said. When the offense decides #3 is the right choice, the Steelers green dog blitzes keep the numbers even, again forcing 1v1 matchups or creating free runners at the quarterback. "First and second down, those are the time you're like in the mix of run and pass, but third down and fourth down is when you hunt," Parsons said. But some people make the argument that Donald faces more double teams or that they play different positions. Aaron Donald is the consensus favorite to win another DPOY after having another quality season with 12.5 sacks. In a vacuum, Watt is having one of the best seasons -- if not the best -- of his career. Im not huge on individual goals, but its tough for me not to want that when I saw my brother at the height of his career win it three times. Aaron Donald has one season of 69 combined tackles. This season, Donald played 17 games compared to Watts 15 games. But Donald isn't the only one trying to make history. It's not Watt's fault the Steelers assembled a terrific pass rush unit, while it's also not Donald's fault that the Rams are unable to do the same. Just 4 days short of three years with at least a sack in every game. The easy answer is numbers dont tell the full story, there is so much more to football than what statisticians record, and Im going to try and cover that here. He was phenomenal from start to finish, first play to last play, just as always." #HereWeGo That's the most sacks over a player's first 10 games of a season since Reggie White had 17 in 1987. pic.twitter.com/JdoycD2nTi, Why Watt might fall short: For as many game-changing plays as Watt has made, he missed opportunities to enhance his rsum with the time missed. Alexander Johnson vs Blake Martinez Stats. Irrelevant' pick on Toledo's Johnson. T.J. Watt has a total of 333 tackles in his career . For more information, please see our Aaron Donald has 312 solo tackles, 178 assists, 103.0 sacks and 7 fumble recoveries in 138 games in his career. -- Thiry. Both players were deserving after putting together great 2020 seasons, but Donald was simply the more impactful player. Watt also had 7 pass deflections and Donald had 4. FILM ROOM: Joey Porter Jr. is exactly what the Steelers needed at CB. Collapsing the middle of the pocket and pushing the quarterback farther so the edges have easier angles is important, Cameron Heyward and Stephon Tuitt do a really good job of that and it is a huge part of T.J. Watt and Bud Duprees sack numbers. Aaron Donald starts the play on the L in the NFL logo. Aaron Donald's one extremely great season can't even compete with Watt's top season of 2012, let alone the fact Watt had similar seasons in 2012, 2014, 2015, and 2018. As far as pass rushers go, these two are leading the pack with Myles Garrett and Joey Bosa being the only other formidable competitors. The running back does his play action fake and is immediately met by Aaron Donald. Stock Report: Whose stock is rising, and falling, after Rounds 2-7. View a side-by-side comparison of J.J. Watt and Aaron Donald. J.J. Watt was double teamed more than any other edge rusher, and his brother T.J. Watt won his pass rushes more frequently than any other edge rusher. 2 min read. His eighth NFL season is no different, and despite being 30 years old, he's shown no signs of slowing. Aaron Donald has 312 solo tackles, 178 assists, 103.0 sacks and 7 fumble recoveries in 138 games in his career. J.J. Watt led all edge rushers in double teams with right around 30%, Cameron Heyward is toward the bottom for defensive tackles with a nearly 50% double team rate. Voting for AP 2022 NFL Defensive Player of the YearT.J. Pass . The Rams know offenses do this so they dont even send someone outside on Donalds side, so the tackle is left looking to see if Donald is going to come back outside. Panthers' Young all 'business now'. Season highlight: It's difficult to pick just one. No, they dont. J.J. Watt won the award in 2012, 2014, and 2015. Take these two graphs that have been popping up a lot of places. https://theramswire.usatoday.com/2022/02/10/rams-steelers-tj-watt-aaron-donald-defensive-player-year/. Void in ONT. