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re: Derek Henry Is the most overrated player in the country.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 10:32 am to Gump4heisman
Posted on 10/12/15 at 10:32 am to Gump4heisman
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he is averaging well over 6 ypc in his career.
his YPC has gone down every season. That 6.2 YPC is due to his freshman year when he had 36 carries for 382 yards. He averaged 5.8 last year and is at 5.5 this year. Those are, by no means, bad numbers for a RB, but they're not elite numbers either.
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Posted on 10/12/15 at 10:33 am to WildTchoupitoulas
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What kind of car does he drive?
Charger. Where have you been?
Posted on 10/12/15 at 10:33 am to RTR America
I retracted my statement and said I believe LSU has 2 RBs that are better than Henry.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 10:33 am to Grovewater
Ugliest m'fer I have ever seen too.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 10:34 am to DrDang
Hold on now, Mr. Potato head disagrees.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 10:35 am to cas4t
We do too.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 10:35 am to Gump4heisman
Chubb or Fournette don't get tackled in the backfield or at the line on half of their carries. Henry has horrible acceleration and change of direction. He has bad feet in general. TJ Yeldon has amazing feet and would have Bama undefeated right now. He rarely got hit in the backfield or at the line even though his last two years the O-line got very little push and allowed a lot of penetration. Saban for some reason feels loyal to Henry because he waited his turn and didn't transfer, but Scarborough and Drake should split those carries.
This post was edited on 10/12/15 at 10:46 am
Posted on 10/12/15 at 10:40 am to Bloodworth
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Um... No. As an LSU fan, I recognize Guice is an exciting player. I don't think you can call him an every down back
After watching him Sat get 16 carries what would make you think that. He could absolutely be an every down back but he won't need to be at LSU. Dudes a monster. For a freshman I have never seen a RB at LSU refuse to go down as much as him. He will be very special
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:20 pm to Howyouluhdat
henry has 2 issues. 1. he is not a quick twitch player / he has really slow acceleration. secondly for as big as he is, he's not a very phytical runner. he doesn't' run violently. there were a few plays saturday where or 180 pound cornerbacks tackled him in the backfield.
with that said, he has good acceleration and i think he would work wonders for a team that runs out of the I formation full time. he's an old school I back playing in a spread
with that said, he has good acceleration and i think he would work wonders for a team that runs out of the I formation full time. he's an old school I back playing in a spread
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:24 pm to vengeanceofrain
Number 1 is true. Number 2 is not. Ask Wiscy safety.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:25 pm to cas4t
That's a fact
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:26 pm to lsufball19
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his YPC has gone down every season. That 6.2 YPC is due to his freshman year when he had 36 carries for 382 yards. He averaged 5.8 last year and is at 5.5 this year.
You mean when a player gets more carries, his ypc goes down?! Holy shite!
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:28 pm to AllBamaDoesIsWin
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I'm sure some people will take that as hating on him, but I'm a huge fan of his. It's just he's seriously overrated.
He's no LF7. He would be great behind the 2012 line, but most good backs would.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:28 pm to BhamDore
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Henry has horrible acceleration and change of direction. He has bad feet in general. TJ Yeldon has amazing feet and would have Bama undefeated right now. He rarely got hit in the backfield or at the line even though his last two years the O-line got very little push and allowed a lot of penetration. Saban for some reason feels loyal to Henry because he waited his turn and didn't transfer, but Scarborough and Drake should split those carries.
Yeldon got hit behind the line A LOT in '13 and '14 because of the Oline. Same thing with Henry.
Henry doesn't have the body of a RB. That works against him. However, you can't argue with his production behind subpar Olines.
The funny thing is that Alabama fans bitched about Yeldon his last two years at Alabama.
This post was edited on 10/12/15 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:31 pm to BhamDore
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but Scarborough and Drake should split those carries.
Scarbrough is coming off a knee injury from the spring and nobody has any idea how healthy he is. Drake has not been very successful running between the tackles this year. Plus, Drake doesn't have the build to be an every down back.
If Henry was sitting on the bench, every fan and observer would say Saban/Kiffin is retarded for not playing him.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:36 pm to larryj41
Chavis will earn his money this week. Henry goes for 120.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:38 pm to BhamDore
LF had -17 yards on plays in Syracuse game. Half of anyone's carries is just a slight exaggeration.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:38 pm to BhamDore
quote:Scarborough is coming off a serious injury. Drake can't carry the ball every down like Henry, he's just not that kind of back. Henry is a serviceable back behind an inconsistant oline.
Chubb or Fournette don't get tackled in the backfield or at the line on half of their carries. Henry has horrible acceleration and change of direction. He has bad feet in general. TJ Yeldon has amazing feet and would have Bama undefeated right now. He rarely got hit in the backfield or at the line even though his last two years the O-line got very little push and allowed a lot of penetration. Saban for some reason feels loyal to Henry because he waited his turn and didn't transfer, but Scarborough and Drake should split those carries.
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:39 pm to Grovewater
I would add Kamara and Kelvin Taylor to that list
Posted on 10/12/15 at 12:48 pm to NGATiger
Soon
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