Honestly, our top three backs all could play in the NFL next year. Yeldon and Drake need to work on ball handling, and Henry, seems to need to work on his endurance. Granted we have only seen him play one game, and he had two monster runs, so anyone would be exhausted after that haha. Yeldon needs to work on hitting the hole too, he dances around behind of the line of scrimmage to often.
I wouldn't doubt it at all. With his speed he would flourish, but like you said, he needs to work on ball control. That goes for Yeldon too. Henry will be the X factor next season because he no one can stop Yeldon or Drake they'll have no chance stopping Henry. Drake though, yes he has shown flashes but gotta work on ball control. At least the know their weakness now.
I hope he improves, too. But he has already done what no back in Alabama history has accomplished before. And he gained 1,200 yards of it behind what, by our standards, was a mediocre line.
I don't know if I'd go that far...on Henry starting....but he needs alot more touches based on what little (yet explosive) evidence we've seen so far!
Agreed and furthermore, assuming Henry has turned the corner or understanding the playbook and picking up the blitz, his playing time is sure to increase more and more!
I agree with you. Saying he needed better endurance was a little much. I remember a few people stating earlier (during the season), that he wasn't in tip top football shape because of the injury before the season. He will be ready to go next year, and will probably have the best season out of all the backs
Talking to a friend when Matt Jones was playing against Bama, about his speed:
