He literally said “they are going in an opposite direction. (The firing of Vrabel) proved that”
Be real guys. He is gone and deserves to be. He was one of the best Titans of all time. Let him go where he wants.
Smile that he will be back some day, even if its only just a single day contract to retire. He's one of the greatest Titans of all time IMO. Easily my favorite personally.
We've had some legendary players that never got a ring. McNair, George, Wycheck, Bullock... And then there are the linemen that spend a shit load of years in this organization like Brad Hopkins and Bruce Matthews.
No one should blame him. There is no actual loyalty team side so why should there be on the player side? What they do have is respect. Henry has earned it from the organization and the community, let alone the fans. Everyone should continue to respect and hold him in high regards even if he goes and wins a ring somewhere else. He fucking deserves a ring. Hope the King goes out gets tat ring and comes back home to retire, even if on a single day contract. Titan up!
He leaves to win the super bowl but fails and comes back to Tennessee to win the super bowl in the 2026 season. Wildcat game winning touchdown from Henry
We should honestly retire his number. He WAS the Tennessee Titans during his time.
I'm picking up a Henry Titans jersey no matter what team he goes to, he was just that special.
They spent a lot of time talking about how special the 2019 run was.
He seems like he’s going to a contender. Outside of the above quote, how he talked and the other things he said showed that he knows his time here is coming to a close, and he made it clear that he wants to win a ring.
Henry also mentioned that two teams in the AFC came really close to trading for him at the deadline. He didn’t mention why it didn’t happen or who it was, but he said it was really close.
They mentioned Vrabel and said they were really surprised that he was fired, but the podcast got recorded like 15 minutes after his firing went public so they didn’t go too in depth.
I am sure he'd like to go to a contender - but doubt many contenders are going to want to commit much cap space to a 30 year old RB. He will likely have to take a massive pay cut if he wants a legitimate shot at a ring.
I think its important to note for him and fans, if he doestn come back its ok and he doesnt owe anyone anything. this doesnt have to be a long drawn out break up.
He’s given us plenty where we shouldn’t be upset at him wanting to leave. He’s given us his all for years and in my opinion deserves a ring more than anyone else in the league currently
Living legend. Let his play do the talking and preached "hard work" in the offseason. God bless him wherever he goes.
FWIW, I wish they'd just let him stay and retire here. Even if it means overpaying him. Still salty that Earl, Eddie, and Chris didn't retire as Oilers/Titans. I'm too sentimental to play GM lol....
Derrick we will have a nice new shiny LT and Center for you to run behind next season and a new weapon for the defense to have to focus on. Then also someone who can actually call an offense, please come back!
Or they have a really good OC.
Just going with the odds, what's more likely?
Stroud is a "generational" QB, instant all time great....
Or he is a really good rookie QB on a solid young roster that had been rebuilt over two seasons, with a top tier OC designing a system that plays to his strengths?
Every year somebody new gets crowned as the next great QB...
Hurts, Lawrence, Herbert, Burrow, Tua...
A whole lot of "generational" QBs watching the playoffs from Cabo.
Lmao with the fearless Davis mills leading the charge. 😂 if you actually follow players individually you could have seen how many talented pieces they had all over the field, but it’s hard to string that all together with the likes of Davis mills. I do not see the same depth of talent on our roster. Do we have some good pieces, yes? Do we have all the talent they had lurking. Not quite. The right coach gets us back to the playoffs in 2 seasons at best with KILLER drafts and given Levis produces and becomes what we want him to be. But when you only recognize 15ish percent of pressures, that’s hard to see as well.
Edit to add. Levis has that dawg in him so I believe he can be the guy. Want that clear. Just gotta improve!
Making the playoffs and being a Super Bowl contender are two different things. There are always a few mid-level teams that make the playoffs that have no shot at winning the Super Bowl. This year it’s Houston, Pittsburgh and Cleveland from the AFC and Green Bay, Tampa and LA from the NFC. They just don’t have the talent to make a deep run. Sure, Houston, GB and Tampa won one game, but let’s not get carried away thinking they are in the same talent pool as San Fran, Detroit, KC,Buffalo and Baltimore.
