RB fantasy oblivion in Tenn (1 Viewer)

[Silver & Black]

Apparently, three is better than one.

Here's the blurb, and sorry if this is a Honda.

Titans | Reese thinks team needs all three running backs

Sat, 17 Jun 2006 06:43:41 -0700

The Tennessean reports Tennessee Titans general manager Floyd Reese said he likes the situation at running back, where RBs Chris Brown and Travis Henry return and rookie RB LenDale White joins the mix. There has been some speculation the team may trade one of their backs, and Brown's name has been mentioned as being shopped in a trade. "I haven't talked to anybody about it," Reese said. "It is ridiculous. We'll need every one of them before it is over with.'' Said Brown: "I plan on being here, unless they have other plans.''

 

[diesel7982]

Not sure I believe Reese here.

None of the 3 RBs TENN has plays Special Teams. Thats the biggest reason I suspect we'll see them try to trade Henry or Brown(Likely Brown).

However, all three are making very, very little money that can be removed from the books by releasing or trading any of them, so whether one of them is moved will likely be solely reliant on the need for roster space.

Again, however, I believe there is alot of concern over how healthy White is. Hes started taking normal work in practice only recently, and I think until he shows them that hes healthy and in shape, they will be reluctant to move anyone.

TENN is going to run ALOT this season. It would not surprise me for them to be top 5 in the NFL in % of run vs. pass plays. The defense is healthy and should be surprisingly good, and will keep them from at least getting blown out. TEN having two RBs with 175+ carries would not surprise me.

If Brown isnt traded, I would expect the carries to be divided 60/40 in his favor over White.

If Brown is moved, I would expect that to be due to White looking VERY good, and would expect White to get well over 200 carries, with Henry in the 100-150 range.

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

I hear this every preseason, especially about RB and QB.

"You need x RBs/QBs to win the in the NFL. You've gotta have depth at the position" blah blah etc etc.

 

[packersfan]

None of the 3 RBs TENN has plays Special Teams. Thats the biggest reason I suspect we'll see them try to trade Henry or Brown(Likely Brown).

Between Brown and Henry, Brown would definitely have the higher trade value (although I can't believe it would be very high given his durability issues), but if White isn't ready to be a starter do the Titans really want to open the season with Henry as their starter? I'd be shocked at that given how little confidence they showed in him last season. If White blows everyone away in camp and the pre-season then trading Brown becomes much more doable. But how long can they wait to pull the trigger on trading him before teams decide they aren't interested and will go with what they got? And if White struggles I don't see the Titans going with him or Henry as the starter.

 

[5Rings]

Diesel,

As a Titan homer I'll defer to you, but having watched White (and too much, err too little, Brown the last few years) I think White is simply the better back and fits Norm's offense better. I'm of the opinion that White will take the job early in the season and put up 250-300 touches this year.

 

[coolnerd]

I think that all 3 RBs can be kept on the 53 man roster, despite the fact none of them is known as a special teams player. The 3rd guy could often be kept as inactive on the Sunday 45 man espeically if the Titans have a FB who could fill-in in an emergency situation or a young RB who excells at special teams.

 

[Bri]

I think that all 3 RBs can be kept on the 53 man roster, despite the fact none of them is known as a special teams player.  The 3rd guy could often be kept as inactive on the Sunday 45 man espeically if the Titans have a FB who could fill-in in an emergency situation or a young RB who excells at special teams.

didn't they keep 4 last year?I'd rather Jarrett Payton than one of them as 3rd. Trade one then. Good attitude and work ethic, more respect for the game than the average player, and plays special teams pretty well. I imagine the other possible 3rd RB whining about playing time so I think Jarret would wind up being not necessarily a better RB but a better part of them team.

 

[coolnerd]

I think that all 3 RBs can be kept on the 53 man roster, despite the fact none of them is known as a special teams player.  The 3rd guy could often be kept as inactive on the Sunday 45 man espeically if the Titans have a FB who could fill-in in an emergency situation or a young RB who excells at special teams.

didn't they keep 4 last year?I'd rather Jarrett Payton than one of them as 3rd. Trade one then. Good attitude and work ethic, more respect for the game than the average player, and plays special teams pretty well. I imagine the other possible 3rd RB whining about playing time so I think Jarret would wind up being not necessarily a better RB but a better part of them team.

