NASHVILLE, Tenn. – When they are at full strength, the Titans’ offensive weaponry will create tough pick-your-poison game-plan conversations for defenses scheming against them.

Play a single-high safety like most teams have done most of the time against Derrick Henry during his prime and you certainly leave yourself susceptible to A.J. Brown and Julio Jones against single coverage. Even with that deployment, you may still get gashed by the NFL’s best combination of size and speed, a player DBs struggle to bring down and fear getting stiff-armed by in the open field.

Derrick Henry Running Drills Practice

Pool photo: George Walker, The Tennessen

Double-team A.J. Brown or Julio Jones and you may take away one of Ryan Tannehill’s most threatening targets, but then Henry is running into a lighter box.

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