Desmond Watson leads surging Gators defense

[Bernardo de la Paz]

Big Dez getting some love:

Florida football: Desmond Watson, a mountain of a man, leads surging Gators defense

Defensive tackle Desmond Watson has emerged for Florida's improving defense as the season has gone along.

www.saturdaydownsouth.com

 

[oxrageous]

The article says he's the number 1 rated run-stopping defender in the entire country over the last couple games. That's amazing.

 

[TN G8tr]

Love this kid. He plays hard and love what he is doing to help the Defense. Would have loved for him to get the 6 last weekend, but great. Would have also been cool if Rattler wound up underneath him.

 

[GatorInKnox]

The article says he's the number 1 rated run-stopping defender in the entire country over the last couple games. That's amazing.

Yea this is other worldly good.

 

[soflagator]

 

[Bernardo de la Paz]

The article says he's the number 1 rated run-stopping defender in the entire country over the last couple games. That's amazing.

It also said that he's played more snaps in the last 6 quarters than he did in the previous 12 combined.

I guess he's a really big part of the defensive turnaround. /Rog

 

[Gator By Marriage]

Yea this is other worldly good.

Woulda been great if instead of trying to stiff arm Rattler, he had just picked him up like a little kid and carried him along for the ride into the end zone.

 

[NavetG8r]

Love me some big Des! I said when the season was about to start that I was hopeful he'd help out but also skeptical he'd be able to play many downs due to his weight and conditioning. In the spring the media guys were saying he'd be out of breath and gasping after a single rep. Looks like he must've come around because he's played a LOT more reps than I was expecting based on what those guys were saying. Glad they were wrong because he's seemingly getting better and better as the season goes on and him playing more snaps appears to benefit the defense.

 

[Durty South Swamp]

if Dez could just drop 25 pounds hed be worlds faster and much better conditioned. perhaps with his snap count ticking up the weight will come down naturally.

 

[TN G8tr]

if Dez could just drop 25 pounds hed be worlds faster and much better conditioned. perhaps with his snap count ticking up the weight will come down naturally.

Napier stated yesterday that he is actually 435 and they are working on him. Sure they want to get the weight down some, but Napier said they want to change "the composition" of his body type. Convert some of that to good bulk and strength. Can you imagine if they kept him at about 420-25 and changed his body. Holy Shyt. He would be an absolute monster. He's a grown azz man now as it is.

 

[Alumni Guy]

Look at the size of his calf muscle. It’s bigger than the QB’s thigh

 

[MJMGator]

The article says he's the number 1 rated run-stopping defender in the entire country over the last couple games. That's amazing.

I’m not an X and O guy, but I’ve found myself watching him and he’s impressive. He is immovable even though they’ve started double teaming him often. He doesn’t make a ton of tackles, but that’s really not his job. He eats up 2 blockers and 2 gaps most plays. Absolute beast!

 

[Alumni Guy]

Maybe I’m just getting used to Big Dez, but it looks like he’s slimmed down a bit this season.

Anyone have some before and after pictures? (If true, I intend to do the “reverse dez” over thanksgiving and get visibly fatter: wish me luck)

 

[Detroitgator]

+18 is like our previous 4 season combined....

 

[NOLAGATOR]

Dude is huge 6-5 400lbs?

Napier said he didn't even put in a strong effort over the summer, not like now.

Can you imagine him in a year or two?

 

[Ironhead]

That’s a cool azz picture.
Someone needs to show him how to put away the football.
He doesn’t even have his hand on the ball.

That was an awesome play and Des has always been a player I hoped would evolve into a Tae Cody type player.

Looks like he’s headed in the right direction.

Love it!

 

[oxrageous]

Evidently he was close to 500 pounds out of high school. It's hard to comprehend that much human.

 

[soflagator]

Evidently he was close to 500 pounds out of high school. It's hard to comprehend that much human.

The only person that probably could was banned earlier this week, I think, for some of his comments in the PF. Awful timing.

 

[gardnerwebbgator]

Karl needs to get him in at FB on the goal line in the next two games to get him that TD.