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (CO/IL/IN/LA/MD/MI/NJ/OH/PA/TN/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (KS/NH), 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), visit OPGR.org (OR), or 1-888-532-3500(VA). Donald had 12.5 sacks, 19 . T.J. Watts stats dropped off, especially QB hits, and none of them went up. Donald led defensive tackles in both double team rate, and pass rush win rate. Last year, Aaron Donald left Steelers fans outraged after he won Defensive Player of the Year over T.J. Watt. Donald only bested Watt in one basic stat, forced fumbles. As the new face of the Steelers defense, Watt needed this to cement his status as the next in a long line of Steelers Hall of Fame linebackers, but it seems that honor will have to wait another year. ALL-PRO REELS/CC BY-SA 2.0. Los Angeles Rams DT Aaron Donald won the 2020-21 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award, making it his third DPOY victory. Season highlight: Watt's 3.5-sack game in the Steelers' comeback win against the Ravens was a signature performance. Garrett broke the franchise record for sacks in a game, topping the Cleveland record of four set by Andra Davis in 2003. T.J. Watt had another great season, but he wasnt the best player in 2020. If you look straight down from T.J. Watts name you will find Bud Dupree, who was double teamed more often than T.J. Watt according to Next Gen Stats data. Both of these players are finalists for the Defensive Player of the Year race. He's proven you can't leave him alone, as he's won a league-best 32.6% of his pass rushes when facing a single blocker. He did all that while missing two games, too. Highest pass rush win rate (26.9%) among edge defenders this season (ESPN metric using NFL Next Gen Stats), Second in NFL with 15 sacks, third in pressures with 46, Eleven games with at least 0.5 sacks this season, tied for most in NFL (Cincinnati Bengals Trey Hendrickson), Why Garrett is a strong candidate to win the award: The Browns pass-rusher has been arguably the most dominant defensive player in the league this season. Sie knnen Ihre Einstellungen jederzeit ndern, indem Sie auf unseren Websites und Apps auf den Link Datenschutz-Dashboard klicken. Give every rusher, including Cameron Heyward, Stephon Tuitt and T.J. Watt 1v1 matchups2. This season, Donald played 17 games compared to Watt's 15 games. While not to criticize a player who commands doubles and triple teams every snap, it is clear that T.J. Watt was the superior defensive lineman this year. -- Thiry Season highlight : Donald dominated in a 30-23 win over the division-leading Arizona Cardinals on Monday Night Football. The individual glory will come and go, but the city will remember a Super Bowl." In addition, he racked up seven pass . The greats among the greats. There is no doubt about it. pic.twitter.com/m1vzrD88WU. I mean, [defensive player of the year] is nice, but I want to be remembered for bringing some Super Bowls here. Here the Giants have the guard and tackle on Donald, and the running back looking to help if he goes inside. Taylor had 9.5 sacks as a rookie. Betting markets have as a pretty strong favorite around 2:1 odds . At the end of the season, when the Steelers were playing to make the playoffs even as the offense fell entirely apart Watt had 2 sacks, 2 TFL, 7 QB hits, 3 forced fumbles, a recovered fumble and 2 passes defended in the final 3 games, when the Steelers scored 10 points in each game and lost all three. Levis has inside track to be future of Titans, Eagles add three Georgia studs to elite roster, Belichick keeping Jones, Zappe on edge after draft, Simms: Hooker has more talent than Goff, NFL draft takeaways: QBs selected on Day 3, T.J. Watt: Im not huge on individual goals, but I was striving for DPOY, In the end, the Packers fleeced the Jets for Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Rodgers blamed cell service at his house for not returning Brian Gutekunsts calls, Trade charts show Jets sending Packers equivalent of a high second-round pick in 2023, Odds greatly improve for Will Levis to be the first overall pick, Deion Sanders is ashamed of 31 NFL teams for not drafting any HBCU players, Brian Gutekunst: It would have been nice to have had those conversations with Aaron Rodgers, Jim Irsay asks fans whether Colts should pair Will Levis with Anthony Richardson. Im not here to bash T.J. Watt and say hes not good, hes really good, hes the best edge rusher in the NFL, and one of the truly elite players on the Pittsburgh Steelers. But if they lose to Las Vegas with a limited roster, the Browns' chances figure to be diminished significantly, especially with a trip to Green Bay on Christmas Day on deck. -- Trotter, Myles Garrett strips, scoops