Derrick Henry potential season ending injury

[DapperCam]

  On 11/1/2021 at 2:02 PM, starrymessenger said:

Not me. I’d rather beat their best if we wind up having to go through Tennessee. If they are better so be it. How good could an opponent feel beating the Bills if Allen had to sit out?

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It’s a long season, and the way they were using Henry came with risks and rewards. I can’t remember another RB getting run into the ground like that other than Larry Johnson and he didn’t last long.

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

 

 

[poblano]

Titans were lucky with him during  that long, the work load is always dangerous for a RB especially with one heavy and with a punishing style, come on even one with a finesse style didn't last long, also in Tennessee Chris Johnson (i think, actually don't remember the name)

[Royale with Cheese]

  On 11/1/2021 at 1:43 PM, eball said:

5th metatarsal is, I believe, the dreaded "Jones fracture" injury.  Terrible for an athlete.  Feel bad for Henry.  Oilers fans?  Not so much.

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For someone his size, I would guess he's one of those 2 surgery ones.  Julio Jones, Kevin Durant, Edleman and someone else I believe had to have 2 surgeries.

 

[poblano]

  On 11/1/2021 at 1:27 PM, YoloinOhio said:

 Brutal because they have no depth behind him 

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And that's stupid way to manage a team, no deep for a heavy, overworked RB 🤦‍♂️

[nucci]

  On 11/1/2021 at 2:02 PM, starrymessenger said:

Not me. I’d rather beat their best if we wind up having to go through Tennessee. If they are better so be it. How good could an opponent feel beating the Bills if Allen had to sit out?

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so if we play them in AFC Championship it won't count as much? Injuries happen all the time. Kelly missed playoff games due to injury. If a team beat the Bills without Allen I doubt it would matter to them

[starrymessenger]

  On 11/1/2021 at 2:09 PM, DapperCam said:

It’s a long season, and the way they were using Henry came with risks and rewards. I can’t remember another RB getting run into the ground like that other than Larry Johnson and he didn’t last long.

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What about the way we use Allen? You give it your best shot and hope for the best. Henry is a year round Jerry Rice type training fanatic and he has not been injury prone. Mostly bad luck to me. Stuff happens.

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[BuffaninSarasota]

  On 11/1/2021 at 2:10 PM, Royale with Cheese said:

 

For someone his size, I would guess he's one of those 2 surgery ones.  Julio Jones, Kevin Durant, Edleman and someone else I believe had to have 2 surgeries.

 

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has nothing to do with his size & everything to do with the specific location & type of the fracture

[Ethan in Cleveland]

  On 11/1/2021 at 2:13 PM, starrymessenger said:

What about the way we use Allen? You give it your best shot and hope for the best. Henry is a year round Jerry Rice type training fanatic and he has not been injury prone. Mostly bad luck to me.

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Agreed.  He uses his feet every day.  It's bad luck

[nucci]

  On 11/1/2021 at 2:15 PM, Ethan in Portland said:

Agreed.  He uses his feet every day.  It's bad luck

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every player uses their feet

[TBBills]

Saw it coming, they were running the ***** out of that guy.

[Ridgewaycynic2013]

Reading this thread has resulted in my concluding most of the membership should be writing sympathy cards for a living...🤔

[Royale with Cheese]

  On 11/1/2021 at 2:14 PM, BuffaninSarasota said:

 

has nothing to do with his size & everything to do with the specific location & type of the fracture

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You don't think that added weight makes it tougher to heal?  He's a 250 lbs guy that cuts on that foot hard....

[wjag]

Well now.  That sure takes the shine off of the Titans win yesterday.  The AFC is so hard to predict right now.  Colossal loss for Titans.  Can anyone even name the RB2 there without looking it up?

[MAJBobby]

Watch King Henry career come down to a grinding stop.  A major foot injury (that tends to take two surgeries to fix) on a guy that is 250 and leaned on heavily.  

[Giuseppe Tognarelli]

This is great news for the Bills, and we're all happy about it as it relates to the Bills. Let's not pretend otherwise.

[BuffaninSarasota]

  On 11/1/2021 at 2:18 PM, Royale with Cheese said:

 

You don't think that added weight makes it tougher to heal?  He's a 250 lbs guy that cuts on that foot hard....

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no

 

again, it's the location & type of fracture which dictates the recovery time. For example, 5th Metatarsal Base Fractures are among the most common fractures of the foot and are predisposed to poor healing due to the limited blood supply to the specific areas of the 5th metatarsal base.

[Royale with Cheese]

  On 11/1/2021 at 2:25 PM, BuffaninSarasota said:

no

 

again, it's the location & type of fracture which dictates the recovery time. For example, 5th Metatarsal Base Fractures are among the most common fractures of the foot and are predisposed to poor healing due to the limited blood supply to the specific areas of the 5th metatarsal base.

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Okay.  If the location is "ideal"....could he heal in time this season to play?

[starrymessenger]

  On 11/1/2021 at 2:11 PM, nucci said:

so if we play them in AFC Championship it won't count as much? Injuries happen all the time. Kelly missed playoff games due to injury. If a team beat the Bills without Allen I doubt it would matter to them

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Oh I would definitely take the win and run with it obviously. What I’m saying is if I had a choice of playing them with or without Henry I’d rather take on their best. I take no pleasure or derive any comfort from seeing great players go down - even if it improves my chances.

How ‘bout you?

[May Day 10]

  On 11/1/2021 at 1:24 PM, HappyDays said:

Wow I thought he had the best case for MVP so far. And now you have to wonder how well he'll come back from it next year.

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I really thought he deserved to win it last season.  To do what he is doing, head and shoulders above anyone else in that position, and carrying a playoff team.

 

 

 

 

Anyways, yes, I think it was a ticking time bomb, unfortunately.