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I'm just going on what Rivals has listed for Wells and Foster - it's old info, but it should be 'valid' and not hand timed, for whatever that's worth. I actually see Wells as a bigger, stronger version of Adrian Peterson (which, unfortunately, includes the injury issues). |
I think Peterson has a couple steps on Wells, but they both have enough speed to take it the distance. As far as the injuries go, Beanie played in every game last season. I don't believe Peterson did that once in his college career. Sure, Beanie was knicked up, but he still peaked in the last game of the regular season, so I don't really see the two situations as comparable.
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05-09-2008, 02:47 PM
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I'm just going on what Rivals has listed for Wells and Foster - it's old info, but it should be 'valid' and not hand timed, for whatever that's worth. I actually see Wells as a bigger, stronger version of Adrian Peterson (which, unfortunately, includes the injury issues). |
Gotcha'. Just saying Beanie's speed is downright unfair for someone that big. He is going to put up an all-timer of a performance at the NFL combine.
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05-09-2008, 02:52 PM
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Oh no doubt, for his size it's criminal how fast he is. He's almost (almost) AJ Hawk's size, and he's got at least 0.1s on Hawk in the 40. That's pretty ridiculous for a guy that size.
The injury issues are, in my mind, unrelated to the toughness issues. Both Beanie and AP have been injured a lot. AP wasn't able to play through his injuries (admittedly, though, a broken collar bone is mildly harder to play through than a bum ankle or wrist), whereas Beanie was. You could argue that Beanie is tougher than AP...I wouldn't, but you could make that argument. I do, however, think it's inarguable that Beanie and AP both have suffered...an inordinate number of injuries, between them.
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05-09-2008, 03:18 PM
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The injury issues are, in my mind, unrelated to the toughness issues. Both Beanie and AP have been injured a lot. AP wasn't able to play through his injuries (admittedly, though, a broken collar bone is mildly harder to play through than a bum ankle or wrist), whereas Beanie was. You could argue that Beanie is tougher than AP...I wouldn't, but you could make that argument. I do, however, think it's inarguable that Beanie and AP both have suffered...an inordinate number of injuries, between them.
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I'm not questioning AP's toughness. Moreso his brittleness.
Brittlness being a physical limitation and toughness being more mental.
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05-12-2008, 11:49 AM
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Greg Mathews gets my vote
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05-12-2008, 12:51 PM
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Greg Mathews gets my vote
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Are they already accepting ballots? Crap, I hope my ballot gets to them in time if I wait until a game is played before I send it!
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05-12-2008, 01:04 PM
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Greg Mathews gets my vote
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Some random mediocre player gets my vote too.
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