"The King ain't going out like a chump"This is a tough one. MNF makes it difficult to manage. If Henry was 100%, I’d consider playing both him and Spears as a flex. I’m thinking game script will favor Spears getting work. With Henry questionable I guess I’ll have to treat Spears strictly as a backup plan if Henry can’t go. Don’t really like the matchup for Henry though.
NopeBTW, I believe I saw somewhere that Henry has never had a concussion, but I’m not a 100% on that.
Spears can only run wide as of now.No chance at playoffs, why would they play him?
Maybe…or maybe not.Well, getting your bell rung would probably constitute a concussion, TBH.
Yes, Hurts went from the tent to the locker room, then re-entered the game.Has there been any official indication of whether he IS or IS NOT in the concussion protocol?
I know Bri said he believed Vrable mis-spoke or was mis-quoted when he said he isn't in the protocol, but that is the latest news: that he isn't in the protocol. Obviously, we have to watch practice reports between now & Monday, but if he is in the protocol, he needs to get cleared by an independent neurologist to play on MNF. If he isn't in the protocol, he does not need that clearance.
I know he went to the blue tent, then to the locker room and never returned; but Hurts went to the tent, then the locker room, before he returned, right? After missing some time? He must not have entered the protocol, since he returned to play. Is it possible that Henry went to the locker room, but didn't enter the protocol, but they kept him out anyway (similar to what happened to Watson earlier this year), or that by the team he was ready to return to the game, it was over?
This is probably not what happened.Yes, Hurts went from the tent to the locker room, then re-entered the game.Has there been any official indication of whether he IS or IS NOT in the concussion protocol?
I know Bri said he believed Vrable mis-spoke or was mis-quoted when he said he isn't in the protocol, but that is the latest news: that he isn't in the protocol. Obviously, we have to watch practice reports between now & Monday, but if he is in the protocol, he needs to get cleared by an independent neurologist to play on MNF. If he isn't in the protocol, he does not need that clearance.
I know he went to the blue tent, then to the locker room and never returned; but Hurts went to the tent, then the locker room, before he returned, right? After missing some time? He must not have entered the protocol, since he returned to play. Is it possible that Henry went to the locker room, but didn't enter the protocol, but they kept him out anyway (similar to what happened to Watson earlier this year), or that by the team he was ready to return to the game, it was over?
Vrabel has made it clear Henry is not in the protocol. He evidently passed the field test for a concussion, but was held out as a precaution or some other reason.
This was my guess. Sleeper just pinged and updated his status from questionable to healthy but with no meaningful news/citationsMaybe it's not his head? Maybe it's actually his neck?
Situation is as clear as mud. I guess we'll get the practice report today.
Monday night game and the potential for a rotten gamescript are problematic as it is.
From Titans site-
A few days ago, that was in question when the Titans running back left Sunday's game against the Colts with concussion symptoms.
"I guess (trainers and doctors) saw something that they felt like I couldn't return," Henry said on Thursday. "I felt fine – just took a helmet-to-helmet hit and they saw enough where I couldn't go back in. I wanted to go back in – it was hard to watch – but I have to respect their decision.
"I can't fight it – it's their decision, it's their call. It sucks, but you have to respect it. I wanted to go out there and continue to play and help us win, but they felt different. … I think the league is trying to be cautious with head injuries, which I respect. It's all about player safety."
Any news? Have the same issue.This sucks due to it being a Monday night game. Almost forced to put D. Pierce in as there is nobody else I can start Monday night if he doesn’t play.
Is he even on the injury report? I've seen nothing.Vegas seems to think he is playing. That's all I got.
Just rampant speculation. I believe they pulled him from the last game for a big helmet to helmet hit and would not let him back in the game.Is he even on the injury report? I've seen nothing.Vegas seems to think he is playing. That's all I got.
I dont think he has logged a practice, or at least a full practice, this week, but he has no injury designation. FMLIs he even on the injury report? I've seen nothing.Vegas seems to think he is playing. That's all I got.
That makes no sense.I dont think he has logged a practice, or at least a full practice, this week, but he has no injury designation. FMLIs he even on the injury report? I've seen nothing.Vegas seems to think he is playing. That's all I got.
No practice on Thursday, limited on Friday.That makes no sense.I dont think he has logged a practice, or at least a full practice, this week, but he has no injury designation. FMLIs he even on the injury report? I've seen nothing.Vegas seems to think he is playing. That's all I got.
