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The appeals court listens to the players request to deny the stay on Monday. I am hopeful that it's a moving pitch and the league is back open on Tuesday or Wednesday. But if the stay is granted...yes it's really going to suck for anyone not drafted (and all the vets that are free agents now)
Huh? Not durable, but definitely viable. I assume this is Whiz's plan to get Wells to play through injuries and otherwise get the most out of himself.
Don't even try it, Pac-10 Boy. Virginia Tech is one team I follow in college, and I've been "on that bandwagon" for quite a while.There's plenty of room, even for you. Welcome aboard.Let me know when you start the ***Official*** Bandwagon thread.
I've been trapped in Virginia this year, RW was one of the bright spots for football in the state. (Great year for basketball though). But how am I supposed to move him up the draft board when he's already my 1.04?Nice to see Barry out there. 
and hey, a WR!
He's been given a ton of opportunity and done very little with it. He's had more chances to be a feature RB or even a GL RB for the Cards yet he still couldn't hold on to that spot on the depth chart. Tim Hightower is OK, but he's certainly not a feature guy and he got far more chances in AZ because Wells couldn't step up. Hightower was more of the GL guy than Wells last year.Could Wells turn it around? Sure, but I doubt it.
Can't even gauge the interest of the rookie free agents tomorrow with the lockout back in place, though, right? That's a big deal for end-of-draft planning.Could have a big impact for fantasy folks (assuming things don't settle out early next week in the players' favor) with all the interesting RB prospects that were likely to be left over after the draft ends.
Wells stepped up late in 09 once he finally got over his early injury. He got hurt in September last year and the team thinks he was never 100%. This is not about Wells failure on the field, it is about his failure to get ON the field - or at least on the field at full speed. He could definitely still pan out, he won't be 23 until August. Too much Hokie homer wishful thinking going on here.Sounds like a its a perfect buy low moment for Wells, people are already digging a grave for a 22 year old RB. Again I say remember DeAngelo's season after the Panthers took Stewart.
he's got quicks. Just realized, he's exactly what I weighed in at the other day. Pretty sure I'd get killed by an NFL DB.
there will be lots of "understandings" about team-UDFA agreements, the agents wouldn't really let their guys dangle like that and risk them jumping to the UFL
I don't agree about Wells, even before this pick. Given all the RBs coming into the league this year, it seemed that AZ would draft another RB to try and kick start their ground game. A little surprising they went RB this early, but I love the pick for them. I don't see many more chances for Wells, and I was never very high on him. I guess it depends on how you judge the "viable" term. I don't see him becoming a feature RB or a Top 20 RB in the NFL - ever.
I thought Cobb and Little would be gone by now.
Why are you down on Titus? I may not have seen as much of him as you (very probable) but I thought he was pretty athletic and had good hands. Nice opportunity here to become a very viable NFL WR2.
I agree he is quick. But for every Steve Smith (Car), I think there are countless small guys that bust in the league. Usually these small guys have trouble even getting off clean from the line of scrimmage.
This will greatly impact trading tomorrow. SF and PHI with 12 and 10 picks total, respectively, have good value to add now.
Williams is better than Wells. It may take a year to learn the NFL game, but there is no question in my mind that Williams outproduces the P.O.S. Beanie Wells.
Inconsistent hands/ball skills and gets pushed around way too easy by physical corners
I like the pick of Titus Young to Detroit. He may be smallish, but that's the growing trend for speedy, quick WRs. He can also help out on special teams right away - punt returns especially. He definitely adds a nice compliment to CJ. As for Beanie...he has yet to answer the bell. I am not sure if he will - especially if Ryan Williams, who I like a lot, performs well.
word on the street here in Phoenix is that the Cardinals coaching staff is not pleased with his effort...Beanie has all the talent in the world, but if he's not going to assert himself he's useless.The Cards coaches are just fed up with him.
OK - can he be a slot / WR3 then? Detroit certainly lacks there as well. Moving to the slot could help with the press coverage, although I'm sure teams will scout him and jam him if he isn't in motion.If that's his game, then that does limit his viability and makes him a reach here in Round 2.
oh boy that'll show himMight go in my sig.
CC, you know I respect your opinion as much as anyone in this community, so I ask - can you unpack that a bit?
I was thinking more along the lines of DeSean Jackson but you're right that these are the exceptions.
he won't have to be.
Sure, do you really want to be drafting a WR3 in the early 2nd.
The hands comment has me reconsidering his value.
I was thinking more along the lines of DeSean Jackson but you're right that these are the exceptions.
I don't think he was drafted to supplant Calvin. If he does turn out to be a "poor man's Desean Jackson", that will be big for Detroit. I would have preferred Cobb to Young, but it should still be a great need pick for Stafford.
Honestly it will take quite a while to sort through the values for the rookies.Fantasy emphasizes RBs for the most part, and many will be sliding well into Day 3 picks.
What about onobun?
So as an NFL GM you're looking draft a slot WR in the early 2nd.I was thinking more along the lines of DeSean Jackson but you're right that these are the exceptions.
