Beanie Wells Injured Already

[Bears_16_and_0]

Didn't really follow him in college (was too busy watching shonn greene power his way to the Walker for us) *that* much, and i dont have an axe to grind with him nor do I really care about an AFC team so I'm not going to try to bag on the guy... Just sayin it doesn't sound like a major injury, or really even much of an injury at all.

[jmood88]

I will never understand the NFL's infatuation with taller running backs, they're the ones who end up getting hurt all the time and Beanie gets hurt if there's a strong wind.

[MattieShoes]

Infatuation with tall running backs? Gore is 5'9. Emmitt Smith was 5'9. Barry was 5'8. Dunn is 5'9. LT is 5'10. Westbrook is 5'8. Parker is 5'10. What infatuation are you seeing here?

[jmood88]

Quote: Originally Posted by MattieShoes

Infatuation with tall running backs? Gore is 5'9. Emmitt Smith was 5'9. Barry was 5'8. Dunn is 5'9. LT is 5'10. Westbrook is 5'8. Parker is 5'10. What infatuation are you seeing here?

Yes infatuation, read any scouting report during the draft and you'll see people talking about how running backs need to be above 6 feet.

[MattieShoes]

Quote: Originally Posted by jmood88

Yes infatuation, read any scouting report during the draft and you'll see people talking about how running backs need to be above 6 feet.

I don't really read scouting reports so you may be right. But if you look at, say, RBs drafted in the first round since 1980:

http://www.pro-football-reference.co...l&lg=ANY&type=

Most of them are under 6 feet. So if scouting reports always say you need RBs over 6 feet tall, apparently those doing the drafting aren't reading them either.

[jmood88]

Quote: Originally Posted by MattieShoes

I don't really read scouting reports so you may be right. But if you look at, say, RBs drafted in the first round since 1980: http://www.pro-football-reference.co...l&lg=ANY&type= Most of them are under 6 feet. So if scouting reports always say you need RBs over 6 feet tall, apparently those doing the drafting aren't reading them either.

That's true and I may just be putting too much stock in what the media says what a running back needs to be.