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Cards cut Beanie Wells (1 Viewer)

I never understood all the Beanie hate. I think he is a very talented runner who just can't stay on the field. I think a change in scenery will do him some good. Hopefully he lands in a good spot and he can have another 2011 type season. I know it's a big if, but like mentioned earlier he's only 24. Someone is going to give the guy a shot.
What does it say about him that the Cardinals aren't even willing to pay him $1.2M this season?
I've been a big supporter in the past, but this is pretty telling - especially when you consider that he fits into Arians system fairly well. His offense doesn't use RBs in the passing game and want a power rusher that takes some pressure off the passing game. The fact that a new regime is not even willing to pay him backup money (when their cupboard is pretty bare) must say something.
New stamp on team is one thing. YOu might think he fits Arians system but Arizona thinks they need to bring in someone new that Bruce wants. A new regime does like putting there stamp on a team. Why keep Ryan Williams other than Arians said he was high on him from when he was drafted. Not because of what he has done on the field for sure. All about the staff. This does not speak anything about Beanie other than the new staff want to go in a new direction and if they want to sign Reggie Bush, why pay Beanie to be your 3rd or 4th back.
 
I never understood all the Beanie hate. I think he is a very talented runner who just can't stay on the field. I think a change in scenery will do him some good. Hopefully he lands in a good spot and he can have another 2011 type season. I know it's a big if, but like mentioned earlier he's only 24. Someone is going to give the guy a shot.
What does it say about him that the Cardinals aren't even willing to pay him $1.2M this season?
I've been a big supporter in the past, but this is pretty telling - especially when you consider that he fits into Arians system fairly well. His offense doesn't use RBs in the passing game and want a power rusher that takes some pressure off the passing game. The fact that a new regime is not even willing to pay him backup money (when their cupboard is pretty bare) must say something.
It is pretty easy to see that Beanie has burnt bridges with his fellow players. It's hard not to think how frustrated I'd be in Arizona with all the ups/downs/injuries and (understandable to us) lack of faith in Beanie leading at RB. He needs a fresh start. Even if he was a "good fit" for Arien's Offense, if the relationships aren't there with current players it would be pretty easy to see that his attitude could be a detriment to the team moving forward in a positive way. He's young and has proven that he can produce. I'd be very surprised if someone (that DOESN'T want to throw 5 mil at a RB like a broke down Bradshaw) doesn't scrape together a "you prove yourself and we'll talk about paying you more next year" type of an offer. What is there to lose? There are some very good spots for Wells to land that could really resurrect his career and toss him in RB2-ville (1000 yards, 8-10 TD's)I'm buying if I don't have to give up too much. NOW is the time to buy low, his price only goes up from here, unless he lands in place like Tampa/Houston/Clev/Seattle/Balt. If you own him, you hold on pretty tight unless someone is tossing you a WR2/3 or a second round type rookie pick.

 
'cstu said:
'petenice15 said:
I never understood all the Beanie hate. I think he is a very talented runner who just can't stay on the field. I think a change in scenery will do him some good. Hopefully he lands in a good spot and he can have another 2011 type season. I know it's a big if, but like mentioned earlier he's only 24. Someone is going to give the guy a shot.
What does it say about him that the Cardinals aren't even willing to pay him $1.2M this season?
Maybe he's a bust, maybe the team is making a mistake. Teams make bad calls all the time. Time will tell.
 
IIRC there were reports that the Cards were liking what Williams can do (when healthy). They may try to roll with him and LSH. Maybe bring in a cheap big back, but I think Williams can be had for cheap and may turn out to be very productive this year.

 
IIRC there were reports that the Cards were liking what Williams can do (when healthy). They may try to roll with him and LSH. Maybe bring in a cheap big back, but I think Williams can be had for cheap and may turn out to be very productive this year.
LSH is out the door too. Reports (rumors) are that R Bush is their 1st choice, but if they lose him to DET they may look to Mendenhall who played under Arians in PIT.
 
IIRC there were reports that the Cards were liking what Williams can do (when healthy). Maybe bring in a cheap big back, but I think Williams can be had for cheap and may turn out to be very productive this year.
Or.. as productive as a running back can be, behind what the Arizona Cardinals call an 'offensive' line right?
 
If he comes really cheap, keep an eye on Pittsburgh.
Sources tell ESPN.com that the Bengals and Steelers are showing interest in free agent Beanie Wells.
Steelers would be a great fit. Not sure why Bengals would want him since he fills the same role as BGE. Bengals need a versatile 3rd down type RB, which Beanie is far from.
I'd imagine they cut BGJE, then continue with the same plan of adding a committee/COP back.
 