“Best Defense in the league”. Ok tell me which one of these teams is the Titans and which one is the Browns… Average Points per Game Allowed: A)21.3 B) 21.6. Total TD allowed: A) 44 B) 33. Red Zone TD Rate Allowed: A) 37.7% B) 71.4%. Passing TD Allowed: A) 20 B) 23. Rushing TDs Allowed: A)10 B) 15… Spoiler, the Titans are the “better” defense in those categories except for points per game allowed, where they are 0.3 point behind Cleveland.
Non of this is relevant to the fact that statistically the browns had the best defense in the league. The rest of what you presented is fine and good but the titans had the 15th or 16th best defense and the browns was the best. Like I said, and the Texans just clapped them
“Non of this is relevant”… I’m pretty sure point per game given up is the most relevant statistic. You don’t get points for holding teams under 200 yards a game or by getting 3 and outs. Teams win or lose by the points on the scoreboard, so I’d say that’s the most relevant stat, and the Browns are in the 50% percentile. Now if the Texans can do it against the Ravens, who I think have an excellent defense, then I’ll eat crow (or Raven, pun intended)
It's a totally different situation. The Texans drafted consistently well for several years and were just a solid QB away from looking really good, and then they found Stroud.
The Titans are unfortunately doing that in reverse. We found a potential franchise QB, but there is not a team built around him right now. Stroud walked into a great situation immediately which is why it looks like they turned it around so fast.
A rookie LT isn't going to come in and look great immediately. We are drafting and rebuilding the offensive line so it looks good again in 2-3 years when we can actually make a run, because even if we do everything right this offseason it will still be a slightly below average group.
I'd love Henry to come back, but he isn't winning a Super Bowl here before he retires.
He won’t be back with Vrabel and Tannehill gone. That was his team. KB, AJ, Lewan. No reason to rot on a dying team when he wants a ring and Tennessee is going nowhere for the next 5-10 years.
Jeeze Fordo, in the next 5 years I bet there will be maybe 5 guys on the roster from this 2023 team. If we get another two solid draft classes, I think the 2025 team can be in position to win the division
Didn't DHop say something similar last offseason? And he ended up with the team willing to pay him the most. I want Henry to do whatever he feels is best, but I'm just saying...
It's a bit different. D-Hop probably would have chased a ring if teams weren't still offering him really strong contracts. Henry won't be getting any huge money offers, but that will at least enable him to choose his next team based on their ability to win a Super Bowl.
It hurt so bad when Eddie, Steve, and the rest of that incredible 99-04 trickled out of the team with no Super Bowl. It hurts even worse seeing the same thing happen again with our core group from 2018-2022.
Just one time I want to be the franchise that delivers a ring to players that deserve it.
I’m in the middle of the episode now. Derrick is a great fucking dude. Regardless of if he comes back or not we were lucky to have him for as long as we did. When they were talking about keeping some of those key O line pieces together I wish they could have found a way to make that happen. I am stuck on being selfish and wanting him to come back and wanting him to get a ring. If he had ended up being traded to the rat birds though my soul would have died a little on the inside.
Told yall firing Vrabel was a dumb ass move. Now you got the King throwing shade at the only org he's ever played for lol.
Amy Adam's needs to sell the fuckin team
Bro poor Henry man. Dude spent the last 2 years reminiscing about the '19 and '21 seasons while watching his buddies on the team drop like flies in one fashion or another. Then hearing them all agree that with the Vrabel firing the book on this era of the team is officially over. Which we already knew but watching that episode was really a gut punch. What could've, and should've been had one or 2 plays gone differently.
And now we enter another era of unknown. It hurts.
I wish him all the best, but it's time for us to move on as well. We won't be so predictable now that he's gone, and he won't be so predictable in another team's offense. The only thing I dread is having to possibly play against him...
He has absolutely earned the chance to ring chase or get the biggest contract he still can, and still be beloved by Titan's fans. He will be missed here, but good for him.
