RB Chris "Beanie" Wells (Arizona Cardinals)

[Buckskin86]

Commentary: Passing on Wells would be a mistake
Published: Saturday, April 18, 2009
By Mark Podolski
MPodolski@News-Herald.com

Are you tired of it yet?

You know, the saying, "When you have two quarterbacks, you really don't have any."

It's been said over and over again throughout the ongoing and seemingly never-ending Brady Quinn-Derek Anderson quarterback saga in Berea.

Will it ever end?

Reports say one or both will be traded on draft day.

Hey, Eric Mangini: Enough already! Get this over with and move on.

Besides, I'm of the belief of another saying in this, the current state of the NFL, and one I'll take credit for: "When you don't have two solid running backs, eventually you won't have any."

Sooner or later, the horse an NFL team is riding (aka its starting running back) is going to get hurt. It's inevitable. Whether it's a major injury, a nick here, a bruise there, it's becoming nearly impossible these days for a team to count on a single back to tote the ball 25 times every week.

It's a fact, and it is transforming the NFL.

Commentary: Passing on Wells would be a mistake - The News-Herald Sports : Breaking news coverage for Northern Ohio

[BB73]

There's now a vBet for where Beanie will be picked in the draft. There are also similar bets for Malcolm, Li'l Animal, and Robo, and some misc. Buckeye draft vBets all in the Pro Football forum.

Beanie.vBet

[Buckskin86]

Beanie is a talent worth the risk
Sam Blackburn ? Staff Writer ? April 20, 2009

Granted, he's listed almost unanimously as a first-round pick in most NFL mock drafts - we'll find out Saturday if that holds true - and Wells is surely content with that line of thinking. But the former Ohio State tailback has been getting kicked around for his supposed lack of toughness for months.

I've seen Wells up close and personal. I wouldn't fight that guy if you tied him to a chair and handed me a machete. Everything about him is massive.

But draft pundits cite his array of injuries that forced him out of too many games. They also claim he doesn't catch the ball like his counterparts, Georgia's Knowshon Moreno and Pittsburgh's LeSean McCoy.

You'd think his 3,382 yards and 30 TDs, in less than three seasons, were merely a sidelight.

Perhaps I'm in the minority. But when Wells carries the football, I see a large, frightening man who runs with bad intentions. Inside the tackles, he'd rather lower a shoulder than sidestep a tackle. In the open field, he's equally elusive and almost never gets caught from behind.

Bottom line, he's productive when he plays.

Wells has a lot of Corey Dillon-like running skills, only with a lot more breakaway speed and far less the off-the-field issues. Forever angry for being picked in the second round in 1997, Dillon had six consecutive 1,000-yard seasons on some bad Bengals teams. He had plenty of critics, but he missed only two games his first six seasons.

If Wells can do the same, he'll be even better.

Beanie is a talent worth the risk | zanesvilletimesrecorder.com | Zanesville Times Recorder

[BUCKYLE]

Originally Posted by Buckskin86

Beanie is a talent worth the risk | zanesvilletimesrecorder.com | Zanesville Times Recorder

This article is the best thing to ever come out of Zanesville.

[BB73]

I wouldn't fight that guy if you tied him to a chair and handed me a machete.

Is there a Beanie.mybrute?

[BUCKYLE]

Originally Posted by BB73

Is there a Beanie.mybrute?

I didn't want any of our non tOSU posters making a "Morgan Trent.mybrute" and beating him.

[Buckskin86]

Beanie Has A Bad Bone?
Posted by Mike Florio on April 20, 2009

In a rapid-fire list of tidbits contained in his latest Monday Morning Quarterback column, Peter King of SI.com mentions that some teams are ?scared off? by a ?sesmoid bone? problem in one of running back Beanie Wells? feet.

Also known as ?sesamoid? bones, the term generally refers to a bone over which a tendon passes.

In the foot, the sesmoid/sesamoid bones are in the forefoot, at the spot where weight is placed early in the process of stepping off.

If Wells truly has a problem with the area in his foot where he begins the process of exploding forward, it could be a major impediment to his ability to be as successful as he possibly can be at the NFL level.

Then again, it?s five days before the draft, and so it?s hard to put much stock in anything that anyone is saying about any of the prospects.

ProFootballTalk.com - Beanie Has A Bad Bone?

[BuckeyeNation27]

I wouldn't fight that guy if you tied him to a chair and handed me a machete.

He did well against Penn State when he wasn't injurred....so this statement rings true.

[muffler dragon]

I had a chip in my right sesmoid bone at the end of my basketball season in highschool. While it was painful, the healing process didn't require anything invasive. I recovered completely in 4-6 weeks. I wouldn't think of this as being a perpetual problem for Beanie. But I'm by no means a physician.

[Gatorubet]

Red Flag Goes up On Ohio State running back Chris "Beanie'' Wells - New Orleans Saints Beat

Red Flag Goes up On Ohio State running back Chris "Beanie'' Wells

Posted by Brian Allee-Walsh, The Times-Picayune April 20, 2009 4:34PM

Categories: NFL, Saints
The last thing former Ohio State running back Chris "Beanie'' Wells needs during
the final days leading up the draft is to get off on the wrong foot.
Or, an injured foot based on a report that surfaced today.

Some mock drafts have Saints officials selecting him at No. 14 in the first round,
one or two have him going higher in the round.

How this affects his draft status remains to be seen. If there is credence to the
report, it certainly could impact where he goes in round one, meaning he could
possibly lose out on mucho dinero.

Wells already is battling reports from some NFL scouts who question his durability
and whether he justifies a top 10 to 20 selection. It means that a team that is
interested in him will need to do its due diligence in evaluating him in the days
and hours leading up the draft.

Stay tuned.

[reagdog]

Lots of talk on Arizona sports talk radio that the Cardinals might want to take Beanie. Obviously they need a higher draft pick than their 31st pick, but they want to get a lower pick with the trade of Boldin.

[Gatorubet]

Sesamoid Problems | eOrthopod.com

A Patient's Guide to Sesamoid Problems



Introduction

Two pea-sized bones, called sesamoids, are embedded within the soft tissues under the main joint of the big toe. Even though they are small in size, the sesamoids play an important role in how the foot and big toe work. If the sesamoids are injured, they can be a source of severe pain and disability.


This guide will help you understand

• how the sesamoid bones in the foot work
• how sesamoiditis develops
• what can be done for the condition

Looks like his big toe is going East and the rest of his foot is going North. Those two pea sized bones are not happy in the pic, I'm guessing.

Bone Removal
Your surgeon may recommend removing part or all of the sesamoid bone. When bone is removed from only one sesamoid, the other sesamoid bone can still provide a fulcrum point for the toe flexors. However, if both of the bones are taken out, the toe flexors lose necessary leverage and can't function. When this happens, the big toe will either bend up like a claw or slant severely toward the second toe. Thus, surgeons usually try to avoid taking both sesamoids out.

Maybe they are discovering that he already had surgery on his toe and the sesamoid bones were taken out??

[GoBucks1014]

I've been living with sesamoiditis for about 18 years. It comes and goes depending on what activity I'm undertaking and the type of footgear I'm sporting (flip-flops are a killer). Over the years, none of my activities have included running through 300 lb. linemen, around 250 lb. linebackers or by DBs chasing me running a 4.3.

The pain goes from low-level soreness to debilitating. It has at times created hip pain as I change my stride to avoid walking on the sesamoid bone. I've worn the boot as a healing measure, but I can assure you that sesamoiditis is like herpes and luggage, you keep it forever!

[Buckskin86]

Scouting Bengals Draft
By Carlos "Big C" Holmes | Sunday, April 19, 2009

The 2009 NFL draft is expected to be plentiful for the Cincinnati Bengals, who will have 11 picks this year. It is with all intents and purposes that the Bengals will look to add impact players on offense and/or defense in the early rounds and seek depth in the latter portion of the draft.

The Bengals organization is notorious for bucking the trend, so fans should prepare themselves for the unexpected on draft day.

Personally, I am not a Bengals fan, but feel very confident in saying that the team will have a successful draft this year. There are some very interesting prospects high on the team?s list who I like.

Top 5 needs: Offensive tackle, center, defensive end, running back, defensive back.

The Bengals are currently picking in the No. 6 position in round one and although offensive tackle seems to be the logical choice with a crippled O-line, the team could opt to go in different direction.

That being said, it wouldn?t surprise me one bit to hear Ohio State running back Chris ?Beanie? Wells? name called as the Bengals first-round selection. The closer we get to draft day the more I keep hearing Wells? name associated with the team?s pick.

Some may call the team?s interest in Wells nothing more than a smokescreen. However, I have reason to believe that the Bengals interest in the runner is very genuine.

Dayton Daily News | Dayton, Ohio, News and Information

[Padraig]

I love Beanie & I love the Bengals (sick, I know) but I hate this pick for all. With the Bengals just resigning Cedric Benson and picking up Gary Russell off waivers from the Steelers, the Bengals better grab the best O-lineman available with pick #6...yes, even if Andre Smith and his "issues" is the remaining tackle of the "big three".

Then they better grab the best available Center with their 2nd round pick.

If Cincinnati ever wants to get better, they have to address the o-line in this draft in a MAJOR way...minimum 3 / maybe 4 of their 11 picks, and definitely the first 2 imo if they stay put at those positions.

...and I'd hate to see Beanie put in a situation where the Bungles line just lets him get killed game after game.