and scores! That is crazy. TACKLES FOR LOSS He beat guard Brandon Scherff to sack Taylor Heinicke, forcing a fumble that Dorance Armstrong returned for a touchdown, and on the next series he sacked Heinicke when Washington tried to have a running back block him. After that happened, Watt tweeted out the Michael Jordan, And I took that personally meme. Donald makes heavy contact with three Cowboys blockers on this play, and it buys Prescott enough time to get the ball out. Donald received 27 votes, edging out T . Fields also had one net yard passing with Garrett repeatedly swarming him in the backfield. But most of the time the winner is decided by statistics. The 27-year-old totaled 64 tackles (48 solo) while tying the single-season sack record with 22.5 sacks. It makes absolutely no sense! TJ Watt is statistically outperforming Aaron Donald, and no one is talking about it. You must be logged in to leave a comment. Which makes one question why do they have individual awards for a game that is supposed to be the most team oriented sport in the world? The stat comparison between Watt and Donald is close. The one stat that Donald lead in was . He can play inside linebacker, strong-side linebacker and defensive end. T.J. Watt, as good as he was in 2020, was even better in 2019, and in that season, his stats and film were better situated to take down Aaron Donald. Watt has 48 tackles on the season compared to Aarons 38. Sure, in 2020 Watt had 0.5 more sacks, 5 more . To be honest, it's also unfair to T.J. Watt's career resume to give Aaron Donald his 3rd DPOY in a year where he did not outperform the Steelers man. Last year, Aaron Donald left Steelers fans outraged after he won Defensive Player of the Year over T.J. Watt. Season highlight: Donald dominated in a 30-23 win over the division-leading Arizona Cardinals on Monday Night Football. He said after winning the 2021 award that it was never anything personal against Donald. In 2020, over 10 percent of his snaps were in coverage against wide receivers and tight ends. No disrespect to Aaron Donald, he is probably the best defender of the last decade and a certified first ballot Hall of Famer but this just wasn't the year to give him Defensive Player of the Year. While all of the narrative surrounds Donald being the unquestionable best defensive player, TJ Watt's statistical contributions should not go unseen. For the third time in his career, Donald won the Defensive Player of the Year Award this year. The one stat that Donald lead in was assisted tackles where he had 46 and Watt had 16 assisted tackles. and our -- Thiry Season highlight : Donald dominated in a 30-23 win over the division-leading Arizona Cardinals on Monday Night Football. He has 115 sacks of the quarterback and has gotten 2 picks throughout his career. It also doesnt help that T.J. Watt didnt produce in the playoff loss against the Browns, when the Steelers had their first game without a sack since the 2017 seasons playoff loss to Jacksonville. Watt also added 5 passes defended and an interception. In my opinion, I think that Watt deserves Defensive Player of the Year Award. ==================================. For his career, Aaron Donald has collected 24 forced fumbles and has gotten 160 tackles in the backfield. Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt was named the AP defensive player of the year during NFL Honors on Thursday night, receiving 42 of a possible 50 votes. Behind Garrett's dominating effort, the Browns took down Chicago quarterback Justin Fields nine times en route to a commanding 26-6 victory. Garrett is second in the NFL with 15 sacks, trailing only Watt's 16, and pass rush win rate, trailing only Donald. Many that are for Donald argue that he is constantly triple and double-teamed against interior offensive lineman. But the Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle has plenty of competition this time around -- most notably from Pittsburgh Steelers pass-rusher T.J. Watt, Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett and Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons, who is looking to become the first rookie to win the award since Lawrence Taylor four decades ago. A look at whos stock is climbing and whos is dipping after the Steelers selections on Days 2 & 3. