Alex Barth on Why Henderson’s Touches Felt Empty in Week 1

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Fred Toucher, Alex Barth, and the crew noted that while TreVeyon Henderson technically led the Patriots in touches, his impact felt limited because many of his plays were short screens the Raiders shut down. Barth said the issue wasn’t the number of touches, but how he was used, arguing the Patriots need to get him involved in more effective ways. They also touched on Drake Maye’s shaky performance and Keishon Boutte’s encouraging debut.

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00:00You know, Travion Henderson didn't get a lot of touches.

00:02We all know that he's very talented there.

00:05You know, we saw him flash in the preseason.

00:07You saw him throughout training camp.

00:10Why do you think he touched the ball?

00:13He didn't get more touches in that game.

00:15So he actually led the team in touches.

00:17It just doesn't feel like it because of what the touches were, right?

00:21Yeah, he only had five carries.

00:23They only called 13 design runs.

00:27Which is amazing.

00:30Right. Proportionally, he got about the number of carries he should probably get, I would say.

00:35But, yeah, I understand why you say that.

00:37It doesn't feel like a lot.

00:38In the passing game, he had six catches.

00:41A lot of them were screens that got blown up because the Raiders were sitting on it.

00:44So I actually think the number of touches is there for him.

00:48That's more or less – he led the team in touches.

00:51So that's more or less where I want him to be.

00:52I think the ways in which they're using him might need to change,

00:55especially when I think the Raiders are sitting on him.

00:58I think he was one of the players that the Raiders had circled in that game

01:02and said, we're not going to let this guy beat us.

01:04The Chip Kelly connection.

01:06The Chip Kelly with him at Ohio State, we had brought that up and then been mocked.

01:10But here we are with Alex Barth, who is on the same page.

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