10-24-2024, 12:07 PM
(10-24-2024, 10:22 AM)Bengalbug Wrote: The fact they have Derrick Henry at a score of 41 is astounding. The dude is a walking HOFr.
NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2020)
First-team All-Pro (2020)
2× Second-team All-Pro (2019)[a]
4× Pro Bowl (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023)
2× NFL rushing yards leader (2019, 2020)
2× NFL rushing touchdowns leader (2019, 2020)
The fact he was minimally used his first two years hurt, as well as being on an average to below average team, until now. Derrick Henry, and Adrian Peterson, the most dominant running back this side of 2000. You have others like, LT, Edge and CMC as dual threat running backs. But as far as pure running backs, those two are head and shoulders above all others.
I think Henry will end up being a HOFer but I am not convinced if he retired today that he would be. I don't think voters care about second team All-Pros, so he'd have one AP, an OPOY and four Pro-Bowls. For example, his resume is similar to a guy like Chris Johnson who had three Pro-Bowls, an AP and an OPOY. The problem is that CJ2K fell off pretty sharply. Now, I think Henry's resume is better than CJ2K but it's not a drastic difference.
I do think that Henry will continue his trajectory and end up being a HoFer but he isn't a HoFer as of today IMO. He's on pace for another 2k season, though. Probably another AP, maybe an OPOY. I would expect him to have the accolades necessary by the end of his career.
