My analysis of Beanie Wells

iceshack149 · 01-12-2010, 02:08 PM

Originally Posted by cargojon

OK, so the Cards fans are all hot to trot about Beanie Wells. How he's averaged XXX yards per carry, blah blah blah.

Here's the dirty little secret on Wells:

He'll usually have one long run in a game, and aside from that average 4 ypc or under.

Examples:
Sunday vs. Green Bay - 14 carries, 91 yards, 6.5 ypc. But had 1 run of 42 yards...take that out and he's at 3.7 ypc. Very mediocre.

Week 14 vs. San Fran - 15 carries, 79 yards, 5.3 ypc. But had 1 run of 23 yards...take that out and he's at 4 ypc. Very average.

Week 10 vs. Seattle - 16 carries, 85 yards, 5.3 ypc. But had 1 run of 29 yards...take that out and he's back to 3.7 ypc. Very mediocre

Only real exception to this rule I can find is vs. the Lion in week 15. 17 carries, 110 yards, 6.5 ypc. Still had a carry of 33 yards, which if you take out results in a 4.8 ypc average...which is decent - but it's the Lions...so yeah.

The point is - Beanie might hit you for a big play once a game (20+ yards). If you don't let that one hurt you, you pretty much have a below average running back on your hands averaging under 4 ypc.

Those numbers sound good to me. The kid has promise and has played well. I'll still take Jenkins over him due to the fact that the Saints have above average RB's and Jenkins has played well when not forced in to a starting CB position.

01-12-2010, 02:08 PM	#4
iceshack149 1000 Posts + Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Fairbanks, AK Posts: 4,339 Blog Entries: 1	Re: My analysis of Beanie Wells Originally Posted by cargojon OK, so the Cards fans are all hot to trot about Beanie Wells. How he's averaged XXX yards per carry, blah blah blah. Here's the dirty little secret on Wells: He'll usually have one long run in a game, and aside from that average 4 ypc or under. Examples: Sunday vs. Green Bay - 14 carries, 91 yards, 6.5 ypc. But had 1 run of 42 yards...take that out and he's at 3.7 ypc. Very mediocre. Week 14 vs. San Fran - 15 carries, 79 yards, 5.3 ypc. But had 1 run of 23 yards...take that out and he's at 4 ypc. Very average. Week 10 vs. Seattle - 16 carries, 85 yards, 5.3 ypc. But had 1 run of 29 yards...take that out and he's back to 3.7 ypc. Very mediocre Only real exception to this rule I can find is vs. the Lion in week 15. 17 carries, 110 yards, 6.5 ypc. Still had a carry of 33 yards, which if you take out results in a 4.8 ypc average...which is decent - but it's the Lions...so yeah. The point is - Beanie might hit you for a big play once a game (20+ yards). If you don't let that one hurt you, you pretty much have a below average running back on your hands averaging under 4 ypc. Those numbers sound good to me. The kid has promise and has played well. I'll still take Jenkins over him due to the fact that the Saints have above average RB's and Jenkins has played well when not forced in to a starting CB position.