DeMarco Murray’s fantasy value dips as Titans take Derrick Henry

In a move that triggered more tears than the ending to “Field of Dreams,” the Tennessee Titans crushed DeMarco Murray supporter hopes by selecting Heisman winner Derrick Henry in Round 2 of the NFL Draft.

Thanks a million, Jon Robinson.

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The move adds yet another maddening timeshare to a league overpopulated with them.

Henry is a see hole, smash hole type of rusher, a player who hearkens back to the days of Brandon Jacobs. Frankenstein-like on early downs, he uses his muscular frame to brutalize would-be tacklers. He’s terrific in short-yardage, intimidating on the second level and possesses surprising wheels off the edge for a player of his size (six-foot-three, 247 pounds).

Many have salivated at Henry’s impressive combine results in the 40-yard dash (4.54), broad jump and vertical (37-inches), but his poor time in the three-cone implies he’s a straight-line only, downhill rusher. Unless he learns how to salsa, his stiff hips and absent lateral agility will greatly limit his fantasy contributions. Throw in his suspect hands and below average pass blocking, and he’s nothing more than a direct backup to Murray. Thoughts of him flattening NFL linebackers on a routine basis this season are a hallucinogenic dream, unless, of course, the injury imp feasts on Murray.

Both Titans are still very rosterable, though Murray is now more mid-level RB2 than resurrected RB1 in 12-team formats. At this juncture, he’s locked into the Jonathan Stewart, C.J. Anderson tier.

As for Henry, he’s a double-digit round flier only, a handcuff.

How deflating.