Henry had less than 100 carries last year...what does he have to complian about?http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/235216/gamelogs/2005

Edit: In fact, if there is one of them who might want to start covering kicks or being the blocking back on punts; it is Henry. Isn't he one strike away from spending a year totally out of football?

 

[diesel7982]

Diesel,

As a Titan homer I'll defer to you, but having watched White (and too much, err too little, Brown the last few years) I think White is simply the better back and fits Norm's offense better. I'm of the opinion that White will take the job early in the season and put up 250-300 touches this year.

I think a healthy and in-shape White is a very good player. We just have to see if that player shows up.

 

[diesel7982]

Lets break down the Titans' offensive roster:

They will likely keep 25 players.

QB: Volek, Young, Mauck, Hodges

RB: Brown, White, Henry, Payton, Nash, Gaither, Reid

FB: Fleming

WR: Givens, Bennett, R.Williams, Roby, Jones(PUP), Calico, Wade, Orr, Small, Thomas, Mattos, Hall, Hill

TE: Kinney, Troupe, Scaife, Guenther, Petroski

OT: Roos, Stewart, Loper, Singletary

OG: Olson, Piller, Bell, Douglas, Warford, Erickson

C: Mawae, Amano, Olds, Rodriguez

Ive italicized players I project to be cuts.

At QB, they will most certainly keep 3.

At RB, as I have said before, TEN has 3 talented runners who don't play special teams, and a promising guy in Jarret Payton who does.

At FB, Fleming will be the only one on the roster, and Scaife will back him up.

At WR, the question becomes will they keep 5 or 6? Jones will be PUPed and not count against that number, but if they keep only 5, Wade and Orr will have to fight for the last reciever spot.

At TE, they will again most likely keep 4, which in turn will likely mean they only keep 5 WRs.

At OT: I project they will only keep 3 tackles, as G Jacob Bell can also play tackle, and might very well be the opening day right tackle. They would prefer that he not have to start though.

At OG: They will keep 3 and the aforementioned Bell.

At C, I can't see them keeping more than Mawae and Amano.

The above gives us 27 total players on offense. As I wrote above I project them to keep 25 players on offense. If they keep 4 TEs, they will likely only keep 5 WRs. That gives us 26 players. What that means is one of the RBs likely has to go, unless Fisher decides to keep 26 offensive and 25 defensive players.

With them only keeping 5 WRs, they would then REALLY need one of their RBs to play special teams. If this is how it plays out, I think one of Brown and Henry will be gone.

 

[Lauryn]

Diesel,

As a Titan homer I'll defer to you, but having watched White (and too much, err too little, Brown the last few years) I think White is simply the better back and fits Norm's offense better. I'm of the opinion that White will take the job early in the season and put up 250-300 touches this year.

I think a healthy and in-shape White is a very good player. We just have to see if that player shows up.

boy have YOU changed your tune since the draft

 

[Chase Stuart]

Brown and Henry have been in the league for eight seasons. They've combined for one complete season. I don't think the Titans are blowing smoke: they really will need all three of those RBs this year.

 

[diesel7982]

Diesel,

As a Titan homer I'll defer to you, but having watched White (and too much, err too little, Brown the last few years) I think White is simply the better back and fits Norm's offense better.  I'm of the opinion that White will take the job early in the season and put up 250-300 touches this year.

I think a healthy and in-shape White is a very good player. We just have to see if that player shows up.

boy have YOU changed your tune since the draft

Care to show me where I have "changed my tune"? I hated the pick, but not for talent reasons. I just hate that people like you and Jurb26 think that a player's character doesnt matter.

But then again, Im probably expecting way too much out of a person that contribute posts like "boy have YOU changed your tune since the draft "

 

[gman8343]

Brown and Henry have been in the league for eight seasons. They've combined for one complete season.

am I the only one who doesn't understand this math?

