Lynch out; Henry in?

[b bulldog]

If the Bills trade Willis, Lynch should be gone.

[Joemailman]

Here's what Sporting News says about Henry. They have him being drafted in the 3rd round.

Chris Henry
RB, Arizona

War Room analysis
Strengths: Is a big, strong back with the size and strength to dominate. Can absorb hard hits and keep on going. Shows a nice stiff-arm to break tackles. Shows the quick footwork to make sharp cuts and bounce runs outside. Shows a surprising burst through the hole, and has the speed to make big plays. Shows good hands to make tough catches. In pass protection, can do a good job when aggressive and blocking with good leverage; can stop pass rushers in their tracks.

Weaknesses: Is unproven -- never started for a full season in college. Does not play with aggressiveness and intensity on every snap. Is a raw and undisciplined runner. Must improve his technique. When there is no hole, always tries to bounce outside and never lowers shoulders and attacks the line for short gains. Does not run with good body lean consistently. In pass protection, uses bad technique too often.

Bottom line: Henry, a junior, is a unique case because he left school early rather than stay and compete for the starting job as a senior. This unwillingness to compete is a major concern. Henry will test well in pre-draft workouts, but NFL teams must be careful not to over-draft him based on athletic ability and overlook his lack of production. If he harnesses his naturally ability, he could become a strong, powerful runner who makes big plays and contributes as a receiver. However, history has shown that similar prospects have failed to be productive in the NFL.



Career statistics

Rushing Receiving
Team Att. Yds. Avg. TD Att./TD Rec. Yds. Avg. TD
'03 Arizona 14 40 2.9 0 — 1 14 14.0 0
'04 Arizona 56 178 3.2 2 28.0 2 -3 -1.5 0
'05 Arizona 34 148 4.4 0 — 2 -3 -1.5 0
'06 Arizona 165 668 4.0 7 23.6 21 197 9.4 1
Totals

[Packnut]

Henry

If Henry is that good, then the coaches at Arizona really suck. I'm not buying the hype.

[PackerPro42]

you better delete this before packerpro sees it, he's liable to leap from the bridge...

I could care less if the guy gets sucked into a scouting report of a work out warrior that was the third string RB on his team. If he wants this guy instead of Lynch then whatever, because he'll be lucky to go in the third round. As far as I'm concerned Lynch had just the work out he needed for him to slip a little bit to the Packers at 16. Like it was mentioned before, I'd take production from the Pac10 offensive player of the year any day, compared to a speedster that looks like he's on roids.

[Scott Campbell]

you better delete this before packerpro sees it, he's liable to leap from the bridge...

I just hope he doesn't go all "Chad Jackson" on us.

[MadtownPacker]

As far as I'm concerned Lynch had just the work out he needed for him to slip a little bit to the Packers at 16. Like it was mentioned before, I'd take production from the Pac10 offensive player of the year any day, compared to a speedster that looks like he's on roids.

Ahh you are OK, I will cancel the milk carton ad.

I agree, yesterdays combine results only make the odds of him being there better. He cant be that slow cuz he hit a 4.5 and that is that he stumbled the first ten yards.

[Guiness]

don't they get a couple of runs?

Someone want to clarify wtf is going on with the Bills wanting to trade Willis M? Did I miss something? Just shy of 1000yds, and a decent avg, right? A lot of fumbles though, I think.

[LL2]

I know there will be a lot of updated mock draft over the next 8 weeks, but I just saw one on Fox that has GB draft TE Olson at 16 and Lynch dropping to 20. Seems like to some Lynch's stock has fallen.

[TennesseePackerBacker]

I know there will be a lot of updated mock draft over the next 8 weeks, but I just saw one on Fox that has GB draft TE Olson at 16 and Lynch dropping to 20. Seems like to some Lynch's stock has fallen.

As it should, Lynch did nothing impressive against big defenses, go back and watch the highlight tapes. The 2 games I personally saw him in I was not impressed at all.

The Pack needs to go with either one of the top WR's(unless Landry or Okoye is there) like Meachem or Bowe.

Pittman and Irons both ran 4.3-4.4's at the combine and would be great value picks in the 2nd round, or we could go safety in the 2nd round with Weddle/Merriweather/Wendling.

The fact is we'll be sitting pretty at 16 in the first and second rounds, with a lot of nice options to choose from. Penciling us in at just one pick is absurd.

[Partial]

I think you see them make an effort to resign green and draft Meachem. For whatever reason, he reminds me of a younger Javon Walker.

[BallHawk]

Here's a hypothetical question for all of you guys.

If Lynch played in the Big 10 this year, would he of been as successful?

[BF4MVP]

Here's a hypothetical question for all of you guys.

If Lynch played in the Big 10 this year, would he of been as successful?

The Pac 10 is certainly no slouch..

[red]

i know you're trying to weave this into a "no, he would suck in the big ten because the big 10 is such a better conference" type of thing so you can say again how much you hate lynch

but i think he might have had better numbers if he was in the big ten. i think teams in the big ten run the ball more, so he would have gotten a lot more carries

i don't think you can discount a guy like you're about to try and do because he doesn't play in the conference you think is the best, and does play in a conference that many big ten fans think is inferior

[BallHawk]

Actually, I'm not asking it for a certain answer. I'm just curious as to what the rest of the forum thinks.

[Lurker64]

I have to admit, the prospect of drafting a RB in the third round is a hell of a lot more attractive than drafting a RB in the first round.