Was Donald Brown the Arizona Cardinals #1 Running Back? Was Beanie Wells the #2?
by CardsFan08 on May 4, 2009 2:02 PM MDT
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PrintThere was a lot of discussion from the media which stated that Donald Brown was the Arizona Cardinals #1 running back on the draft board, but there was no supporting information that we could find. The Cardinals hadn't tipped their hand or said as much and our insider Darren Urban never made comments to show any indication. That led many of us to dismiss the Brown rumor as just more media misinformation that was drummed up as everything does prior to the draft, but perhaps that information was valid.
Ken Whisenhunt was recently on ESPNradio talking about Donald Brown and Beanie Wells. From the clip that, Whiz was very anxious when Donald Brown was taken off of the board, but was happy to see that Beanie Wells was still available.
With the draft in the rear view mirror and the first mini camp completed I know that we don't want to look back at something that we poured so much time and energy into, however, it's interesting to hear Whiz's voice when he says that they were "very anxious" when Brown was taken off of the board.
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I know it doesn't change anything, but would you have been happier if the Cardinals had taken Donald Brown as their number 1 pick?
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to me it doesnt make a difference, either way we would get a really good running back. Donald Brown seems to be more of a smart player and Wells seems to be more of a player who would be a frequent visitor to the highlight reel. either back would have fit well with Arizona, but in my opinion i would have rather had Wells
Must admit...
I was hoping for Brown. After Philly took Maclin, I thought Brown would then make it to 31. Was a little surprised when Indy took him.
With that said, I am happy with the Wells pick.
I liked Brown
Things like this are funny though. Either one of them or both could end up being mediocre or a superstar.
I think we got the right back.
Wells will fit with our system perfectly.
Who would win in a fight, Whisenhunt or a Hurricane?
Hold on, hold on, what if the Hurricanes name was Whisenhunt?
Daaaaaaaaaa Cards, Da Cards Da Cards Da Cards Da Cards!!!
I know it's a moot point, but I thought that it was interesting
To hear Whiz’s voice when he was reflecting on Brown being taken off of the board seemed to add weight to the seeming misinformation that was being tossed around that Brown was the #1.
I was a Brown #1, Wells #2 guy, and that’s exactly what happened. I’m very happy with the pick, but I figured that things were slow and that it was interesting that given the choice it seems that Brown would have been the guy.
He was anxious....
because they were running out of talent worthy of a 1st round pick. Imagine if for some reason the titans took beanie wells ahead of the cards. What would the cards have done? Wells was by far the best player on the board at #31 in both overall talent and positional need. I was anxious too when D. Brown was taken, I was worried Wells wouldn’t make it to 31.
As it turns out he would have been gone if the saints hadn’t traded away their 2nd and 3rd round picks prior to the draft.
I’m very happy that we got one of 3 1st round running backs, I would have been happy with any of them!
Time will tell
I thought Brown was a safer pick and had him ahead of Wells. Wells is clearly the most talented back with the most potential and would have easily compared with the talented backs that came off the board in the first round last year. Yet he is the classic boom or bust. Now that we have him I am trying to look at the glass half full. I had the same worries about Adrian Peterson. Maybe Wells will prove to be more like Peterson. With a pass oriented offense, and splitting the limited carries with Hightower maybe Wells will be able to stay healthy, like in his junior year. And maybe with defenses having to cover the pass it will open up the lanes and he will be a human highlight… a lot of maybes in there. I guess time will tell whether safe would have been better than potential.
MBN
Please don't say bust.
I seem to remember another 6’00’’, 235 lbs back from Ohio State the was the epitome of the word bust. Maurice Clarrett anyone? Thought so. Let’s nix that word from our vocabulary.
You guys should be very happy with Wells
The man is a monster. Really hope him and Hightower tear it up!
You have to hate losing more than you love winning.
Benie Wells
Wells has the measurables to be franchise back . His lateral agility and explosiveness are very good as is his short area burst and acceleration . Things needed to play on sundays. However , I am concerned and observed his low threshold for pain . He is a 235 pound back but does’nt run like one . He runs more like a 210 pound back . He is not the strongest back or most powerful . He appears to lack the necessary toughness to be a great back on the NFL level .
Maybe , with the proper coaching he will play to his talent level and potential consistently . As Cards fan, we should all hope so .
Quote " Intelligence is sometimes define as the capacity of the individual to adjust himself successfully to his environment – or to adjust the environment to his needs. " Bruce Lee from the Book Tao of Jeet Kune Do
If the Cardinals were
in their customary position of drafting in the top 10, this might be a story, had they picked Wells with both guys been on the board. But they weren’t, Brown was gone, and they picked the guy they wanted. End of story.
Stop and think....
Wiz was “very anxious” because Brown is a RB. Meaning there was one less RB to choose from for any teams drafting between there and the Cards. Meaning there was more chance a team would take Wells. Or that another team would trade ahead of the Cards if they really wanted a back.
It won’t even be close in terms of who the better RB is over the long haul. Cards did the right thing.
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