Bengals release Chris Henry

by norcaldevilasu on Apr 3, 2008 2:50 PM PDT

Chris Henry has a long list of run-ins with the law off the field but he has a lot of talent on the field. Do you think the 49ers should take a calculated risk on Henry and offer him a 1 to 2 year deal with minimal or no bonus money?

Chris Henry Released

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Hell NO!

have we forgotten the Antonio Bryant experiment?

Joe and Steve were under the same system for years... don't expect Smith to be super so soon.

by bayboy on Apr 3, 2008 3:05 PM PDT reply actions

no way

and antonio bryant was way more talented than henry.

by sam23 @ Niners Nation on Apr 3, 2008 3:43 PM PDT reply actions

not a chance

you can bet Goodell is gonna come down pretty hard on this dude - I expect a hefty suspension.

Bring back the classic Uni's!

by wjackalope on Apr 3, 2008 4:20 PM PDT reply actions

Fuck no

When I saw that Chris Henry was released today, I couldn't wait until someone created a post here asking if we should pick him up, just so I could say, "Fuck no."

Thanks for playing your part.

We are not who I thought we were.

by marcello on Apr 3, 2008 4:39 PM PDT reply actions

I agree with everybody else

I just don't see how Chris Henry anywhere could be anything but a disaster at this point in his life.

I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down... over and over....

by howtheyscored on Apr 3, 2008 6:00 PM PDT reply actions

Further agreement

As much talent as Chris Henry has, he's been a nonstop headache since BEFORE entering the NFL. He entered the draft early in part because was kicked off the West Virginia football team.

Even if you do think the talent is worth the risk, there's also the issue of whatever suspension Der Kommissar will hand out. I believe he was suspended for the first half of last year. Would a full year suspension in 2008 surprise anybody?

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by David Fucillo on Apr 3, 2008 8:22 PM PDT reply actions

At this point

No completely arbitrary (arbitrary does not necessarily mean undeserved) punishment that Goodell pans out for whatever shred of a reason he needs to pan one out will surprise me. He could ban Henry for life and I swear to god I wouldn't bat an eyelid.

Again, not that Henry isn't deserving of league punishment (and actually, he is getting some with the suspension already in place). He is. Just that every decision Goodell has made since he got the job has been based on immediate whim rather than an actual, organized system.

I keep reliving the moment when Steve Young almost fell down... over and over....

by howtheyscored on Apr 3, 2008 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions

agree on the Goodell comment

How hard is it to come up with a specific system for punishments? I understand some situations are different than others but if you have a general framework, people might understand a little better.

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by David Fucillo on Apr 3, 2008 10:29 PM PDT up reply actions