Quote:I think kyjaggys point is that watt had both. The freak athletic traits and the excellent work ethic. That's why he's on a first ballot HOF trajectory.

 

The scout's really showed some of the white-man bias when describing JJ Watt during that year's draft class.  The words they kept using were "high motor" and "good football IQ."  Even Wade Smith mentioned it during his intro video to the Texans saying something to the effect of "This guy has a whole lot more to him than just a high motor, look at his hands their Huge!"  I remember Texans fans looking up his combine stats, and they compared very similarly to Mario Williams.

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