Beanie Wells gets a present from AW after his 2 fumbles

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - After the second of his two fumbles Sunday, Cardinals rookie running back Beanie Wells received a present from safety Adrian Wilson. It was a ball with "Beanie" written on it. It might just be Wells' constant companion this week. When asked if what Wilson said to him, Wells replied: "That I better not put it down all week."

"You can't have plays like that," Wilson said. "Putting the ball on the ground is forbidden. You have to get that M.O. off yourself as a football player and a running back. If teams know that you fumble, then they'll try to go to the ball all the time."

Wells, who gained 44 yards on 7 carries, showed reporters the ball after the game. "The first (fumble) I was trying to get yards after carry and I thought I had it protected," he said. "The last one, I thought I had a seam and daylight. I went to accelerate and didn't pick the ball up like I should have." Coaches have worked with Wells in practice on protecting the ball.

"Trust me," Coach Ken Whisenhunt said. "He may be carrying a ball around with him all day now."

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/cardinals/articles/2009/09/20/20090920spt-cardsnb.html



I love Adrian Wilson. Beanie without a doubt HAS to work on protecting the ball more and this is a great way to do it. I remember they had a special on Tiki Barber a few years ago when he was having some major fumbling issues and his coach made him walk around EVERYWHERE holding a football "high and tight" like he should do during games. Even while going out in public, at his house, etc. I want to say that on top of that he told his kids he'd give them a few bucks if they could punch it out when he was around them and turned it into a game for his kids.



HIGH AND TIGHT Beanie, HIGH AND TIGHT!

 

[Shzm13]

How many times did Beanie fumble in college? I dont remember him having ever fumbled.

Crazy how it happened twice in one game. I don't see this being a problem in the future w/ him.

I dont know if Beanie is laughing though, i dont think ADub is the kid around type. lol

 

[DoTheDew]

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According to that he never fumbled at Ohio State. I think he might just be adjusting to the level of aggressiveness by NFL defenses. I am really not worried about it and I think with some good coaching the problem will be gone by the end of the season. It is important for us that this happens too, because I think his number of carries is dependent on that more than anything and I think he has shown by now that he clearly is the best runner on this team long term (not a knock on Hightower)

 

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I've never heard of any fumbling issues with him, so I'm not too worried. The two fumbles were both caused by VERY good plays on behalf of the Jags DB's, how to punch the ball out 101. Beanie just needs to keep it tight (he already holds the ball high) so defenders can't get underneath the ball when they go to knock it out.

 

[carrrnuttt]

I've never heard of any fumbling issues with him, so I'm not too worried. The two fumbles were both caused by VERY good plays on behalf of the Jags DB's, how to punch the ball out 101. Beanie just needs to keep it tight (he already holds the ball high) so defenders can't get underneath the ball when they go to knock it out.

One of the analysts made an interesting remark today about if whether Beanie should wear a rubber sleeve on his arm in certain situations. I guess it was very humid in Jax today, so if Beanie's arms have a propensity for sweating in humid conditions, that's something he can look into.

 

[Brewster10]

Having watched every one of his college games, he puts it on the turf a little too much. Not a ton of fumbles lost, but he would have a play a game where at the end of the run he would lose the ball as he went down or was already down. Most the times he was ruled down, or he'd gather it up real quick before somebody else would recover. It usually came though on plays where he was battling for extra yards.. Don't remember fumbles like the ones he had today.

 

[Brewster10]

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According to that he never fumbled at Ohio State. I think he might just be adjusting to the level of aggressiveness by NFL defenses. I am really not worried about it and I think with some good coaching the problem will be gone by the end of the season. It is important for us that this happens too, because I think his number of carries is dependent on that more than anything and I think he has shown by now that he clearly is the best runner on this team long term (not a knock on Hightower)

This is wrong. I would say he had 5-8 fumbles while at OSU.

 

[football karma]

lots of backs have fumbling issues when they are first in the NFL --

I remember Steven Jackson, Frank Gore and Adrian Peterson all having issues fumbling the ball their rookie years.

I think Beanie's statement on the second one said it best -- he saw daylight and didnt protect it. In college, that daylight meant he was gone for a TD, and nobody behind him was catching up. In the NFL, lots of guys can catch up and take a whack at that ball.

 

[TheHopToad]

Of course he didn't fumble in college. He played in a weak conference. The Big Ten doesn't have the kind of defenses that would challenge him or try to knock the ball out. The one tough defense they played was USC, and Beanie sat that game out.

 

[Buckybird]

maybe this is what Wiz will have him carry from now on.

 

[Timm Rosenbach]

I thought he had issues fumbling his freshman year and Tressel got him to fix it after his first season.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

HIGH AND TIGHT Beanie, HIGH AND T...d if you keep puttin gthe ball on the ground.

 

[Doug]

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Agreed. Someone explain to Beanie this is how it is done.

I use Tiki Barber because Tom Coughlin did a good job of "curing" Barber of his fumbling problem. High and tight is right. Beanie was carrying the ball low and loose on Sunday...not good.

The kid looked great, well at least until he the ball ended up on the ground.

Concerning because he HAS to learn to protect the ball, all the talent in the world is not going to get you on a NFL field if you keep puttin gthe ball on the ground.

I'd pay to bring Tiki Barber in to coach up Beanie ,although I know that will NEVER EVER happen.I just know of no other greater example of a player that was taught how to stop the fumbling or actually allowing the ball to be stripped from him so often as Tiki was.

Then Tiki almost broke a record of how many carries he had before he ever gave another one up.The guy quit football when he still had tons more left in him.His brother had a great first week in trying to lead the Bucs over the cowpies and was in the cowpies backfield many times early on in that game like he had now become the defensive leader of that team once Derrick Brooks was let go.

You are dead on showing this picture and this is how its got to be done in this league.Players spend hours and hours on drills that do nothing but PRACTICE at stripping the ball from all angles,especially from behind.Its a PROVEN ART in the NFL now."IF" Beanie can learn this and do it with some haste then we truly have a game changer with his SPEED that cannot be taught.He makes others look like they are standing still.

I never knew how much faster he was as a football player than his 40 time showed.I don't see him taking it to the house but at least breaking some good 40 yard jaunts at least.Its just the added thing we needed to make this a whole new team this year with an added real PLAY ACTION added to our offense.Play action is what makes Tom Brady....Tom Brady.Don't remember Kurt Warner having that luxury in a long time since maybe Faulk was at his peak.

I'm excited for the future of the CARDINALS.Long Future....

 

[Cbus cardsfan]

Of course he didn't fumble in college. He played in a weak conference. The Big Ten doesn't have the kind of defenses that would challenge him or try to knock the ball out. The one tough defense they played was USC, and Beanie sat that game out.

I think LSU's national championship defense was pretty tough, as was Texas's last year, and he didn't have a fumbling problem against them.In fact, they had a problem tackling him. He didn't have a fumbling problem at OSU ,not even as a freshman.That was Eddie George. Beanie needs to sharpen it up a bit but, i believe, Adrian Peterson puts the ball on the ground quite a bit as well. Beanie will get better at it.It's just all part of the process.