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

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Beanie?s knee and his limits
Posted by Darren Urban on November 23, 2011

Coach Ken Whisenhunt said the sore knee of running back Beanie Wells isn?t limiting what the Cardinals can do in the run game, although it is limiting the number of reps Beanie can get in a game. ?We?re fortunate we?re able to have Beanie at all after what happened and thinking he might be gone for the year,? Whisenhunt said.

What ?limiting? means going forward is debatable. Beanie has only practiced fully one day in the past few weeks, the Friday before the Philadelphia game. Other than that, he?s been mostly limited in practice, with a few DNPs. He actually looked pretty strong in his few carries against the 49ers (although he did lose a crucial fumble) and told the AP the other day that resting the knee is something for the week and practice and ?once the game is here I?m full go, ready to play 100 percent of the plays.?

That?s when you get in a grey area. Part of the thinking might be that, if the knee is still enough of an issue that it has to be rested during the week, it?s hard to completely turn Wells loose workload-wise in a game. Said Whisenhunt, ?He can?t go more than a certain number of reps at a time during the course of a game, so you have to make sure you watch that. There have been a few times where we?ve called plays we wanted him in there that you?ve had to put another back in there.?

Whisenhunt just wants to have Wells available the final six games, especially with the season-long specter of the absent Ryan Williams looming over the backfield.

One good sign was, despite only eight rushes in San Francisco, Wells averaged 4.1 yards a carry, the first time he has been better than 3.8 in a game since his huge day against the Giants Oct. 2. His showing this weekend against the Rams will be intriguing; the Rams have struggled a lot against the run this season but in the teams? first meeting, Beanie gained just 20 yards on 10 attempts.
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2011 Cardinals Week 11: Five observations
November, 26, 2011
By Mike Sando

Five things I noticed while watching the Arizona Cardinals' most recent game, a 23-7 road defeat to the San Francisco 49ers:

Beanie Wells at less than 40 percent. The percentage reflects how much Wells played in this game, a season-low 36.7 percent of the offensive snaps. The Cardinals possessed the ball for 15:44, their lowest total for a game since at least 1981. That meant their starting running back was hardly on the field. Wells played 18 snaps, nine fewer than veteran backup Chester Taylor. This was probably a good thing for Wells in retrospect. He's been dealing with a knee injury. The Cardinals weren't likely to get much going on the ground against San Francisco. They fell behind, anyway. Wells should be healthier against St. Louis this week.
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I can't believe he came back after that last injury. That looked awful.

Then its like he got bionic parts and busted up the gut. If that guy could stay healthy, he'd be a Pro Bowler for sure. He is unleashing on St Louis today.

Imagine when AZ gets a decent line.
 
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Beanie Wells is finally tapping his monstrous potential
The Cardinals season isn't a complete loss if Wells keeps morphing into an elite running back
by Dan Bickley, columnist - Nov. 27, 2011
The Arizona Republic


ST. LOUIS -- Win the homecoming game, and the big boss is going to be mighty pleased. That's how strong Bill Bidwill feels about St. Louis, a city that once housed his football franchise.

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And yet Ken Whisenhunt chose to risk it all.

Instead of running out the clock with a 23-20 victory already in pocket, the Cardinals' coach ordered one more carry for Beanie Wells, who was pursuing a franchise record.

Wells also was limping noticeably, wearing a knee brace, had fumbled earlier in the quarter and isn't always the most reliable man on a football field.

"It was a risk, and I totally understand that," Whisenhunt said. "But we told Beanie to hold onto it, and I was just trying to get one yard. The franchise marks are very important."

Like a deranged bull, Wells snorted and stomped for 14 yards on that final carry, finishing with 228 rushing yards. The number is enormous, enough to catapult Wells into another class of tailbacks. And in a season that ultimately will be stamped a disappointment, Whisenhunt's gesture was a clever play.

It gave his beleaguered offense a moment of glory, a place in the record book. At a time when the defense is doing the heavy lifting, it gave the other side something to feel good about.

Such allegiance can pay off handsomely in the long run. And it was a proper reward for Wells, who finally is tapping his monstrous potential.

"That is what we have been striving to get Beanie to do for a couple of years now, and it's great to see him do that," Whisenhunt said.

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Read more: http://www.azcentral.com/sports/car...als-beanie-wells-potential.html#ixzz1f0LJ5XCo
 
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