(01-03-2023, 09:00 PM)Bullseye Wrote:

(01-03-2023, 08:35 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: LOL

Why are you guys so hell bent on acting like this defense shut down Henry? 
I'd love for that to be true, but it just isn't. 

 Henry had 3 carries for 23 yards and a reception for 16 in the 2nd Q before the fumble. 

 Why would you call that shutting him down? Unless you mean his coach and coordinator shut him down.
They should have fed him more.  

Literally the only drive he was shut down on by our defense was the tacks first possession of the second half. 
They stuffed him twice, Tenn. was backed up by a penalty, Tannehill was sacked,  and they punted. That's it. That was the only instance in that whole game that he was "shut down" by our defense. 

 It was nice work by our defense and really good timing to do make stops on that drive, but it doesn't equate to Henry being  "shut down by our defense from the second quarter on." 
It was quickly 27-17 halfway into the third and the tacks abandoned the run.

The surest ways to shut him down this game

1.  Jump out to an early lead and don't let up.

2.  Avoid turnovers like the plague.  Every time we've lost a big game to the tacks, we have a disastrous string of turnovers.

3.  On defense, Penetration rules the nation.

4.  Two words:  Gang tackle.

Agreed

The state of their o-line should help us in preventing a pass game from flourishing. That penetration you mention should be achievable with aggressive play calls. 

Vrabel will need to rely on plenty of smoke and mirrors / gadgets to generate offense outside of hard earned rushing gains from Henry. 

This matchup is stacked up well for the Jags to take care of business. Henry will get his, but it probably won't be enough.

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