Derrick Henry done?

[RobertWeathers]

Seriously. Vrabel must pick him first in fantasy every year.

No kidding.

Might be coincidence or bad luck but seems once a RB hits 2000 yards either the following year or their career takes a hit.

1974- OJ had an average year for him but still had a couple of monster years left.
1985- ****erson had an average year for him. Still had a couple of big years left.
1999- Barry Sanders had a great year. Retired in 2000.
1999 Terrell Davis- Blown ACL. He was human after that.
2004- Jamal Lewis- Got hurt. Had some 1000yd seasons. Nothing special.
2010- Chris Johnson- Had some good years after 2009 but seemed to lose that xtra gear
2013- AD- Very good 2013. 2014 IR. Great 2015 but downhill after that.
2021- Derrick Henry-Foot. IR?

 

[jah]

In the modern NFL having your best player be a running back is playing with fire.

I'd say the bigger problem is putting all your eggs in one basket. The teams doing it tend to do it with RBs (Henry, CMC) but it could also be a QB.

 

[Simpelton]

In the modern NFL having your best player be a running back is playing with fire.

I don't think that was any less true in the "old" NFL. We remember the guys who were successful doing this for multiple seasons because they were so rare.

 

[VectorPrime]

I don't think that was any less true in the "old" NFL. We remember the guys who were successful doing this for multiple seasons because they were so rare.

Thats true. But back in a league where passing wasn’t as prolific a RB with only say 4 elite years could power a team to a championship.

 

[Sicilian]

I'd say the bigger problem is putting all your eggs in one basket. The teams doing it tend to do it with RBs (Henry, CMC) but it could also be a QB.

The big difference here is number of hits on that egg. If you're a RB and you carry the ball 25 times, you get hit 25 times. If you're a QB and throw the ball 40 times, you might get hit 5. Throw in the NFL rules protecting the QB, and you're less likely to suffer an injury to your most important player if he's a QB versus a RB.

 

[Simpelton]

Thats true. But back in a league where passing wasn’t as prolific a RB with only say 4 elite years could power a team to a championship.

it often didn't happen though. Lots of great run heavy teams came up short or were beaten by teams through the air, even when the passing game wasn't so assiduously protected.

 

[Simpelton]

The big difference here is number of hits on that egg. If you're a RB and you carry the ball 25 times, you get hit 25 times. If you're a QB and throw the ball 40 times, you might get hit 5. Throw in the NFL rules protecting the QB, and you're less likely to suffer an injury to your most important player if he's a QB versus a RB.

if you're an RB with 25 carries and you're only hit 25 times, you're probably doing it wrong. So many times we've seen Henry absorb a punishing hit and keep going, slip a tackle or move the pile despite being hit from all sides. It adds up fast and the human body, even a freakish one like King Henry's, can only take so much punishment.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

 

[Sicilian]

This is a hit, but they've still got a 3 game lead on the Colts (with the head to head tiebreaker) and games left against Houston x 2, Miami, and Jacksonville. So even if they lose every other game on their schedule (which has some tough ones), they're 10-7. Colts would need to go 8-1 the rest of the way to beat them for that division.

 

[RIpats88]

Running backs have short shelf lives. It is what it is sadly. The amount of carries and hits this guy has taken add up

 

[Hawaiipatsfan2]

The sheer number of carries that guy has had in the last 4 years, you wonder when these types of things were going to start creeping up on him. Never wish injury on a player, but from a Patriots perspective, this definitely helps if he's still out when we face them. Henry's a guy you can gameplan perfectly for and he'll still beat you because he's such a load.

4 years? That guy is the definition of a bell cow. He’s been carrying the rock, and generally with it his entire team, since he was in pop warmer. I can’t even imagine how many times he’s run the ball or been tackled and hit in his life. It can’t be a comforting number.

 

[RobertWeathers]

if you're an RB with 25 carries and you're only hit 25 times, you're probably doing it wrong. So many times we've seen Henry absorb a punishing hit and keep going, slip a tackle or move the pile despite being hit from all sides. It adds up fast and the human body, even a freakish one like King Henry's, can only take so much punishment.

...or the RB is not of this planet.

 

[Sicilian]

...or the RB is not of this planet.

God, what a talent wasted in Detroit...

 

[BradytoMosstoGronk]

Ryan Tannehill now asked to do more than be completely reliant on this fine specimen?

Yikes.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Shows you how much they've relied on Henry this year.

 

[RobertWeathers]

In case the foot has perm damage....

If Henry is released following the 2021 season, it would cost $6 million in dead money but would create $9 million in cap savings. The next year, those numbers go to $3 million and $12.5 million

A Closer Look at Derrick Henry's Contract

The deal does not makes the NFL's 2019 rushing champion the highest-paid player at his position, but it provides two years of absolute security.

www.si.com

 

[SHOWTIME15]

Ryan Tannehill now asked to do more than be completely reliant on this fine specimen?

Yikes.

Tannehill is dealing with a neck injury, so…

 

[Kontradiction]

This is bad news for the Titans, and Tannehill especially, since he relies so heavily on play action. That threat is gone without Henry. Even if he isn’t done for the season, he will still be out for a long while since he will need a screw inserted in his foot.

 

[BradytoMosstoGronk]

Tannehill is dealing with a neck injury, so…

So their offense is shot.

 

[Hammer of Thor]