ESPN's Booger McFarland Gets Ripped To Shreds By The Internet Over Embarrassing J.J. Watt Hot Take During Texans-Colts Wildcard Playoff Game

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For the past year the Monday Night Football team has received plenty of criticism for being pretty terrible all-around.

During today’s Colts-Texans AFC wildcard playoff game, color commentator Booger McFarland had an absolutely idiotic take about JJ Watt deflecting the ball at the line of scrimmage instead of going for the sack.

Here's the video, Booger is criticizing J.J. Watt for making a stop on defense that was a deflection instead of a sack in a play where the QB got rid of the ball quickly. Smh

Watt also created a turnover in the game earlier, a deflection that led to INT.pic.twitter.com/WxscNi5udR

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) January 5, 2019

Of course the Internet went on to rip McFarland to shreds over his dumb take.

Why is Booger criticizing Watt for batting a ball? Especially a drive after he batted a ball for an interception? What is going on?

— Cian (@Cianaf) January 5, 2019

Booger is chastising Watt for batting a ball… what is this?

— Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) January 5, 2019

Booger McFarland on JJ watt (after he bats the ball down): “They don’t pay you to bat balls down as a defensive end”

Bruh, what? 😂😂

— BLACK ADAM SCHEFTER (@B1ackSchefter) January 5, 2019

Booger said JJ Watt isn’t a 3-time DPOY because he batted balls. My goodness. Terrible analysis, man.

— Alykhan Bijani (@Rockets_Insider) January 5, 2019

Booger McFarland is awful. Honestly terrible. Worst I’ve ever heard in a booth. No idea how he got this job and Kurt Warner is still doing radio. #ColtsTexans

— Mike (@mikeabingham) January 5, 2019

Booger McFarland said this isn't what defensive linemen are paid to do pic.twitter.com/hECTZDAS7w

— Ben Livingston (@bliv94) January 5, 2019

Booger: “J.J. Watt isn’t a great player because he bats passes.”

(Graphic appears saying Watt has the most batted passes since 2011, lol.)

(Also, a Watt batted pass created the only big play of the day for Houston.)

— Jimmy Kempski (@JimmyKempski) January 5, 2019

ESPN’s Booger McFarland Gets Ripped To Shreds By The Internet Over Embarrassing J.J. Watt Hot Take During Texans-Colts Wildcard Playoff Game