Chris Henry's quad held him back against the Denver Broncos
by Kirkendall on Sep 16, 2009 11:24 PM EDT
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Questions quickly poured regarding Chris Henry. Why wasn't he on the field? Where was he? Carson Palmer offered up a very diplomatic response, saying (sic) that Henry was sent mostly on seam routes and the Denver Broncos defended it well. Still, it wasn't often you had a Henry sighting -- though I did see him playing, at times, in two wide receiver sets in place of Laveranues Coles, who had the hands of Clifford Franklin without the sticky gloves.
During the preseason, Henry recorded 14 receptions for 224 yards receiving, including a seven-reception 100-yard effort against the New Orleans Saints. Henry recorded a touchdown receiving in all four preseason games this year. So naturally, we thought he'd have a much bigger influence starting against the Denver Broncos.
Instead, he caught an 18-yard pass to give the Bengals offense the first first-down of the game. After that, he wasn't targeted as an intended receiver until the Hail Mary seconds after the BS at PBS. While Henry only got in 18 of the team's 63 offensive snaps Sunday, the wide receiver dealt with a quad injury last week that set back his schedule.
...(Bratkowski) also said there was a reason Henry didn't get more work against the Broncos. Henry didn't practice last Thursday with a quad injury and there was concern about making his packages too extensive.
"We had a plan for him and he missed a day of practice," Bratkowski said. "If he wakes up Sunday morning and doesn't feel good, now he's inactive."
Alright. So maybe that makes sense. We're so used to injuries being such a factor to the team's success, why not this? However, even though he was limited against the Broncos, I still wouldn't be surprised if he's the team second starting wide receiver; especially if Coles doesn't rebound after an embarrassing first week. The first practice report was released on Wednesday and Henry's name was no where to be found; meaning he's not on the injury report... meaning he's not hurt... meaning that he's practicing.
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I thought so!
this was odd because Carson loves to throw to Chris Henry. hopefully this will confuse the G B packers this week. If they start throwing to Chris, then that will open other receivers and the run game. they cant double team chad and Chris. that will leave Coles and the Cedric open (for the run). Not to mention the TE. this is good against the 3-4 D. hope he in full health!!!!! lets see some no huddle too.
by WHYUS!! on Sep 16, 2009 11:52 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
First post....
Excited to be on! It’s going to be a tough situation with the wide receivers because Coles, Henry and Ocho are all outside receivers. Caldwell is the only one who can play the slot so one of those guys is going to be on the bench on third down. Coles was TERRIBLE can’t be “bengalized” as Chick Ludwig said in a article this week this fast….Honestly I want to see Henry more but I would really like to see B. Scott on some short passes (not -7 yd. swing passes that should be fumble returns for TD’s…talking to u Brat) against the blitz. If all the safeties r deep or the other team is blitizing then the middle of the field is open on slats and curls. It’s just logic. Those r easier blocking assignments for the O line as well, even if there is a blitz coming. We don’t have the OLine like in 04-beginning of 06 when Levi was healthy that will allow us to throw the ball down the field consistently w/out Carson getting killed. I hope I’m wrong though because I have a feeling that they will try to run and throw long off of it all year…..Excited to be on the site and GO BENGALS!
by whodey031 on Sep 17, 2009 2:18 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Why wasn't Coles on the field?
Guy out there wearing his jersey appeared to have two broken thumbs.
And Bratkowski blows. Scott was so misused. So under used.
by palewook on Sep 17, 2009 6:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i'm glad they allowed Henry to play through it...
hopefully its stronger this week. i give him props for toughing it out too. i honestly think we can beat Green Bay… and I’m not just saying that as a fan. i truly believe the Packers are overrated. it will be tough on the road though…
by GrooveLeg on Sep 17, 2009 10:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I feel the same too
G B i think is overrated. Their D is running the 3-4, which means its new to them. Hopefully this is the weakness along with the O-line. Lets hope Chris Henry and the other receivers can take advantage of this new D.
by WHYUS!! on Sep 17, 2009 11:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
OVERRATED?
I don’t think the Packers are overrated. I will say it’s too early in the year to be crowning them or anybody else. Remember the Dallas Cowboys last year when everyone crowned them, and they missed the playoffs altogether! I will say this though, we need this game BIG TIME! If we lose this game, we will be staring right in the eyes of 0-3! Remember after G.B. its the Steelers. Hate to be a pessimist boys, but we won’t be able to overcome that hole. I HOPE I’M WRONG THOUGH!!!!!!!!!!!!
by dmac1 on Sep 17, 2009 1:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i think we can overcome last week's fluke loss.
a lot of the team sounded upbeat and positive in their statements to the press. it was a win that happened to end on a once-every-five-years prayer… it will make the bengals play a lot harder, not roll over and play dead.
by GrooveLeg on Sep 17, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thigh Injury?
Henry said he was fine and the injury didn’t limit him during the game. I think this is the coaches way of saying, you missed a practice so I’m going to cut your playing time.
Same B.S. they were pulling with Willie Anderson. They need to start letting the talent play on offense, because Brat isn’t a good enough coach to win without them…
by Jom12 on Sep 17, 2009 1:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
good point
Henry did practice friday. So we were told. We are told a lot of things that are not true. Was it actually a thigh injury?
by WHYUS!! on Sep 17, 2009 1:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Quad injury specifically for Henry. He missed “one” day of practice on thursday. According to Brat:
“We had a plan for him and he missed a day of practice,” Bratkowski said.
Henry after the game said he felt good and wasn’t limited in the game because of the quad. I believe Henry.
by Jom12 on Sep 17, 2009 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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