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

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BuckeyesBoyz;1412926; said:
I totally agree with you! He is good but is way to much injury prone for the pro's that right there is what is going to bring him down in the rankings! I think if he does first round that it will be later in the round! He does have lots of potential. I could perhaps see him being a work horse on goal line because of his size! But not so much a main every down back! Perhaps even returning kicks!
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Fullback/Kick Returner? Awesome. :slappy:

BOO THIS MAN!!!!
 
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BuckeyesBoyz;1412926; said:
I totally agree with you! He is good but is way to much injury prone for the pro's that right there is what is going to bring him down in the rankings! I think if he does first round that it will be later in the round! He does have lots of potential. I could perhaps see him being a work horse on goal line because of his size! But not so much a main every down back! Perhaps even returning kicks!
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Returning kicks..?
 
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RBs Moreno, Wells compete in peace at Combine
By Dan Parr
Feb. 20, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS ? Sentiment is mixed among talent evaluators as to who should be called the best running back in this year?s draft. Some think Georgia?s Knowshon Moreno, a bruising, durable runner, is the best of the bunch. Others side with Chris ?Beanie? Wells of Ohio State, another fierce downhill rusher, who, unlike Moreno, has had to answer questions about his ability to stay healthy.

The two backs, who both left school early, avoided breaking into a war of words as to who is No. 1 as they met the media at the Combine on Friday, in sharp contrast to the tone struck on Thursday, when three of the top four offensive tackles each declared himself the best at his position.

?(Wells) is a great back,? said Moreno. ?He?s a hard runner. A downhill kind of guy. He can make you miss and also has speed. I think it?s the same thing with me. ? We have a lot of similarities.

?I don?t think I?m better. We?re both great backs, and there are a lot of great backs in this draft.?

Wells, who has been called the best running back to come out of Ohio State since Eddie George, took a slightly less diplomatic approach but still passed on a chance to claim outright supremacy, appealing to his inherent biases instead.
?The competitive nature in me is always going to (make me believe that) I?m the best running back,? Wells said.
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Clifton Brown
For draft's top backs, Combine is a dash for cash

INDIANAPOLIS -- Chris "Beanie" Wells and Knowshon Moreno have a need for speed at the NFL Scouting Combine.

Wells and Moreno are vying to be the first running back taken in the draft. And their performance in the 40-yard dash Sunday will be used as one of the measuring sticks to separate them.

Sunday is glamour day at the Combine. Running backs, quarterbacks and wide receivers will be participating in drills, with coaches, scouts and executives soaking it all in from the stands.

Wells is ready for his close-up but admits he feels pressure.

"I'm nervous," said Wells, smiling at a group of reporters during a Friday news conference. "It's a big stage, it's a big business. Whenever you're making that transition from high school to college, from college to the pros, you're always going to be nervous because you don't know what it's like."

Pitt's LeSean McCoy and Iowa's Shonn Greene have first-round potential, but Wells (Ohio State) and Moreno (Georgia) are the first names mentioned when you ask most scouts to rate the backs. Both Moreno and Wells are entering the draft as underclassmen, and they have very different styles. Wells (6-1, 235 pounds) runs with more power while Moreno (5-10, 217) is more elusive and has superior pass-catching ability.
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From the combine: Questioning Beanie's toughness
Today is the day for the skill players at the NFL Combine, quarterbacks, running backs and receivers.

My hot topic for the day is Beanie Wells, and how teams view him. His injury history seems to be holding him back from top-of-the-first-round status.

What's interesting is that there's clearly a difference between how NFL teams perceive a player's injury history. Witness Adrian Peterson, who was drafted No. 7 overall in 2007 despite missing big chunks of two seasons to injury.

Here's what Mike Mayock, NFL Network draft analyst, said about Peterson vs. Wells:

"It's running style," Mayock said. "When you put the tape on of Adrian Peterson, you saw a warrior, and he got hurt because he was a warrior. When you put the tape on of Beanie Wells, you know, he sometimes runs out of bounds (and) occasionally will avoid contact. So teams aren?t in love with his running style as they were Adrian Peterson. So they were both durability issues, but for different reasons."

In my opinion, I disagree with Mayock's assessment of Beanie avoiding contact. But I do think there are some legitimate questions about his nagging injuries and penchant to take himself out of games. Now, he played all of 2007 with a broken bone in his wrist -- so I'll never call him soft -- but clearly, there are some NFL teams who feel he has something to prove.

Most likely, unless Wells does something phenomenal here during drills, or unless something alarming pops up on the MRIs, Beanie will be the second RB taken, behind Georgia's Knowshon Moreno.

More on Beanie in tomorrow's paper, or sooner, if he says something outstanding later when he shows up for interviews.

Posted by Ken Gordon on February 20, 2009 10:59 AM | Permalink
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From the combine: Questioning Beanie's toughness (Blogging the Buckeyes)
 
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BuckeyesBoyz;1412926; said:
I totally agree with you! He is good but is way to much injury prone for the pro's that right there is what is going to bring him down in the rankings! I think if he does first round that it will be later in the round! He does have lots of potential. I could perhaps see him being a work horse on goal line because of his size! But not so much a main every down back! Perhaps even returning kicks!
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Mr. Madison, what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
 
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Buckskin86;1413607; said:
great comments on Beanie from actual NFL people (Gruden/Mariucci/Casserly)....

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That dude on the left who questioned Beanie for sitting out the second half of the Texas game (when he played into the fourth quarter btw) due to a "minor" head injury... [censored]ing [censored]es me off. I'd like to see him play some power back just after receiving a concussion.

Can anyone verify that he is actually Bleed S & G?
 
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Beanie labeled: Handle with care
Wells disputes perception that he is injury-prone
Saturday, February 21, 2009
By Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

INDIANAPOLIS -- Not many people could spend six hours in a hospital and come out smiling, but there was Chris "Beanie" Wells yesterday at the NFL scouting combine, wearing a wide grin.

Or was that just him gritting his teeth?

The Ohio State running back endured the infamous combine medical meat-grinder yesterday, undergoing test after test at a local hospital.

"It's been a long journey, and it's not over yet," he said in mid-afternoon.

All draft prospects get picked apart, but comparatively speaking, Wells has a longer list of ailments than most. Doctors checked out his "ankle, toe, wrist, hamstring everything, back to (pee-wee) league," he said.

All of those above-mentioned body parts were injured at some time in Wells' OSU career. In 2007, he played all season with a broken bone in his wrist, and repeatedly had to come out of games limping on a mysteriously painful ankle.

Last season, he suffered a big toe injury that caused him to miss three games, and later fought a touchy hamstring. A concussion ended his Fiesta Bowl in the third quarter.

So despite the fact that Wells is a horse -- his official measurement yesterday was 6 feet 1 1/2 , 235 pounds -- and rushed for more than 3,300 yards in three seasons, NFL scouts have questions about his durability and reliability.

The natural comparison would be with former Oklahoma back Adrian Peterson, who missed big chunks of two straight seasons but still was drafted No. 7 overall by the Minnesota Vikings in 2007 and has gone on to be a star.

"When you put the tape on of Adrian Peterson, you saw a warrior, and he got hurt because he was a warrior," NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock said. "When you put the tape on of Beanie Wells, he sometimes runs out of bounds (and) occasionally will avoid contact. So teams aren't in love with his running style as they were Adrian Peterson."
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BuckeyeXtra - The Columbus Dispatch : Beanie labeled: Handle with care

Wells would love to go from OSU to Browns
Saturday, February 21, 2009
By Jeff Schudel
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INDIANAPOLIS ? Chris "Beanie" Wells says it would be a dream come true to be drafted by the Browns after playing at Akron Garfield High School and Ohio State.

Wells is here, at the NFL scouting combine, to prove to skeptical scouts and coaches he has no lingering problems from the toe injury that forced him to miss the three games in 2008 as a junior at Ohio State.

Wells is rated by NFL.com as the top running back in the draft. But the Browns pick fifth, and that is higher than Wells is projected to go. He is expected to be picked before the Browns' turn comes around again at 36 in the second round.

"That would be beautiful, to be able to stay home and play," Wells said Friday in the East Lounge of Lucas Oil Stadium. "But it's a dream already for me to have the opportunity to play in the NFL. Me playing for the Browns, that would be just blessed
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Wells would love to go from OSU to Browns - The News-Herald Sports : Breaking news coverage for Northern Ohio
 
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"When you put the tape on of Adrian Peterson, you saw a warrior, and he got hurt because he was a warrior," NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock said. "When you put the tape on of Beanie Wells, he sometimes runs out of bounds (and) occasionally will avoid contact. So teams aren't in love with his running style as they were Adrian Peterson."
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Coming from a guy who claims to watch hundreds of hours of tape.:roll1:
 
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