Demiere Byrd signs with the Arizona Cardinals

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Injury bug has keep him from playing. Has broke his arm twice 2017 and 2018.
 

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South Carolina guy just like Pharoah Cooper. Fast.

Wouldnt mind Deebo though. South Carolina has a history of good receivers (Sterling Sharpe, Robert Brooks, and Alshon Jeffery).
 
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Bob McManaman (@azbobbymac)
3/26/19, 2:07 PM
The Cardinals have signed WR Damiere Byrd to a one-year contract. Byrd, 5-9, 180, comes to Arizona from Carolina, where he spent the past four seasons as an undrafted free agent. In 17 career games, has 12 receptions for 129 yards and 2 TDs and is a good KO/punt returner.
 

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So, in other words, the quintessential Keim signing.

I wonder if their Analytics team is at play with many of these signings. Best guess, the analytics team weights production, type of injury and re-injury probability, age, etc to come at a "dollar value" for each player. Each player on the market is now contacted per needs of the team and if contract negotiations are much lower than "dollar value" Cardinals sign the player. Otherwise not much explains these type of signings.
 

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I wonder if their Analytics team is at play with many of these signings. Best guess, the analytics team weights production, type of injury and re-injury probability, age, etc to come at a "dollar value" for each player. Each player on the market is now contacted per needs of the team and if contract negotiations are much lower than "dollar value" Cardinals sign the player. Otherwise not much explains these type of signings.
When you keep signing injury prone players you're trying to get players who, if healthy, are productive, for cheap then hope for the best.
 

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I wonder if their Analytics team is at play with many of these signings. Best guess, the analytics team weights production, type of injury and re-injury probability, age, etc to come at a "dollar value" for each player. Each player on the market is now contacted per needs of the team and if contract negotiations are much lower than "dollar value" Cardinals sign the player. Otherwise not much explains these type of signings.

Easy explanation.

There'll be 90 players at camp and nobody gets a game cheque before September.
 
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Kyle Odegard (@Kyle_Odegard)
3/27/19, 3:42 PM
Kliff Kingsbury on Tuesday morning: "We need to look at somebody outside who can take the top off a little bit and scare people as a vertical threat."

Cardinals signed Damiere Byrd a few hours later. He reportedly ran a 4.28 40 at his Pro Day in 2015.
 

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I wonder if their Analytics team is at play with many of these signings. Best guess, the analytics team weights production, type of injury and re-injury probability, age, etc to come at a "dollar value" for each player. Each player on the market is now contacted per needs of the team and if contract negotiations are much lower than "dollar value" Cardinals sign the player. Otherwise not much explains these type of signings.
You may be onto something?
 

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I like the signing of the two former Gamecocks.

Both Cooper and Byrd received very little PT on offense. Maybe they break out. Better than bringing in a UDFA or washed up vet. Possibly some upside.
 
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