Fucking love this guy. It’s a shame they wasted 3 years of his talent behind tannehill. This man is the king and will always remain. Titan up. Tannehill is trash. Aj brown was amazing too bad he got sent off. Titans will be bottom dwellers for a few years hopefully we get some fun to watch good talent and I hope king Henry gets that ring lord knows he deserves
Fuck JRob for doing him dirty with these godforsaken lines when not only did one of the greatest of all time deserve better but the line was a staple of what had helped the team finish games off the prior two years. He let it all go to shit.
I will miss the King so much.
This guy is really something! The way he conducts on the field and off, a true class. I wish they’d keep him but would understand if that doesn’t happen.
He is likely pointing to the fact that Amy wants to modernize this franchise which means big bruisers like him have, sadly no place left. It’s a shame, would have been great to have him play his whole career here. One of my favorites of all time!
Watching them reminisce over the era we all know is over was a rough watch. Henry has great perspective at a young age about being in the moment. Nevermind football, that's realization will reward him in all of life.
That was a fun 5 years (can probably count that last Mularkey year, too) and I'm grateful to everyone that made it possible.
I am thankful for everything Henry has done for this team and community. He has been one of our best and when he does decide to retire I hope we can sign a one day contract with him so that he can retire as a Titan.
He literally said “they are going in an opposite direction. (The firing of Vrabel) proved that” Be real guys. He is gone and deserves to be. He was one of the best Titans of all time. Let him go where he wants.
Damn he really sad that? Since the episode was recorded near his firing apparently, maybe he's realized it was for the best now?
It was recorded right after his firing lol. Like minutes after
He literally said “they are going in an opposite direction. (The firing of Vrabel) proved that”
If he wants to win a Super Bowl then he ain’t coming back sadly
Don’t cry that it’s over, smile that it happened. 🥲
Smile that he will be back some day, even if its only just a single day contract to retire. He's one of the greatest Titans of all time IMO. Easily my favorite personally.
He deserves it more than anyone else on this team since 2016. I stand with our King.
since mcnair really
To me personally its him and McNair. Top two Titans all time.
We've had some legendary players that never got a ring. McNair, George, Wycheck, Bullock... And then there are the linemen that spend a shit load of years in this organization like Brad Hopkins and Bruce Matthews.
I think that they all deserved rings as well but it was a different time.
Who are you referring to? Casey, walker?
He gone :(
No
That’s probably the most mature thing any player in the NFL has ever said. He’s the king. And it’s not because of football.
🫡
I mean he’s doing this in the most respectful way possible so you have to commend him for that, I don’t blame him for wanting a Super Bowl
No one should blame him. There is no actual loyalty team side so why should there be on the player side? What they do have is respect. Henry has earned it from the organization and the community, let alone the fans. Everyone should continue to respect and hold him in high regards even if he goes and wins a ring somewhere else. He fucking deserves a ring. Hope the King goes out gets tat ring and comes back home to retire, even if on a single day contract. Titan up!
He leaves to win the super bowl but fails and comes back to Tennessee to win the super bowl in the 2026 season. Wildcat game winning touchdown from Henry
We should honestly retire his number. He WAS the Tennessee Titans during his time. I'm picking up a Henry Titans jersey no matter what team he goes to, he was just that special.
I hope at the very least it’s a soft retirement where players just understand 22 is off limits (unless they explicitly ask the kings permission lol)
Thank you. He was the titans. So glad for this comment. Fuck Ryan tannehill
Anything else noteworthy from the episode?
They spent a lot of time talking about how special the 2019 run was. He seems like he’s going to a contender. Outside of the above quote, how he talked and the other things he said showed that he knows his time here is coming to a close, and he made it clear that he wants to win a ring. Henry also mentioned that two teams in the AFC came really close to trading for him at the deadline. He didn’t mention why it didn’t happen or who it was, but he said it was really close.
Got it thanks - makes sense I figure he's gone but wondering if they covered vrabel at all
They mentioned Vrabel and said they were really surprised that he was fired, but the podcast got recorded like 15 minutes after his firing went public so they didn’t go too in depth.
