BROWNS Anthony Henry admits he's not making the plays

The Cleveland cornerback was always in the right place at the right time a year ago.
BEREA (AP) -- Everything fell into place for Anthony Henry as a rookie. More precisely, things dropped right into the cornerback's hands a year ago.
Henry tied a Browns' record and led the AFC with 10 interceptions in 2001.
This season, he's still looking for his first pick.
"To go from the league's best, to the worst," he said with a sigh. "You don't want that. But whatever happens, happens. And, it happens for a reason."
Henry was warned that it would happen.
After his breakout year, former NFL defensive back Andre Waters, who coached him at South Florida, told Henry not to expect that the ball would bounce his direction forever.
"He said it was going to be this way," Henry said. "Here it is. That makes it easier for me to accept it.
"I feel like I'm a better player this year, it's just that the interceptions aren't coming. That's the only thing that is defining my year."
That tends to happen when a player sets the bar as high as Henry did.
Tied for league best
By tying for the league lead and breaking a 40-year-old team record for interceptions by a rookie, Henry may have made a name for himself before he deserved one.
Through no fault of his own, some of his interceptions simply came from being in the right place at the right time.
But by his own admission, Henry is not making the same plays as he did a year ago.
Last week, he made the wrong read in man-to-man coverage and was responsible for letting Bengals wide receiver Chad Johnson get behind him for a 72-yard touchdown catch.
"That was my bust," Henry acknowledged.
On other occasions, Henry has appeared to turn the wrong way or allowed wide receivers to outfight him for balls.
"I feel like I've had a pretty good season, but there have been some plays that I didn't want to give up," he said. "But that's the nature of the game, you're going to give up plays and you're going to make plays."
Henry had an advantage last season. The Browns brought him along slowly, grooming him as a backup to Daylon McCutcheon and playing him only in their nickel (five defensive backs) package.
But injuries to McCutcheon and Corey Fuller have caused Henry to make six starts already this season compared to just two in 2001.
New role is a challenge
Henry said adjusting to his new role has been a challenge. Before he only had to worry about pass coverages, now he's being asked to stop running plays as well.
"I've gotten more opportunities to make plays, I'm just not making as many," he said.
Browns coach Butch Davis said it's understandable that Henry might struggle.
"He's having to do a lot more things," Davis said. "All he had to do last year was focus on three or four routes and master them. I think he's learning to play the position and he's getting battle tested. Last year, he got some of those picks because they were picking on him."
Henry better be on top of his game this week. Saints quarterback Aaron Brooks is tied with New England's Tom Brady for the league lead with 21 TD passes and he'll be matched up with speedy New Orleans wide receivers Joe Horn and Jerome Pathon.