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

[Abenaki]

I'm sure this has been brought up before, but Dr. James Andrews has to be cleaning up.

 

[Bucknut24]

so that explains why he was in Pensacola...

In my Facility Management class we took a trip to the facility (yes, field trip in college, wooo) and got to see everything, place is ridiculous, even got to see some dude get his knee worked on (don't think it was an athlete though).

 

[WolverineMike]

I want to know who fires Drew Rosenhaus?

 

[mercer_buckeye]

I want to know who fires Drew Rosenhaus?

Just because he's the only agent you've heard of doesn't mean he's the best.

 

[Buckskin86]

Beanie at bball game...

http://photo.the-ozone.net/details....umber=16&ReturnRowCount=12&ReturnPageNumber=2

 

[Buckskin86]

Entering last season, there was a widely held perception that Cardinals RB Beanie Wells' toughness left a lot to be desired. But Cardinals GM Rod Graves told PFW at the Combine that the team has no concerns whatsoever along those lines after the way Wells overcame issues with his knees this past season. "I saw from Beanie this year a toughness and a commitment to staying with it, no matter what happened," Graves said. "I was very impressed with how he fought every week to get back on the field when it would have been easy to say he couldn't go. I respect him for that."

http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/02/26/cowboys-covet-chiefs-carr

Praise for Beanie

Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt lauded former Garfield High School and OSU running back Beanie Wells for playing hurt in 2011. In 15 games, Wells posted career highs in rushing (1,047 yards) and touchdowns (10) despite suffering a right knee injury in Week 7 that required arthroscopic surgery in January.

?I saw from Beanie this year a toughness and a commitment to staying with it no matter what happened. That?s something he had to do,? Whisenhunt said. ?I was very impressed with how he fought every week to get back on the field when it would have been easy to say he couldn?t go. I respect him for that.?

http://www.ohio.com/sports/browns/b...right-tackle-1.266531?localLinksEnabled=false

 

[Buckskin86]

Beanie and son visiting tOSU 2012 Pro Day....

http://photo.the-ozone.net/details....umber=83&ReturnRowCount=12&ReturnPageNumber=7

 

[Buckskin86]

Cardinals RB Beanie Wells Joins Bull & Fox
March 30, 2012

Cardinals running back Beanie Wells joined Bull & Fox to talk about the crazy offseason involving Peyton Manning, the quarterback battle between Kevin Kolb and John Skelton, playing alongside Larry Fitzgerald, his take on Urban Meyer at Ohio State, the Buckeyes in the Final Four, NFL rule changes, Braylon Edwards, the 49ers defense, rooting for the Browns growing up and more.

Beanie Wells radio interview with Dustin Fox- 3 30 12

 

[chillinvillian]

I miss Beanie in a Buckeye uni!

 

[Buckeye86]

I miss Beanie in a Buckeye uni!

Yeah.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f718Ei0TAck"]Chris "Beanie" Wells Stiff Arm Video - YouTube[/ame]

'05, '06
Troy Smith/Ted Ginn/Anthony Gonzales/Santonio Holmes/Antonio Pittman

'07, '08
Beanie Wells

'09, '10
Terrelle Pryor

So good they made Jim Bollman look like he maybe knew what he was doing.

 

[WolverineMike]

the quarterback battle between Kevin Kolb and John Skelton

This leads me to believe it's going to be a long season in Arizona. Wells better beast it if they want to compete with the Niners in that division.

 

[Buckskin86]

Mailbag: Respect factor for Wells, top RBs
May, 6, 2012
By Mike Sando | ESPN.com

MoJo from Tucson, Ariz., asks a fairly open-ended question regarding the Arizona Cardinals' leading rusher.

"How much respect did defenses show to Beanie Wells last season?" he asks.

2011 Early-down Rushes vs. Loaded Fronts
Rank RB Pct.
5 Steven Jackson 14.5%
6 Marshawn Lynch 14.3%
12 Frank Gore 11.5%
18 Beanie Wells 5.7%

Mike Sando: An answer would be difficult to quantify with information available to me.

We can say with some certainty that opposing defenses were not loading up against Wells relative to other running backs. The opposite appears to be true.

Wells ranked 18th out of 19 qualifying backs in percentage of first- and second-down rushes against "loaded" fronts, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

Loaded fronts are those featuring more defenders in the box than the offense has blockers to account for them. The list featured backs with 200-plus carries on first and down.

2011 Differential, Loaded vs. Unloaded
Rank RB Differential
10 Marshawn Lynch -0.50 ypc
12 Steven Jackson -0.74 ypc
13 Frank Gore -0.74 ypc
19 Beanie Wells -3.07 yards

The percentages would not account for plays when teams passed the ball, perhaps as a response to those loaded fronts. In the Cardinals' case, it's plausible to think opponents would make Larry Fitzgerald the focus of their game plans, limiting how frequently they felt comfortable dedicating additional resources to stop a running back.