 

[coolnerd]

Brown and Henry have been in the league for eight seasons. They've combined for one complete season.

am I the only one who doesn't understand this math?

 

[Chase Stuart]

Brown and Henry have been in the league for eight seasons. They've combined for one complete season.

am I the only one who doesn't understand this math?

Between the two RBs, they have just one 16-game season in their careers.

 

[jerseys finest]

Brown and Henry have been in the league for eight seasons. They've combined for one complete season.

am I the only one who doesn't understand this math?

Between the two RBs, they have just one 16-game season in their careers.

i get what you are saying (i think?) but it still doesn't make much sense

 

[Chase Stuart]

Brown and Henry have been in the league for eight seasons. They've combined for one complete season.

am I the only one who doesn't understand this math?

Between the two RBs, they have just one 16-game season in their careers.

i get what you are saying (i think?) but it still doesn't make much sense

I don't think the Titans can count on 16 games out of any of their RBs. It makes sense to hold onto all three.

 

[RAPTURE]

Chase, I think they are talking about the eight seasons with Brown and Henry.

What Chase is saying is that they have played in a TOTAL of 8 seasons between the two players. Hopefully, this clears up any confusion.

RAPTURE

 

[Chase Stuart]

Chase, I think they are talking about the eight seasons with Brown and Henry.

What Chase is saying is that they have played in a TOTAL of 8 seasons between the two players. Hopefully, this clears up any confusion.

RAPTURE

Thanks RAPTURE.The real question is how long until we hear you know who is the best RB on the Titans?

 

[RAPTURE]

Thanks RAPTURE.The real question is how long until we hear you know who is the best RB on the Titans?

Personally, I think Chris Brown has a < 10% chance of being traded from the team. He will be entrenched as the starter during week 1 and will have a respectable season with White getting mop up duty. You may see White a little more during the end of the season when Titans are out of the playoff run. This is my 2 cents for today.RAPTURE

 

[jerseys finest]

Thanks RAPTURE.

The real question is how long until we hear you know who is the best RB on the Titans?

Personally, I think Chris Brown has a < 10% chance of being traded from the team. He will be entrenched as the starter during week 1 and will have a respectable season with White getting mop up duty. You may see White a little more during the end of the season when Titans are out of the playoff run. This is my 2 cents for today.

RAPTURE

this is my thoughts exactly on the situation.. I dont see Brown being traded, he's in his last year and is costing next to nothing.. They have high hopes for Lendale White, but he is still unproven and I doubt the Titans are "ok" going into the season with Travis Henry holding the reigns.. Brown has ability, he's apparently corrected his upright running style, which was his major issue. Its a contract year for him and I'd expect he plays his ### off to try and earn a new contract elsewhere.. IF (thats a major if) Chris Brown can stay healthy, i see him getting around 65% of the carries this year with 35% being split between White and Henry, with White gettin the lions share of that 35%.. This way they dont need to excessively rush White into anything and let him ease his way into the NFL.. Last thing the Titans want is rushing White into anything too quickly.. He is the apparent future at the RB position, I dont think they would be willing to jeapordize that when they have a capable NFL starter in Brown who they know will be leaving after this season..

just my

 

[RAPTURE]

this is my thoughts exactly on the situation.. I dont see Brown being traded, he's in his last year and is costing next to nothing.. They have high hopes for Lendale White, but he is still unproven and I doubt the Titans are "ok" going into the season with Travis Henry holding the reigns.. Brown has ability, he's apparently corrected his upright running style, which was his major issue. Its a contract year for him and I'd expect he plays his ### off to try and earn a new contract elsewhere.. IF (thats a major if) Chris Brown can stay healthy, i see him getting around 65% of the carries this year with 35% being split between White and Henry, with White gettin the lions share of that 35%.. This way they dont need to excessively rush White into anything and let him ease his way into the NFL.. Last thing the Titans want is rushing White into anything too quickly.. He is the apparent future at the RB position, I dont think they would be willing to jeapordize that when they have a capable NFL starter in Brown who they know will be leaving after this season.. just my

I appreciate the support Jersey Finest!I think on average you will see C. Brown with 15-17 carries/game. Again, if Brown goes down with an injury (a high probablility), then I think Henry may get the call first......pass protection, experience etc....RAPTURE

 

[diesel7982]

The Titans front office and coaching staff are in WIN NOW mode. Another bad year and the house will be cleaned from top to bottom.