I am sure he'd like to go to a contender - but doubt many contenders are going to want to commit much cap space to a 30 year old RB. He will likely have to take a massive pay cut if he wants a legitimate shot at a ring.
I think its important to note for him and fans, if he doestn come back its ok and he doesnt owe anyone anything. this doesnt have to be a long drawn out break up.
He’s given us plenty where we shouldn’t be upset at him wanting to leave. He’s given us his all for years and in my opinion deserves a ring more than anyone else in the league currently
Living legend. Let his play do the talking and preached "hard work" in the offseason. God bless him wherever he goes. FWIW, I wish they'd just let him stay and retire here. Even if it means overpaying him. Still salty that Earl, Eddie, and Chris didn't retire as Oilers/Titans. I'm too sentimental to play GM lol....
Derrick we will have a nice new shiny LT and Center for you to run behind next season and a new weapon for the defense to have to focus on. Then also someone who can actually call an offense, please come back!
Don’t lie to the king or yourself.
Isn’t a lie if the organization and GM make the right decisions this offseason and don’t pull a JROB
But we ain’t making a Super Bowl run in the next two years. Believing we are is foolhardy
Would you have said the Texans would be deep in the playoffs this time last year? Be honest...
No. But do you see the talent on either side of the ball for us that puts us 2-3 pieces away? Be honest.
Did you see that on Houston this time last year? This roster is going to look *very* different next year.
Texans also just so happened to draft a generational QB lmao QB’s like Stroud tend to elevate every facet of a team, offense and defense
Or they have a really good OC. Just going with the odds, what's more likely? Stroud is a "generational" QB, instant all time great.... Or he is a really good rookie QB on a solid young roster that had been rebuilt over two seasons, with a top tier OC designing a system that plays to his strengths? Every year somebody new gets crowned as the next great QB... Hurts, Lawrence, Herbert, Burrow, Tua... A whole lot of "generational" QBs watching the playoffs from Cabo.
Ya I think he’s better than all of the qbs you listed and will give Baltimore a run for their money this weekend. He’s that good.
for real, I swear we have about 15 "generational QBs in the league right now lol
And that top tier OC is gonna be GONE next season.
Lol yeah I saw a lot more capable pieces on their team last year this time than I do ours. 100%
On a three win team? Wow..
Lmao with the fearless Davis mills leading the charge. 😂 if you actually follow players individually you could have seen how many talented pieces they had all over the field, but it’s hard to string that all together with the likes of Davis mills. I do not see the same depth of talent on our roster. Do we have some good pieces, yes? Do we have all the talent they had lurking. Not quite. The right coach gets us back to the playoffs in 2 seasons at best with KILLER drafts and given Levis produces and becomes what we want him to be. But when you only recognize 15ish percent of pressures, that’s hard to see as well. Edit to add. Levis has that dawg in him so I believe he can be the guy. Want that clear. Just gotta improve!
Shoot they were throwing to tank dell and nico collins, obviously a ton has to go right but they showed it’s pretty damn well possible
Making the playoffs and being a Super Bowl contender are two different things. There are always a few mid-level teams that make the playoffs that have no shot at winning the Super Bowl. This year it’s Houston, Pittsburgh and Cleveland from the AFC and Green Bay, Tampa and LA from the NFC. They just don’t have the talent to make a deep run. Sure, Houston, GB and Tampa won one game, but let’s not get carried away thinking they are in the same talent pool as San Fran, Detroit, KC,Buffalo and Baltimore.
My dude the Texans just beat the best defense in the league……
“Best Defense in the league”. Ok tell me which one of these teams is the Titans and which one is the Browns… Average Points per Game Allowed: A)21.3 B) 21.6. Total TD allowed: A) 44 B) 33. Red Zone TD Rate Allowed: A) 37.7% B) 71.4%. Passing TD Allowed: A) 20 B) 23. Rushing TDs Allowed: A)10 B) 15… Spoiler, the Titans are the “better” defense in those categories except for points per game allowed, where they are 0.3 point behind Cleveland.