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. If you picture a stunt, you can also see why these numbers are so much higher across the board, a defensive tackle is often driving a blocker into another blocker, or trying to force two blockers to pay attention to him. And he accomplished that feat in 15 games. That game is at the top of that list. Who knows how long the Browns will be short-handed, but Garrett is likely to face even more attention from the Raiders on Saturday as a result. However, TJ Watt is leading the league in that category with 15 sacks - and Watt is leading Donald in plenty of other pass rushing categories. SACKS Quickly compare stats, fantasy rankings and points to find out which player is a better option in your fantasy football league . Klicken Sie auf Alle ablehnen, wenn Sie nicht mchten, dass wir und unsere Partner Cookies und personenbezogene Daten fr diese zustzlichen Zwecke verwenden. Watt Heyward and Minkah wont be in their primes forever. T.J. Watt led Aaron Donald in the majority of defensive stats, with the only argument going Donald's way is how the Rams are more reliant on Donald's excellent play than the Steelers are on the younger Watt brother's excellent play. As an outside linebacker on the best defence in the NFL, Watt played 15 games with 53 tackles, 23 tackles-for-loss (league-high), 15 sacks (league-high), 41 QB hits, two forced fumbles, eight pass . He also had a forced fumble in that game, giving . He had the stats and ability to prove it, however, like most years the big names won the awards. The Cowboys haven't had a player win the award since Harvey Martin in 1977. Predicting the Steelers jersey numbers for the 2023 NFL Draft class. Those would be impressive stats for an edge rusher, let alone an interior defender. The Student News Site of Pine Grove Area High School. But there's a convincing argument to be made that Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt was deserved DPOY for the just-concluded NFL season. Obviously for him just to consistently do what he's been doing, it's great to see. Bud Dupree faces more double teams than T.J. Watt because Keith Butler knows that a 1v1 for T.J. Watt is far more valuable than a 1v1 for Bud Dupree, and shapes his blitzes accordingly. Learn how your comment data is processed. His tackle totals sit at 312 of the solo variety and 178 assisted for a final total of 490. He rushes on 99 percent of his snaps. T.J. Watt has a total of 333 tackles in his career with 243 of those tackles being solo and 90 of them assisted. Watt, Edge, Pittsburgh42Micah Parsons, LB, Dallas3Aaron Donald, DT, Los Angeles Rams3, Rob Maaddi (@RobMaaddi) February 11, 2022. T.J. Watt, as good as he was in 2020, was even better in 2019, and in that season, his stats and film were better situated to take down Aaron Donald. T.J. Watt had 43 solo tackles, 10 assists, 15.0 sacks and 1 interception in 15 games in 2020. With Garrett leading the way, the Browns defense has surged down the stretch this year, culminating with Sunday's 24-22 win over the Ravens. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Unfortunately, like most years, there is controversy. The farther to the top a player is, the more often they were credited with a pass-rush win. This season, the Rams have allowed 22.5 points per game, which ranks 17th, while their efficiency ranks eighth. For his career, Aaron Donald has collected 24 forced fumbles and has gotten 160 tackles in the backfield. He's a dog out there. -- ESPN Rams reporter Lindsey Thiry, Aaron Donald's 6th career game with 3+ sacks.He now has his 5th straight season with at least 10 sacks. His tally for tackles sits at 449 of the solo variety and 137 assisted for a grand total of 586. Latest on Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt including complete game-by-game stats on ESPN Ill take 5 turnovers over 9 plays with lost yardage all day, every day. Donald has also won it three times, in 2017, 2018, and 2020. Steelers Free Agent Tracker: Keeping tabs on players staying, and leaving, Updating Steelers depth charts after Day 3 of the NFL Draft. Stephon Tuitt does a good job of this for the Steelers, and it is a big reason he shows up significantly higher in double team rate than Cameron Heyward and why T.J. Watt shows up lower than Bud Dupree. SINCE HE ENTERED THE LEAGUE IN 2019 TJ WATT LEADS IN: T.J. Watts film is good, and often great, but is pales in comparison to what Donald does. TJ Watt has dominated all season, in more areas than one, which is more than what Donald can say for himself. So why does the