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Title: "Derrick Henry not happy with NFL draft grade, vows to be first-rounder"
Post by: WALL-E on January 15, 2016, 03:08:02 PM
Derrick Henry not happy with NFL draft grade, vows to be first-rounder
(http://media.al.com/alphotos/photo/2016/01/14/-a652638d0632c0de.JPG)Henry reflects on decision to leave Alabama.

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Title: Re: "Derrick Henry not happy with NFL draft grade, vows to be first-rounder"
Post by: Chechem on January 15, 2016, 04:07:24 PM
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Henry said he was given a second-round grade and didn't sound happy about it.

"I feel like, just because I got my grade, it doesn't mean I'm not going to be first round," Henry said. "I feel like what I do and how I test at the combine and work out. I feel like I will be first round. There's no doubt in my mind that I won't be." ...

RBs no longer get first-round drafts unless they double as WRs.  I'm hoping the best for King Henry, but will be surprised if he goes late in 1st or early in 2nd.

 :(


Title: Re: "Derrick Henry not happy with NFL draft grade, vows to be first-rounder"
Post by: Jamos on January 15, 2016, 05:07:01 PM
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Henry said he was given a second-round grade and didn't sound happy about it.

"I feel like, just because I got my grade, it doesn't mean I'm not going to be first round," Henry said. "I feel like what I do and how I test at the combine and work out. I feel like I will be first round. There's no doubt in my mind that I won't be." ...

RBs no longer get first-round drafts unless they double as WRs.  I'm hoping the best for King Henry, but will be surprised if he goes late in 1st or early in 2nd.

 :(


I'm thinking late second or early third and there's a big drop in money if he goes in the third. It's too bad the coaches didn't develop his hands as they did his feet.


Title: Re: "Derrick Henry not happy with NFL draft grade, vows to be first-rounder"
Post by: XBAMA on January 15, 2016, 05:56:58 PM
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Title: Re: "Derrick Henry not happy with NFL draft grade, vows to be first-rounder"
Post by: bamaphil on January 15, 2016, 06:24:30 PM
There are so many undrafted RBs in the league putting up big numbers right now that teams don't want to use high picks on a RB. After HTWMI went down for the year the Saints signed a guy who hadn't played since 2012, and he had a 100+ yard game.  So the 2nd round grade has nothing to do with Henry, just unfortunate for him that the market for RBs is saturated.