If you're not healthy, you can't play. It's annoying to a coach and team when it gets predictably repetitive.

There wasn't a reply, but I understood the poor vision comment. Wells gets destroyed with a huge hit occasionally and it's like didn't you see that coming? It was like he was ignorant for a play while other times had good to impressive vision.

Often times a guy like this gets a chip on their shoulder and plays thru some injuries and earns the new team's respect(and ours) and turns out OK. That's his only choice here. It doesn't matter where he signs if he's just going to be on a new team's sideline.

"It's not his fault he got hurt" is a weak argument with guys that often are. While having an incredible ability to stay healthy, Sweetness, Curtis Martin, and Jerry Rice have all written about utilizing their experience in whether to fight for extra yards or go down/out of bounds on a play. Isaac Bruce got his own trainer and would brag of a new diet a bit much, but ya saw a new mindset that was refreshing so who cares what he's boasting of specifically.

There's reading material out there. There's surely plenty of top trainers he could hire to be his personal one.

I want to see something from Beanie. He's in a very common situation and I want to see his reaction. He's a talent, no doubt, and I'll go after him in FF in a heartbeat, but only if I read about some changes in him. There's a lot of examples of RBs with short careers in the NFL. Beanie becomes another if he doesn't change up.

 
bengals wont cut bjge. they dont take cap hits for players not to play.
The Bengals are an interesting visit for Beanie. They love to pinch pennies and they have had recent success in Ced Ben as far as taking a guy that people thought was just never going to do anything and they got something out of him for cheap.
 
If you're not healthy, you can't play. It's annoying to a coach and team when it gets predictably repetitive. There wasn't a reply, but I understood the poor vision comment. Wells gets destroyed with a huge hit occasionally and it's like didn't you see that coming? It was like he was ignorant for a play while other times had good to impressive vision.Often times a guy like this gets a chip on their shoulder and plays thru some injuries and earns the new team's respect(and ours) and turns out OK. That's his only choice here. It doesn't matter where he signs if he's just going to be on a new team's sideline."It's not his fault he got hurt" is a weak argument with guys that often are. While having an incredible ability to stay healthy, Sweetness, Curtis Martin, and Jerry Rice have all written about utilizing their experience in whether to fight for extra yards or go down/out of bounds on a play. Isaac Bruce got his own trainer and would brag of a new diet a bit much, but ya saw a new mindset that was refreshing so who cares what he's boasting of specifically. There's reading material out there. There's surely plenty of top trainers he could hire to be his personal one. I want to see something from Beanie. He's in a very common situation and I want to see his reaction. He's a talent, no doubt, and I'll go after him in FF in a heartbeat, but only if I read about some changes in him. There's a lot of examples of RBs with short careers in the NFL. Beanie becomes another if he doesn't change up.
You're not aware that Beanie has played through injuries pretty constantly through his 4 years? It's part of the reason he's been relatively ineffective, all the games he's played with assorted leg injuries.
 
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Beanie Wells - RB - Free Agent

The Steelers had free agent Beanie Wells in for a physical earlier this week.

The Cardinals were reportedly "not optimistic" about the condition of Wells' knees before releasing him. Steelers doctors may have found something they didn't like as well, as he left club headquarters without a contract. It's fair to wonder if Wells might need a knee surgery before he finds a landing spot.

Related: Steelers

Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

 
The guy had 1000yds and 10 tds in 14 games in 2011. I'm not so sure why everyone is writing him off. If he finds a good landing spot, he is a definite buy low for me.

 
The guy had 1000yds and 10 tds in 14 games in 2011. I'm not so sure why everyone is writing him off. If he finds a good landing spot, he is a definite buy low for me.
That's the thing. You want to buy him low, you need to buy him now. Waiting for him to get a good landing spot negates getting him low. If he signs with Atlanta tomorrow, you aren't getting the guy cheap.
 
The guy had 1000yds and 10 tds in 14 games in 2011. I'm not so sure why everyone is writing him off. If he finds a good landing spot, he is a definite buy low for me.
That's the thing. You want to buy him low, you need to buy him now. Waiting for him to get a good landing spot negates getting him low. If he signs with Atlanta tomorrow, you aren't getting the guy cheap.
ohpleaseohpleaseohpleaseohpleaseohpleaseohpleaseohpleasesincerely,Wells owner
 
Yeah, if you're going to take a leap of faith, you need to really take it now because the majority of teams that look likely to signing a RB all have situations where you can drum up a pretty nice scenario.

Pitt-Can be the guy.

Atl-Can be everything Turner has been the past few years.

