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RB Chris "Beanie" Wells (All B1G, All-American)

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There is a bit of an implied sense in some comments (in the media, not on BP) that Beanie might be a "head-case" or be "faking it". Anyone who thought that should look closely at the replay last night when he was hurt, I think, the second time. When he was hit from the side, his ankle buckled completely over at 90 degrees. I am very surprised he walked off the field with assistance.

I'm sure that the trainers will know what to recommend so that he is well and the coaches realize how important it is that he be healthy at the end of the season.
 
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Jaxbuck;952499; said:
cough..cough..Herbie..cough..cough
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It kind of lends some credibility when they bring Archie in to talk about playing while hurt, the warrior mentality, etc...

I get the impression that his ankle is either a lot worse than we think or a lot better than we think, but I don't have a clue which of the two it is
 
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Kind of changing the subject from all the ankle talk. Beanie has done a nice job overcoming his biggest weakness from last season, hanging on to the football. IMO, his biggest glaring weakness at this point, and it might be connected to his ankle problems, is getting his knees up alot higher. It's the one thing that made Eddie...Eddie, and allowed him to run upright without injury. Anyone who got near him got a mouthful of knee. I'd love to see Beanie get with Eddie in the offseason to work on this, and if they really want to get serious, get ahold of Roger Craig--who knocked plenty of DB's into next week with those high knee kicks to their chins.
 
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That is true though about getting the knee's up.. Beanie's had numerous chances to really rip off some HUGE gains, but gets tripped by a hand from behind as he's busting through the hole. If he keeps his knee's up like you said his feet wouldn't be right there to swap at. Over-all though Beanie is such an animal, and I cringe for a defense to think what would happen if he was 100% with no dings.
 
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HilmerJ;945889; said:
that may be the case...Clarett dominated early on in 02 and then got worn down and hurt...this is the BigTen where backs are get dinged up all of the time...
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OregonBuckeye;945942; said:
He got injured early in the year and it was a nagging injury. It wasn't really an issue of getting worn down, IMO.
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Clarett got a bad shoulder stinger when he got slammed to the concrete artificial turf at Wisconsin on one of our last offensive plays of the game. He was never the same after that. Prior to that, he wasn't getting "worn down"...
 
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I think Beanie's ankle is a "real" injury, and resting him for 1 or 2 weeks is not going to make a significant difference.

He was held out of spring practice, and then again for the majority of fall practice...and yet the injury still lingers.

The question is whether the injury is getting more severe as the season goes on, or is it just a painful annoyance between carriers....

In my opinion he should be held out only his playing poses a risk of the injury becoming more severe
 
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Unfortunately, I don't think it's going to get better anytime soon. Was it just me or was it apparent that Purdue made a huge effort to get into Beanie's ankles when they tackled him?

I think this is a result of a) a tremendous stiff arm and the understanding that you just can't tackle him high with any consistency and b) trying to work that ankle as much as possible.
 
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every team has been like speed bumps for this kid... The only time I can remember anyone going high for a tackle and being successful is the Hightower kid from Minnesota on the screen pass. All the teams we have/will face will be goin for those shins/ankles
 
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gefootball10;954121; said:
still regaurdless of how severe it may be it wouldn't hurt to rest him up by giving him the week off against kent. mo and zoom will be able to carry the load against them easily so beanie can be back for msu.
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I was thinking that too, but gotta believe that the trainers and coaching staff know exactly what they're doing. They wouldn't put him out there if he couldn't go. One week's rest probably won't make much difference. He's still going to feel it when it gets tweaked.
 
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heisman;953144; said:
Kind of changing the subject from all the ankle talk. Beanie has done a nice job overcoming his biggest weakness from last season, hanging on to the football. IMO, his biggest glaring weakness at this point, and it might be connected to his ankle problems, is getting his knees up alot higher. It's the one thing that made Eddie...Eddie, and allowed him to run upright without injury. Anyone who got near him got a mouthful of knee. I'd love to see Beanie get with Eddie in the offseason to work on this, and if they really want to get serious, get ahold of Roger Craig--who knocked plenty of DB's into next week with those high knee kicks to their chins.
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Good point. Keeping those legs moving and explosive is huge for really any kind of skill player, especially a RB.

As my old football coach would say, "trying to tackle a back that has his legs pumping is like trying to reach under a lawn mower and trying to stop the blade, it ain't easy."
 
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CPD

Ohio State Buckeyes' Chris Wells to play against Kent State



Wednesday, October 10, 2007 Doug Lesmerises

Plain Dealer Reporter
Columbus- Ohio State running back Beanie Wells has been forced out of the Buckeyes' past four games, first against Washington with a tight back, then with left ankle issues against Northwestern, Minnesota and Purdue.
OSU coach Jim Tressel said Tuesday he has no plans to hold out Wells from Saturday's nonconference game with Kent State to save him for the final five games of the Big Ten season. He doesn't believe it would do his sophomore starter any good.
"The only reason you would do that is if you thought you were [causing further injury] and at this moment, our medical people don't think that's the case," Tressel said. "Now, if there's ever a point where they do, then you absolutely would do that. But at this moment, from a medical standpoint, there's not a feeling that way at all."




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