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If you could travel back in time would you draft Aldon Smith or J.J. Watt, and why?
If you could travel back in time would you draft Aldon Smith or J.J. Watt, and why?
Oct 21, 2014 at 12:59 PM
- ESWYoung08
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I came up with this question over the weekend and thought it was fun.
Oct 21, 2014 at 1:07 PM
- jreff22
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I would trade the whole 2012 draft away, move back into the first and draft both
Oct 21, 2014 at 1:23 PM
- English
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Originally posted by jreff22:I would trade the whole 2012 draft away, move back into the first and draft both
This. End thread.
Oct 21, 2014 at 2:23 PM
- lamontb
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Watt
Oct 21, 2014 at 2:32 PM
- BobS
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Watt hands down. He is the best defensive player in the league right now. Both are 25 years old. Watt is known off the field for charitable work, not for reckless drunken behavior that gets him arrested and suspended by the NFL. Anyone who picks Aldon Smith has a severe case of homeritis.
Oct 21, 2014 at 5:49 PM
- 9moon
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As good as Aldon has been for us, I doubt that he's on the same league as JJ
Oct 21, 2014 at 5:51 PM
- genus49
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Originally posted by jreff22:
I would trade the whole 2012 draft away, move back into the first and draft both
Oh man...I get moist thinking about that possibility
Oct 21, 2014 at 5:57 PM
- WRATHman44
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Watt. We wouldn't have known back then that he'd be good enough to bench RayMac, but quick inside pressure disrupts top QBs like nothing else. A dominant inside rusher trumps a dominant outside rusher. The fact that you just can't throw over him increases his value.
Oct 21, 2014 at 5:59 PM
- Young2Rice
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Originally posted by 9moon:
As good as Aldon has been for us, I doubt that he's on the same league as JJ
He is if he stays out of trouble.
Oct 21, 2014 at 6:14 PM
- SaksV
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Gimme Aldon. I guess I'm crazy but in the long run I see Aldon having a more productive career (if he stays out the News).
Oct 21, 2014 at 6:32 PM
- LVJay
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We can experiment by getting both DNA / sperm. Use Arnold Schwarzeneggar as the surrogate mother... create ultimate sack master.
Oct 21, 2014 at 6:43 PM
- HERN
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Assuming Watt produces the same. $100 million is a lot of money. This defense might look different if he was on the team, don't think we would be able to afford some players.
I'll stick with Aldon.
I'll stick with Aldon.
Oct 21, 2014 at 7:31 PM
- LVJay
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Originally posted by 9moon:
As good as Aldon has been for us, I doubt that he's on the same league as JJ
more proof that 9 moon is the new word for cloud nine
Oct 22, 2014 at 8:11 AM
- theduke85
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Clearly you'd go with JJ Watt. You could imagine Justin Smith and JJ Watt anchoring either side of the defensive line? That would be unbelievably disruptive. Any 3-4 OLB could rack up sacks with the double teams those two would require.
Smith has been great, but JJ Watt has been the better player. I don't know why that's so hard for people to admit. He is basically the consensus best defensive player in the game. Smith is an elite pass rusher, but JJ Watt impacts every aspect of the game.
Even if you think they are comparable in production (which I disagree with -- Aldon has been great, JJ Watt has been off the charts), the off-the-field issues skew things in Watt's favor and make it a no-brainer.
Smith has been great, but JJ Watt has been the better player. I don't know why that's so hard for people to admit. He is basically the consensus best defensive player in the game. Smith is an elite pass rusher, but JJ Watt impacts every aspect of the game.
Even if you think they are comparable in production (which I disagree with -- Aldon has been great, JJ Watt has been off the charts), the off-the-field issues skew things in Watt's favor and make it a no-brainer.
Oct 22, 2014 at 8:16 AM
- NYniner85
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JJ Watt in 2011 and Jeffery over Jenkins in 2012