# Jason La Canfora: La Canfora argues Derrick Henry's historic early-season workload will continue, and notes the Ravens may again be without Lamar Jackson this week.

**Claimed:** Oct 15, 2026
**Pundit:** Jason La Canfora — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jason-la-canfora
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/ravens/onsi/how-hard-are-ravens-pushing-derrick-henry-the-data-is-alarming-01m4y731acpa

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> Henry is being asked to do, already, things no running back his age has done since the NFL/AFL merger through five weeks of a season, and there is not reason to expect that to change much anytime soon.

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## The claims

- **they could very well be without two-time MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson again this week**
  - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Lamar Jackson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/lamar-jackson
- Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/ravens

## What others said about the same people

- Seth Walder on Baltimore Ravens: Walder gave final score picks for all 14 Week 5 games, including a Jaguars blowout of the Eagles, upset calls on the Saints over the undefeated Vikings and the Jets over the Browns, plus the 49ers winning in Seattle and the Commanders beating the Giants. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/793c66fa-732d-41fb-9cc3-411c105ee081 (scored 97.62)
- Pete Prisco on Baltimore Ravens: Prisco picks every Week 5 game with a final score, including a Cowboys blowout of Tampa Bay on Thursday night, a Packers upset of the Bears, a Jaguars win over a banged-up Eagles team in London, and a Rams shootout win over Buffalo on Monday night. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9fb2da58-31c1-43f3-bf5e-fe858bdb877d (scored 100)
- Leonard Fournette on Baltimore Ravens: Co-host (identified in the transcript only as "Leonard") went week-by-week on Atlanta's schedule, ranked the NFC North, predicted Odell Beckham Jr. over 1,000 yards and seven touchdowns, picked the Bears, Bengals and Texans in their divisions, and took the Bengals over the 49ers in the Super Bowl. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cd544302-f3b5-4585-bea4-8502dbea77a7 (scored 100)
- Nick Wright on Baltimore Ravens: Nick Wright predicts Shedeur Sanders stays behind Dylan Gabriel on the Browns depth chart, forecasts a season where Flacco is benched a third of the way in, Gabriel then fails, Shedeur then fails, and Cleveland drafts a quarterback next year. He also makes a long list of win-total, playoff and division calls across the AFC North and beyond. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4e17eca2-e154-41f3-b116-389f8335f9c8 (scored 0)
- Gregg Rosenthal on Baltimore Ravens: Rosenthal's under picks and a few freebie leans: Colts under 7.5 (possibly the worst team), Commanders under 9.5, Saints under 5.5 (possibly 2-15), Bears under 8.5, plus stated likes on Dolphins under 8.5, Giants over 5.5 and Ravens over 11.5. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3f529d87-3976-4268-b793-c31075d71d04 (scored 0)
- Kyle Crabbs on Sebastian Castro: Crabbs projects all seven rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft, starting with Cam Ward going No. 1 overall to Tennessee, Travis Hunter second to Cleveland and Abdul Carter third to the Giants. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e8a40874-e85c-44ec-a4c8-b6f0edbd22d2 (scored 0)

## More availability calls

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Charean Williams on Jeremiyah Love: Williams suggests Cardinals running back Jeremiyah Love's lingering left ankle issue could sideline him for Sunday's game against the Rams, with the back possibly taking the week off. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/17148a0b-02fd-494d-8933-da4eb7261ce7 (not settled)
- Connor J. Benintendi on Zach Charbonnet: Benintendi says Zach Charbonnet will not be back for Seattle's Thursday night game against Denver, leaving Velus Jones Jr. as part of a thin backfield that he argues should get carries. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/20bbddee-e60d-4377-ac4a-b3abd20afafc (not settled)
- Josh Alper on Jaxon Smith-Njigba: Alper reports the Seahawks' injury designations and notes that, with no designations listed, Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Leonard Williams are on track to play Thursday night against the Broncos. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/41ca2f4e-429c-4fd2-b070-0af934a351e9 (not settled)
- Garrett Podell on Joey Porter Jr.: Podell states that cornerback Joey Porter Jr., recovered from illness and more comfortable in the playbook, will be a full-time starter for Dallas in their Week 6 Sunday night game at Green Bay. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/eb2b85d1-2b99-4284-8b34-8bbb41b1f2e1 (not settled)
- Josh Alper on Michael Penix Jr.: Alper suggests Michael Penix's full participation in Wednesday's practice indicates he will be healthy enough to start for the Falcons in their Week 6 game against the Bears. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/991e746d-a54b-4a9e-96f8-efeb4896c27a (not settled)
- Rich Hribar on Bud Dupree: Previewing the Week 6 Chargers-Chiefs matchup, Hribar expects three Chargers defenders — Derwin James, Donte Jackson and Bud Dupree — to be sidelined for the game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/939c6bd0-9e3d-4dff-b163-7da7488166c1 (not settled)

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