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re: Derrick Henry is a genetic anomaly
Posted on 12/28/25 at 12:15 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
Posted on 12/28/25 at 12:15 pm to SECSolomonGrundy
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All time HS record
All time SEC record, Heisman, natty
Top 10 all time rushing in NFL
College recruiters tried to make him into an edge rusher.
If Kiffin doesn't stop running him in 2014 vs Ohio St., he's got two nattys.
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Posted on 12/28/25 at 12:17 pm to KosmoCramer
Myles Garrett vs. Derrick Henry Street fight
Who are you taking?
Who are you taking?
Posted on 12/28/25 at 1:01 pm to H-Town Tiger
quote:Well Saban is an idiot. The guy was UNSTOPPABLE his freshman year. They just barely gave him the ball.
People forget it took him a couple years to get going in both college and the pros. Saban has talked about this, his freshman year they OC was on him because he was struggling, didn’t know the offense because in HS he didn’t have too.
But when they did..
Being a poor pass blocker was an incredibly stupid reason to not find a way to get him involved in the offense. There were 4 games that season where he got 5+ carries. Spread out through the season and culminating in his unreal performance against Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl, he received 5, 5, 6, and 9 touches.
He went for 388 yards and 4 TD. Over 15 yards per touch.
The pass blocking story is bs.
Oh no, he’s not pass blocking well early in his freshman season. Let’s not give him any touches! And we don’t want to win that game above so let’s not feed him at all. After all he isn’t pass blocking like an NFL vet yet!
This post was edited on 12/28/25 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 12/28/25 at 1:02 pm to TheePalmetto
People laughed at me for saying I’d take him #1 overall in the 2016 draft.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 1:20 pm to Madking
I wanted Saban fired that day. The audacity to play someone who wasn’t great at pass blocking in spring camp.
We could have lost that game with this liability out there.
ETA: Side note, I can’t blame pride for not seeing it with Henry until a few years ago. Derrick has a subtle effectiveness that can be hard to pick up on.
This post was edited on 12/28/25 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 12/28/25 at 1:26 pm to ReauxlTide222
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Derrick has a subtle effectiveness that can be hard to pick up on.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 1:32 pm to ReauxlTide222
His final season at Bama is second to only Barry Sanders as far as college RBs IMO. When I saw what he did to SEC defenses and how he got better the more attempts he was given I just thought he was a can’t miss NFL player. Then when his combine numbers were almost identical to Von Millers I knew it for a certainty.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 1:35 pm to ReauxlTide222
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Well Saban is an idiot.
ok Forrest quote:
culminating in his unreal performance against Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl,
Sugar Bowl is the end of the season right? Almost like you know he got better the longer he was in the system and practicing
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Over 15 yards per touch.
A little skewed by 1 catch for 61. His soph year he a good year but nothing special and his first 2 years in the pros he did nothing wasn’t til the end of his third year
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The pass blocking story is bs.
I never said anything about pass blocking, the comment I heard from Saban didn’t mention it either.
Why do people think a player is just born a certain way? As if he’s always the peak version of himself as if there’s no learning or development or improvement over time? It is not an insult to Henry to say he got better over time, actually quite the contrary, it’s a testament to his hard work. People his size are used on defense for a reason. He’s the exception and he was able to succeed at the highest level because he worked hard for it. Heisman winner, pro FB hall of famer, and from all reports and good guy off the field and true role model
Posted on 12/28/25 at 1:54 pm to Madking
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People laughed at me for saying I’d take him #1 overall in the 2016 draft.
I would have been one of those people. I never thought he would have the NFL success he has. Dude is a absolute beast and deserves all the praise
Posted on 12/28/25 at 2:02 pm to TheePalmetto
Henry would be the GOAT if he wasnt stuck on the shitty arse Titans for so long
Posted on 12/28/25 at 2:08 pm to LanierSpots
The fear was he’d be another Brandon Jacobs at best and Ron Dayne at worst but he outran SEC defenses, he was unstoppable vs elite competition and was doing a lot of this from the shotgun which isn’t ideal for his type of back.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 2:08 pm to H-Town Tiger
quote:My apologies
A little skewed by 1 catch for 61
Take it out and his production falls to 13.6 yards per touch
Posted on 12/28/25 at 2:46 pm to TheePalmetto
Yep. Similar to LeBron
Posted on 12/28/25 at 2:49 pm to SpartyGator
Fournetter is just another LSU bust.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 2:50 pm to Pelican fan99
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:34 pm to TheePalmetto
He landed on a great teat for his talent. Just like Saquon did. Both teams are built to run the ball.
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:44 pm to holdmuh keystonelite
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Don't understand the nose ring though..is he gay or something?
He’s gay for that end zone
Posted on 12/28/25 at 3:46 pm to Germantiger001
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