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I really think we've reached a point where it's a foregone conclusion that Henry will start. It's now a question of will he resume his workload of the first three weeks (62% of the RB carries overall and as many as 82% in at least one game) or will Young get more carries either based on what Shanahan has seen from him, any concerns about Henry's health or both.
It wasn't. I was just trying to add more info to the thread. Jason posted about Shefter at the same time.I don't think either report contradicts what I said (which was that a player practicing three days before the game has at least a 50-50 shot at playing and that tomorrow is the real test).
True.
Any guesses on your part? In the first three games, Young was a complete non-factor in terms of carries. Will Shanahan run Henry into the ground this week given the importance of the game? My gut says he will. It's clear from last week he doesn't trust Cutler enough to put the game in his hands and without Walker there is a tremendous amount of pressure on the offense. Henry is the one proven aspect Shanahan has right now. I wouldn't be surprised if he got 25-30 carries with Young 2-3 and maybe Sapp getting a couple and that's about it.
Thanks Jason, good stuff.
He's in a time warp
With Shannie at the helm? Nothing that will help owners decide this. If Henry is healthy enough to run, he will be given the full load as long as he produces. If he lacks production, Shannie will go a different way. I wish I could give a better "guess" than that - the only thing I can tell you is how Shannie coaches his RBs.
Agreed. I'm curious as to whether he's impressed enough with Young to get him 5-10 touches as a change-of-pace. Without Walker, the offense has had major issues. They need another playmaker to go with Henry and Marshall. Stokley isn't the answer. He's a No. 3 who excels best when two strong WRs are on the field with him and defenses can't focus on him. The TEs aren't the answer. They've pretty much been MIA. I think this is going to be a very interesting game because the Broncos absolutely have to win. I don't think they can afford to go into the bye with a three-game losing streak, including two in a row at home and all three in the conference. Shanahan's gonna have to come up with some ways to get the offense in gear without Walker. I expect a heavy dose of Henry as I said but what else are they going to do then? If the Chargers run on them all day as most expect the Broncos will need to have some answers. Should be a very interesting game.
Fresh from the wiresroclaiming himself sufficiently recovered from the knee and ankle injuries that kept him out of practice for much of the week, Broncos tailback Travis Henry, who is facing a one-year ban from the league for a repeat violation of the substance abuse policy, said Friday that he intends to play in Sunday's game against the Chargers."I'm going to play Sunday," Henry said after Friday's practice, the only session in which he participated all week.Broncos coach Mike Shanahan also said that, barring any physical setback, Henry will be in the lineup against San Diego.Taken from espn reported by John Clayton
Javon Walker:
Is there any insight here, or just coach-and-WR-speak?
I get the same feeling - oh man I think we are in for a shocker.http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7300136
Very interesting article with more detail than the little blurbs we read....my take is the broncos know something that has convinced them that henry will be vindicated(just a feeling i get from reading this )... the team and the coach seem to be rallying around travis
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That wouldn't show up as marijuana though.. Poppy seeds would show up as opium which is a different type of drug. Though I'm not sure if this has any relevance on the thread.Or bagelgump said:
I imagine that Walker knows a lot of things that we don't. The question is as to the accuracy of that information. There are too many examples of people mis-interpreting rules for us to jump to any conclusions here. The team should stick up for the player and put the best face forward. This does not appear to be a straight forward situation though. Every news organization is trying to break the news while hedging their bets. The bottom line is you don't drop a productive player based on rumor and inuendo, but it's worth a shot if you have the play.
It would if a second test then indicated he was in menopause and had osteoporosis.Now, after that little Seinfeld hijack, I think we will know a lot more after today. This will be a HUGE subject of conversation today and I'd expect Mr. Sceffter to weigh in.That wouldn't show up as marijuana though.. Poppy seeds would show up as opium which is a different type of drug. Though I'm not sure if this has any relevance on the thread.Or bagelgump said:
