I know we are just fans, but I don't appreciate Jerry insulting our intelligence as fans. His statement this morning about Henry not fitting our offense and such is absolute cap, and he knows it. Jerry, please stop insulting our intelligence.
We have two rookie olinemen. You know what helps rookies? A running game. Henry can bowl over people if needed. Sure, he may not get quite as many yards as he's getting in Baltimore, but our entire team would be better with him here. It's simple fundamental football. A good running game makes the rest of the offense successful. It opens up the play action, which is Dak's biggest strength. Dak is at his best when he can play action.
I would appreciate it if Jerry would just come out and admit he messed up not getting Henry. My anger at him would significantly lessen if he'd admit his mistake and put fixing our run game and stopping the run as a top priority.
You can only fix an issue when you admit you make a mistake. Instead, he sees fit to insult our intelligence.
I hear what you are saying but I agree with Jerry. Mind you, Jerry either intentionally or unintentionally insulted himself with his remark, but I also believe Derrick Henry would not be doing as well in Dallas.
First, The Cowboys do not block the run as well as the Ravens. It is not just the rookie OL, although that is part of it. Zack Martin hasn't been playing great either. And let's face it, our WRs and TEs are not great blockers. You need those guys to get on defenders and block them to spring Henry for those 80 yard runs down the sideline. In Dallas, I am pretty sure Henry would struggle to get past the LOS. I can say that because I am not responsible for choosing the players who can't block. Jerry is. Would Henry do better in Dallas than Zeke or Rico, or Deuce? Yes, of course. He is a great RB. I just don't think he would help this team as much as others do. This team is not bad because they are missing one player.
Also, the Cowboys do not commit to the run the way the Ravens do. Plus they have the threat of Lamar taking off. The Cowboys give up on the run quicker than any team I have seen. I don't think it would be different if Henry were a Cowboys. IMO, Dak throws the ball too much, and if teams loaded the box to stop Henry against us, we would throw the ball even more.
So while Jerry may be an awful GM, he seems to have his finger on the pulse of his team this year. Henry should be happy he signed in Baltimore and not with Dallas.
One final thought, Jerry may have planned this year to be a down year on purpose. His lack of signing anyone in the offseason is evidence of this. Why sign someone like Henry if the plan is to tank the season for whatever reason? Jerry just didn't sign Henry. He didn't sign anyone but Zeke. He could have sign Pollard if he wanted to. Jerry had no interest in improving the team in 2024. That is abundantly clear to me.