Jets-Can have as much value as Shonn Greene, at the very least.

Basically, unless he signs nowhere or does something goofy like signing on with Minnesota, he's got enough "what if/could be" anywhere he lands. In most leagues, any Rb with a shot at good playing time is worth something.

 
I'm not a Wells fan at all, but leaving AZ has to be seen as a positive, pretty much regardless of where he lands. AZ is a black hole where RBs go to die.

The fact that the Cards cut him to save a meager $1.5 million, and the Steelers put him back on the plane without a lowball offer after his physical is raising a big red flag for me though. No one is gonna want him at all if he's not fully healthy.

 
If you're not healthy, you can't play. It's annoying to a coach and team when it gets predictably repetitive. There wasn't a reply, but I understood the poor vision comment. Wells gets destroyed with a huge hit occasionally and it's like didn't you see that coming? It was like he was ignorant for a play while other times had good to impressive vision.Often times a guy like this gets a chip on their shoulder and plays thru some injuries and earns the new team's respect(and ours) and turns out OK. That's his only choice here. It doesn't matter where he signs if he's just going to be on a new team's sideline."It's not his fault he got hurt" is a weak argument with guys that often are. While having an incredible ability to stay healthy, Sweetness, Curtis Martin, and Jerry Rice have all written about utilizing their experience in whether to fight for extra yards or go down/out of bounds on a play. Isaac Bruce got his own trainer and would brag of a new diet a bit much, but ya saw a new mindset that was refreshing so who cares what he's boasting of specifically. There's reading material out there. There's surely plenty of top trainers he could hire to be his personal one. I want to see something from Beanie. He's in a very common situation and I want to see his reaction. He's a talent, no doubt, and I'll go after him in FF in a heartbeat, but only if I read about some changes in him. There's a lot of examples of RBs with short careers in the NFL. Beanie becomes another if he doesn't change up.
You're not aware that Beanie has played through injuries pretty constantly through his 4 years? It's part of the reason he's been relatively ineffective, all the games he's played with assorted leg injuries.
Possibly I was too extreme, but four five six carry games don't in any way make me want to give a RB any sort of credit for playing through an injury. At PFR... nearly half his games are eight carries or less.A so called college stud by some, he started two games his first two years and missed half the games last year.
 
I would like to see Green Bay take a look at Beanie on a short term low cost deal.
Seems like a Thompson type move.Not an older guy...once had been seen as top talent.Get him cheap with a low risk deal.
Won't they be wanting a guy that can catch a little?I keep thinking in the back of my head I'm going to see some news come across the wire that he ends up in Cincy as they try to relive the Cedrick Benson type of signing.
 
I would like to see Green Bay take a look at Beanie on a short term low cost deal.
Seems like a Thompson type move.Not an older guy...once had been seen as top talent.Get him cheap with a low risk deal.
Won't they be wanting a guy that can catch a little?I keep thinking in the back of my head I'm going to see some news come across the wire that he ends up in Cincy as they try to relive the Cedrick Benson type of signing.
Benson could not catch though...they do run a few swing passes and screens for sure.I would not be that happy with Wells...but it would be something I guess.id rather try to keep Bradshaw healthy.
 
I would like to see Green Bay take a look at Beanie on a short term low cost deal.
Seems like a Thompson type move.Not an older guy...once had been seen as top talent.Get him cheap with a low risk deal.
Won't they be wanting a guy that can catch a little?I keep thinking in the back of my head I'm going to see some news come across the wire that he ends up in Cincy as they try to relive the Cedrick Benson type of signing.
Benson could not catch though...they do run a few swing passes and screens for sure.I would not be that happy with Wells...but it would be something I guess.id rather try to keep Bradshaw healthy.
Bradshaw is a name I had kind of forgotten about. Yeah, he would be great in Green Bay IF they can keep him healthy. I wonder if the Packers ave been so snake-bitten by RB injuries if they will shy away from a guy like him.
 
Bradshaw is a name I had kind of forgotten about. Yeah, he would be great in Green Bay IF they can keep him healthy. I wonder if the Packers ave been so snake-bitten by RB injuries if they will shy away from a guy like him.
That is a worry for sure...same for Wells though.But if I was chosing between injurred backs...I like Bradshaw's skill set (as a 3rd down back to reduce carries...can block, can catch, and is good around the GL) over Wells.
 
