T.J. Watt will be able to become the Steelers team MVP three years in a row with another great performance in 2022.
T.J. Watt is coming off a historic campaign that saw him tie the NFL record for most sacks in a season. He finally won a Defensive Player of the Year award, which he probably should have won a couple of times by now. He has been a special player since coming into the NFL, and he could be a Hall of Famer when it is all said and done.
He has been named team captain many times and is currently the back-to-back team MVP for the 2020 and 2021 seasons. Watt still has some talented teammates around him, but this player has been able to stand out among his teammates time and time again. He should be on track to become the most valuable player for Pittsburgh three years in a row.
The offense will not have any MVP caliber candidates in 2022
The black and gold have an offense with some question marks littered across the starting lineup. Quarterback is going to be the position with eyes on it all season long, and for good reason. The play at the position by Mitch Trubisky and Kenny Pickett will be a major factor in where this team will end up once the season finishes.
The offensive line is another major concern for the Steelers in 2022, but that is not anything new. This offense has some talent on it, but the only real challengers for team MVP this year will be on the defensive side of the ball. Perhaps Minkah Fitzpatrick or Cam Heyward will give Watt a run for his money.
T.J. Watt will still have a great performance after winning DPOY
Coming off one of the best years performed by an edge rusher in the history of the NFL is something truly special. This player has been able to come up with something new to impress the NFL repeatedly. Finding a way to top last year will be a difficult task for him individually, perhaps the best way would be to win the same award again and break the historic record this time around.
Watt would only say that his only goal is to win a Super Bowl, but reaching individual goals is one step toward that direction. If this disrupter can get to that same level as last year, then this club will reap the benefits of that. He is a Hall of Fame talent right now and could finish his career as one of the best to ever do it if he can keep on his current trajectory.
Watt is still the Steelers best player on their roster
Not many people thought that this player would turn out the way that he did. 29 teams passed on him before the Steelers selected him in the first round during his draft year. It was a huge payoff for the black and gold as they have gotten the best defensive player in the league at that portion of the draft.
The main thing with Watt will be if he can stay healthy throughout an entire season for Pittsburgh. He got injured throughout 2021 and that led to him not being able to break the sack record because of missed time. If he can stay healthy, he will break the record and should be in consideration not only for team MVP but perhaps for the entire league.