Treyveon Henderson

Same boat, I've had Henderson on my FF team all year, waiting for the break out. Seems the patience will pay off. Thankfully I had J. Taylor and J. Cook to get me through... LOL! It's a just for fun league with my son, some of his cousins and their dad's. But if I can have a 3 headed monster of Taylor, Cook, Henderson and totally crush my kid in the championship (we're tied for 1st in the league now)... Owning those bragging rights until next season would be awesome!  :D

supafreak84 wrote:
Looks like Vrabel finally pulled his head out of his ass and is getting him the ball. I know he was a favorite of many on this board heading into the draft including myself. It really is amazing to me how long it takes for some coaches to get talented players involved in the game plan when they are clearly the better option than the starter in front of them. Zimmer was another great example of this

On another note, I've had Henderson on my fantasy roster all year waiting for the breakout because you knew it was coming. I've literally wanted to strangle Vrabel when Henderson was getting five touches a game in contrast to Stevensons 15 carries for 53 yards and a cheap TD.

StickierBuns wrote:
I liked Henderson and I liked RJ Harvey....those were the guys I liked. I don't think Minnesota needed to draft a RB this year, because I feel strongly that every year good RBs are there to be taken. But 2026 is the year to get one and I'm pretty sure they will in the first 3 rounds. Hopefully somebody dynamic!

I would have been happy with Judkins too, but Henderson is more of the field tilter...I just think adding a playmaker (ala Gibbs) will take so much heat off JJM in 26.

I suspect he wasn't getting snaps because he was making mistakes in practice. Heard something about poor pass blocking, which is weird because he was an exceptional pass blocker at OSU. I guess it should probably not surprise anyone that there's a big difference between college pass blocking and NFL pass blocking.

It might be a tad too early to start a wish list for the Vikings’ 2026 draft, but …

If a great running back is available, the Vikings should pounce on him the way the Detroit Lions did that day two years ago when they were chided for selecting Jahmyr Gibbs at a so-called outdated position 12th overall.

The Lions (6-3) head into Philadelphia (7-2) on Sunday night with Gibbs ranked third in scrimmage touchdowns (10) this year and first (41) since entering the NFL.
At 23, Gibbs is one of five players under the age of 24 with 40 or more scrimmage touchdowns. The others are a who’s who of Hall of Famers: Barry Sanders (47), Randy Moss (43), Emmitt Smith (43) and Jim Brown (42).

Gibbs has 34 career rushing touchdowns. That’s 11 more than the Vikings have had as an entire team since Gibbs entered the league.

Running backs shouldn’t be viewed as interchangeable, dime-a-dozen parts. Just look to Detroit to see what a great one is worth.

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StickierBuns wrote:
I liked Henderson and I liked RJ Harvey....those were the guys I liked. I don't think Minnesota needed to draft a RB this year, because I feel strongly that every year good RBs are there to be taken. But 2026 is the year to get one and I'm pretty sure they will in the first 3 rounds. Hopefully somebody dynamic!

Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought Henderson would have been the kind of big play back KOC would covet and take the offense to another level like Gibbs does for the Lions. You have a guy that can go 80 on you anytime he touches the ball, it makes defenses play differently. I knew it at the time, but the minute we acquired Jordan Mason that it would take us out of the RB market in the draft in a really deep group of prospects. Kwesi does a terrible job of reading the strengths of a draft and this was another example. Anybody in hindsight think that was a wise decision? Any takers for Jordan Mason over having Treyveon Henderson on a rookie deal for the next four years?

StickierBuns wrote:

How is KAM going to know if Henderson would even be there when they drafted? They acquired Mason on March 18th. I think the thought was lets get 2 vets in at RB with some ability to help JJ instead of a rookie who will be learning the NFL himself. This is why 2026 was the year for a Viking's RB to be drafted. You can't strategize on a player to be around when you draft like that and they committed to AJ and Mason way before the Draft. 

This hindsight game can be played by every team, every year. If you want to complain about something, complain about the Tai Felton pick.

There wasn't a single mock draft I saw prior to the draft that had Henderson going before the 24th pick. He was always going to be there and was there. RB was a need (and still is), but instead of delving into a deep RB draft, we trade for Jordan Mason and that move essentially took us out of draft market for a RB. At this point, not a wise decision and I said it at the time

StickierBuns wrote:

Well, Henderson is averaging half a yard a carry more and only 48 yards more rushing so far this season. Yes, he scored 3 TDs last night but he averaged 3.3 yards a carry. I'm not saying Henderson doesn't have a higher ceiling than Mason, but I'm saying its not like night and day. NE also has a red hot Maye playing and we've got an up and down JJ McCarthy who's played 4 games. Its not like JJ's passing is helping the run game.

I'll disagree with you and say the long term potential of Treyveon Henderson is far greater than Jordan Mason. Quinshon Judkins, far higher ceiling than Jordan Mason. Ditto on your guy RJ Harvey. Whether KOC would ever use them appropriately is another discussion.

StickierBuns wrote:

Yeah, don't necessarily disagree and as I mentioned, Henderson's ceiling is most probably higher. But like I said, my guess them being rookies with a very raw rookie at QB maybe played a role? Maybe not. I think Minnesota liked AJ and Mason very much, probably still do. But I don't see where the franchise long-term is harmed when they can draft a great RB next Spring. They pop up every single draft. 

I think the biggest issue if KAM's ability to draft ANYONE worth a damn. Sadly.

Again, I think it boils down to Kwesi not reading the draft correctly, and trading for guys that play positions of strength in the draft. The quality running back depth was unusual for a draft last year. In most drafts, Henderson and Judkins are 1st round picks and no way teams landed them where they landed them. I don't think it's as easy as, "well...we can just draft a guy next year because there's players at that position every year." Not with real difference makers you won't and the quality depth in this upcoming draft certainly doesn't stack up to last year's. There's Jeremiah Love and then you might not have another back drafted until the 3rd round. Huge gap