Hoofbite;2172549 said:
Chris Henry the receiver is a pretty good player. Chris Henry the person is a pretty crappy guy. Don't confuse the two. The guy can play ball, plain and simple. You're right in that he probably wouldn't beat out Crayton. But you better believe that he would beat out Hurd or Austin in heartbeat.
If he doesn't beat out Crayton, what's the point, IMO? We've got TO, Crayton, and Witten starting out there, and Hurd is a serviceable WR for the most part.
I'm not against going a different route, but I don't see the point in picking Henry up 4 games in the season, possibly having to pay Goodell's stupid consequences if Henry continues to be an idiot.
Hoofbite said:
What makes Henry "high risk"? The biggest possible cost to the team would be the loss of Amendola or Jefferson. Not really a noticeable hit if Henry pans out.
You're right. He's not high risk, but he's certainly not high reward. And I'm sure Goodell would love to "discipline" Jerry if Henry has more run-ins with the law.
Hoofbite said:
On the whole, yes. When TO was out, NO!. Dallas will only be fine as long as TO doesn't get hurt. If he goes down again, things are not fine.
Chris Henry is not the long term answer that Dallas needs at the WR position. Hopefully that will come next year in Roy Williams.
Chris Henry is a capable player who would definitely contribute more than the current #3 or #4 receivers.
I'm not a big Henry fan because he's a d-bag and I could care less if he is brought in or not. I am a fan of improving the WR position because I know that any absence of TO will result in a dramatic drop-off in offensive production.
Henry like Jones and Tank is a low risk opportunity to improve at a position. If he messes up, cut him.
Of course, you always have problems when your #1 WR goes down. I'm sure that our offensive production post-TO injury was due mostly to TO, but I'm also sure that part of it was our December/January slump or whatever.
I think that this year, we can count on Hurd, Austin, and maybe even Crayton being better than they were last year, and Amendola may be good for a nifty catch or two.
IMO, even if C. Henry were here, a TO injury would lead to a dramatic drop-off.
I just don't see much of a point in picking up Henry. Pick up another WR, sure, but I don't see why it HAS to be Henry.