Report: J.J. Watt choosing between Titans, Packers or Bills
By Will Lomas
Titans make the cut for J.J. Watt
Free agency is a wild time, and right now all eyes are on J.J. Watt and whether he will pick the Tennessee Titans, Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers, or Buffalo Bills.
Well, if you believe John Clayton (which you generally should), then you can eliminate the Pittsburgh Steelers from that group.
Aside from the “dark horse” Las Vegas Raiders, the three strongest candidates for Watt are the Titans, Packers, and Bills according to Clayton.
Even if you don’t think that Clayton has an inside scoop on this, these destinations all make sense for Watt.
.@JohnClaytonNFL says JJ Watt won't be coming to Pittsburgh. Tennessee, Green Bay, and Buffalo are the 3 teams. Raiders as a dark horse.
— Andrew Fillipponi (@ThePoniExpress) February 24, 2021
If his goal is to go to a playoff-caliber team and join a functional organization, then these three all stand out as teams doing it the right way. The big question now is, which team is going to offer him the best deal?
Well, all three teams are actually scheduled to have negative cap space heading into the offseason, so no matter which one of these teams he picks it is going to be a move that has ripple effects across the roster.
Here is where it gets interesting for Titans fans, and a lot of you know where I am going with this. The Titans have one of the most flexible cap situations in the NFL with only 36% of their total cap space tied up in contracts that they can’t get out of or restructure.
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Only one team in the NFL is in a better position and that would be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who said that today that they aren’t looking at many outside free agents this offseason.
While I’m not sure which team will offer Watt the most money, I know the team that can offer Watt the most money, and that is the Tennessee Titans.
I see the attraction of those other teams, but I don’t understand how J.J. Watt could see the chaos going on in the AFC South and think that any other situation would be better for him.
The Colts just traded for the QB who led the NFL in interceptions last year even though he only played 12 games.
Jacksonville is Jacksonville, and he just saw the dumpster fire that is the Houston Easterbys.
The Titans have a spot on the defense waiting for him right in between Jeffery Simmons and Harold Landry and he knows exactly what will be asked of him in that defense. This is a win-win for everyone, all that is left is for Watt to sign on the dotted line.