T.J. Watt was selected to his first Pro Bowl last season, but the Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker believes he has more to offer in his third NFL season.

“More splash. More plays,” Watt said Wednesday via the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. “I think I left a lot of plays out there. I feel like I definitely got into a rhythm toward the end of the season and got more comfortable in all aspects of the game, not just the pass rush.”

The 6-foot-4, 252-pound Watt led the Steelers with 13 sacks, 21 quarterback hits, and six forced fumbles and was fourth with 68 tackles last season after switching to the left side. He played on the right side as a rookie, when Watt had 52 tackles, seven sacks, 13 quarterback hits, a forced fumble, and an interception.

Watt said he feels “way more comfortable” on the left side now that he has a year under his belt and that he has more moves at his disposal than he did a year ago.

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That bodes well both for him and the rest of the Pittsburgh defense, including fellow outside linebacker Bud Dupree.

Watt said that he and Dupree, who had 5 ½ sacks last season, are bringing out the best in each other at Steelers OTA practices and is counting on that to translate to games next season.

“We both understand that we’re really good athletes and we look up to each other,” Watt said. “It’s good to have that kind of star power when I go up against Bud because Bud is a heck of an athlete.

“I think we’ll be in for a treat this year.”