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

[TheIronColonel]

The next thing I'm gonna hear is Knoshon has "SEC" speed

You've got to understand, college football player speed is measured in a non-metric space. You might think that these 40 times belong on the real line and be measured by the Euclidean metric, but you'd be wrong. That's why Moreno is faster than Wells, even though he takes longer to run the 40. No, these times are measured in some non-metric space in which an element comprises an open set if and only if that player is in the SEC. So let CFB denote the set of all college football players and define the following sets FAST = {xϵCFB|xϵSEC} and SLOW = CFB - SEC.

It's pretty simple, really.

 

[3074326]

Beanie Blows Off Broncos?
Posted by Mike Florio on April 8, 2009, 11:20 p.m. EDT

A league source tells us that Ohio State running back Chris ?Beanie? Wells was supposed to visit the Broncos on Wednesday.

Per the source, Wells missed his flight.

And, as a result, Wells didn?t show for the meeting.

It?s unknown at this point whether the Broncos were informed that Wells wouldn?t be there, or whether some dude dressed in black is still holding a sign that says ?Beanie? in the Denver airport.

If so, we assume that anyone nearby is standing upwind.

I don't blame you, Beanie.

(I'm sure there's more to this than the article's headline leads you to believe..)

 

[Buckskin86]

Cleveland Browns' hosting Ohio State running back Beanie Wells, Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry
by Mary Kay Cabot / Plain Dealer Reporter
Thursday April 09, 2009

Marvin Fong / The Plain Dealer
Ohio State running back Beanie Wells is another player scheduled to visit with the Browns.
Updated at 9:19 p.m.

CLEVELAND -- Ohio State running back and Akron native Chris "Beanie" Wells and Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry will visit the Browns next week, their agents said.

Both are players the Browns will may consider taking with their No. 5 overall pick in the April 25th draft, although Curry could be gone by then.

"Of course Beanie's excited," said agent Adam Heller. "It would be a dream come true for him to play for his hometown team."

Wells will also visit the Seahawks and Jets next week, and has already visited Arizona and San Diego. A powerful, punishing runner at 6-1, 235, Wells could be the back the Browns are looking for to replace Jamal Lewis, who will turn 30 in August.

At the NFL Combine, he didn't run the 40 as fast as he hoped -- 4.59 -- but coaches and scouts said that's about what was expected for his size. It was also comparable to another back the Browns are hosting next week, Georia's Georgia's Knowshown Knowshon Moreno.

"What the 40 tells me with running backs is go check the tape again," NFL Network draft analyst Mike Mayock said at the combine. "With Beanie Wells, there's explosion. He had one of the best, if not the best broad jumps. He had a good vertical jump. He has lower body explosion, but he isn't going to run away from a corner that runs a 4.3. What he will do is run over that corner, hopefully and stay healthy because that's his biggest issue."

Cleveland Browns' hosting Ohio State running back Beanie Wells, Wake Forest linebacker Aaron Curry -

Beanie no-show.

Whatever interest the Broncos had in Chris "Beanie" Wells figures to diminish after the Ohio State running back missed his flight and didn't show for his scheduled visit to Dove Valley.

Wells is generally regarded as the second-best tailback prospect in the upcoming NFL draft, behind Georgia's Knowshon Moreno. The Broncos may have been considering Wells with the 18th overall pick.

Marshall expecting to have some "fun" - The Denver Post

 

[Buckskin86]

OSU's Wells taking hits for potential weaknesses
Analysts split on whether running back has NFL toughness, durability
By Marla Ridenour
Beacon Journal sports writer
Published on Sunday, Apr 12, 2009

When Chris Wells first walked through the door at the Euclid Power Plant, Eric Lichter asked, ''What NFL team does he play for?''

Lichter was stunned to learn that Wells was a senior at Garfield High School and had come to his spartan facility to train for the U.S. Army All-American Game and Ohio State spring football in 2006.

''I said, 'What is in the water in Akron, Ohio?' '' said Lichter, who has spent the past three seasons as OSU's director of football performance. ''The last guy I saw so gifted physically was LeBron [James].

''I've said that LeBron is a once-in-50-years type of athlete. Beanie is a once-in-25-years type athlete. To find a guy so physically mature and so powerful is very rare.''

But since Wells decided to forgo his senior year and enter the April 25-26 NFL Draft, his special gifts are no longer the hot topic of conversation. 'Tis the season to poke holes in ''Beanie'' Wells.

His durability and toughness are the biggest question marks. Wells played most of 2007 with a broken left wrist that required postseason surgery and was also slowed by a sprained ankle. In 2008, he injured his right toe in the season opener and strained his right hamstring against Illinois. After gaining 106 yards in a loss to Texas in the Fiesta Bowl, he finished his final game on the sideline with a concussion.

''There's been a lot of injuries that have created a lot of smoke. A lot of teams wonder if there's fire,'' Lichter said. ''If he were a defensive tackle he might be able to play with his hamstring and toe.''

Mike Mayock of the NFL Network has been extremely critical of Wells, ranking Georgia's Knowshon Moreno as the best back in this draft and the sixth-best prospect, and not listing Wells in his top 20. That was after Wells, 6-foot-11/2 and 235 pounds, improved his 40 time from 4.59 at the combine to 4.39-4.42 on a notoriously fast track at OSU's pro day.