As much as I didnt like the pick, LenDale White wasn't drafted to sit on the bench and watch this season.

As I said above, I believe Brown(if he stays with the team) will be the starter, at least initially, but White will be the guy getting the other carries.

I severely doubt Henry will be active most weeks if the Titans keep all 3 of the RBs on the roster.

 

[Table]

Everyone here in Tennessee are hopeing that L. White is gonna be the man.

BUT! He's injured...........

 

[gang-wars]

Everyone here in Tennessee are hopeing that L. White is gonna be the man.

BUT! He's injured...........

Sounds like just the kind of RB the Titans like.

 

[Bob_Magaw]

white didn't have a history of injuries & missed games in three years at USC...

of course it was bad timing that he had hammy problem during combine & pro day, but that was only span of few months (he didn't get chance to prove himself at senior bowl, being a junior)... that pales in comparison to his wider body of work...

RB is a position that historically good ones can step in & play at a high level right away...

its not like this is a new system for white... TEN OC norm chow was his OC for two years at USC... the playbook will be very familiar, right down to terminology...

like diesel said, they are in win now mode... imo, white flashed better talent than brown while in college... if he is their best RB, they go with him... if he doesn't start immediately, he will likely be short yardage RB & goal line runner immediately, & could be phased in gradually by quarter mark or mid-season, if he needs to round into shape (maybe i should rephrase that )...

its not like brown being on the team & not traded is incompatible or mutually exclusive with white being most talented RB on team & quickly emerging as starter... white, as good as he looked at USC, isn't proven at NFL level (i think he is the real deal but that is irrelevant)... it would be the smart play to keep one or both other RBs... sounds like henry redid deal & comes pretty cheap now...

 

[jurb26]

Diesel,

As a Titan homer I'll defer to you, but having watched White (and too much, err too little, Brown the last few years) I think White is simply the better back and fits Norm's offense better. I'm of the opinion that White will take the job early in the season and put up 250-300 touches this year.

I think a healthy and in-shape White is a very good player. We just have to see if that player shows up.

boy have YOU changed your tune since the draft

Care to show me where I have "changed my tune"? I hated the pick, but not for talent reasons. I just hate that people like you and Jurb26 think that a player's character doesnt matter.

But then again, Im probably expecting way too much out of a person that contribute posts like "boy have YOU changed your tune since the draft "

Of course character matters. Show me even one instance of when White's character has impacted his football team. These are just people. What I hate is people who like to stand on their soap box and assume the holier than thou roll from the outside looking in. The media targeted this guy and the herd follows suite. FYI, Tenn has several players in their roster that you should be far more concerned about "character" with than White. One of whom is a RB.

 

[David Yudkin]

The Titans front office and coaching staff are in WIN NOW mode. Another bad year and the house will be cleaned from top to bottom.

As much as I didnt like the pick, LenDale White wasn't drafted to sit on the bench and watch this season.

As I said above, I believe Brown(if he stays with the team) will be the starter, at least initially, but White will be the guy getting the other carries.

I severely doubt Henry will be active most weeks if the Titans keep all 3 of the RBs on the roster.

Is it realistic for the front office to think that they can "win now" with the record they've posted the past two years and having a defense that ranked Bottom 3 in points allowed? IMO, "showing strides and making improvement" will be the threshold for what happens to the coaching staff.

 

[jurb26]

The Titans front office and coaching staff are in WIN NOW mode. Another bad year and the house will be cleaned from top to bottom.

As much as I didnt like the pick, LenDale White wasn't drafted to sit on the bench and watch this season.

As I said above, I believe Brown(if he stays with the team) will be the starter, at least initially, but White will be the guy getting the other carries.

