Kansas City defender dismisses Derrick Henry as 'just a big guy' who isn't hard to tackle
Derrick Henry recently became the first player in NFL history with two games of 175 or more rushing yards in the same postseason. As Nick Saban recently discussed, it’s in large part because Henry runs with an incredible combination of power and speed at a listed 6-3, 247 pounds. Henry’s Tennessee Titans will face the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in the AFC Championship Game. One Kansas City defender wasn’t shy about saying that Henry should be easy for the Chiefs to contain.
“He’s not hard to hit. He’s just a big guy. 240, 245, 250, honestly he should be running harder at his weight and at his size,” Kansas City DE Frank Clark said. “I don’t see no difficulty in tackling him… He’s just easy to me up front because I don’t look at any running back like they can’t be tackled. He’s not one of the best guys at breaking tackles to me honestly.”
Giving Henry extra motivation ahead of a big game, well…
It’s an especially bold comment considering the Titans and Chiefs faced off this season on Nov. 10. Henry carried the ball 23 times for 188 yards and 2 touchdowns in a 35-32 Tennessee home victory. It will be fun to see who gets the last laugh on Sunday. The game will air on CBS at 3:05 p.m. ET.
.@Titans vs @Chiefs on Sunday. @KingHenry_2 pic.twitter.com/1PmkX7o1nw
— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) January 18, 2020
Henry can run 180yds all he wants, that’s not going to get Tenn 35 or more points, they’re going to at least need that many on Sunday.
I didn’t think the titans would beat the Patriots or Ravens but they did..
I didn’t think they’d beat the Ravens. But the Ravens would have lost a lot of games with that game plan Greg Roman put together. They didn’t have to score 40 to beat them, but they’ll have to in order to win tomorrow.
They would have lost a lot of games with 530 yards of offense? Really? Get out of here. Everyone thought we’d have to score 40 to beat the Ravens too. I’ll take Henry’s 180 yards anyday over your “flashy” passes. It’s called game manager, controlling the game, etc.
Kc averages 28 a game so no, the Titans won’t need that much. Especially if our run game continues.
I feel if TN doesn’t score 35 they’re losing the game.
If TN has to score that much then we will lose. That’s not our game at the current moment.
It’s one thing for a defensive end to say that, who will typically encounter a running back who has only run three to five yards. Quite different for a defensive back, once Henry has a head of steam.