T.J. Watt shares his thoughts on how the Pittsburgh Steelers can improve their run defense against the Bengals.
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00:00 >> I think being gap sound, tackling, it's all basic football things.
00:06 Not trying to do too much.
00:08 I think they all kind of fall into those categories.
00:10 >> Do you feel like you need to do too much here with all the injuries and
00:13 the secondary and replacing guys?
00:16 >> No, no, and that's the thing is understanding that, like I've said
00:20 countless times, is that everybody here is in the same meetings,
00:24 everybody's at the same walkthroughs practice.
00:26 It's all about just trusting and believing that the guy's gonna be where
00:30 they're supposed to be and you don't have to do too much.
00:32 The play's gonna make themselves.
00:33 >> TJ, there are some comments made, I guess,
00:36 in your production meeting from your [INAUDIBLE] area.
00:39 So I just wanted to give you a chance to clarify what you're talking about in
00:42 terms of practice habits for the guys out there.
00:46 >> Yeah, I mean, I referred to myself as when I was a young player,
00:49 just learning how to practice, how to apply yourself on the practice field.
00:54 And it wasn't attacking anybody.
00:56 It was a general statement of, as a leader on this team,
00:59 I feel obligated to show people with my actions how to practice.
01:05 And it was not taking anything away from guys not practicing.
01:08 So I'm not sure how that happened, but it is what it is.
01:12 >> When you look at how this team practices, I mean,
01:15 do you feel like everybody is holding the standard or
01:18 following your example of following your actions?
01:22 >> Yeah, it's not my standard.
01:23 It's nothing that I'm doing, it's what's set before me.
01:28 It's about continually getting better.
01:30 If we're satisfied with what we're doing, then we're wrong.
01:33 We need to continue to be striving.