(02-17-2023, 02:56 PM)Cleatwood Wrote: (02-12-2023, 05:49 PM)cat bells Wrote: For me Derrick Henry's health still hangs over them like the sword of damocles.
Am I the only one that isn't worried about Henry at all?
A running back with his style of play hits a wall and then never comes back. He can't catch passes and is so dependent on his Oline.
Henry is likely cooked in Tennesee and it wouldn't shock me to see him have a massive and quick decline.
To be honest it was more just a general comment on the state of the 'titans' organisation and their recent lack of offensive balance, than necessarily being 'worried' about Henry.
I'm not sure from a personal standpoint i get 'worried' about any player really so if agree with you there. Maybe it's an age thing but the older i get the more i realise it's not worth it. If we want to win it all we'll have to beat them all to do it anyways! As a white haired, silver tongues old sage once said... "If you want to be the man you've got to beat the man!"
On Henry specifically, I know he obviously plays for a big rival but he's a player i have enjoyed watching (ahem ... Jags games and 99 yarders aside
) Taking the fact that we'd happily take two wins over them every season out of it it would be difficult not to respect what he's done over the last few years. He's carried his team and done it with great style and as far as I'm aware conducted himself with a bit of class and decency. I think it's a shame he's never had a decent chance at a super bowl due to the fact he has played in such a lopsided offense. His career has deserved at least one good chance on a chiefs/bills/bengals/9ers standard roster. I'd agree with you he's probably not what he was but I think in the right offense he'd still have significant success for another couple of years.
It obviously wouldn't happen due to cost/cap but he'd be a damn useful on our current roster ... He wouldn't have to take the ball up 30 times a game, it would spell Ettiene, give us something extra in the run game and Trevor and Pedereson would probably be swinging from the chandeliers at the rpo options!
(02-17-2023, 05:20 PM)cat bells Wrote: (02-17-2023, 02:56 PM)Cleatwood Wrote: Am I the only one that isn't worried about Henry at all?
A running back with his style of play hits a wall and then never comes back. He can't catch passes and is so dependent on his Oline.
Henry is likely cooked in Tennesee and it wouldn't shock me to see him have a massive and quick decline.
To be honest it was more just a general comment on the state of the 'titans' organisation and their recent lack of offensive balance, than necessarily being 'worried' about Henry.
I'm not sure from a personal standpoint i get 'worried' about any player really so id agree with you there. Maybe it's an age thing but the older i get the more i realise it's not worth it. If we want to win it all we'll have to beat them all to do it anyways! As a white haired, silver tongued old sage once said... "If you want to be the man you've got to beat the man!"
On Henry specifically, I know he obviously plays for a big rival but he's a player i have enjoyed watching (ahem ... Jags games and 99 yarders aside ) Taking the fact that we'd happily take two wins over them every season out of it it would be difficult not to respect what he's done over the last few years. He's carried his team and done it with great style and (as far as I'm aware) conducted himself with a bit of class and decency. I think it's a shame he's never had a decent chance at a super bowl due to the fact he has played in such a lopsided offense. His career has deserved at least one good chance on a chiefs/bills/bengals/9ers standard roster. I'd agree with you he's probably not what he was but I think in the right offense he'd still have significant success for another couple of years.
It obviously wouldn't happen due to cost/cap but he'd be a damn useful on our current roster ... He wouldn't have to take the ball up 30 times a game, it would spell Ettiene, give us something extra in the run game and Trevor and Pedereson would probably be swinging from the chandeliers at the rpo options!
