Minimum for HoF career..JJ Watt?

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(05-16-2018, 07:06 AM)sonofstat Wrote: That's a big statement  - agreed he was insanely good but when you're talking the very best ever then it gets so tight that longevity has to play a part surely.

For me i would struggle to put him above LT and Reggie White unless he gets back to his 4 year run level of play for a number of years.

LT was not only dominant like JJ but he actually impacted how the game was played and how offenses would block blitzing linebackers.

At their very best Reggie and JJ are similar (which shows how ridiculously good Watt is) but White's long term production is ridiculous and would probably tip the balance in any 'best ever' comparision....in his 16th professional year inc. USFL Reggie played 16 games and racked up 16 sacks.  Not sure I see JJ watt doing that in 2026!!

I would argue that JJ did change the game especially considering that no defensive lineman cared about pass deflections before JJ made it a thing. Also he had 20 sacks twice in a career how many other players have done that. Zero.