Derrick Henry

Discussion in 'NFL Draft' started by netnut, Dec 14, 2015.

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  1. Tewa Titan

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    The NFL is a beast though, if Chris Johnson didn't have the speed he had the first few years in the league he wouldn't have been as good as he was then. Without his speed no way he'd get 2000 yards in one season. DL's in the NFL can get penetration on even some of the best offensive lines, NFL RBs have to be able to make people miss and break tackles. I'll be watching Henry once the season rolls around.
     
  2. TitanUpB4UGO

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    I haven't seen a lot of him, but he reminds me of Sankey. Same size and running style. One that I don't think works very well in the NFL. Just too small.
     
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  3. Fry

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    Except Sankey just gets what's blocked. Cook breaks tackles and makes defenders miss. Cook is explosive while Sankey is not. Other than that....
     
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  4. Meow

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    Sankey was plenty explosive in college. I think they are very, very similar.
     
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  5. JCBRAVE

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    Sankey was a lot of things, lately he's pure garbage tho.

    IDK what happened to the kid, used to be something worthwhile
     
  6. jplusip

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    A team should only draft Henry if they have an elite run blocking OLine.

    The Titans do not (remotely) have an elite run block OLine.

    Therefore, the Titans should not draft Henry.
     
  7. Fry

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    Sankey was never explosive. He may have broken off some long runs but he never made a defender miss in the hole and broke off a 40-yard run. If the hole was big enough for him to get 40 he got 40 and then was chased down from behind.

    I never once watched Sankey and thought he was special. I do that on a weekly basis with Cook.
     
  8. JCBRAVE

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    Henry's issue is stopping and going. Its assumed he will fail here due to our inept linemen, but the reality is if teams are getting inside penetration and forcing him to bounce it outside thats fine, you call different packages that force the defense to stop doing that.. Waggles and bootlegs are designed to move the pocket, that kind of stuff slows a defense down. As well as screens and other laterally designed plays

    Henry is a beast tho
     
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    Henry isn't perfect, but he'd be able to do very well in a system like that and I've got a feeling we're going to have a better OL than people think going forward. Having played the position I can tell you that the blocking schemes used by Whis were just about the worst possible way to use the type of players he drafted, if you look at it our blocking was much better once we canned that moron, add in an upgraded RT and a scheme that fits our OL personnel and we'll find out what we really have, scheme fit is far more important than people think, it's not as simple as good players will perform well regardless of the system, that works on Madden, but not in real football.
     
  10. JCBRAVE

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    No player is perfect, but once you learn how to properly use a guy he becomes dangerous..

    If we took Henry we'd 1. have to upgrade the Center. Anyone we add will have a very hard time if the Center is in their way as was the case much of 2015. 2nd, we need to get the play calling under control. Way too often I watched us shift gears when the RB's were turning in good yards, why? You DO NOT go from gaining 4-yards, then 5-yards to throwing on 3rd&1, thats dumb..

    So really to get the most out of Henry all we have to do is draft or sign a better Center and then not sabotage the game plan with stupid playcalling...

    Seems almost too easy
     
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