(11-08-2021, 07:50 PM)JagsFanSince95 Wrote:

(11-08-2021, 07:15 PM)Jag88 Wrote: Henderson looked good on paper. Something just went wrong. Maybe its something to do about the rumors he is DEPRESSED.  Who could have predicted that? Either way, go jags!

His lapse in his game is almost certainly a mental one. Work ethic? Attitude? Who knows, he had the talent, shame he nearly wasted a million dollar career on his inability to find a good doctor who could help him. Hope he's not depressed or anything and gets help with whatever is ailing him. He's still a very talented player and with the right mindset can salvage his career and still try and earn a big payday. It'd be too bad since he could've been a solid piece of us going forward.

It seems like the three most important attributes of a successful NFL player are 1) does he have the physical ability, 2) does he love football, and 3) does he have the mental ability to pick up the intricacies of the game.  

From what I have seen, (3) is not that hard.  There are a lot of apparently not very bright guys playing great NFL football.  (1) is fairly easy to measure, with the Combine and all.  But (2), does he love football enough, that's where your scouts and your GM should earn their money.  I don't understand how we could have missed the fact that Henderson has some sort of psychological problem with playing football.  It should have come out in an interview, or a background investigation.  Obviously, Caldwell gets an F on that one.  That was his job to watch out for that.

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