Cards bringing in 9 players

[Shane]

http://blog.azcardinals.com/2016/09/26/keim-nine-tryout-players-after-loss/

The odds of finding anything worth a damn are slim… But maybe at a minimum will light a fire under some current roster players?

 

[MadCardDisease]

I have to think they can find a decent long snapper and a punter who is healthy with a little searching.

 

[BigRedRage]

http://blog.azcardinals.com/2016/09/26/keim-nine-tryout-players-after-loss/

The odds of finding anything worth a damn are slim… But maybe at a minimum will light a fire under some current roster players?

could find a better punter than Butler, thats for sure.

 

[juza76]

3 punter
3 snapper
3 pass rusher
Okafor is our first back up there, a ghost

 

[Shane]

I have to think they can find a decent long snapper and a punter who is healthy with a little searching.

We can only hope... but doubtful...

 

[Matt L]

We can only hope... but doubtful...

There has to be a better punter....it really makes me wonder what they are looking for in a punter. He had terrible punts in the first game and they didn't seem to care.

 

[MrYeahBut]

There has to be a better punter....it really makes me wonder what they are looking for in a punter. He had terrible punts since he's been on the team and they didn't seem to care.

FTFY

 

[unseenaz]

There has to be a better punter....it really makes me wonder what they are looking for in a punter. He had terrible punts in the first game and they didn't seem to care.

he was terrible last year too, and they didn't do anything about it in the offseason

 

[nashman]

You cannot tell me there is not a punter available better than butler! He is trash has been for years, I don't believe their isntsome college kid or someone out there that can't kick a ball better than 25 yards lol. Butler is awful has been forever how he has kept his job is really strange! Would assume their are some LS available too or just bribe our old one out of retirement for another year.

 

[dreday]

Did you see Butler attempt to make a tackle? Pathetic. He's no Neil Rackers.

 

[Reddog]

Did you see Butler attempt to make a tackle? Pathetic. He's no Neil Rackers.

We need this guy.
http://www.si.com/college-football/...icker-joey-julius-tackles-kick-returner-video

 

[unseenaz]

can we lure mike leach outta retirement?

(seriously)

 

[82CardsGrad]

Won't find anyone that will make a difference... TRADE FLOYD!

 

[unseenaz]

Won't find anyone that will make a difference... TRADE FLOYD!

ok, be serious for a moment.

who, at this point in the season, is going to make a trade for a struggling wide receiver? and what would we get in return? this isn't baseball.

 

[Dback Jon]

Yet no accountability for the Special Teams Coach

 

[RON_IN_OC]

If you could have the best punter in the league, would you try to trade a high draft pick for him? Heck, a first rounder? The Cards seem to shelve their first rounders for a year, anyway, so would anything really be lost by doing so?

 

[Austin Zonie]

Yet no accountability for the Special Teams Coach

And he was one of the only (if not the only) member of the previous staff to latch on with BA. Odd.

 

[unseenaz]

If you could have the best punter in the league, would you try to trade a high draft pick for him? Heck, a first rounder? The Cards seem to shelve their first rounders for a year, anyway, so would anything really be lost by doing so?

basically "would you trade humpries for the best punter in the league"

if he was 25 or younger then yes, yes i would.

 

[82CardsGrad]

ok, be serious for a moment.

who, at this point in the season, is going to make a trade for a struggling wide receiver? and what would we get in return? this isn't baseball.

Not sure who we could get in return. But I believe it's early enough that Floyd hasn't done too much damage to himself and his value....or, maybe he has. Man I wanted him traded last season...

 

[Cardiac]

The biggest issue with Butler is he is inconsistent. He has made some outstanding punts but the problem is he craps the bed far too often.

No I would never spend a 1st rd pick on any kind of kicker. SK just needs to find one like 30 other teams have that were found as UDFA's or late rd picks.

 

[Russ Smith]

I think the reality with Floyd is the Cards kept him because they thought this was an all or nothing year and they could win it all. If they get to a point where they're not sure that's still true, then they might trade him.

Or if they get to a point where they think they have to to send a shot across the bow of the rest of the players by making a statement he might be the guy.

 

[speedy]

And he was one of the only (if not the only) member of the previous staff to latch on with BA. Odd.

I'm pretty sure Kevin spencer was the special teams coach under Wis. He was fired once BA arrived. Special teams has sucked since (and AP hasn't returned a TD since)... Kevin spencer and John Lott should have been retained.

 

[Russ Smith]

We should have gone after Bryan Anger, he wanted out of Jax bad enough he refused to negotiate and wound up signing with Tampa Bay 1 year 1 million plus a 750K roster bonus. He's a UFA again after this season.

First 4 years total average 46.9 net average 40.6, this year 48 and 43.9! Not a great directional punter but still good inside the 20.

To be fair he's played on bad teams where he often just gets to blast the punts so his average may be misleading but much better than Butler.

 

[b8rtm8nn]

I'm pretty sure Kevin spencer was the special teams coach under Wis. He was fired once BA arrived. Special teams has sucked since (and AP hasn't returned a TD since)... Kevin spencer and John Lott should have been retained.

Agree about Spencer, but they had Lott for the first year and I don't think Lott and BA meshed well at all. Regardless, the strength team is pretty good still, just not as charismatic as Lott.

 

[JeffGollin]

Do we really know how ST's are coached in AZ?

Reading between the lines, I get the sense that ST is kind of an afterthought - staffed when all other personnel issues are determined and the only attention is paid to one or two game-changers.

Is enough time and attention paid to ST's to make sure every member of return and coverage teams plays in synch?

Maybe the answer is "yes" but they sure don't play like it.