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JJ Watt going to AZ

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JJ Watt is signing with the Arizona Cardinals, per @jjwatt. Cardinals are giving Watt a two-year, $31 million deal that includes $23 million guaranteed, per source.
 

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concentrate on juju at 10-11 mill and bud at 10-12, buds can to make cap friendly can include heavy incentive on sacks FF, TFL, total tackles
 

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No surprise he is not a Steeler, but a pretty big one that he didn't go somewhere with a better chance to win for less cash.
Money money money. They probably were the highest bidders with the guaranteed payout.
 

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That is a nice result for him on the pay scale. Joining Hopkins in the desert ..... both of them have really cashed in on moving to Arizona
... championships are great but there is no guarantee you are winning it no matter where you go.
Arizona is heading upward I think..... it is not like going to the Jets or Jags ...... take the dough and roll
 

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I'm happy for him and that's he's going to AZ. I really thought CLEV would have tried to nab him.
 

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1. That's a lot of money to pay for someone that hasn't played a full season in 4 years.
2. So much for the "wanting to go to a contender"
3. For 31 million the Cards can have him...there are much younger and more cost effective options out there.
 

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JJ was definitely a pipe dream and the "band of brothers" was a good story but was never going to happen. If anything the ONLY thing the "band of brothers" helped in was getting JJ to pick out of division team. Don't see cardinals as a contender but hey, maybe they are now............... :)

F83 has a legitimate suggestion !!!



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Not that I really expected to get a good deal on TJ, but lets just all be honest. Its gonna be max and highest paid defender at the time.
 

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1. That's a lot of money to pay for someone that hasn't played a full season in 4 years.
2. So much for the "wanting to go to a contender"
3. For 31 million the Cards can have him...there are much younger and more cost effective options out there.

2017 - 5 games

2018 - 16 games

2019- 8 games

2020 - 16 games

well you are 1/2 right on the full season part (profootball reference stats)

fully right on your next two..!!!


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I knew he wasn’t coming here but like many others, I thought he would’ve went to a team for a chance at a championship.
 

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No one really ever believed we were serious about signing him right? That’s all we needed was another old guy and overpay him.
We need to first get this Ben thing done and hopefully we can keep a couple of our younger players.
 

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Thank God. Now everyone on social media who were just certain the Steelers would sign him so we'd have all three Watt brothers can STFU.
 

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Of all players to set money aside to play with his brother(s) I thought JJ was the guy. Too bad.
 

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Of all players to set money aside to play with his brother(s) I thought JJ was the guy. Too bad.

That was a media / fan driven story and as nolstagic as it may have seemed, it wasn't going to happen unless the money was there. If for example you were a plumber working at Joe's plumbing and your two brothers were plumbers working for Bob's plumbing, would you go to work for Bob's at a discount wage to the same job as before but ONLY to be working with your "brothers" in the same **** different day mode......... Hell NO




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That was a media / fan driven story and as nolstagic as it may have seemed, it wasn't going to happen unless the money was there. If for example you were a plumber working at Joe's plumbing and your two brothers were plumbers working for Bob's plumbing, would you go to work for Bob's at a discount wage to the same job as before but ONLY to be working with your "brothers" in the same **** different day mode......... Hell NO




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It's unlikely that anyone working for Bob's Plumbing has earned $100 million in his career, or has a current net worth of $50 million, so your analogy is a bit flawed.
 

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That was a media / fan driven story and as nolstagic as it may have seemed, it wasn't going to happen unless the money was there. If for example you were a plumber working at Joe's plumbing and your two brothers were plumbers working for Bob's plumbing, would you go to work for Bob's at a discount wage to the same job as before but ONLY to be working with your "brothers" in the same **** different day mode......... Hell NO




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Just as topseed stated, sports are a different realm. Players take less for a shot at glory or a better situation all the time.
 

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Just as topseed stated, sports are a different realm. Players take less for a shot at glory or a better situation all the time.


and JJ had less shot at glory and better situation here correct or are you saying his "glory and situation" is better at Arizona............ did the money make a difference............ ??? My point exactly.



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