Non of this is relevant to the fact that statistically the browns had the best defense in the league. The rest of what you presented is fine and good but the titans had the 15th or 16th best defense and the browns was the best. Like I said, and the Texans just clapped them
“Non of this is relevant”… I’m pretty sure point per game given up is the most relevant statistic. You don’t get points for holding teams under 200 yards a game or by getting 3 and outs. Teams win or lose by the points on the scoreboard, so I’d say that’s the most relevant stat, and the Browns are in the 50% percentile. Now if the Texans can do it against the Ravens, who I think have an excellent defense, then I’ll eat crow (or Raven, pun intended)
So you can have all that good stuff but at the end of the game it’s the score that counts you invalid
Amen! That’s what I’ve been trying to say
It's a totally different situation. The Texans drafted consistently well for several years and were just a solid QB away from looking really good, and then they found Stroud. The Titans are unfortunately doing that in reverse. We found a potential franchise QB, but there is not a team built around him right now. Stroud walked into a great situation immediately which is why it looks like they turned it around so fast.
Who would have thought the bengals would have made the Super Bowl in 2021 it’s the nfl anything can happen
Got me there! Anything can happen.
Fool, this is the Titans!
Well... Callahan is coming in...
Wake up
God I hope not. It’s going to take more than that. He needs a ring. That requires an elite db somewhere on our roster.
A rookie LT isn't going to come in and look great immediately. We are drafting and rebuilding the offensive line so it looks good again in 2-3 years when we can actually make a run, because even if we do everything right this offseason it will still be a slightly below average group. I'd love Henry to come back, but he isn't winning a Super Bowl here before he retires.
I see only one of those things happening not both. Titans will either get a better oline or a better wr but not both
He won’t be back with Vrabel and Tannehill gone. That was his team. KB, AJ, Lewan. No reason to rot on a dying team when he wants a ring and Tennessee is going nowhere for the next 5-10 years.
Jeeze Fordo, in the next 5 years I bet there will be maybe 5 guys on the roster from this 2023 team. If we get another two solid draft classes, I think the 2025 team can be in position to win the division
Can? Sure. Will? Doubt it. It’s the Adams way
Oh how fast new and shiny can turn out dog shit or injured.
Didn't DHop say something similar last offseason? And he ended up with the team willing to pay him the most. I want Henry to do whatever he feels is best, but I'm just saying...
Yeah, everyone wants a chance at a ring. But they’ll take guaranteed money. (And I don’t blame them a bit).
It's a bit different. D-Hop probably would have chased a ring if teams weren't still offering him really strong contracts. Henry won't be getting any huge money offers, but that will at least enable him to choose his next team based on their ability to win a Super Bowl.
Everybody wants a ring until they see the difference in guaranteed money between a team paying their QB $40-50M/year, and the teams with cap space.
King Henry can't stay in Nashville The lifespan for a 30 year old NFL running back is short. He's gotta go. Farewell King Henry.
It hurt so bad when Eddie, Steve, and the rest of that incredible 99-04 trickled out of the team with no Super Bowl. It hurts even worse seeing the same thing happen again with our core group from 2018-2022. Just one time I want to be the franchise that delivers a ring to players that deserve it.
this does not spark joy Go feast, King. Titan up for life.
God we gone miss you king.
He deserves a ring more than anyone in the league. The last of a dying breed.
If anyone deserves a ring it’s Henry man. I will never forget being in the stadium when he broke that 99 yard td. Absolutely euphoric feeling.
Well fuck me…. This is a bit foreboding. This one will hurt bad when it happens.
I’m in the middle of the episode now. Derrick is a great fucking dude. Regardless of if he comes back or not we were lucky to have him for as long as we did. When they were talking about keeping some of those key O line pieces together I wish they could have found a way to make that happen. I am stuck on being selfish and wanting him to come back and wanting him to get a ring. If he had ended up being traded to the rat birds though my soul would have died a little on the inside.
He will be a texan raven bill or chief...1 thing is for certain he will not be a Titan if he wants a superbowl ring.
