Jon Beason: Then And Now

[Argus Plexus]

I just stumbled across an old video of Jon Beason working out back in 2009, obviously pre-injury. It shows him strength training and doing speed drills with the guys at Bommarito Performance Systems. Now we've all seen the recent video of him working out with J-Stew and Darius Butler, and many people (Including me) have been saying he doesnt look as explosive as he used to. Well I'm not here to argue one way or the other, but I just wanted to post this so people could get a visual comparison of Beason pre and post injury.

For some reason my computer has a problem with embedding videos and watching embedded videos so I'm just going to post the links. "Why didn't he embed them, now I'm going to have to use my finger to click a link ONOEZ D: " Wha wha wha bitch to someone who cares.

Before:

After:

What do you think?

Edit: I dont know if it embedded them for me or not, embedded videos just show up as blank spots on my computer.

[KissMyConverse]

Well one thing is for sure. To me he looks a hell of a lot bigger. Dude is a monster.

[SuperMan]

Even if he is only 80% the addition of Keuchly will more than make up for it.

[carolina-chuck]

I have never miss Beason this much before, ever!

[La Pantera]

I remember the first preseason game I saw him in (NE I think) he was everywhere. I knew he would be a star. I bought his jersey not long after.

[Lumps]

You will never be able to tell anything from a work out video or practice video.

Any guess is really a shot in the dark. My guess is he looks close to being on the way to preforming the same with a bit more upper muscle, which is to be expected rehabbing from a leg/foot injury.

Like I said, we won't really know until gametime. TD looked to be his normal self after two tears and then BAM. 100% or not is not my concern at all and doesn't really mean anything. Niether is a slight loss of preformance, Beason will make up for it in other ways. My main concern is the achilis itself and how prone it is to re-injury which really will not be known until he takes the field and plays real gametime.

If it holds, there may be a slight diffference this year but next year the difference will be minimal IMO...if it holds.

[Snake]

I just checked PFF and it said he was better back then, than now so..........

[Hate]

He still is going to be a key player, anyone with his injuries would show some slow down.

[Darth Biscuit]

Didn't watch both videos right now... don't know if I could tell anything or not. I had watched the more recent video when it came out... Beast is pumped up and ready to go, he's freaking huge now. To me, even if he's only 85-90% of what he was pre-surgery, just with him being out there on the field will be a HUGE thing for the defense. If he's close to 100%... well, that doesn't even need explaining.

[Frizzy350]

according to other reports (interviews, twitter stuff and whatnot) when he made that workout video (the latter one) he was still only about 80%. He looks almost as explosive however it is tough to tell. In the previous video he was running longer routes, with only a few cuts in between. In the second he had many sequences with short, rapid cuts, ones that would emulate a real game.

As a MLB, the most important aspects are mental. He's the quarterback of the defense. He will be making pre snap adjustments and relies mostly on play recognition and proper pursuit without losing containment, while covering the center of the field. Even if Beason loses a bit of explosiveness, his head is going to work just fine, same with his heart. Even coming out of college, beason was never considered a "freak" athlete, a very good athlete don't get me wrong, but he played with his head and his heart to stand out. We have a super freak new toy in Luke Kuechly, whatever sideline to sideline quickness Beason loses (minimal if any), Kuechly will more than make up for.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

I remember the first preseason game I saw him in (NE I think) he was everywhere. I knew he would be a star. I bought his jersey not long after.

yeah i remember that. the first game was against the giants coming off the heels of the holdout but it was still the same deal. he was playing like it was the super bowl against scrubs in the fourth quarter. you could tell he was going to be a monster.

[La Pantera]

Yeah I couldn't remember the team, but Beason definitely stuck out.

[Cape Fear Cat]

For what it's worth, to me he looks a bit faster in the 2012 video. He looks bigger, too. But I agree with the rest of you, that workout vids can only tell you so much. I'm praying that he comes back as good as before or better. JB is one of my favorites, and I think he is a big part of the glue that holds this team together.

[PantherPhann89]

Before his injury, he was Jon Beason! After his injury, he's Jon Beason! You can't measure a mans heart by watching a video. Beason is one of the best MLB in the NFL. I'm glad he plays for the Panthers.