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10-28-2003, 08:31 PM
Bills running back Travis Henry feels underutilized in red zone
By JOHN WAWROW
October 28, 2003
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Bills are having trouble scoring and Travis Henry has a simple solution: give him the ball more often near the goal line.
The Bills leading rusher questioned the team's play-calling decisions on Tuesday as Buffalo began a three-day stretch of bye week practices. Henry was feeling left out in an offensive scheme that has had a tendency to pass instead of run in short-yardage situations - including near the opposing goal line.
"Man, I don't know. I'm searching for answers myself," Henry said. "You would think I would get the ball in certain situations in which I'm not getting it."
That was evident in Sunday night's 38-5 loss at Kansas City.
Trailing 21-2 in the second quarter, the Bills settled for a field goal following two incomplete passes, including one in which Drew Bledsoe overthrew a wide-open Dave Moore in the end zone. That was after Henry's seven-yard first-down run put the team at the 2.
It wasn't the first time that's happened this season.
more: http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/031028/6/v9qj.html
By JOHN WAWROW
October 28, 2003
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - The Buffalo Bills are having trouble scoring and Travis Henry has a simple solution: give him the ball more often near the goal line.
The Bills leading rusher questioned the team's play-calling decisions on Tuesday as Buffalo began a three-day stretch of bye week practices. Henry was feeling left out in an offensive scheme that has had a tendency to pass instead of run in short-yardage situations - including near the opposing goal line.
"Man, I don't know. I'm searching for answers myself," Henry said. "You would think I would get the ball in certain situations in which I'm not getting it."
That was evident in Sunday night's 38-5 loss at Kansas City.
Trailing 21-2 in the second quarter, the Bills settled for a field goal following two incomplete passes, including one in which Drew Bledsoe overthrew a wide-open Dave Moore in the end zone. That was after Henry's seven-yard first-down run put the team at the 2.
It wasn't the first time that's happened this season.
more: http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/031028/6/v9qj.html