Could Derrick Henry have gone straight to the NFL?

[wayne]

Out of high school?

 

[BMan]

No. He'd have been killed.

 

[DayDay]

No, players have to be three years removed from high school before being eligible for the NFL.

 

[wayne]

No. He'd have been killed.

He only avg 7 carries/ game

 

[wayne]

No, players have to be three years removed from high school before being eligible for the NFL.

Hypothetically. I didn't know that had to be explained.

 

[BMan]

I assume he was asking as a matter of did he have the tools?

Even if he did, he had no experience playing at a higher level than other high school programs. He hadn't played against other people who were as large as he was, stronger than he was, faster than he was, more skilled than he was, harder hitting than he was, and used to a much faster, harder game. Adults are much stronger pound-for-pound than teenagers.

He may have looked good on paper, but they'd have killed him on the field. I'd say probably career-ending injury within the first half of the season.

 

[THEdonkey0515]

Don't think so, he wasn't really ready as a rookie in the NFL after bama. Didn't really break out till year 4

 

[PalsPal]

The Bama deer spray made a huge difference in his physical qualities.

 

[DayDay]

Hypothetically. I didn't know that had to be explained.

I agree with BMan; I don't think he would have been able to handle the NFL that soon.

 

[XCR-2]

No, he had to be developed by Nikki first

 

[Urban_Hunter]

I suspect he can go straight to the Super Bowl out of the TN if that helps

 

[PillsburyDoughboy]

Built by BAMA !

 

[PillsburyDoughboy]

I suspect he can go straight to the Super Bowl out of the TN if that helps

I would have thought Jerry Jones would have picked him up in Dallas and took him to a Superbowl but we all know Jerry does not make smart moves.

 

[XCR-2]

I would have thought Jerry Jones would have picked him up in Dallas and took him to a Superbowl but we all know Jerry does not make smart moves.

Ya he's not very smart. He's only wipes his ass with $100 dollar bills and owns an NFL team called the cowboys. What an idiot!

 

[PillsburyDoughboy]

Ya he's not very smart. He's only wipes his ass with $100 dollar bills and owns an NFL team called the cowboys. What an idiot!

Lets not forget he pays his son in law to clean his glasses for him. LOL

 

[PillsburyDoughboy]

Gotta love all the trash that has been talked about Derrick Henry over the years.

Going way back I love this thread. Sadly the Link is dead in the thread but you you can still find it below. Whoever said it made sure to delete the thread. LOL

https://www.tndeer.com/threads/derrick-henry.369581/#post-4693587


viewtopic.php?f=15&t=323038&p=4162817&hilit=henry#p4162817

"love NFL football, but I dont think Henry has the NFL skills to get drafted early. He is straightline runner who is projected to run in mid 4.6's. That is good enough for SEC ball. but maybe not NFL talent."

"^^^^ IMO if Henry didn't play behind an Alabama O-Line he'd have been just another run of the mill RB. The couple games I watched him play start to finish I came away feeling like he wasn't nearly as good as advertised. I saw him get taken down 1 on 1 in the open field multiple times by Clemson DBs. That shouldn't happen to elite running backs."

 

[buckaroo]

I know for the last few years he goes down pretty quick

 

[PillsburyDoughboy]

I know for the last few years he goes down pretty quick

So have the titans. Although one could argue they never really were not much of anything other than a wild card from one season to the next.

 

[PillsburyDoughboy]

I know for the last few years he goes down pretty quick

Following Derrick Henry the titans only had a good game when HE had a good game. He pretty much carried that team on its back. Period!

 

[Fast Learner]

Following Derrick Henry the titans only had a good game when HE had a good game. He pretty much carried that team on its back. Period!

Please expand on how where Derrick Henry played college football affects his NFL career? Correct me if I'm wrong but the nfl is littered with starters that went to smaller schools or played on inferior college teams. I guess it's the fact you cheer for the gumps everyone else is inferior as a running back. Derrick Henry was gonna be just like he is today if he played for Rubys Resthome and Door Knob Lickers University!!!

 

[Fast Learner]

Furthermore if this theory was correct every high school qb would be beating down the doors of Texas tech, Iowa state, Louisville, or such.

 

[BMan]

Please expand on how where Derrick Henry played college football affects his NFL career? Correct me if I'm wrong but the nfl is littered with starters that went to smaller schools or played on inferior college teams. I guess it's the fact you cheer for the gumps everyone else is inferior as a running back. Derrick Henry was gonna be just like he is today if he played for Rubys Resthome and Door Knob Lickers University!!!

Don't you know that Alabama is a champion RB machine? Look at all the Alabama alumni on the top 25 rushers list per ESPN ( https://www.espn.com/nfl/history/leaders/_/stat/rushlead ):

Rushing Leaders
RK	PLAYER	YDS​
1	Emmitt Smith	18,355​
2	Walter Payton	16,726​
3	Frank Gore	16,000​
4	Barry Sanders	15,269​
5	Adrian Peterson	14,918​
6	Curtis Martin	14,101​
7	LaDainian Tomlinson	13,684​
8	Jerome Bettis	13,662​
9	Eric Dickerson	13,259​
10	Tony Dorsett	12,739​
11	Jim Brown	12,312​
12	Marshall Faulk	12,279​
13	Edgerrin James	12,246​
14	Marcus Allen	12,243​
15	Franco Harris	12,120​
16	Thurman Thomas	12,074​
17	Fred Taylor	11,695​
18	Steven Jackson	11,438​
19	John Riggins	11,352​
20	Corey Dillon	11,241​
21	O.J. Simpson	11,236​
22	LeSean McCoy	11,102​
23	Warrick Dunn	10,967​
24	Ricky Watters	10,643​
25	Jamal Lewis	10,607​

 

[THEdonkey0515]

Can someone remind me how many bammers have scored a TD in a superbowl?

 

[buckaroo]

Can someone remind me how many bammers have scored a TD in a superbowl?

0

 

[Fast Learner]

0

Surely that can't be true!!!! I mean they are students of Saban U?!!!

 

[buckaroo]

So have the titans. Although one could argue they never really were not much of anything other than a wild card from one season to the next.

They have been to the super bowl and was 1 yard away from tying before the clock ran out, maybe they just need a good running back