Beanie Wells/Ryan Williams Fantasy News 2012/2013

HacheMan · Aug 20, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>Beanie Wells - RB - Cardinals </td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Beanie Wells (knee) remains on track to make his preseason debut against the Titans on Thursday.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Wells almost suited up for last Friday's game against the Raiders, so he should play a few series against Tennessee. Wells was reportedly still having trouble cutting last week, and is expected to sport a brace on Thursday. Wells will be "ready" for the regular season, but his health remains a question mark nine months after his mysterious knee operation.
Aug. 20 - 3:34 p.m. ET</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Sep 9, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="bodyCopy">According to Pat Kirwan of CBS Sports, it "looks like" Beanie Wells (hamstring) will play Sunday versus the Seahawks, but Ryan Williams will get the majority of the carries.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Coming off knee surgery and now nursing a hamstring injury, Beanie cannot be trusted as a Week 1 fantasy play. Desperate owners can turn to Williams as a flex option, but should not expect much success against an imposing Seahawks front seven that ranked fourth in the NFL in yards-per-carry allowed (3.79) last year.
Sep. 9 - 10:08 a.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Pat Kirwan on Twitter</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Sep 14, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td></td></tr><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Beanie Wells said he had no hamstring issues during the season opener versus the Seahawks.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">The Cardinals attribute their ground game struggles to "perfect run defense" from the Seahawks, stacking the box with eight defenders and daring John Skelton to beat them. "There wasn't anything that me or Beanie could do about it," said Ryan Williams. "They are really fundamentally gap-sound and they swarm to the ball." Pro Football Focus described Williams' effort as "impressively unimpressive." We're not holding out hope for fantasy value out of either back season.
Sep. 14 - 9:15 a.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Arizona Republic</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Sep 17, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="bodyCopy">Despite Ryan Williams' early-season struggles, the Cardinals plan to "continue to split time" in the backfield between Williams and Beanie Wells.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Despite miserable production (1.2 YPC) and lost fumbles in each of his first two NFL games, Williams was given words of encouragement by coach Ken Whisenhunt after Week 2, and even finished out the game playing ahead of Wells. Wells is at 2.8 YPC himself. Continue to avoid starting Cardinals backs in fantasy leagues.
Sep. 17 - 2:55 p.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: azcardinals.com</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Sep 25, 2012

<table border="0" cellSpacing="0" cellPadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="bodyCopy">The Cardinals declined to update the status of Beanie Wells (toe) Monday.</td></tr><tr><td>

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Wells was unable to play through the injury Sunday and admitted afterward that he might be dealing with turf toe. Coach Ken Whisenhunt offered a stock answer when asked about all his injured players Monday. "I know we've got some guys banged up," he said, "but they're seeing doctors, and whatever tests we've got to get done like MRIs or X-rays will get done and we'll know more as we get into the practice week." If Wells is out against the Dolphins this week, Ryan Williams would see a full workload.
Sep. 25 - 9:58 a.m. ET</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">

</td></tr><tr><td class="vaLink">Source: Arizona Republic</td></tr></tbody></table>

HacheMan · Sep 26, 2012

<table width="100%" align="center"><tbody><tr vAlign="top"><td class="vaLabel" colSpan="3">Beanie Wells - RB - ARZ - Sep. 26 - 4:18 p.m. ET </td></tr><tr><td vAlign="top" colSpan="3">Cardinals assigned RB Beanie Wells (turf toe) the "designated for return" tag on injured reserve.
Alfonso Smith has been signed to take his roster spot. It's a crushing blow for Wells' owners, as he can't resume practicing for six weeks, and won't be eligible to return until Week 12 against the Rams. It leaves Ryan Williams as the bell-cow back in Arizona's backfield after he rolled up 83 yards on 13 carries against the Eagles last week. Considering Wells' injury history and the fact that Williams could run with his job during his absence, he's not a "must hold" if you're desperate for a roster spot. Ever banged up, Wells will be entering the final year of his rookie contract in 2013.
Source: Darren Urban on Twitter
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HacheMan · Oct 2, 2012

Cardinals RB Ryan Williams played fewer snaps than backup William Powell in Week 4.

Kevin Kolb's improvement has coincided with an increase in no-huddle looks, but Williams isn't ready to be a part of that personnel package at this point. Williams is on the field for the majority of running downs however. If he's going to have a breakout game, the Week 5 matchup is right versus a Rams run defense that surrendered 179 yards to Seattle last week. Note that Williams is averaging less than 3.0 yards per carry so far.

Related: William Powell

Source: Sporting News
Oct 2 - 4:25 PM

HacheMan · Oct 8, 2012

Ryan Williams will require surgery to repair the AC joint in his left shoulder and is done for the remainder of the season.

It's a rough blow for increasingly one of the league's most tough-luck players. Williams suffered the injury in last Thursday night's loss to the Rams. William Powell figures to be the favorite for carries in Arizona's backfield until Beanie Wells (turf toe) gets back in Week 12 or 13, although Powell is coming off a "head" injury. La'Rod Stephens-Howling and Alfonso Smith will also be in the mix for carries behind an offensive line that opens no holes. Williams will enter the 2013 season having not been a legitimately productive rusher since 2009, his redshirt freshman season at Virginia Tech. After also missing all of 2011 with a ruptured patellar tendon, Williams' long-term outlook is all sorts of cloudy.

Oct 8 - 2:43 PM