If he had a crease it was a wrap…
If he got to the corner it was a wrap…
Just an Absolute MONSTER in Crimson.
Derrick Henry Passed James, Faulk, Allen, & Brown last night
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If he had a crease it was a wrap…
If he got to the corner it was a wrap…
Just an Absolute MONSTER in Crimson.
I don't think they added last nights games into the career totals yet. But, now I'm getting conflicting answers. Sorry -- I may have posted one week too soon. Let me dig furtherI'm a bit confused. ESPN has Henry at 12,230 yards for his career, which is 15th place all time. That puts him 82 yards behind Jim Brown in 11th place. He could pass Marcus Allen, Edgerrin James, Marshall Faulk, and Jim Brown next weekend. Are you from the future?
Yeah, DH has averaged 265 carries per year.
Emmitt averaged 293 carries per years, Sanders averaged 300 carries per year.
Sizeable difference in opportunity.
Worth pointing out - average yards per carry: Henry ranks 3rd all time at 4.9 ypc, only trailing Jim Brown (5.2 ypc) and Sanders (5.0 ypc). If he had the same number of touches as Emmitt averaged over his career, Henry would currently be ranked just behind Curtis Martin (6th) all time.
Further, if DH had the same number of carries Emmitt was given, in the same time span DH would likely have amassed 21,604 yards - 3,300 more than Emmitt.
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Wow that’s crazy impressive for YPC and I didn’t realize he was 3rd.
Barry Sanders was insane for anyone who never saw him play.
He had over 1,100 NEGATIVE rushing yards because the Lions OL was so bad for much of his career.
He literally ran circles around defenders at times having to run 20-30+ yards laterally before finding a positive gain.
I’ve only seen old highlights of Jim Brown but he looked incredible in everything.
Henry is in ELITE ELITE company among NFL RB’s.
My first thought was who is James Faulk Allen-Brown... Nevah heard of him. Then brain clicked!
Gotta make all the money you may make for a lifetime, as an NFL player, within 10 years. Time one reaches 30-32 years of age, all those collisions are taking their toll. I hope Derrick has been great with his money and is ready to stand around being intimidating in his older years one day!
To me, Sanders was not the kind of RB to wear a defense down. It was more like lightning strikes with him. Emmitt, in combo with that all world OL the Cowboys had, would wear a defense down.
Henry can do both.
I read the first part of that title: "Derrick Henry Passed" and I thought: "What? Oh no! What happened?" 
Barry Sanders was the greatest RB in history in my opinion. I remember watching him play, and it seemed like he was always dodging defenders the moment he was handed the ball. I've never seen anyone who could move the way he did. He made really good defenders look silly.
It all goes back to what is important to you.
I agree that Barry Sanders is the most explosive RB in history. Although Gayle Sayers was as explosive, just too short a career. The "complaint" about Sanders was the number of negative plays that he always had that offset the big plays.
Comparing MVP makes it dependent on outside factors. A better season overshadowed by someone else's great season, etc.
Often stats are biased based on what your team focuses on.
Walter Payton played most of his career being the main player on a terrible team.
Same with OJ Simpson.
Emmet Smith played on a team with a great offensive line and a passing game that was based on running the ball and play action. He was a major factor in the offense. He also played in the overlap of offensive explosion that started in the 80's and continues to grow, and the dependence on RB, which has decreased since the late 90's as RB moved somewhat towards Marshall Faulk and Alvin Kamara types. You still had traditional RB but they have steadily decreased as pass catching RB moved to the forefront. They still exist, but they have to share the backfield and even take 2nd place behind the pass catchers. Look at Mark Ingrams career. Other than DH, the last notable (as in on the top 20 in stats) trad running backs are Jerome Bettis and Adrian Peterson. (depending on how consider Frank Gore)
I think in terms of a traditional RB, DH will very possibly end up being among the best ever. I would consider him that now, but stats will likely be a problem.
He currently has 12,243 rushing yards and if he plays decent for two more years, he should end up 5th all time, assuming he gets above 15,000 yds. To get to 1st, he needs over 6,000yds to pass Emmet S.
He has 113 rushing TD and with just 10 more, he would tie for 3rd with Marcus Allen. But he needs 22 beyond that to get to 2nd and LT, and 20 more beyond that to catch ES.
So at this point, its going to be about time, how much longer can he play, and at what level. 6 more years of decent (from his standard) play would get him there, but that is a LONG time for a RB.
I agree that Barry Sanders is the most explosive RB in history. Although Gayle Sayers was as explosive, just too short a career. The "complaint" about Sanders was the number of negative plays that he always had that offset the big plays.
Comparing MVP makes it dependent on outside factors. A better season overshadowed by someone else's great season, etc.
Often stats are biased based on what your team focuses on.
Walter Payton played most of his career being the main player on a terrible team.
Same with OJ Simpson.
Emmet Smith played on a team with a great offensive line and a passing game that was based on running the ball and play action. He was a major factor in the offense. He also played in the overlap of offensive explosion that started in the 80's and continues to grow, and the dependence on RB, which has decreased since the late 90's as RB moved somewhat towards Marshall Faulk and Alvin Kamara types. You still had traditional RB but they have steadily decreased as pass catching RB moved to the forefront. They still exist, but they have to share the backfield and even take 2nd place behind the pass catchers. Look at Mark Ingrams career. Other than DH, the last notable (as in on the top 20 in stats) trad running backs are Jerome Bettis and Adrian Peterson. (depending on how consider Frank Gore)
I think in terms of a traditional RB, DH will very possibly end up being among the best ever. I would consider him that now, but stats will likely be a problem.
He currently has 12,243 rushing yards and if he plays decent for two more years, he should end up 5th all time, assuming he gets above 15,000 yds. To get to 1st, he needs over 6,000yds to pass Emmet S.
He has 113 rushing TD and with just 10 more, he would tie for 3rd with Marcus Allen. But he needs 22 beyond that to get to 2nd and LT, and 20 more beyond that to catch ES.
So at this point, its going to be about time, how much longer can he play, and at what level. 6 more years of decent (from his standard) play would get him there, but that is a LONG time for a RB.
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