Derrick Henry's blocks in pass game could have bailed people out, but weren't pass protection reads

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – While Derrick Henry was the last line of defense on a couple plays early in the Titans’ loss at Pittsburgh, he wasn’t guilty of missed assignments that created the pressures.

“That’s not pass protection,” Henry said, speaking of a play where Luke Stocker and Dennis Kelly doubled an edge defender and Stephon Tuitt sliced in. “I was covering for Luke, because he had the lineman on the outside and I was going back out...

“I should have seen Tuitt, but I was looking at the safety. He got up on me fast because he came scot-free… That’s not my guy.

“Pass protection is keying your guys and picking them up.”

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Mike Vrabel said problems up front needs to be corrected so Henry or the running back don’t wind up in those situations.

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