Derrick Henry was the perfect solution to the Ravens’ backfield question. As a power runner he has not lost a thing. Henry was second in the league in yards after contact last year. He ran 21.7 miles per hour in the last game of the 2023 season. This was the second fastest clocked time in his career. And he reached it in that last game in a season where he led the league in attempts. His run was the seventh fastest time in the entire league last year and only three running backs recorded faster times (twice by Devon Archane of the Dolphins).
To those who say that few if any 30-year old running backs exceed 1,000 yards rushing – that’s just a meaningless stat based on what other players achieved. This is not a clearly-slowed Mark Ingram signing. Derrick Henry is different. And he should be extra-special for the Ravens. Continue reading “The Derrick Henry Signing is Perfect, and a Bit More”