I severely doubt Henry will be active most weeks if the Titans keep all 3 of the RBs on the roster.

Is it realistic for the front office to think that they can "win now" with the record they've posted the past two years and having a defense that ranked Bottom 3 in points allowed? IMO, "showing strides and making improvement" will be the threshold for what happens to the coaching staff.

Teams turn around fast int he NFL now. I don't see why Tenn could not be one of them too.

 

[msommer]

The Titans front office and coaching staff are in WIN NOW mode.  Another bad year and the house will be cleaned from top to bottom.

As much as I didnt like the pick, LenDale White wasn't drafted to sit on the bench and watch this season.

As I said above, I believe Brown(if he stays with the team) will be the starter, at least initially, but White will be the guy getting the other carries.

I severely doubt Henry will be active most weeks if the Titans keep all 3 of the RBs on the roster.

Is it realistic for the front office to think that they can "win now" with the record they've posted the past two years and having a defense that ranked Bottom 3 in points allowed? IMO, "showing strides and making improvement" will be the threshold for what happens to the coaching staff.

I agree with this. I also don;t see Fisher getting the boot for Reese's inability to control the cap - thus bleeding the team of veteran talent.

 

[jerseys finest]

per the blogger,

RB C.Brown Wants Extension, Changes Agents

Jim Wyatt, Nashville Tennessean - [Full Article]

Running back Chris Brown recently changed agents, dropping Bralyn Bennett for Wynn Silberman. Brown has one year remaining on his contract, and Silberman said he plans to talk to Reese about an extension. Brown, who rushed for 851 yards and five touchdowns last season, is scheduled to make $1.57 million this season.

 

[diesel7982]

The Titans front office and coaching staff are in WIN NOW mode. Another bad year and the house will be cleaned from top to bottom.

As much as I didnt like the pick, LenDale White wasn't drafted to sit on the bench and watch this season.

As I said above, I believe Brown(if he stays with the team) will be the starter, at least initially, but White will be the guy getting the other carries.

I severely doubt Henry will be active most weeks if the Titans keep all 3 of the RBs on the roster.

Is it realistic for the front office to think that they can "win now" with the record they've posted the past two years and having a defense that ranked Bottom 3 in points allowed? IMO, "showing strides and making improvement" will be the threshold for what happens to the coaching staff.

For me, the only big question is the QB play.The Titans have added alot of talent over the past 2 years, especially this offseason.

They have especially improved themselves on defense. They have suffered alot of injuries over the past 2 years, especially in 2004, and a full, healthy year for the defense could get the Titans to 7-9, 8-8.

 

[diesel7982]

Diesel,

As a Titan homer I'll defer to you, but having watched White (and too much, err too little, Brown the last few years) I think White is simply the better back and fits Norm's offense better. I'm of the opinion that White will take the job early in the season and put up 250-300 touches this year.

I think a healthy and in-shape White is a very good player. We just have to see if that player shows up.

boy have YOU changed your tune since the draft

Care to show me where I have "changed my tune"? I hated the pick, but not for talent reasons. I just hate that people like you and Jurb26 think that a player's character doesnt matter.

But then again, Im probably expecting way too much out of a person that contribute posts like "boy have YOU changed your tune since the draft "

Of course character matters. Show me even one instance of when White's character has impacted his football team. These are just people. What I hate is people who like to stand on their soap box and assume the holier than thou roll from the outside looking in. The media targeted this guy and the herd follows suite. FYI, Tenn has several players in their roster that you should be far more concerned about "character" with than White. One of whom is a RB.

If youd care to do a search, Ive been calling out White for his maturity problems even before last season ended. Dude is a thug and a punk, and everything that happened this offseason was of very little surprise to me. It makes me sad that Floyd Reese has stooped to acquiring players of his character just because they have talent, but I guess thats just a reality in today's NFL when your $500k/yr job is on the line.

 

[jurb26]

If youd care to do a search, Ive been calling out White for his maturity problems even before last season ended. Dude is a thug and a punk, and everything that happened this offseason was of very little surprise to me.

