Tennessee Titans Coach Mike Vrabel could not ignore the obvious one week ago. After yet another virtuoso performance by the 247-pound freight train that is Derrick Henry bulldozing the Buffalo Bills on “Monday Night Football,” he admitted the team’s overreliance on its running back.
“We continue to jump on Derrick’s back,” Vrabel said, “and he’s willing and able to carry us.”
Yet we have also seen how far one player can take this Titans team: to the conference title game.
Looking to go further in the postseason, the Titans (5-2) acquired the Pro Bowl receiver Julio Jones in June, but began the regular season with the same old formula.