''I don't think it's a toughness issue; it's a durability issue,'' Mayock said. ''He's missed multiple games over multiple years. That's not a top-10 pick.''

Charles Davis of the NFL Network did not agree, especially since Wells missed only three games in three years, all in 2008.

''I've watched him two years now, including the [2007] title game, and I don't see that,'' Davis said. ''I see a kid who played last season with a broken wrist; he had that great [222-yard] game against Michigan. This year he came back before his time, played in an oversized shoe when he should have shut it down.''

Wells said he had ''never felt a pain like that before'' when he hurt his toe and thought it would keep him out all season.

''If your toe is in extreme pain, you use it at every opportunity, to cut, to push off, it absorbs force,'' Lichter said.

Ohio.com - OSU's Wells taking hits for potential weaknesses

 

[OregonBuckeye]

''I don't think it's a toughness issue; it's a durability issue,'' Mayock said. ''He's missed multiple games over multiple years. That's not a top-10 pick.''

And you're not an NFL GM, cockhole.

 

[BuckeyeLiger87]

And you're not an NFL GM, cockhole.

Agreed. And since when does missing multiple games in multiple years equate to three games in one year. Do these guys even do any research besides watching a few games but spending a majority of the time drooling over how players look and how fast they run in a straight line? NO they don't.

 

[3074326]

Agreed. And since when does missing multiple games in multiple years equate to three games in one year. Do these guys even do any research besides watching a few games but spending a majority of the time drooling over how players look and how fast they run in a straight line? NO they don't.

Mayock is supposed to be one of the guys who actually knows what he's talking about. He knows how to spin things to fit his argument better.. I can say that much.

 

[jwinslow]

Someone help me out here, why are we upset? Isn't Beanie's durability an issue every year?

 

[powerlifter]

If this article was referring to anyone else but Beanie Wells,it wouldn't be an issue. Statements made would read, yes..He has a durability issue or something more negative (if not involving Ohio State player). Same was said for AD,and he dominated since day 1 in okie.

Owners would be idiots to not at least take it into consideration. However,based on potential, there isn't a back in the draft close to Wells.

 

[3074326]

Someone help me out here, why are we upset? Isn't Beanie's durability an issue every year?

Bottom line is that he's only missed three games in three years, all were in '08. You'd think he'd missed many more than that the way it's being discussed. For a guy whose toughness is being questioned, it seems a little much to me (and others).

 

[powerlifter]

Bottom line is that he's only missed three games in three years, all were in '08. You'd think he'd missed many more than that the way it's being discussed. For a guy whose toughness is being questioned, it seems a little much to me (and others).

I'll go out on a limb for the sake of discussion(why not?)..

Anyone think the way the Beanie Wells situation(hush hush,when's he gonna play? What is really wrong with him?) was handled earlier this year could have been the cause of the "durability issues" talk?

 

[OregonBuckeye]

Someone help me out here, why are we upset? Isn't Beanie's durability an issue every year?

This has been discussed ad nauseam but my point is he played through it and showed the necessary toughness to play in the NFL. The other point is all RB's get dinged up.

Beanie's "durability" is so overblown and it almost all has to do with missing the USC game and the week long coverage by ESPiN. It was seared into everyone's brain.

Mayock and McShay, among others but they are the most high profile draft gurus, have harped on it so much that people almost accept it as fact. And he's been criticized for it more than any other back I can remember despite being arguably less of a risk than the others(Peterson, Stewart, etc.)

 

[matcar]

This has been discussed ad nauseam but my point is he played through it and showed the necessary toughness to play in the NFL. The other point is all RB's get dinged up.

Beanie's "durability" is so overblown and it almost all has to do with missing the USC game and the week long coverage by ESPiN. It was seared into everyone's brain.

Mayock and McShay, among others but they are the most high profile draft gurus, have harped on it so much that people almost accept it as fact. And he's been criticized for it more than any other back I can remember despite being arguably less of a risk than the others(Peterson, Stewart, etc.)

If you listen to those around the NFL, they, just like JWINS are noting concern over durability. It's a fair question/concern. No one knows what the future will bring, but the concerns are valid based upon the misc injuries he's had since high school.

 

[jwinslow]

Tressel challenged Beanie to be tougher for a reason.

This has been discussed ad nauseam but my point is he played through it and showed the necessary toughness to play in the NFL.

He taps out a lot.

The other point is all RB's get dinged up.

Which is why it's a poor value to draft a RB in the first. You can find good to great backs late in the draft with regularity. It's much harder to find great left tackles later on.

Beanie's "durability" is so overblown and it almost all has to do with missing the USC game and the week long coverage by ESPiN. It was seared into everyone's brain.

False. Beanie was nicked up often in 2007. Maybe the media ratched it up after the USC game, but it's not a new topic.

Mayock and McShay, among others but they are the most high profile draft gurus, have harped on it so much that people almost accept it as fact. And he's been criticized for it more than any other back I can remember despite being arguably less of a risk than the others(Peterson, Stewart, etc.)

Peterson saw the same scrutiny. He produced on a higher level than Beanie, yet didn't crack the top-5. There was a reason for that.

 

[BUCKYLE]

False. Beanie was nicked up often in 2007. Maybe the media ratched it up after the USC game, but it's not a new topic.

Durability, in the way the analysts are using it equates to "soft". And that, imo, is BULLSHIT. Injuries are a legit concern with Beanie, but to act like he's soft is a reach at best imo.