However, it's also clear Wells didn't fare well enough against those loaded fronts to force adjustments from defenses. He averaged 4.53 yards per carry against unloaded fronts and only 1.46 yards per carry against loaded ones. That differential, displayed in the second chart, exceeded three yards per attempt, the largest gap among the 19 qualifying backs.

For example, Frank Gore and Steven Jackson both averaged about .74 fewer yards per carry against loaded fronts. Marshawn Lynch averaged 0.5 fewer yards per carry. Pittsburgh's Rashard Mendhenhall, Baltimore's Ray Rice and Jacksonville's Maurice Jones-Drew averaged at least 1.6 additional yards per carry against loaded fronts.

But with a relatively small percentage of carries coming against loaded fronts, one long run could skew the averages.

Lynch had 40- and 29-yard runs against loaded fronts. Gore had two 14-yard runs against loaded fronts. Jackson had 13- and 10-yard runs against them. Wells' longest run against a loaded front covered six yards. He also lost six yards on such a run.

Blocking is another factor to consider. Perhaps the Cardinals did not block these runs as well as other teams blocked them.

That leads me back to the original point. It's tough to quantify a respect factor even though some evidence suggests Wells wasn't commanding as much as other backs commanded.

Jeff from Las Vegas asks what happens when a player such as Terrell Suggs suffers a serious injury before the season.

"Does he still get paid in full, or at some reduced rate?" Jeff asks. "Does it matter if he was working out or doing some activity not related to football? Do most players have insurance to cover their salary?"

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/64859/mailbag-respect-factor-for-wells-top-rbs

 

[Buckskin86]

Beanie working his way back
Posted by Darren Urban on May 18, 2012

One of the Cards? rehabbing running backs hasn?t been shy to talk about his comeback. The other has never been big on talking much about his dings and dents, but Beanie Wells said he is ?coming along? after his offseason knee surgery.

?I?m rehabbing, just trying to get back,? Wells said.

He said he doesn?t know his timetable for his return to the field. Wells has been at the facility, and on days where the veterans have gone out as an offense to work on passing routes, Wells has joined them outside even though he can?t take part. His ability to take part in organized team activities and/or minicamp is to be announced.

?I am hopeful, but it?s offseason stuff,? Wells said. ?Being ready for training camp is the most important thing.?

The Cardinals did just sign running back Javarris James, likely more as a body to get through the offseason work more than anything else. As I have mentioned, the team didn?t draft a running back or sign an undrafted rookie running back, so there has to be confidence both Wells and the aforementioned Ryan Williams (coming off patella tendon surgery) will be ready when it matters. Williams, who is anxious to get back on the field right now, admits the team will likely not push him now, instead wanting to preserve him for camp. It wouldn?t be a surprise if the team takes the same tact with Beanie.

He?s made that work before. Last season, Beanie didn?t get any summer work ? no one did, because of the lockout ? and he still had a career-high 1,047 yards rushing, 10 touchdowns and a 4.3 per-carry average despite battling his knee injury most of the season.

?Last year, we didn?t have an offseason and my year paid dividends,? Wells said. ?We?ll take it from there.?

http://blog.azcardinals.com/2012/05/18/beanie-working-his-way-back/

 

[Buckskin86]

RB Beanie Wells is not going to do much, if anything, during OTAs. Wells had surgery on his right knee after the season, and the plan all along is to have him healthy for the start of training camp, Whisenhunt said. Wells still won't reveal details about the surgery other than it was arthroscopic. He said it was more complicated that fixing torn meniscus.

Microfracture? I asked. He wouldn't say.

http://www.azcentral.com/members/Blog/KentSomers/162797

 

[Buckskin86]

Arizona Cardinals' Beanie Wells looks to be ready for training camp
by Kent Somers - May. 22, 2012
The Republic | azcentral.com

Beanie Wells is a power back without a whole lot of wiggle to him. Until you ask about his surgically-repaired right knee. Then he can shake and juke with the best of them.

Wells played much of last season with a knee problem. We don't know how significant it was because no details were provided. That's not uncommon during the season.

After the season, however, teams and players usually are more open about injuries suffered the previous year. But Wells still isn't providing details, other than it was repaired arthroscopically.

"It's coming along pretty good," Wells said. "No setbacks at all, I'm feeling confident about being ready when the time is right."

The right time is July 24 when training camp opens. So Wells isn't expected to do much, if anything, in these voluntary practices. He works out on the side with an athletic trainer and does his regular rehabilitation.

"I knew early on in the season that at the end of the year this is the route we were going to have to take," Wells said. "But it's football, and I'm just glad to have a job."

Asked how much pain he was in last year, Wells replied: "It's always bad when you have to get surgery. But it is what it is. I just wanted to go out there and fight through it and play football."

So, he was asked, what were the details of the surgery? "Just a scope, cleaned things up."

He asked if meniscus was involved.

"Naw, not really meniscus. It was a little more complicated."

cont...

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