(01-03-2023, 03:00 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(01-03-2023, 12:00 PM)carp8dm Wrote: LOL!  We do have different definitions...  

I'm more than happy to let Henry have 100 yards and 1 TD.  But if he goes off for 200 YDS and 2 TDs, that could be a problem.

Last game we played, he ripped off 100 Yards in the first quarter!!  That's how great the guy is.  But we basically neutralized for the rest of the game, and that's why we blew them out.  I don't think Henry would consider that game in Nashville a "good" game for him.  And I would agree.  I believe, even though the dude went for 100 yards, that we stopped him for the majority of the game.  To me, that's a win.

The dude is superhuman against us.  Giving up only 100 yards, when the tacks are basically worthless in the air, is absolutely a good thing.  But if Henry is running for 200+ yards and multiple TDs it means they are dominating our defense, and - like I said - that's gonna be a long night for us.

He had 155 all purpose yards in the game  - not sure where this 100 yards thing is coming from -  and he averaged over 10 yards per touch in the second quarter - he just didn't get many touches that quarter and then they were too far behind. 

Let me put it like this - If Vrabel/Downing had kept feeding Henry the rock in that game  I BELIEVE  he 100% would have had 200+ yards and 2 touchdowns. Even figuring in the 4 times he was stuffed on rush attempts and the fumble (at the end of a big gain) he was clicking of 7+ yards per carry and 11.3 yards per catch. He was playing great. 

The only two possessions we stopped him on were the forced fumble near the red zone and the three and out at in the mid 3rd Q. 

They abandoned the run for the remaining 23 minutes of clock. 

I don't think we stopped him at all. They quit feeding him.

I still think he'll need to have a career game on Sat. night to make any sort of difference, because I think our offense can produce more points than theirs. And I think we can get points on the board faster.

Just really quick...

You do know what Derrick Henry normally does to us?  I mean, you get that right?

You are making it sound like "155 all purpose yards" is such a domination....  Henry is capable of 200+ and multiple TDs.  We held him to "155" and only 1 TD.  And the vast majority was in the 1st Quarter.  We shut him down for 3 quarters.  Come on.  I know you watched that game.  WE shut him down on December 11th.  And you know it.  

Based on history, what happened in Nashville this past December is absolutely a nuetralization of King Henry.  I'm not sure why you are acting like the way our D absolutely took out Henry in that game is something to ignore.

You spent another thread eating crow about how our D actually has stepped up.  You ate crow about how you were wrong regarding the Defense and it's ability to adjust.  And yet here you are, acting as though what we did to Henry on December 11th was nothing and should be ignored.

Not me.  I have confidence in this team, and I think if we can hold Henry to only 100 yards than that's a win.  If Henry only scores 1 TD and isn't a factor in the 2nd half, than that should be praised upon and our D should consider that a win.

King Henry has decimated out teams for years when everything was on the line.  Our D has a clear assignment.  And I don't know why you are ignoring how important it is to keep Henry under 200 and less than 2 TDs.  If Henry is over 200 and more than 2 TDs, we're in for a long night.  What I'm saying isn't even controversial.  It's just how it's always been.  UNTILL SATURDAY NIGHT, BABY!!!  It's time to show them that we can stop Henry.  That's gonna be the nail in the tack coffin.

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