Henry Threat Level: Orange
Now that Travis Henry is reasonably healthy and has avoided suspension, he has only one mountain left to climb: Play a halfway decent football game.
The last time that happened for Henry was Week 4. Last week, the Broncos planned for Henry to play a minor role behind Selvin Young. Young got hurt, Henry scored twice, and all his fantasy owners were happy. The Broncos probably weren't.
Henry's two fumbles, and 3.26 average against the worst rush defense in the NFL contributed greatly to Denver's killer loss at Oakland.
Mike Shanahan, of course, is difficult to predict. We know that Young was supposed to start last week, and is now healthy enough to play. Andre Hall is also back. The Denver Post admits that Henry is fighting for playing time.
My guess that Henry will start this week in a favorable matchup. If he starts out well, he'll probably get a big workload. If the Broncos fail to move the ball, Selvin Young could wind up with a bigger day. In draft parlance, Henry has a high ceiling but a low floor. He's another example of how risk tolerance will shape fantasy football's biggest weekend.
Comments
Which 2 would you play at RB in this week's playoff game? Bush, Young, KJones, CTaylor, or Fargas?
Posted by: Help Me | December 6, 2007 05:14 PM
Do you start Henry AND Young this weekend or Henry and either Foster or Fred Jackson?
Posted by: Gotta Question | December 6, 2007 05:15 PM
Only 1 fumble was credited to me last week.
Posted by: Travis Henry | December 6, 2007 05:28 PM
Start Fargas and Bush.
Posted by: Helped You | December 6, 2007 05:30 PM
If you take a moment to look at Gregg's RB rankings it is pretty clear which guys he thinks you should start...
Posted by: You Need Help | December 6, 2007 05:52 PM
If Lynch is inactive then start Fred in a dream match-up!
Posted by: Gotta Answer | December 6, 2007 07:11 PM
It never fails the Broncos' RB situation is always a circus. Even if your guy is the "starter" you never know what will happpen once the game starts. I lived through this with Bell on my roster and never again!
Posted by: CdnFan | December 7, 2007 12:52 AM