But he looks a lot like a Brandon Jacobs smash back couples with Steven Jackson. Which is a powerful combo to be compared to. I think he’ll be the starter before too long, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it wasn’t until next year so he earns it through a preseason battle.

After that, hopefully we have the Arizona version of Adrian Peterson brewing (not to bring up AP, since we could have had him, but you know what I’m saying).

The Bean is a beast and there is little doubt in my mind that he is on the verge of becoming a premier back in the NFL.

The biggest reason for this, from what I’ve read, is how well Beanie has responded to the coaching and conditioning he’s gone through since signing.

Apparently they have basically reshaped Beanie’s body to work better within the NFL/Cardinals system, and he has responded very well. He was very top-heavy with those smaller feet of his at OSU…which worked fine in that system (though likely contributed to some of the injury issues), but would have been (as scouts reported) a real detriment to him in the pros.

I don’t have the specs in front of me but his speed and strength have been maintained/improved while his weight has been conditioned to withstand the NFL, making him a blocking/receiving asset as well as minimize chances of injury.

Having said all that, Beanie has been and will remain fundamentally uber-talented. He’s big, lightening fast, has fantastic vision and every week in the NFL he has improved and gotten better.

I don’t expect that to change barring injury.

I for one am very excited to have him on the team, and am extremelly pleased at how he has been/is being transitioned into more and more of a presence by a good, patient coaching staff…we may have struck SuperGold with this cat. We’ll see.