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You do need veterans in the locker room and I feel that is an area JR has undervalued. However, Clowney and Watt are not going to fix our pass rush. Granted Watt would bring a coach-level presence to the locker room, but there is no substitute for putting a QB on his back several times a game.
I would tend to agree with you on Clowney, but Houston’s defense was worse than ours last season and they still got 15 more sacks than we did. Like I said... it isn’t about sack totals. It’s about pressure. JJ still got pressure and obviously chased QBs into other defenders. I think Watt would help us tremendously especially working with the younger guys. Clowney is an elective run stopper if healthy.
I just think they are going to be very good cheaper options. We aren’t signing Barrett or Dupree or guys like that, so guys like Clowney and Watt are stops gaps till we build through the draft. You can get creative with contracts to get them signed without killing the cap.