With the 45th Pick of the 2016 Draft: Alabama RB Derrick Henry

Thanks for making that comment! Despite having watched every play of every Alabama game this season, this made me go back and look at some of his highlights and film.

Came away laughing and even more excited for him to be on our team because I had forgotten just how stupidly easy he makes brushing off tackles, his vision, burst, and extremely understated speed. I saw more guys taking terrible angles than any one I can remember.

The reason people like yourself knock him is because he makes plays look so much easier than they actually are. A true sign of greatness is making the impossibly difficult look easy. Watch a game with Brady, Brees or Rodgers and they all make the game look so simple; they're just playing pitch and catch with their receivers. Bad QB's make everything look like a challenge... because it is! The greats just make it look easy. And Henry absolutely has all the tools to be great in this league.

 

I thought he was a Whiz/ Webster pick? Regardless whether Whiz was there or not I'd be calling SD. With the Gordon surgery and if we arent happy with Sankey it wouldn't hurt to put out a feeler and get something for him. If we may cut him anyway.

 

Sankey is 5'10 209lbs....Henry Is 6'3 238 lbs....and kid ran a faster unofficial time and roughly the same being 30 lbs heavier and 5 inches taller....yeah, Sankey is faster...GTFOH

 

He was a Whiz pick,,but he fell out of favor fast.

Sankey has no significant value, I'd be surprised if he even fetched a 7th rounder.

 

I don't agree with the hate or love for this guy.

Some have him as a bust and others have him as a day one starter the real answer here is none of the above.

He will struggle early because of the speed of the nfl but he will help Murray win us a couple of games at the end of the season.

 

We will now relatively fast what he is about....RB's usually adjust pretty quick compared to other positions....I knew Sankey sucked when he ran with no passion in camp.

 

People forget that our RBs coach is one the worst in the NFL. Henry will struggle early because of that especially since henry looks kind of dumb.

 

The thing I noticed most, and got me quite excited, was it looked like Henry had a *boost* once he picked a hole and went. He saw where he wanted to go and accelerated very quickly, very impressive for his size. I haven’t watched a lot of tape, but I really liked what I’ve seen.


This is also forward thinking for JR. In two years when this team actually might have a shot at being really good, they’re already going to have their starting RB well versed in the system and the position will be taken care of. Actually, you see that in a number of the draft picks this year. It’s refreshing.

 

The trait that both of those guys had and one that Henry lacks is the quick feet. Jerome Bettis had the quickest feet for a guy his size I've ever seen. CJ could gain speed when he made his cuts, which is what made him so dangerous. Henry is very fast to accelerate going straight forward.

This is what I want to see in a RB and Henry just doesn't show it. Can he make the unblocked defender miss in the hole?


There's one guy between you and the end zone and you run directly into him?

 

I think he just wanted to kill someone there....

But still, what is this then?

Or this:

Or this:


I can do this all day man.