Why is Henry not getting the ball......

CJ's rookie year:
DIRECTION ATT YDS AVG
RIGHT SIDE 61 348 5.7
LEFT SIDE 53 212 4.0
MIDDLE 60 247 4.1
LEFT SIDELINE 36 232 6.4
RIGHT SIDELINE 41 189 4.6

Derrick Henry 2016:
DIRECTION ATT YDS AVG
RIGHT SIDE 22 97 4.4
LEFT SIDE 27 143 5.3
MIDDLE 39 128 3.3
LEFT SIDELINE 18 82 4.6
RIGHT SIDELINE 4 40 10.0

Derrick Henry 2017:
DIRECTION ATT YDS AVG
RIGHT SIDE 42 135 3.2
LEFT SIDE 49 131 2.7
MIDDLE 40 110 2.8
LEFT SIDELINE 28 303 10.8
RIGHT SIDELINE 17 65 3.8

 

Henry has never averaged 3.3 YPC. Your boy Todd Gurley did, even though he apparently doesn't require the blocking that Henry does.

 

I felt Henry did if I'm being honest. Lewis didn't do anything that really stood out to me like week 1.

 

Well yeah Henry did better because of the wildcat set. He was able to control the run option and had good gains. But taking the handoff plays from Gabbert was so so production.

 

Lewis kept running away from Watt at every glance and it really dictated his game.

 

True, but with the front 7 of the Texans, they should have been able to stop the wildcat. They knew what was coming moreso then a handoff. But they couldn't. Honestly, I'd have kept running it till the adjusted and stopped it. Otherwise, I'd of pummeled em into oblivion.

 

i thought most of you would learn your lesson about appreciating having multiple good runningbacks after bishop sankey, yet here we are.

 

Yes, I had the same though and after half we tried it only one time? Hags D is better than the Cows so I hope if the wildcat works we keep doing it and wear them down until they can stop it. If Gabbert is playing we will need it and not depend on his throws. Sure hope Marcus plays.

 

Yep, kind of reminded me of Tebow's first season with Florida. Any time he came on the field you knew it was a qb keeper right up the middle. Even knowing it, no one could stop it. I felt they should have kept doing it until Texas stopped them.

 

That’s basically every OC plan tho so why you hating on Lewis