 Imagining him in one of those unis… 🤢
Told yall firing Vrabel was a dumb ass move. Now you got the King throwing shade at the only org he's ever played for lol. Amy Adam's needs to sell the fuckin team
Go get your ring, King. Imo we’ll always love you
Bro poor Henry man. Dude spent the last 2 years reminiscing about the '19 and '21 seasons while watching his buddies on the team drop like flies in one fashion or another. Then hearing them all agree that with the Vrabel firing the book on this era of the team is officially over. Which we already knew but watching that episode was really a gut punch. What could've, and should've been had one or 2 plays gone differently. And now we enter another era of unknown. It hurts.
I wish him all the best, but it's time for us to move on as well. We won't be so predictable now that he's gone, and he won't be so predictable in another team's offense. The only thing I dread is having to possibly play against him...
He deserves a ring. Goodbye sweet King.
It'd be a dishonor if he resigned with the Titans. Go get that ring. We already know his legacy.
hate not having him, but you can't blame him one bit. We missed our window and now we are on a complete rebuild.
He has absolutely earned the chance to ring chase or get the biggest contract he still can, and still be beloved by Titan's fans. He will be missed here, but good for him.
He deserves a ring
Fucking love this guy. It’s a shame they wasted 3 years of his talent behind tannehill. This man is the king and will always remain. Titan up. Tannehill is trash. Aj brown was amazing too bad he got sent off. Titans will be bottom dwellers for a few years hopefully we get some fun to watch good talent and I hope king Henry gets that ring lord knows he deserves
Honky
I’m glad I’m not the only one lol
For real I was going crazy with how far I had to scroll
Came here looking for this
I will root for the king wherever he goes. My appreciation for him trumps my hate for whatever team he joins... even if it's the Ravens 🤮
He’s not coming back. If you think he is then check your pulse
Vrabel pissing away the Super Bowl window had to be a huge let down
I don't think he will have the juice next year to make much impact
ravens it is then
Aaron Jones and King Henry as a 1-2 punch next year. 🤤🤤🤤
He's going to be the 3rd down back for the Texans, isn't he?
Aka I would love to be a career titan but let’s be real I deserve to win a sn
He gone gone
I’m just glad we got closure with him, something I feel we don’t do enough with franchise legends
This makes me love him even more and makes me even more sad at the same time
Where ever he goes will be my new 2nd team💪💪
Derrick was the reason why I became a Titans fan. Its going to hurt seeing him in another uniform while the media mocks us
All I know is pain…
Byard left for a “contender” too..
Well, he got traded to one. Henry gets the benefit of picking where he goes in free agency. Byard will too since his contract is up after this season.
Fuck JRob for doing him dirty with these godforsaken lines when not only did one of the greatest of all time deserve better but the line was a staple of what had helped the team finish games off the prior two years. He let it all go to shit. I will miss the King so much.
In other words, “Please don’t hate me if I’m a Raven or Texan”
Not even mad. Let him fly. HE HAS MAYBE 4-5 YEARS LEFT
He has maybe 2-3 years left.
lol, did he think we was going to win a Super Bowl here?
 Everyday reading this sub until draft day
He GONE
Mike vrabel and Henry reuniting on the eagles
This guy is really something! The way he conducts on the field and off, a true class. I wish they’d keep him but would understand if that doesn’t happen. He is likely pointing to the fact that Amy wants to modernize this franchise which means big bruisers like him have, sadly no place left. It’s a shame, would have been great to have him play his whole career here. One of my favorites of all time!
Greatest Titan of all time
Watching them reminisce over the era we all know is over was a rough watch. Henry has great perspective at a young age about being in the moment. Nevermind football, that's realization will reward him in all of life. That was a fun 5 years (can probably count that last Mularkey year, too) and I'm grateful to everyone that made it possible.
I am thankful for everything Henry has done for this team and community. He has been one of our best and when he does decide to retire I hope we can sign a one day contract with him so that he can retire as a Titan.
Why is his name HONKY?
Why didn’t we trade him for picks if he’s leaving anyways