No practice all week, but no injury designation?
Full participant today.Any news? Have the same issue.This sucks due to it being a Monday night game. Almost forced to put D. Pierce in as there is nobody else I can start Monday night if he doesn’t play.
Yeah man. I have him in an FFPC league... him vs. Kincaid. I think I gotta roll with King Henry especially with Knox back. Might be ruing the day as the game script could get out of hand quickly.Back to Henry, he's still unstoppable if he catches a screen with a blocker near the sideline. There isn't a DB in the league that wants to see that. I have him in one league and will begrudgingly leave him in.
Henry has been abysmal in games where they lose by more than one score. But he is still Derrick Henry.Yeah man. I have him in an FFPC league... him vs. Kincaid. I think I gotta roll with King Henry especially with Knox back. Might be ruing the day as the game script could get out of hand quickly.Back to Henry, he's still unstoppable if he catches a screen with a blocker near the sideline. There isn't a DB in the league that wants to see that. I have him in one league and will begrudgingly leave him in.
I’m starting him over OBJ, K walker, Lockett and Garrett Wilson. I’ll probably beFull participant today.Any news? Have the same issue.This sucks due to it being a Monday night game. Almost forced to put D. Pierce in as there is nobody else I can start Monday night if he doesn’t play.
He's playing.
Tim Kelly does not commit to him but yet he is their only hope. They don't have corners fast enough to cover the Fins nevermind any other aspect of CB play. Titans only option is to run Henry a hundred times.
Kelly is very much a look at me type OC so I expect Fins score, he responds and calls deep shots, reverses, maybe a fleaflicker and 21-0 real fast. Jalen Ramsey on Hopkins is a good battle Hopkins usually wins but it's not like he feasts. It's a horrible horrible matchup for the Titans.
I'm considering picking up Burks(bust) or Moore (1 catch per game) in a start six WR league and using one over AT Perry because I would bet Levis completes a few deep balls but I am as desperate as can be and grasping.
Back to Henry, he's still unstoppable if he catches a screen with a blocker near the sideline. There isn't a DB in the league that wants to see that. I have him in one league and will begrudgingly leave him in.
Scott Barrett
Derrick Henry, Last 5 Games vs. Texans
+ 25 touches, 126 total yards, 1 touchdown
+ 33 touches, 228 total yards, 2 touchdowns
+ 34 touches, 250 total yards, 2 touchdowns
+ 24 touches, 264 total yards, 2 touchdowns
+ 32 touches, 211 total yards, 3 touchdowns
Next Gen Stats
Derrick Henry reached a top speed of 21.68 mph on his 69-yard run, tied for the 7th-fastest speed by a ball carrier this season, and Henry's fastest play since Week 6, 2021 (career-high 21.80 mph).
Expected Rush Yards: 10
Rush Yards Over Expected: +59
#JAXvsTEN | #Titans
Give him an actual offensive line and watch what happens. The last OL rating I saw for Tennessee was #32.Still easily a top-5 NFL RB. Should have tons of suiters despite his age.
I can't imagine the Titans line was worse than NYG, but yeah, Henry has looked like his same old self whenever holes have presented themselves.Give him an actual offensive line and watch what happens. The last OL rating I saw for Tennessee was #32.Still easily a top-5 NFL RB. Should have tons of suiters despite his age.
I've seen 24th to 32nd to be fair over the last few weeks, but we are still talking bottom quarter of the league or worse.I can't imagine the Titans line was worse than NYG, but yeah, Henry has looked like his same old self whenever holes have presented themselves.Give him an actual offensive line and watch what happens. The last OL rating I saw for Tennessee was #32.Still easily a top-5 NFL RB. Should have tons of suiters despite his age.
Would love to see him in Philly or Baltimore.
He'd still be incredible on a good teamStill easily a top-5 NFL RB. Should have tons of suiters despite his age.
He was hit behind the line of scrimmage more than any other back last year and ran for 1500Yeah. He’s not the type of back that’s ever been ideal to make something out of nothing getting hit in the backfield as he takes the handoff—you block for him, let him get a head of steam and ram into the little guys in the secondary. The above post about him hitting the 7th fastest speed by a ball carrier means he’s still fast with no qualifiers; clearly has at least a couple steps to lose before he’s not fast for a guy that big, which is good enough to produce in a non-terrible situation. Hell, he was still a low-end rb1 even with the crap he had to deal with this year.
It’d be a struggle to get a 2nd for him, he will retire off my roster