The Terrible Take - Episode 987 - November 16, 2023

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🗓️ 16 November 2023

⏱️ 3 minutes

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November 16, 2023 - For Episode 987 on this Thursday afternoon, Josh Carney talks about the concerns related to the high volume of defensive snaps that Pittsburgh Steelers OLB T.J. Watt has logged over the course of the last few weeks. steelersdepot.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the terrible take a mini podcast telling Steelers Nation what's on our mind.
0:05.3	I'm Josh Carney. If you've noticed TJ Watt out on the field often over the last two games,
0:11.6	your eyes are not deceiving you.
0:14.0	Watt Snap percentage has taken a significant jump the last two weeks for the Steelers
0:19.3	defensively.
0:20.7	In week nine against the Titans, Watt played 94.3% of the snaps.
0:26.0	In week 10, against the Packers, that number went up.
0:30.0	Watt tied his career high, playing 97% of the snaps.
0:35.0	If that number sounds high, it is.
0:38.0	Because Watt hasn't played that high a percentage of snaps since December 2018 against the New Orleans Saints, nearly five full years ago.
0:50.0	What has a lot of mileage on a speedometer at this point.
0:54.0	So it was rather concerning to see him playing as many snaps as he did against the Packers,
1:00.0	considering he just played a ton of snaps the week prior against the Titans.
1:05.0	And now the Steelers have a pivotal two-week stretch ahead with AFC North play against the Cleveland Browns and Cincinnati Bang Bengals, both on the road.
1:14.5	Both huge games too.
1:17.3	It's not as if the Steelers are weak behind him at the position either.
1:21.6	Pittsburgh added veteran Marcus Golden and Free Agency this off season and then drafted
1:25.7	rookie Nick Herbing in the fourth round in April.
1:28.7	Both have had their moments this season behind Watt and fellow outside linebacker
1:32.0	Alex Highsmith, providing the Steelers with good reps.
1:35.0	In fact, Golden has three sacks on the season, and Herbeck has a sack and a forced fumble.
1:42.0	They're very capable of handling 10, 12,000. sack and a forced fumble.
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