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re: Derrick Henry a bust?

Posted on 11/10/14 at 11:27 pm to
Posted by HempHead
Big Sky Country
Member since Mar 2011
55895 posts
Posted on 11/10/14 at 11:27 pm to
This is Cristobal's second year. Stoutland was a piss poor recruiter by Bama standards. Hard to make chicken salad out of chicken shite.
Posted by sarc
Member since Mar 2011
9997 posts
Posted on 11/11/14 at 12:46 am to
Not a bust but hasn't been the kind of back that takes games over either. Maybe that's because he doesn't get enough carries, poor OL play, etc...but I do think he needs to work on interior running. He's a big back and doesn't seem to have a knack for squeezing through small holes by "getting small". Nor does he excel at using his size and strength to run behind his pads and break tackles/move the pile. If he can fix that he can be a complete back because he's already good at outside runs, ball security, receiving, and pass pro.
Posted by omegadown3
Member since Aug 2013
66 posts
Posted on 11/11/14 at 12:38 pm to
If it hasn't already been mentioned in this thread, I'd like to point out that Henry is actually averaging just .09 fewer ypc than Yeldon. 5.08 vs. 4.99.
Posted by samson73103
Krypton
Member since Nov 2008
8448 posts
Posted on 11/11/14 at 2:15 pm to
quote:

Gelding


I assume this is an autocorrect error
Posted by BlackPawnMartyr
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2010
15571 posts
Posted on 11/11/14 at 4:21 pm to
quote:

He's a big back and doesn't seem to have a knack for squeezing through small holes by "getting small". Nor does he excel at using his size and strength to run behind his pads and break tackles/move the pile.


Look at his upper body, then look at them legs. Takes legs to push piles. Goes down too easy as well.
Posted by CrimsonChin
the gutter.
Member since Feb 2010
5857 posts
Posted on 11/11/14 at 4:33 pm to
He has not come close to meeting expectations that we had for him going into the year. We really miss Drake.
Posted by CrimsonFanSince94
Hell itself
Member since Mar 2012
1720 posts
Posted on 11/23/14 at 5:38 pm to
I'm sorry yall. I want Henry to do very good, but he just isn't cutting it in my opinion ..
Posted by Bear88
Member since Oct 2014
13566 posts
Posted on 11/23/14 at 5:59 pm to
Maybe he hasn't set records like some predicted but he is not a bust IMO. Good solid back
Posted by partsman103
Member since Sep 2008
8200 posts
Posted on 11/23/14 at 6:02 pm to
quote:

I brought this topic up yearly a year ago and most of you told me to wait until around the end of this season to ask this question.. 

So what do y'all think? 
Personally to me he hasn't lived up to even half of the hype he got out of high school. 


Imo he has performed as expected overall. The transition from HS to college takes longer for some and I don't think DH has reached his potential on this level. He has performed well and has done what has been asked of him by the staff. So no, I do not believe DH is a bust, at all.
Posted by KareemAbdul
Member since Dec 2012
1728 posts
Posted on 11/23/14 at 6:21 pm to
He doesn't have the mentality for his body.
Posted by thatdude1985
Oxford, AL
Member since Oct 2011
27047 posts
Posted on 11/23/14 at 6:24 pm to
Lets see what he does next year......he has the athletic ability...he's got to put it together though. He is not a bust by any means....we the fans hyped him beyond belief and that's not fair to him. Media was hyping him too but the fans including myself were going overboard. I still like him and he does show spurts of awesomeness but it's been pretty frustrating watching him this year....oh well he's a freak of an athlete but needs to work on the intangibles.
Posted by partsman103
Member since Sep 2008
8200 posts
Posted on 11/23/14 at 7:00 pm to
He has shown flashes of it though (Oklahoma game iyam) but I agree with you. Once he gets his mindset right, look out!
Posted by PrettyLights
Member since Oct 2014
1209 posts
Posted on 11/23/14 at 7:32 pm to
Henry is not a bust. He has a lot of talent but he needs to work on hitting the hole harder and not shying away from contact. I also think it's pretty obvious he skips leg day. He needs to add a lot of muscle to his legs... He is all upper body.
This post was edited on 11/23/14 at 7:37 pm
Posted by imjustafatkid
Alabama
Member since Dec 2011
53964 posts
Posted on 11/23/14 at 7:34 pm to
He's not a bust, but I'd rather have Kenyan Drake running the ball.
Posted by Remy74
Member since Aug 2011
335 posts
Posted on 11/23/14 at 8:33 pm to
Henry needs to work his lower body to strengthen his posterior chain (glutes and hamstrings). He's 1 of the few top RBs that doesn't have a muscular posterior chain.....and this is why he lacks elite burst and power in terms of the inside running game.


He has the ability but needs to realize that "bench press" is very overrated for a RB. Get on those legs.......and NO I'm not talking about calf muscles as calf size has little/no impact on explosiveness. See great leapers and the top 100m dash sprinters for reference. It's the posterior chain from the waist to the knees.
This post was edited on 11/23/14 at 8:34 pm
Posted by ArabianKnight
Member since Jul 2010
2629 posts
Posted on 11/24/14 at 12:03 pm to
So a true soph, who just started for the first time in his career, playing one of the deepest positions we have on the team, is a bust? OK.
Posted by CrimsonBoz
Member since Sep 2014
17487 posts
Posted on 11/25/14 at 7:47 am to
What is this shite about? He is fine my god, he scores every game.
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