The Man, the Myth, the Legend Welcome to the Desert Beanie Wells

Looks like the Arizona Cardinals still have a little magic left from last year’s Super Bowl season, when they were able to get Chris “Beanie” Wells with the 31st pick in this year’s draft.

Now I have been an Ohio State fan all my life (sorry ASU but you don’t even come close to Ohio St. football) and I’m school you on Beanie Wells just in case you didn’t know.

Wells is from Akron, Ohio. It is also the home of Lebron James. They are actually pretty good friends. He went to Garfield high school in Akron. There he was a parade All American. As a Senior he rushed for 2,134 yards and 27 touchdowns. He was named the number one recruit in many publications. He would sign with The Ohio State University.

Now at a school like Ohio St. Beanie had to wait his turn to become a starter. His freshmen year he shared carries with Antonio Pittman. He did rush for 576 yards and seven touchdowns on only 104 carries. Not bad for a freshman.

Sophomore year was the time Beanie exploded on to the national stage. In his 2007 campaign he rushed for over 1600 yards and fifteen touchdowns and was named an 1st team All American and a preseason Heisman candidate for the 2008 season.

But injuries slowed down Beanie’s race to the Heisman but it didn’t slow down his production. He still rushed for 1,197 yards and eight touchdowns in only ten games. In the Tostitos Fiesta bowl he rushed for 106 yards on only 16 attempts.

He has drawn many comparisons to a faster Jamal Lewis. He is 6’1 235 and very physical. He has very good instincts and awareness. He cut back ability is phenomenal. At the combine he ran a 4.59 forty time and did 25 reps of 225. He is perfect combination of speed and power. And with Edgerrin James probably on his way out Wells will be an outstanding replacement. The combination of Tim Hightower and Beanie Wells will be a great one two punch.

If Wells can stay healthy he has the ability to be one of the best backs in the National Football League. He has that much potential and he is on a team where people focus so much passing game that running lanes will open right up for Wells. Hopefully this will keep Anquan Boldin happy. I doubt it, but hey stranger things have happened to this franchise before.

Before I go I got to say something about the Oakland Raiders. One name, Darrius Heyward-Bay. What the f%#@ !?! A 4.3 forty does not make a great wide out. At least the Lions try to become better I don’t know what the Raiders are doing. Someone please tell them the object of football is to win. The Oakland Raiders are by far the worst franchise in sports.