Derrick Henry has been phenomenal since joining the Baltimore Ravens. His dominance was on full display during Monday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccanneers. The way the RB has been thriving in Baltimore would be making Jerry Jones and the Cowboys seethe at the missed opportunity to bring him to Dallas.
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The Cowboys’ owner, however, justified the decision citing salary issues. Moreover, the rusher didn’t fit their offensive set-up, he added. Jeff Saturday, though, did not buy into the comments, and said that Jones was merely making excuses.
Having a talent like Henry in any backfield would boost a quarterback’s performance. He certainly would have been a huge support for Dak Prescott, highlighted Saturday in the latest episode of Get Up. He added:
“You know what they told Lamar — walk up onto the Centre and turn around and hand it to the guy who’s going to be behind you. It helps. You know who else it helps — Lamar Jackson. Who would it have helped — Dak Prescott.”
The analyst particularly dug into the claim made by the Cowboys GM that Henry wouldn’t have fit into the team’s offense. Henry didn’t exactly fit the Ravens’ system either, pointed out Saturday. They still found a way to make him a key part of the game plan.
This not only helped Jackson dominate the gridiron but also helped the Ravens deliver record-breaking plays. The latest 81-yard run offered a great example of that.
Saturday reiterated that it’s time for Jerry to acknowledge his shortcomings as GM and take responsibility for messing up the roster formation this year.
Henry, on his part, is proving that he still has a lot left in his tank.
Henry is having a great season
Henry is already on course to surpass his last season’s rushing total of 1,167 yards. Many believe that he can break the long-standing record of most rushing yards in a season held by Eric Dickerson.
The Hall of Famer rushed for 2,105 yards in 1984. As per ESPN, the Ravens’ star rusher already has 873 yards on the ground in just seven games. He is averaging 6.5 yards per carry. His numbers are the most in the first seven games of a season since DeMarco Murray’s 913 in 2014.
Henry came close to breaking Dickerson’s record in 2020 when he ran for 2,027 yards on a massive 378 carries. With him in their backline, the Ravens lead the NFL in rushing yards. They have run the ball 239 times for an astonishing 1,476 yards.
The Cowboys, on the other hand, have run the ball the same number of times but for merely 463 yards. Ezekiel Elliott, who they brought back, looks washed up and carried the ball 38 times for merely 115 yards. His average is a measly three yards per carry.
Rico Dowdle leads the Cowboys in rushing yards with 246. Arguably, they are running the ball 22 times a game and those carries would have been much higher if they had someone like King in their backfield.
