Derrick Henry sends 3-word message on his future with Ravens after devastating Divisional Round playoff exit

Derrick Henry and the Ravens suffered a devastating 27-25 loss to the Bills in the Divisional Round of the AFC playoffs. It ended their Super Bowl aspirations for another year after widely being recognized as a more complete offense than last year with the addition of the running back.

The Ravens' management was certainly grateful for Derrick Henry choosing Baltimore after leaving Tennessee and they made it clear even after being knocked out. General Manager Eric DeCosta said,

"I'm just so grateful that Derrick chose us last year. I can honestly just say his attitude and the way that he played was amazing to watch."

The Ravens, as an organization, responded to it on social media, saying they were grateful too. Henry took a screenshot of that and posted a story with his own message, saying,

"Run it back"

Ravens HC John Harbaugh clarifies not using Derrick Henry to tie game vs. Bills

After the loss to the Bills, John Harbaugh was accused of not properly using Derrick Henry. For instance, the two-point conversion that would have tied the game featured a Lamar Jackson throw to Mark Andrews that the tight end dropped. There was no plan to try to utilize the running back, with an option for Lamar Jackson to take off depending on coverage.

However, the Ravens' head coach came out after the narrow loss and said he is at peace with his decisions. He noted,

"I don't second-guess any of that."

John Harbaugh has been clear throughout the season, beginning with the season-opening defeat against the Chiefs, that he is not going to depend only on Derrick Henry to bring him wins. He had said after the first weekend,

"We didn't bring Derrick in here to be the guy that gets the ball 30 times a game. He's done that before. That's really not the plan. The plan is Derrick, Lamar, Mark (Andrews), Isaiah (Likely), Zay (Flowers), Bate (Rashod Bateman) and Nelly (Nelson Agholor). That's kind of the plan in this offense going forward."

It certainly did not work out as planned against Buffalo and Baltimore is left thinking once again about what might have been. While Henry rushed for over 1,900 yards in the regular season and has promised to be back next year, he is already 31 years old.

One feels that the Ravens' Super Bowl window is now. They lost in the AFC Championship game last year and in the Divisional Round this year. That is a regression that must be reversed for them to get the appropriate return on bringing Derrick Henry to Baltimore.