It makes me sad that Floyd Reese has stooped to acquiring players of his character just because they have talent, but I guess thats just a reality in today's NFL when your $500k/yr job is on the line.

Lol, I started that whole thing a year ago. I know full well you've hated White for a long time. I heard some rumors that White was thugish and stated them here and was screamed at as it was just after the Nat Champ game high he was on. I have still het to see any validity to this thug lable however and have changed my train of thought. A bad student, maybe... most likely. Big deal though, plenty of kids are not very good at school. I don't see that as any reason to single out White. If it were not for the timing of White's injury then I highly doubt anyone would even have to try and defend him. People wanted to see him workout. It seems more like bitterness towards him that he couldn't more than anything IMO. I do know you have not liked White and was not directing my herd comments towards you. Just the collective group that jumped on. Still, I've yet to see the proof that White is a thug and I've yet to see him inversely impact his football team. If you have some great examples of such I'm more than willing to listen. If you do your research then you will find that it is not too long ago that you and I were the only ones on that ship you are now sailing.

 

[fatness]

Dude is a thug and a punk

I haven't seen anything in reports about him that remotely suggests he's a "thug".

 

[Bob_Magaw]

if having injuries at a bad time makes you a criminal...

than in the scale of things...

white would be a jaywalker

brown would be a serial killer

 

[Bojang0301]

The Titans front office and coaching staff are in WIN NOW mode.  Another bad year and the house will be cleaned from top to bottom.

As much as I didnt like the pick, LenDale White wasn't drafted to sit on the bench and watch this season.

As I said above, I believe Brown(if he stays with the team) will be the starter, at least initially, but White will be the guy getting the other carries.

I severely doubt Henry will be active most weeks if the Titans keep all 3 of the RBs on the roster.

Is it realistic for the front office to think that they can "win now" with the record they've posted the past two years and having a defense that ranked Bottom 3 in points allowed? IMO, "showing strides and making improvement" will be the threshold for what happens to the coaching staff.

Teams turn around fast int he NFL now. I don't see why Tenn could not be one of them too.

[hijack]Billy Volek = 2003 Jon Kitna ???

[/hijack]

 

[cowboyz]

if having injuries at a bad time makes you a criminal...

than in the scale of things...

white would be a jaywalker

brown would be a serial killer

white would be more like martha stewart

 

[David Yudkin]

The Titans front office and coaching staff are in WIN NOW mode.  Another bad year and the house will be cleaned from top to bottom.

As much as I didnt like the pick, LenDale White wasn't drafted to sit on the bench and watch this season.

As I said above, I believe Brown(if he stays with the team) will be the starter, at least initially, but White will be the guy getting the other carries.

I severely doubt Henry will be active most weeks if the Titans keep all 3 of the RBs on the roster.

Is it realistic for the front office to think that they can "win now" with the record they've posted the past two years and having a defense that ranked Bottom 3 in points allowed? IMO, "showing strides and making improvement" will be the threshold for what happens to the coaching staff.

Teams turn around fast int he NFL now. I don't see why Tenn could not be one of them too.

[hijack]Billy Volek = 2003 Jon Kitna ???

[/hijack]

Billy Volek = 2003 Tommy Maddox

 

[KnowledgeReignsSupreme]

The Titans front office and coaching staff are in WIN NOW mode. Another bad year and the house will be cleaned from top to bottom.

As much as I didnt like the pick, LenDale White wasn't drafted to sit on the bench and watch this season.

As I said above, I believe Brown(if he stays with the team) will be the starter, at least initially, but White will be the guy getting the other carries.

I severely doubt Henry will be active most weeks if the Titans keep all 3 of the RBs on the roster.

Is it realistic for the front office to think that they can "win now" with the record they've posted the past two years and having a defense that ranked Bottom 3 in points allowed? IMO, "showing strides and making improvement" will be the threshold for what happens to the coaching staff.

Teams turn around fast int he NFL now. I don't see why Tenn could not be one of them too.

[hijack]Billy Volek = 2003 Jon Kitna ???

