Beanie Wells is not getting enough hate

[WarnerHOF]

Can someone tell me why our first round pick runs like he's 180lbs and cannot find the cutback lane? LaGarette Blount already looks eons better and he is an UDFA!

 

[Brewster10]

I dont know what his issue is.. He was must better last season.

I dont see a ton of holes there and we seem to telegraph our runs quite often, but he's also screwed up with his footwork.

He's reminding me of his first year at Ohio St. where he lacked patience and was going 100+ mph at all times, lack balance, and wasn't letting things develop..

It's odd though because he was looking like a damn good young back last season.. I also think he knows our RBs don't get a lot of carries, so every snap he's trying to make a big play... I would still like to see what would happen if he got consecutive carries or 25 carries in a game, but in this offense that'll never happen

 

[Duckjake]

Can someone tell me why our first round pick runs like he's 180lbs and cannot find the cutback lane? LaGarette Blount already looks eons better and he is an UDFA!

Beats me. The guy looked great as a rookie and now nothing. Matt Leinart syndrome?

Now that DRC is starting to falter our first round draft picks for the last 5 years don't look so hot anymore.

Rolle never lived up to expectations and moved on to NY
Leinart started well, faded fast and moved on to Houston
Levi Brown, the only thing he appears to do consistently well is recover fumbles
DRC see above
Wells see above
Williams too fat to play most of the season.

 

[Russ Smith]

Can someone tell me why our first round pick runs like he's 180lbs and cannot find the cutback lane? LaGarette Blount already looks eons better and he is an UDFA!

That one drive he had an easy TD from about the 6 but instead of cutting left to daylight he ran right into the defense for 2 yards. Last year he was so much better at seeing the hole.

I will say this, if he got to have Dockett try to tackle him all game he'd look as good as Blount did.

I can't say it enough, Dockett was HORRIBLE today.

 

[Chopper0080]

He didn't have a great day, but he was effective enough when given a shot. What I love is that he rips off a 10 yard run to start the game and then we throw the ball the following plays. That is the problem with having a head coach call the plays. Sometimes there is so much on his mind that he fails to recognize player momentum.

 

[Buckybird]

Wells at times doesn't look like the same guy as last year. But in his defense, he still isn't getting the ball enough. This team should be running the ball at least 35 times a game with Beanie (20) & THT (15). I still think this team could run the ball if the HC wasn't so set on throwing 65% of the time. THT getting basically no PT is insane.

 

[Brewster10]

He didn't have a great day, but he was effective enough when given a shot. What I love is that he rips off a 10 yard run to start the game and then we throw the ball the following plays. That is the problem with having a head coach call the plays. Sometimes there is so much on his mind that he fails to recognize player momentum.

Fair point. This is a kid who was used to ripping off a run like that, then getting the next 3-4 carries to keep doing work and getting into a rythm.. Not the case here.. I was going nuts when he had that first run, then we proceeded to throw the next three plays..

 

[LVCARDFREAK]

I was about to start this thread. This running game, and particularly these RB's, are just not good. Hightower runs hard, but doesnt have the burst and fumbles too much. Beanie is terrible and falls down at the slightest touch.

Hard to run the ball when you have these two guys. Id say there is very little trust in the running gae right now...

 

[LVCARDFREAK]

Wells at times doesn't look like the same guy as last year. But in his defense, he still isn't getting the ball enough. This team should be running the ball at least 35 times a game with Beanie (20) & THT (15). I still think this team could run the ball if the HC wasn't so set on throwing 65% of the time. THT getting basically no PT is insane.

Based on what? What is that makes you think these two guys and this oline can run the ball. I see a lot of 1-2 yard runs and Beannie falling down.

You can keep blaming the HC but you want to give them the ball 35 times for what, 108 yards? think thats gonna win ball games?

Im just saying

 

[Chopper0080]

What I would question is why haven't the coaches forced Beanie to run more balanced. He runs with such a lean that it makes him really easy to bring down.

 

[Early]

He is a bust more and more in my eyes. He is just not a footballplayer. I hated the pick back then and i hate it even more now.

He is big and fast but not tough. Barber absolutely destroyed him, you can't let CB's do that to you.

He is horrible passblocker and he will cost you devestating injuries to your QB, it was pure luck that didn't happened today, it was only an INT, pick six.

He has bad vision and can't find the lanes... He is only good when provided a huge hole, where his acceleration helps him alot, but in those situations, all backs look good

He has troubles with ballsecurity. He does not seem to understand the playbook at all, lots of the troubles come from him being lost on what's going on. He even takes the handoff in wrong directions sometimes.

Horrible in the passinggame, cost us one drive today on 3rd down.

very easy to tackle, you just go for the legs, and you have him every time.

 

[Dayman]

I don't know what's up with Beanie. My only guess is that he's still not 100% healthy and isn't confident in his cuts. He bounced outside considerably more last year.

 

[conraddobler]

A guy like him needs to pound it straight into the line more and learn to wiggle through the smaller holes, he does a lot of dancing, not good.

North and south, downhill, not side to side.

