Titans offering a 5th for Henry...

[Ickybaluky]

Per the Nashville Tennessean:

Titans keeping eye on Henry: The Bills continue to hold on to disgruntled running back Travis Henry, and the Titans are among the teams who would trade for him if the deal is right.

The Titans and Bills discussed a trade for Henry during the NFL Draft, and General Manager Floyd Reese and Bills GM Tom Donohoe have had some dialogue since.

''My gut is I think if they can't get what they were looking for during the draft, then I am almost thinking they are going to keep him,'' Reese said. ''But I don't know that.''

Reese said the Bills initially wanted a second- or third- round pick. Reese said the Titans offered the Bills a fifth-round pick and the Bills balked.

Would the Titans still take in Henry, a former University of Tennessee star?

''If I can get him at a decent price, yeah,'' Reese said.

[OpIv37]

a second is too much but a 3rd is too little. This is a guy who started 2 of his 4 seasons in the NFL and had over 1400 yards each week. He's no Corey Dillon, but he will consistently run hard and produce every week- that's worth more than a 5th, even with injuries taken into account.

[The King]

I hold him for a 3rd the whole way. How many times was Willis slow to get up last year, we need value for Henry and we need a replacement.

[The_Philster]

Kinda misleading with the title...the Titans offered that and we balked. We don't know what they are offering now. Now that we picked up Lee and a lot of teams have filled some needs via the draft, maybe they aren't even willing to offer the 5th

[ShadowHawk7]

3rd or we keep him. Period. The only exception would be if it was a conditional 4th, that could go 2nd, if he did well.

[Dr. Lecter]

A one dimensional back (who has one year left on his contract) with an injury history that has taken a bunch of hard hits is not worth a 2nd and a 3rd is stretching it.

I really think many Bills fans are over-valueing TH.

[G. Host]

I agree because he is in his last year of his contract. There is no guarentee he will fit into a new system on a new team and he still wants to be the undisputed starter. A team could trade for him and he could do a TO and have a fit.

Personally if I was a GM I would not trade for him despite his previous performance - too much of a headache.

[jpdex12]

I agree because he is in his last year of his contract. There is no guarentee he will fit into a new system on a new team and he still wants to be the undisputed starter. A team could trade for him and he could do a TO and have a fit.

Personally if I was a GM I would not trade for him despite his previous performance - too much of a headache.

If a team was to trade us a 4th round pick now with a conditional agreement that we would get a third instead based on performance would be fair IMO.

[generalmills]

anything less than a 3rd is not acceptable. I would rather force TH to sit out and lose all that money than to have an extra 5th rounder in next years draft. Call me vendictive and childish but I think it funny what is happening to Travis.

[Typ0]

it's not that funny...it's realistic. His best days are behind him is all there is to it.

[Ickybaluky]

I think Henry has good value to the right team. A team like Arizona or Minnesota that likes to go three wide and spread the team vertically is a good fit for Henry. I don't think he is a power-running type back, but he excels in spread sets.

The fact is Henry could bring a team like Arizona or Minnesota balance in their offense. He may have had past questions with fumbles, but balance is the key to that type of offense.

Of course, other teams I don't see him having much value, because he isn't as good a fit.

[mysticsoto]

Personally, I think a 5th is an insult to TH. He has been a warrior and played hard behind a weak O-line and still did well. I think we should keep a close eye on Oakland. Lamont may end up being a dud. Yeah, he's looked good a few times, but he's never had to play a whole season and if he goes down, the Raiders have crap for backup. Travis is cheap and even a renegotiation would probably be cheap for the Raiders. Travis isn't greedy in terms of money - he just wants to play...if I were the Raiders, I'd bring him in and tell him he's got to compete with Jordan for the job - then the winner gets to start and you have a good backup. Yeah, he may or may not necessarily start - but atleast he'll have competed for the position and if he loses out - shouldn't be angry...

[ShadowHawk7]

it's not that funny...it's realistic. His best days are behind him is all there is to it.

I doubt that.

[Dr. Lecter]

Why?

The average running back last for about 4 years. Henry runs a tough physical style and takes a nasty beating. He has had injuries the last two years to his lower leg.

I think he only has a couple of years left, if that.

[Mr. Cynical]

He's nowhere near the end of his career. If he gets behind a good oline so that he doesn't have to go head first into 350lb DTs every snap, I can see him playing for another 5 years. He's worth a 3rd, but I'd take a conditional 4th with it becoming a 3rd if he reaches certain goals.