Who would be interested in Derrick Henry in a Tennessee Titans trade?
There is a real chance right now that the Tennessee Titans are looking really hard at moving former Alabama RB Derrick Henry
Titans fans will look at Henry and see a player that has been a good backup to Demarco Murray, but who never took the next step. Right now it seems like he is a better fit as a RB2 instead of a co RB1.
While that may seem like the same thing, it really isn’t. I know that he is a guy who does well with more carries, but I think that is just because it has taken a while for the OCs to actually figure out ways to get him in space (RPOs, read options, screens, plays out the outside, etc.).
In an ideal world Henry gets 10-12 touches and all of those would be plays designed to either get him in space or he would be used as a decoy to get defenses to focus on that.
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That is a very specific role that the Titans already have in Dion Lewis right? The only difference is that Lewis is actually a little better between the tackles.
However, there are some teams that don’t have that element in their offense. Teams that need a boost at RB right now and could use a cheap option at running back who can make those splash plays in space.
For them, Derrick Henry could be the perfect target. It isn’t only me that thinks so, Turron Davenport and the 3HL crew (when talking to Ian Rapoport) both mentioned his name when they were trying to figure out a player on the Titans roster that could be moved.
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So after looking across the league, these are the five teams that could be interested in Henry in order:
1. Philadelphia Eagles (Great OL, need at RB, would give that offense a different dimension).
2. Oakland Raiders (They are poorly run and won’t understand that they need to go all in on a rebuild. Henry is a Gruden type of guy on paper.)
3. Green Bay Packers (imagine the type of space Henry would get with teams so afraid of Rodgers)
4. Washington (One of the best OLs in football and he could have a great year learning behind Peterson how to actually run behind his pads even though neither really wants to grind out tough runs),
5. New England Patriots (depending on Sony Michel’s health going forward).
I don’t know what compensation would be, maybe a mid/late round pick or depth at WR. In fact, based off what we have seen it may be the only trade the Titans make considering there are no rumors around the team right now.
Maybe something happens, maybe it doesn’t but keep an eye out on these teams having conversations in the next week.