Beanie Wells Injury Update: Wells Tweets That 'He's Going Under The Knife' - SB Nation Arizona

Beanie's knee surgery means that the Cardinals will have top two RBs coming off of knee surgery going in to next season. Anyone at least a little worried?

4 months ago Jess Root 16 comments 0 recs |

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I guess

It just depends on the surgery. He has been so quiet about what injuries he has had in his career but he has shown to be very prone to injury. We need Williams and Beanie healthy next season.

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by Airwave on Jan 24, 2012 3:45 PM MST reply actions

The OL, QB & CB are my areas of concern. The Mock drafts have us takeing an OLB? Fourth need is KR, unless PP can fill that role, then the ILB and in the Mocks the Butkis award winniner is still there at 13. The one they have us drafting is the 3erd OLB taken, is he better than the best ILB at a possition that we have a need for?
I know off topic.

by Reo Hays on Jan 24, 2012 5:59 PM MST reply actions

How the hell is KR a need?

The rule change of moving the kickoff 5 yards really messed with the kickoff return game… Notice seeing many KR’s this year? No? That is because there weren’t many. I can only recall seeing 1 by GB in the first week of the season.

I personally don’t want PP doing KR because he already risks enough injury on PR duties.

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by Airwave on Jan 24, 2012 6:04 PM MST up reply actions 1 recs

Ted Ginn

He scored KR TD and PR TD in the span of a couple of minutes.

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by Jess Root on Jan 24, 2012 6:09 PM MST up reply actions

Oh yeah

But still, are these the only 2 examples? There are usually far more in a season than 2 if this is the case… It is impossible to argue against saying the new kickoff rule hurts the KR game.

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by Airwave on Jan 24, 2012 6:16 PM MST up reply actions

There were 9 in the league this year

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by Jess Root on Jan 24, 2012 6:25 PM MST up reply actions

Okay

Kickoffs reaching the end zone occur on 82.2 percent off all kickoffs, an increase of 39.9 percent over 2010. Touchbacks are at 45.6 percent, opposed to 18.3 last year (+27.3 percent).

There have been eight kickoffs returned for TDs (six of which went for 100 or more yards) after 14 weeks, in comparison to 19 TDs after Week 14 a year ago.

So even with nine, it took away over half of the KRs and that is just through week 14 of the season.

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Mark my words." Piotr Szczesniak 12/12/11 2:12 PM
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by Airwave on Jan 24, 2012 6:33 PM MST up reply actions

Got the stats themselves from

http://www.blogandtackle.net/2011/12/14/comparison-of-2011-and-2010-kickoffs-returns-after-nfl-week-14/

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by Airwave on Jan 24, 2012 6:33 PM MST up reply actions

Not refuting the point that KR are diminished

but there were TD and some big gains, but no the Cards don’t need a KR. LSH and Jefferson do just fine.

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by Jess Root on Jan 24, 2012 6:34 PM MST up reply actions

More proof,

our division rivals had a fluke season, but yes the league found a way to all but eliminate the need to scout for kick returning ability.

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by INSOMAN1ATIC on Jan 24, 2012 6:26 PM MST up reply actions

Yes

the Cardinals have a great need at OLB. Acho and Haggans should start next year, Schofield hasn’t turned into anything special just yet, and Porter should not be back with the team. Offensive Tackle is a big need on both left and right sides, ILB to pair up with Washington and improve over Bradley or Lenon, SS/FS is needed to learn from Wilson and begin to take over as injuries and lack of quality depth hurt the team at times, and Doucet probably won’t be back so another WR should be added. QB will be decided between Kolb or Skelton and CB will be fine with Toler coming back from injury. KR isn’t a need for the team.

by kj197728 on Jan 24, 2012 6:29 PM MST up reply actions

Acho is the only starter on the roster

I would like a safety as well. Everyone keeps saying we need a strong safety but I’d take a guy that can play either. I’d prefer a top-tier FS who can roam the deep part of the field better than Rhodes does, personally.

by tw3kr on Jan 24, 2012 8:02 PM MST up reply actions

+1

by Jesse Reynolds on Jan 25, 2012 2:12 PM MST up reply actions

Doesn't really worry me.

I think for one it shows that Beanie is shedding that rep he got of not playing tough or through injury. I think it’s a good thing. We’ll have two RB’s back at full strength. I think this a torn lateral meniscus from what I’ve heard. I had this and it’s not that serious of an injury. Or it’s to clean up this injury which isn’t uncommon.

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by Ghettoboxx on Jan 24, 2012 6:16 PM MST reply actions

Does anyone here,

follow the buckeyes program? I remembered reading about Beanie constantly being injured at OSU, but still only missed a few games because of injury. Just wondering how true this is, and if so we may hear about Beanie being injured his entire career; however I can’t say it bothers me, because the guy blasts defenders and if he can put up a 1000 a season I’ll take it.

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by INSOMAN1ATIC on Jan 24, 2012 6:29 PM MST reply actions

I don't

But I have heard and seen plenty of reports of the team kind of ‘babying him’ through college.

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Mark my words." Piotr Szczesniak 12/12/11 2:12 PM
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by Airwave on Jan 24, 2012 6:35 PM MST up reply actions