NFL Midseason Film Study: What Have We Learned This Season?

November 4, 2014   ·   Matt Bowen   ·   Jump to comments

Former NFL defensive back Matt Bowen breaks down some of the top trends, discusses personnel and focuses on scheme from the first half of the 2014 season
 
J.J. Watt Continues to Dominate the League
If you want to study pro-level technique and effort, then turn on any Texans game from the first half of the season and just focus on Watt.
We all know that Watt is talented. He’s an impact player—a defensive end who opponents have to specifically game-plan for every Sunday because of his ability to make plays from a variety of alignments along the Texans’ defensive front.
Size, speed and power. That’s Watt.
But don’t forget about the counter moves at the point of attack, the ability to set up offensive lineman and the high-level effort that allows Watt to get home to the quarterback or penetrate the line of scrimmage versus the run game.
Here’s an example with Watt aligned over Titans offensive guard Chance Warmac...

Read Complete Article at Bleacher Report - NFL
Article is property of BleacherReport.com