Chris “Beanie” Wells is going to be drafted Saturday.  I am not sure who will get him but I know the New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, and Seattle Seahawks are all interested.  The above clip is Beanie at his very best.  Finding a hole in a big game, ripping through it and using that fifth gear that he is supposed to be too big to have.  A few factors teams better look at before drafting Beanie…

He likes to jump over oncoming tacklers.  He pulled this stunt three times last season.  If he wants to have children and speak at normal octaves he better revert to a stiffarm in the future.  Seriously, it looks brilliant but is one of the stupidest things a player can do.

He has a history with fumbles.  This is the one thing that absolutely will drive any NFL coach nuts.  If the running backs are fumbling often, they will see less playing time.  Beanie led the Big-10 in fumbles in 2006 and did a little better each year. 

He is not durable.  Each year Beanie has played, he has been hurt.  I was so mad when Ohio State played Texas because he was not in the game at times when he would have flourished.  All athletes get hurt, I understand this, but play with a little pain.  This is going to be his biggest hurdle in the pros. 

As a biased Ohio State football fan, I wish I could make him the best running back in the draft.  I am thankful for the performances he delivered when 100% and in the right frame of mind.  I root for every Ohio State alumnus who plays in the NFL, and there are a few.  But, I am not so sure Beanie can handle the pounding his body will take at the next level.  Fair warning to the teams looking to draft Beanie Wells, beef up the medical staff.  Unless the conditions are perfect physically, he will be watching. 

If Beanie succeeds at the next level it will be because the team that he is playing for motivated him to be a better running back.  I hope he succeeds.

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