title of this article say Aaron Donald was the right choice? I understand you are free to say what you want to a certain degree, but that comment is just silly. Donald splits double teams so well that you want to make him commit to one side of a 1v1 block and then have the help meet him there. Time to check on everyones favorite NFL Draft analysts thoughts on the AFC North teams draft grades. #Browns @Flash_Garrett: #BALvsCLE on CBS: NFL app pic.twitter.com/yR3s2NLwqu, Why Garrett might fall short: To begin with, the Browns are facing unprecedented adversity within the league amid a COVID-19 outbreak. Donald is a Defensive Tackle for the Los Angeles Rams. The Steelers have Bud Dupree to help take the pressure off Watt, which shouldn't be used against him. Even though they play different positions their stats are still comparable. pic.twitter.com/Eh61Wx4dI1, Why Donald might fall short: Donald stars on a defense that has not been nearly as dominant as it was a season ago, when it was the top-ranked unit in efficiency and points allowed per game (18.5). Ive talked in film rooms before about the Steelers blitzes and stunts and moving T.J. around and how a lot of the time one of the main payoffs is getting T.J. Watt a 1v1 matchup. All stats that are higher than Aaron Donald. Donald, Taylor and Watt's older brother, J.J., are the only players to earn the distinction three times. The Rams Aaron Donald has just won his third DPOY award, however, he did not deserve it. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. This is a frequent blocking strategy against Aaron Donald, a slightly delayed double team. Parsons has surpassed that. Watt, meanwhile, is one of the few constants for a Steelers defense that has struggled. However, in every other arena, Watt not only dominated, but he did so in fewer games. I love this play because Aaron Donald leaves his feet to make contact with the offensive lineman and wins. YEAR TEAM G Total Solo AST SCK SFTY PDEF INT TDS YDS AVG LNG; 2022: Los Angeles Rams: 11: 41 T.J. Watt is leading the NFL with 16 sacks, highlighted by his 3.5-sack effort in Pittsburgh's win over the Baltimore Ravens on Dec. 5. The injuries to his groin, hip and knee have kept him out of multiple games. Watt dealt with various injuries in 2021 and was forced to miss two games, but he still had a career-best season and was rewarded with NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors. The award was won by the ever dominant Aaron Donald. The official Pittsburgh Steelers 2023 NFL Draft class. TJ will be collecting a ring in the near future. The question is, how can Donald win DPOY over someone doing these two things at a higher level than him and on a team that produced a better overall record? Its a good team award. If you want to say T.J. Watt should have won defensive player of the year and have me agree, just add in 2019 to the end and Im with you 100%. Privacy Policy. Its because of Keith Butler. Eligibility restrictions apply. NAME SEASON TM GP TKL AST COMB SCK SCKY INT INT YDS INT TD FF FR FR TD . -- Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb. T.J. Watt stepped up and produced when the Steelers were fighting to play one more game in 2019, in 2020 he didnt. The offensive lineman that is first matched up with Donald gets beat almost instantly, and when he tries to hold Donald, ends up getting flung to the ground like a rag doll without Donald even paying him attention, thats how quick and powerful Aaron Donald is. 2022 Fantasy Outlook. View a side-by-side comparison of Aaron Donald and J.J. Watt. Caesars Sportsbook odds on winning: +300 (co-favorite with Garrett), Leads NFL with 16 sacks despite missing two games, NFL-high five games with two sacks this season, Could become first player since Donald in 2018 with 20 sacks in a season, Why Watt is a strong candidate to win the award: Despite missing two entire games and sustaining injuries that knocked him out early in two others, Watt leads the league in sacks with 16 through Week 14. QB HITS Despite this being true, with Donald having a 70 percent double team percentage compared to Watts 15 percent, it does not tell the whole story. Bud Dupree has never had a season where the Steelers averaged under 3 sacks a game when he was active, and the Steelers have never had a stretch (multiple games) in that time without him where they averaged at least 3 a game.
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