[/hijack]

Billy Volek = 2003 Tommy Maddox

Hoping he's more like 2002 Tommy Maddox with more passATT.

 

[joffer]

I find myself draft Brown in a lot of survivors lately in the 7th and 8th rounds. Just not a Lendale White fan.

 

[Lombardi's Orphan Son]

lots of talk about Brown and White and very little mention of Henry who seems to have been left out in the cold a season too long. i see Henry having HUGE value considering where you can get him (ADP), unproven White and oft injured Brown.

some of you sharks seem to forget Henry's back to back 1300 yard and 1400 yard seasons, or the game he played when he had a broken leg bone, or his injury in '04 which held him out of over 2/3 the season ... while most only think of his minimal '05 play but with a 3.9 yard average.

chris brown is the one that's never had a 16 game season, misses complete halves of games with a sprained foot or toe, has never lived up to potential, has never garnered the trust of the Titan staff ('05 bring in Henry, '06 bring in White).

besides Henry being a joint away from a year suspension or the Titans coaches not giving him the opportunity, how can you make a case for Brown over Henry? i would rely on Henry.

how do i know White isn't a loafer, can't hack it, never played a full season and won't be able to. how do i know he's gonna have a "chip on his shoulder" and play like it? he's shown me there "are some issues". i don't know if he can handle every down duties, pick up the blitz, run the route, put in the time.

heck, i don't even know Brown can do that. i know Henry can, b/c i've seen him do it before in Buffalo.

i'd like to have White, but i've already missed on him in a draft, passed on Brown b/c he's overvalued (anywhere where i would consider him), but Henry is dirt cheap.

who is going to get traded? maybe Brown, maybe Henry? maybe none. who is going to be #1 RB ??? possibly henry ? who knows for sure.

-orphan

 

[Bri]

Henry plays like a RB dumped by his previous team not like someone that had 1300 yards and has a chip on his shoulder.

 

[Lombardi's Orphan Son]

Henry plays like a RB dumped by his previous team not like someone that had 1300 yards and has a chip on his shoulder.

the drafting of White has placed both RBs names in the air. prior to that Henry had renegotiated his contract, dropping a $4m bonus that would have probably meant the Titans cutting him and adding incentives, probably thinking he was going to get significant (somewhat) playing time.the last word on Henry was that Fisher was on 6.13.06

(on if team will need two or three players to carry the load at the running back position)

"We’re asking everybody to carry the load this year. Obviously we’re going to get back to old school football and run it. That’s our intention, that’s our desire and that’s where the work has been emphasized this off-season. As far as who does it? We have some great options right now. What Chris (Brown) has done and what Travis (Henry) has done over the years and what we think LenDale (White) can do in addition to the other guys that are fighting for spots. We will not have a shortage of running backs by no means."

how do you know Henry isn't running hard this year? i haven't heard any negative reports. perhaps he had a bad year last year. drug thing, new team, chris brown? it will shake out clearer as things go, but for those drafting now ...

-orphan

 

[Bri]

Henry plays like a RB dumped by his previous team not like someone that had 1300 yards and has a chip on his shoulder.

the drafting of White has placed both RBs names in the air. prior to that Henry had renegotiated his contract, dropping a $4m bonus that would have probably meant the Titans cutting him and adding incentives, probably thinking he was going to get significant (somewhat) playing time.the last word on Henry was that Fisher was on 6.13.06

(on if team will need two or three players to carry the load at the running back position)

"We’re asking everybody to carry the load this year. Obviously we’re going to get back to old school football and run it. That’s our intention, that’s our desire and that’s where the work has been emphasized this off-season. As far as who does it? We have some great options right now. What Chris (Brown) has done and what Travis (Henry) has done over the years and what we think LenDale (White) can do in addition to the other guys that are fighting for spots. We will not have a shortage of running backs by no means."

how do you know Henry isn't running hard this year? i haven't heard any negative reports. perhaps he had a bad year last year. drug thing, new team, chris brown? it will shake out clearer as things go, but for those drafting now ...

-orphan

I agree with your last paragraph and would continue it as:have to go by last year's effort by Henry