The White Buffalo And Matt Kalil Stonewall Watt and Clowney

[Saca312]

If our o-line unit is healthy, it'll be pretty good this year.

Andrew Norwell, being the white buffalo monster he is, stone-walls JJ Watt and renders him useless on a passing play while Matt Kalil holds up Clowney long enough to let Anderson throw.

Keeps both defenders well away from Anderson as he threw the ball, then let up once the ball was thrown. 

Good stuff from the both of them, especially Norwell.  Hope to see a lot more of this.

[csx]

It doesn't look like Watt was putting any effort at all in to that.  Now I see what Jeremy was saying. Kalil was knocked off his feet.

[Saca312]

1 minute ago, csx said:

It doesn't look like Watt was putting any effort at all in to that.  Now I see what Jeremy was saying.

That or Norwell did a number on him. Maybe wasn't full going, but that's picture perfect blocking from Norwell there.

[Ace_Aladdin]

1 hour ago, Saca312 said:

That or Norwell did a number on him. Maybe wasn't full going, but that's picture perfect blocking from Norwell there.

Gotta extend him and Star interior of the OL & DL makes everything work.

[uncfan888]

1 hour ago, csx said:

It doesn't look like Watt was putting any effort at all in to that.  Now I see what Jeremy was saying. Kalil was knocked off his feet.

Yeah, he was knocked off his feet but if he can block for that long, we'll be fine. That was plenty of time to get plays off unless Shula has us running 60 yard routes like usual

[csx]

1 minute ago, uncfan888 said:

Yeah, he was knocked off his feet but if he can block for that long, we'll be fine. That was plenty of time to get plays off unless Shula has us running 60 yard routes like usual

That just didn't look like the most convincing clip of stonewalling. Neither defender put up much of a rush. Straight in to the chest of each lineman.

[Jeremy Igo]

1 hour ago, csx said:

It doesn't look like Watt was putting any effort at all in to that.  Now I see what Jeremy was saying. Kalil was knocked off his feet.

Yep. Watt looked like he was sleep walking the entire game. You can tell he just does not want to get injured again. 

[uncfan888]

16 minutes ago, csx said:

That just didn't look like the most convincing clip of stonewalling. Neither defender put up much of a rush. Straight in to the chest of each lineman.

I'd agree about watt, but clowney put up more of an effort. And an 80% clowney is still pretty damn good 

[Hogmolliesmaht]

13 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Yep. Watt looked like he was sleep walking the entire game. You can tell he just does not want to get injured again. 

The quickest way to get injured again is to go out there and half ass it, though. I'm not sure I buy that one. 

[csx]

1 minute ago, Hogmolliesmaht said:

The quickest way to get injured again is to go out there and half ass it, though. I'm not sure I buy that one. 

So why then was he half-assing it? He clearly was 

[Hogmolliesmaht]

Just now, csx said:

So why then was he half-assing it?

How do you know he was half assing it? Maybe that's as hard as he can go after the surgery or maybe Norwell is just that good when he gets his hands on a smaller guy.

[top dawg]

This thread would actually really mean something if it wasn't preseason and Watt and Clowney didn't have a baker's dozen of snaps between them.

[Peppers90 NC]

1 hour ago, csx said:

So why then was he half-assing it? He clearly was 

He had a disc surgery. If he recovers, it will be a while but most likely he won't get back to that level.

[shaqattaq]

Watching Larsen step on Norwell's ankle in slow motion is a bit unnerving. I realize that this stuff goes on in the trenches on every snap, but it still made me cringe a little.