Quote:Imaginationland: TMD says he was "okay" as a rookie

Reality:  Sporting News' All-Rookie Team in 2010

 

Imaginationland:  TMD questions his fit for ZBS

Reality:  Has played in nothing but ZBS his entire career, including his 2012 Pro Bowl selection

 

The coaches and GM picked Beadles for this team, they know which players fit THEIR scheme.  TMD, just because you read something on wikipedia don't assume anything yourself.

 

http://www.denverbroncos.com/team/roster...b6c692ea0b

 

BEADLES AT A GLANCE:

• A fourth-year offensive guard who has started 62-of-64 games during his first four NFL seasons (54 at left guard and eight at right tackle).

• Earned his first career Pro Bowl selection in 2012 after allowing just one sack and finishing the season as the only Broncos player to participate in every offensive or defensive snap.

• Named the Broncos' Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee for his work in the community during the 2012 season.

• Opened all 16 games during the regular season and started both playoff contests for the Broncos in 2011, helping the league’s top rushing offense (164.5 ypg.) set the franchise single-season rushing mark.

• Named to The Sporting News’ All-Rookie Team in 2010 after opening eight contests at left guard and six contests at right tackle, becoming the first NFL rookie since Andre Gurode (Dal., 2002) to start at least six games at two of the three positions along the offensive line (C, G, T).

• Called for just four holding penalties during his first three NFL seasons.

• Played 51 games (50 starts) at the University of Utah, where he was a three-time All-Mountain West Conference selection and received several All-America honors as a senior.

• Named the 2009-10 Mountain West Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year following his senior season and was a four-time Academic All-MWC honoree.

• Selected by the Broncos in the second round (45th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.


 

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Signed by Denver as a draft choice 7/27/10.

2013: Beadles started all 16 regular-season games for the third-straight season... Was part of an offensive line unit that allowed the fewest sacks (20) in the NFL, as well as the most games allowing zero sacks (6)... Was a member of an offensive line group that was named a collective offensive player of the week by Sports Illustrated’s Peter King for its performance in which it allowed zero sacks and zero quarterback hits against the NFL’s top-ranked sack defense vs. K.C. (11/17)... Started all three postseason contests... Part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack in Denver's divisional-round win vs. S.D. (1/12)... Part of an offensive line that did not allow a sack or a QB hit in the AFC Championship Game vs. N.E. (1/19).

2012: Beadles started all 16 regular-season games at left guard for the second consecutive season and was selected to play in his first career Pro Bowl... Represented the only Bronco to play every offensive or defensive snap and allowed just one sack on the season... Named the Broncos’ Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee for his efforts in the community... Was one of four starting guards to not allow a sack through the first 13 weeks of the season... Threw a key block down the field on wide receiver Demaryius Thomas’ 71-yard touchdown catch-and-run vs. Pit. (9/9) that marked quarterback Peyton Manning’s 400th career touchdown pass... Started at left guard in Denver AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Bal. (1/12).

2011: Beadles started all 16 regular-season games and both playoff contests for Denver at left guard... Part of the only offensive line in the NFL to open every regular-season game with the same five individuals... Helped the Broncos finish first in the league in rushing with a team-record 164.5 yards per game on the ground.

 

2010: Selected by the Broncos in the second round (45th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft, Beadles appeared in all 16 games (14 starts), opening six contests at right tackle before starting the final eight games at left guard... Became the first rookie since Andre Gurode (Dal., 2002) to start at least six games at two of the three positions along the offensive line (C, G, T)... Was one of six NFL rookie offensive linemen to start at least 14 games in 2010, earning him a spot on The Sporting News’ All-Rookie Team... Called for just two penalties (15 yds.) during the season... Started at right tackle at Jac. (9/12) to become the first player in franchise history to start a season opener at that position in his rookie campaign.

 

COLLEGE: Beadles played 51 career games (50 starts) at the University of Utah, earning first-team All-Mountain West Conference accolades in his final two seasons... Recorded 313 career knockdown/key blocks to go along with 45 touchdown blocks while opening 38 contests at left tackle and 12 games at left guard... Received first-team All-America honors from the Football Writers Association and College Football News as a senior and was chosen as the 2009-10 MWC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year... Voted a finalist for the Wuerffel Trophy (athletics, academics and community) and was a Lowe’s Senior CLASS second-team All-American... Named Utah’s Top Offensive Lineman as a junior with a career-best 109 knockdowns/key blocks in addition to 13 touchdown blocks.

PERSONAL: Beadles was a team-captain and three-year starter at Hillcrest High School in Sandy, Utah, where he did not miss a game during his career... Started along the offensive and defensive lines, recording 93 tackles, six sacks and one interception on defense and allowing zero sacks on offense as a senior to earn first-team all-state and all-region honors... Majored in mechanical engineering at Utah and earned a postgraduate scholarship from the NCAA for his classroom performance... Stepfather, Joe Legerski, is the women’s basketball coach at the University of Wyoming... Zane Dae Beadles was born on Nov. 19, 1986, in Casper, Wyo.



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