Arizona Cardinal Beanie Wells Is a Must Start For Your Fantasy Team This Week
by Tyler Nickel on Sep 8, 2011 6:01 AM MDT
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We are now only a few hours away from the kickoff to the 2011 NFL season. You may have seen my post yesterday about the betting lines for the Cardinals. Now, let's shift our focus towards something else people love to do during the NFL season. Playing fantasy football is something that is almost mandatory for NFL spectators these days, so knowing all of the various offensive threats around the league is imperative.
For week one, you may not have to look very far, as one of our very own Arizona Cardinals has been named a must start by NFL.com's Michael Fabiano. In his weekly, "Start 'em, Sit 'em," post, Fabiano points out that anyone who has Beanie Wells on their fantasy team must start him against the Carolina Panthers.
Some of the members of Cat Scratch Reader (the SB Nation Panthers blog) have been frequenting Revenge of the Birds this week and you can see the post where you can ask them about their team here. One of the first replies one of their members gave was as follows:
There’s a possibility you may see a healthy dose of run blitzes to ease pressure on our thin DL. Definitely an area of concern for us.
The Carolina Panthers are starting two rookie defensive tackles in Sione Fua and Terrell McClain this week. As with any rookie going into their first career game, inexperience could become an issue. Running the ball up the middle behind a set of veteran interior offensive linemen should bode well for Beanie.
Also, as Fabiano states, Beanie Wells is now the primary back in the Cardinals' offense. Rookie second round draft pick, Ryan Williams went down with a torn patellar tendon in the second preseason game against the Packers. Behind Wells, LaRod-Stephens Howling, Chester Taylor and Alfonso Smith make up the depth chart. Needless to say, Beanie will be getting the majority of the carries.
One last point made by Fabiano was that the Panthers allowed over 22 points per game to opposing runners, which is a huge stat. Couple that with a revamped Cardinals offensive line and even less depth on the Panthers' defensive line and Beanie could be well on his way to a huge game.
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Beanie Wells is my #2 RB in one of my leagues (Shaky decision, but then again, I have Michael Turner too, so it’s all good).
There’s a possibility you may see a healthy dose of run blitzes to ease pressure on our thin DL. Definitely an area of concern for us.
Hope that will leave Fitz and company open for big plays.
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In one of my leagues. I have Fitz, Feely, & def/sp as starters. I have Beanie on my bench (behind Turner & Bradshaw). I have colston in as my flex. Should I use beanie this week or is 4 from the same team too much?
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by Cuckoo for Coco Puffs on Sep 8, 2011 1:00 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
I didn't know about the rookie DT's
that changes the game. But if you look at last year’s AZ-CAR game, all of the Cards RB’s combined for 47 yards on 17 carries with no TD’s and Beanie had a dismal 11 yards on 8 carries… There are also other factors to consider, like us not having a QB last year allowing them to stack the box. But that is still just a scary stat from a matchup less than a year old…
I have Beanie on my fantasy team, and am on the fence about starting him this week. I’d have to sit either Forte, Blount, or Moreno. I’m thinking sitting Moreno is the way to go, because although the Broncos will run more under Fox, I’ve heard he likes the run by committee strategy and that they are pretty high on Mcgahee, so Moreno might not get many touches. Beanie will, at the very least, get an opportunity to succeed by getting a lot of carries. I think when it comes down to it, I’ll start Beanie just so that if/when he does do well against Carolina this week, I can be celebrating for the Cards and my fantasy team instead of feeling bittersweet and kicking myself for not starting him. At the end of the day, we’re probably really only talking about the difference between an okay performance and a good performance between the 2 backs, this decision probably won’t decide my fantasy matchup haha
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