I would like to see Green Bay take a look at Beanie on a short term low cost deal.
Seems like a Thompson type move.Not an older guy...once had been seen as top talent.Get him cheap with a low risk deal.
Won't they be wanting a guy that can catch a little?I keep thinking in the back of my head I'm going to see some news come across the wire that he ends up in Cincy as they try to relive the Cedrick Benson type of signing.
Is Beanie actually a bad receiver? I don't have time to research it, but I think this was debunked back in the Beanie vs. Hightower days. IIRC, Beanie was actually pretty decent, but Arizona just favored Hightower in those situations despite his poor YAC. But again, this is based off of memory of someone else's research so it could be faulty.
 
I'm not sure if Beanie has ever been used where he had to catch the ball much. In any case in Green Bay I'm sure Harris and Green would be in the mix too and I see Green as the guy they would use in obvious passing situations. I think Beanie could be the pounder they were hoping to get with Benson last year.

 
Gerry Dulac is now tweeting that the inside word from Pitt is that Beanie has a "bad wheel" and may have contributed to why they did not sign him when they had him in.

 
I would like to see Green Bay take a look at Beanie on a short term low cost deal.
Seems like a Thompson type move.Not an older guy...once had been seen as top talent.Get him cheap with a low risk deal.
Won't they be wanting a guy that can catch a little?I keep thinking in the back of my head I'm going to see some news come across the wire that he ends up in Cincy as they try to relive the Cedrick Benson type of signing.
Is Beanie actually a bad receiver? I don't have time to research it, but I think this was debunked back in the Beanie vs. Hightower days. IIRC, Beanie was actually pretty decent, but Arizona just favored Hightower in those situations despite his poor YAC. But again, this is based off of memory of someone else's research so it could be faulty.
I don't think he is a bad receiver but you know how it is: the recency effect sticks with people and a guy gets labeled. I just didn't bother going down the "he could catch balls in Green Bay" road because the thread would then be taken to a side road.
 
'Shutout said:
Gerry Dulac is now tweeting that the inside word from Pitt is that Beanie has a "bad wheel" and may have contributed to why they did not sign him when they had him in.
Local radio guy in AZ, Mike Jurecki, just tweeted he's hearing Beanie passed his physical with the Steelers after all. No word if an offer was made.
 
Gerry Dulac is now tweeting that the inside word from Pitt is that Beanie has a "bad wheel" and may have contributed to why they did not sign him when they had him in.
Local radio guy in AZ, Mike Jurecki, just tweeted he's hearing Beanie passed his physical with the Steelers after all. No word if an offer was made.
Just saw this on Rotoworld from today:(TheHuddle)The Pittsburgh Steelers have checked on the health of free-agent RB Beanie Wells (Cardinals).Analysis: This could turn out to be a swap of recently injured RBs as the Cards signed Steelers' FA Rashard Mendenhall earlier in March.-----------------------------------------is this an update, or is this rehashing news that is over a week old?
 
Gerry Dulac is now tweeting that the inside word from Pitt is that Beanie has a "bad wheel" and may have contributed to why they did not sign him when they had him in.
Local radio guy in AZ, Mike Jurecki, just tweeted he's hearing Beanie passed his physical with the Steelers after all. No word if an offer was made.
Just saw this on Rotoworld from today:(TheHuddle)The Pittsburgh Steelers have checked on the health of free-agent RB Beanie Wells (Cardinals).Analysis: This could turn out to be a swap of recently injured RBs as the Cards signed Steelers' FA Rashard Mendenhall earlier in March.-----------------------------------------is this an update, or is this rehashing news that is over a week old?
Looks new to me.
 
Steelers | May not pursue Beanie Wells

Free-agent RB Beanie Wells (Cardinals) passed the physical he took with the Pittsburgh Steelers, but his knee injury is bad enough that it would be a risk if the team signed him.

Fantasy Tip: Wells' knee injury appears to be a concern for several teams because he has not received a lot of interest since being released by the Arizona Cardinals. He probably will have to accept a backup role with his new team, which would not make him a good fantasy option.

2013-03-18 12:06:48 | Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Gerry Dulac

Read more: http://www.kffl.com/gnews.php?id=844710-steelers-may-not-pursue-beanie-wells#ixzz2OIBO9AuL
 
Amazing to me he got cut and never even got a 2nd chance. I know he was hurt, and had bad tape, but that never stopped Ced benson and Thomas jones etc etc from getting another job. Guess his heart was never into it. Only reason I bump it is because I saw guys like mikes Leshoure and cierre wood at the veteran combine today.

 
If I remember correctly, Baltimore had him in for a in season try out a few seasons ago and he tore his Achilles during the work out. Tough break that I guess he never bounced back from.

 
he was a good talent, but could never stay healthy at OSU so it was really no surprise he flamed out due to injury in the NFL.

 

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