Remembering Chris Henry.....

[*jason*]

(12-20-2020, 08:39 AM)Devils Advocate Wrote: Damn Fred you have a good memory. I remember all of this clearly once you talk about it (as well as many other things you mention in other threads). Yeah that offense died when Henry went down. At least that’s what we all were saying. I remember thinking it was more than that though because ... man I just wasn’t that impressed with Chris. I mean he was definitely a threat but we had threats all over the field. Rudi was a beast (at least he was the previous few seasons). Shit man maybe Chris Henry was the key. Man ... I maybe been wrong all these years.

Anyway good memory. And the Utecht shit lol. Yeah I remember how excited we all were about that one.

I’ll just place this here ...
So ... if the logic is true that that 05-09 team’s missing piece was a deep threat- despite having the best receiver in the game and an all pro (overstated) number 2 as well as a 1400 yard rusher and a field general QB- even with all of that we couldn’t do it without taking the top off the defense (this is why I prolly undervalue CH) ... does anyone think this is maybe/possibly why they’ve hung on to John Ross?

Idk if it’s serendipity- I don’t know what that word means ... idk if it’s synchronicity- I don’t know what that word means but that 2015 team is as uncannily similar to that 05 team in many many ways. The god damn bengals man ...

I think Chris Henry was averaging a TD per every 4 receptions in 2005 -2006. He didn't exactly have a ton of catches, but that's pretty impressive. That version of the Bengals was definitely better when he was on the field.

I went to the falcons game in 06 I think... I was sitting in the end zone, and had an amazing view of a 70 TD catch from Chris Henry. It was pretty much the view from a video game. Carson pretty much just threw deep to a spot, and it was cool to see Henry beat his man, and get there.