While the acquisition of Minkah Fitzpatrick has largely been credited with serving as the turning point for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense, and thus the team—the alternative, after all, would have been Kameron Kelly, and now I suppose Jordan Dangerfield—the genesis of the unit’s success really has lived within the star pass rusher, T.J. Watt.
In his third season since being taken in the first round, the youngest Watt brother has truly and fully blossomed into his own, not only putting up better numbers than he did during his Pro Bowl season of a year ago but doing so much more consistently, efficiently, and dominantly.