JJ Watt reduced snap count in 2021

[Goodyear Card]

Cardinals plan on giving J.J. Watt reduced workload in 2021

The Cardinals hope to keep J.J. Watt's snap count closer to 65%, rather than the 90% he traditionally he has played in his career.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[Mainstreet]

They call that load management in the NBA to rest older stars.

 

[BigDavis75]

We will be relying on Lawrence and Fotu a lot this year.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Hopefully Jordan Phillips is available then or this isn't happening

 

[BritCard]

I doubt it's 65%, I would expect more like 75%. But I don't think this is really surprising.

If he plays DE in a 3 man front thats around 33% of snaps. Then I guess after that it will be situational depending on the down and game situation. Sometimes he will play Edge in nickel, I assume they will have a pass rush package where he's inside on crucial downs in a front of Golden - Watt - Philips - CJ.

I think we see him a lot on 1st down, a lot on 3rd down and not a great deal on 2nd down.

 

[cardpa]

Somewhere around 50-55%

 

[SECTION 11]

As long as there is a snap count.

 

[RON_IN_OC]

I could see it be down in the 50's for the 1st half of the season and then progressively get higher and higher, if he stays healthy. At the end of the season, about a 75 average sound right.

 

[cardsfanmd]

Hopefully Jordan Phillips is available then or this isn't happening

Agreed. Phillips really irritates me. I will be very pleasantly surprised if he logs more snaps this season than any of our other top 6 linemen.

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Agreed. Phillips really irritates me. I will be very pleasantly surprised if he logs more snaps this season than any of our other top 6 linemen.

I can't believe he is 6% of the team cap space. Dude is pocketing 12 million this year and Keim wrote the contract so poorly we can't even cut him.

 

[Stout]

Here we go...

 

[Yuma]

I like this! Whatever he is best at, put him in for those snaps to go 100%!

 

[Chopper0080]

Good. This is what the goal should be.

 

[mjb21aztd]

I'm just praying jones situation figured out before season and all good there

Hoping him watt play up to expectations fingers crossed even half watt from his old days next to jones could do some major dmg

 

[SeattleCard]

Phillips is well on his way to looking like another huge Keim bust...

 

[BritCard]

Phillips is well on his way to looking like another huge Keim bust...

I never liked the move. Said it at the time.

Never sign one season wonder's. 9 times out of 10 that's all they are and their previous season were their true level.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Ok...

 

[ASUCHRIS]

Hopefully Jordan Phillips is available then or this isn't happening

Ha, whoops!

 

[ASUCHRIS]

Searching for Jordan Phillips pulled up this hilarious headline -
"Jordan Phillips calls rookie Rashard Lawrence ‘best D-lineman I’ve seen in a long time’

maybe when he's down he can do scouting for Keim?

 

[Chris_Sanders]

Ha, whoops!

Nailed it

 

[football karma]

I never liked the move. Said it at the time.

Never sign one season wonder's. 9 times out of 10 that's all they are and their previous season were their true level.

not just a one season wonder (in terms of half his sacks were of the coverage variety rather than him supplying pressure)

but also his rep at the time... pretty much has held true to form