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1. Derrick Henry is too good to not be featured
Listen, if you can't see that Derrick Henry is tremendous, you're not good at watching football. Every chance he got, Henry put on a show this preseason. His 216 rushing yards in the exhibition games led all AFC running backs and finished second in the NFL to Washington's Mack Brown. He also earned a whopping 15 first downs on his touches this preseason, which was the second most of any player.
While he dominated all preseason, Henry's crescendo moment was in the Titans "dress rehearsal" third preseason game against the Raiders. On a 14-play scoring drive, Henry touched the ball 10 times and was the engine of Tennessee's offense on the way to the end zone. It was also the rookie back who popped in the goal-line touchdown. He was so impressive that fellow NFL Fantasy writer "the Franchise" and I spent the better part of an hour simply gushing over his play while watching a late-night replay of that game after a weekend trip to see a Dave Matthews Concert. Yes, it was all as incredible as you could imagine.
Henry has a tremendous blend of size, power and speed. His unique frame threw off observers who just couldn't contextualize his style of play with his 6-foot-3, 247-pound body. However, it is clear he's going to be a force in the NFL, especially as a hammer late in games.
DeMarco Murray also looks good, no doubt about it. Yet, Henry looks like the type of talent that could give an offense a truly imposing identity. After, all Franchise points out, it's going to be hard to not hand over the job to a force like this:
. DeVante Parker is not a single-digit round fantasy pick
DeVante Parker is a player that Reception Perception identified as a player who might be overvalued as a fifth- to seventh-round pick in early MFL10s over a month ago. His success rate vs. press coverage (39.8) as a rookie was the second-lowest score in the series' history.
Those concerns bore out over the course of the offseason, as exactly zero positive buzz came out ofDolphins camp regarding Parker's status. He ran almost exclusively behind Kenny Stills as the No. 2 receiver in the preseason. Parker once again missed time with injuries in camp which prevented him from developing more in the craft of separation. New head coach Adam Gase came out and expressed his frustrations saying Parker needed to do "all the little things you have to do off the field."
DeVante Parker is still a long-term prospect that can make due on his physical gifts down the line. However, this is anything but the start to a successful sophomore season. Parker is off the redraft radar for now. It's all about asking receivers to do what they can handle, and right now, Parker is clearly behind.
1. Derrick Henry is too good to not be featured
Listen, if you can't see that Derrick Henry is tremendous, you're not good at watching football. Every chance he got, Henry put on a show this preseason. His 216 rushing yards in the exhibition games led all AFC running backs and finished second in the NFL to Washington's Mack Brown. He also earned a whopping 15 first downs on his touches this preseason, which was the second most of any player.
While he dominated all preseason, Henry's crescendo moment was in the Titans "dress rehearsal" third preseason game against the Raiders. On a 14-play scoring drive, Henry touched the ball 10 times and was the engine of Tennessee's offense on the way to the end zone. It was also the rookie back who popped in the goal-line touchdown. He was so impressive that fellow NFL Fantasy writer "the Franchise" and I spent the better part of an hour simply gushing over his play while watching a late-night replay of that game after a weekend trip to see a Dave Matthews Concert. Yes, it was all as incredible as you could imagine.
Henry has a tremendous blend of size, power and speed. His unique frame threw off observers who just couldn't contextualize his style of play with his 6-foot-3, 247-pound body. However, it is clear he's going to be a force in the NFL, especially as a hammer late in games.
DeMarco Murray also looks good, no doubt about it. Yet, Henry looks like the type of talent that could give an offense a truly imposing identity. After, all Franchise points out, it's going to be hard to not hand over the job to a force like this:
. DeVante Parker is not a single-digit round fantasy pick
DeVante Parker is a player that Reception Perception identified as a player who might be overvalued as a fifth- to seventh-round pick in early MFL10s over a month ago. His success rate vs. press coverage (39.8) as a rookie was the second-lowest score in the series' history.
Those concerns bore out over the course of the offseason, as exactly zero positive buzz came out ofDolphins camp regarding Parker's status. He ran almost exclusively behind Kenny Stills as the No. 2 receiver in the preseason. Parker once again missed time with injuries in camp which prevented him from developing more in the craft of separation. New head coach Adam Gase came out and expressed his frustrations saying Parker needed to do "all the little things you have to do off the field."
DeVante Parker is still a long-term prospect that can make due on his physical gifts down the line. However, this is anything but the start to a successful sophomore season. Parker is off the redraft radar for now. It's all about asking receivers to do what they can handle, and right now, Parker is clearly behind.