 

[Timm Rosenbach]

I disagree that he is a bust. But if he is, shouldn't you blame Whisenhunt for passing on Peterson and Mendenhall in his first two years and then picking a "bust" in his third. Whisenhunt handpicked this roster and calls the offensive plays. The blame falls on him

 

[Brewster10]

Can't label him a bust.. Showed way too much promise last year

Something is up here.. either injury, mental things, or just being a part of this disfunctional offense

 

[Early]

I disagree that he is a bust. But if he is, shouldn't you blame Whisenhunt for passing on Peterson and Mendenhall in his first two years and then picking a "bust" in his third. Whisenhunt handpicked this roster and calls the offensive plays. The blame falls on him

I agree there. So he isn't perfect HC... I don't expect that either

He did get us to superbowl. No other HC has done that. Nice job indeed. Two NFC West titles.

And we are still in it this year. Sure he needs the blame, he is not perfect, but he does a great job. I disagree with playing Beanie at all when you have Timmy, that would have made the difference today, he would have blocked and catched well. And also he is just as good in running when there are small holes.

But i guess he wanted to make a statement to Timmy to learn to protect the football. I still think he by far likes Timmy more, he just needs a way to show him to learn to take care of that ball

 

[DoTheDew]

Beanie's problem is our offense sucks. I'm sorry but we could have Chris Johnson and Adrian Peterson and we'd still struggle. The play calling is awful. The QBs suck. The OL can't block. The TEs wouldn't make any other roster. When teams have no fear of the pass of course the RB is going to struggle. What do you think the D is going to do? The teams that can run well without good QBs have strong OLines, great blocking TEs and a good FB. We have Deuce. That's it.

It's time for Whiz to resort to creativity on the play calling and lineups. It's clear that our base offense is not talented enough to move the ball. Next week we need to come out there and call some gimmick plays. Keep the D on it's heels. Be unpredictable. Be unconventional even if it means using players in ways they don't dominate. Pass to Beanie. Pound it with LSH. Pass to the TEs. Run some counters and misdirection. Run some wildcat. At least then we might luck into a win. We aren't going to win any other way.

 

[Duckjake]

Based on what? What is that makes you think these two guys and this oline can run the ball. I see a lot of 1-2 yard runs and Beannie falling down.

You can keep blaming the HC but you want to give them the ball 35 times for what, 108 yards? think thats gonna win ball games?

Im just saying

I don't get this either. Last season TH averaged 4.2ypc and Wells 4.5 and Wells had 8 games with over 5ypc. And it wasn't just because of defenses being afraid of the passing game because the 2008 passing attack was even more prolific and TH averaged 2.8ypc and Edge 3.9.

Bucky and I and others were really concerned about the shake up in the offensive line. Now the Cards can't run the ball and they've given up 22 sacks in 7 games compared to 26 in 16 games last season. But even the poor blocking can't explain why BW doesn't look anything like he did last season.

 

[Timm Rosenbach]

I don't get this either. Last season TH averaged 4.2ypc and Wells 4.5 and Wells had 8 games with over 5ypc. And it wasn't just because of defenses being afraid of the passing game because the 2008 passing attack was even more prolific and TH averaged 2.8ypc and Edge 3.9.

Bucky and I and others were really concerned about the shake up in the offensive line. Now the Cards can't run the ball and they've given up 22 sacks in 7 games compared to 26 in 16 games last season. But even the poor blocking can't explain why BW doesn't look anything like he did last season.

The Jets let Faneca go even after having to pay him his roster bonus just to get rid of the liability he had become. But Whisenhunt brings him in and refuses to hold him accountable.

Sendlein and Keith play poorly, but don't seem to have any threat of losing their jobs to Hadnot or Bridges.

Whisenhunt has lost touch with reality

 

[Shane]

A stiff breeze knocks Beanie over and its really annoying!

 

[Duckjake]

A stiff breeze knocks Beanie over and its really annoying!

Yes but even a stiff tackle couldn't knock Beanie over last year. So what the heck happened?

 

[Shane]

Yes but even a stiff tackle couldn't knock Beanie over last year. So what the heck happened?

He was still geting tripped up and losing his footing last year. Its the main reason he never busted a real long one IMO. His balance just sucks.

 

[WarnerHOF]

Yes but even a stiff tackle couldn't knock Beanie over last year. So what the heck happened?

I'm guessing that booboo in the preseason really hurt him bad because LaGarette Blount showed me how a 6'0 power back should play. This is nothing new of course, nearly every team knew Wells was soft and that's why he didn't go till #31.

 

[Russ Smith]

Sendlein and Keith play poorly, but don't seem to have any threat of losing their jobs to Hadnot or Bridges.

Kurt Warner, Matt Leinart, DA, Hall, how many QB's have to trip while coming away from C to hand the ball off before we realize Sendlein has a bad habit of tripping the QB?

I know Warner was not exactly a ballerina(ironic the show he's on now) but that's now 4 QB's we've had that have teh same problem. We've changed the LG, and it's not Lutui stepping on them.

The one that infuriated me was that little inside shovel pass to Jason Wright, Sendlein makes his block it's a TD, he misses the block and the guy gets Wright. He's not the biggest of our problems but he's part of it, and he still seems to tip the snap.

Faneca needs to learn to duck faster so DA won't hit him.

 

[Buckybird]

Yes but even a stiff tackle couldn't knock Beanie over last year. So what the heck happened?

Beanie wont be a star until he leaves the Redbirds...thats just the Cardinal way