12-05-2014, 05:35 PM
Jakensama Wrote:Watt is having a historically good year..
LT's sack record wasn't anything special in the 80s, Watt tied it last year.
Watt isn't even having a better year then he did two years ago. It certainly isn't historic. He isn't going to break any records and playing offense to pad his TD's total isn't exactly the same thing as scoring TD's all on D like Ken Houston's record of 7 or 8?
Watt isn't even in the same area code as LT was in 86 let alone Page in 71. Page and LT completely dominated games. LT didn't win the MVP because he got 20 sacks he got it because he was dominating games on defense in ways never seen before 86. It was no easier to win the MVP as a defensive player in 86 than it is now but he won it anyway.
LT did everything to the point where the MVP vote wasn't even close. In other words in order for defensive players to win MVP over QB's/RB's they have to dominate in ways never seen. Unless Watt gets 12 more sacks, scores 3 or 4 more TD's ON DEFENSE and actually carry's his team to the playoff's Watt is just having another really good year.
I think you are dead wrong about his sack record. LT's 20 sack season in 86 is equal to 25 sacks in today's NFL.
Their will be no debate when a defensive players dominates a season well enough to win MVP again.