Wright promoted to active roster?

[wa52lz]

Adam Schefter of ESPN is reporting that the Cardinals are promoting LB Scooby Wright to their active roster on Friday.

http://nfltraderumors.co/cardinals-promote-lb-scooby-wright-active-roster/

Anyone know who gut cut or IR'd?

 

[Buckybird]

Buc maybe to IR? Or did they have 52 on the roster looking to add a player & it didn't materialize?
Let's hope not.

 

[gmabel830]

Scooby in, Wheeler out... per Jurecki

 

[BigRedRage]

Scooby in, Wheeler out

Well, didnt see that coming

 

[az jam]

Mike Jurecki‏Verified account@mikejurecki
#AZCardinals announce they've promoted LB Scooby Wright to the active roster and released LB Philip Wheeler.

 

[b8rtm8nn]

Surprised Wheeler wasn't cut the first time around. Should have kept Cap Capi

 

[az jam]

Also gives them another opening on their practice squad.

 

[juza76]

I see Scooby bounce back from active roster to practice squad all year

 

[Shane]

Ughhh he blows so bad and if he didnt play for UofA not one person on this board would be rooting for him....

 

[iLLmatiC]

I wonder what happened to cause this?

 

[BigRedRage]

I wonder what happened to cause this?

if twitter is right, it was just to not pay his full salary guaranteed all year and that he will be signed back next week.

but if so, why was he on the roster right now anyway?

 

[juza76]

Can someone explain me a move like this after 45 days of training camp/preseason and recently cuts
No ideas clear?

 

[GuernseyCard]

This is about Special teams, nothing more.

 

[az jam]

Mike Jurecki‏Verified account@mikejurecki
P. Wheeler (32) is a vested vet if he was on the roster tomorrow at 1 PM his salary ($695K) would've been guaranteed for the entire season.

 

[az jam]

Kent Somers‏Verified account@kentsomers
No surprise if Wheeler returns to #AZCardinals next week. That way his salary for season is not guaranteed.

 

[wa52lz]

Can someone explain me a move like this after 45 days of training camp/preseason and recently cuts
No ideas clear?

Team felt Wheeler may be signed by someone else, so they waited to cut him today and intend to bring him back next week at an un-guaranteed salary.

 

[juza76]

Team felt Wheeler may be signed by someone else, so they waited to cut him today and intend to bring him back next week at an un-guaranteed salary.

I didnt expect teams fighiting for his services after last cuts

 

[wa52lz]

I didnt expect teams fighiting for his services after last cuts

Why risk it if you want him. Plus if you intend to keep him, why not have him around for a week of practice and then cut him.

 

[Buckybird]

Ughhh he blows so bad and if he didnt play for UofA not one person on this board would be rooting for him....

Slower than Minter & that's saying something lol

 

[juza76]

Why risk it if you want him. Plus if you intend to keep him, why not have him around for a week of practice and then cut him.

They say he can play ILB OLB
In this system is just an inside guy
His numbers as pass rusher are bad
His flexibility to be consistent in special team at his age is doubtful

 

[Shaggy]

Heard he also is injured alot and they didn't want to risk paying him the full guaranteed money if he is sitting on the bench most of the year.

 

[splitsecond]

It's amazing watching y'all get salty over a guy who is going to get resigned for non-guarantee money getting cut. Someone who really hasn't been anything but depth in the NFL ever. And salty over a guy taking his place who may have the best work ethic in football.

Look, we all know Scooby is slow as hell in pass coverage, but he also has shown good gap discipline and explosiveness in the run game and plays special teams very well.

Come on guys, this is some real training camp level salt.

 

[RugbyMuffin]

Two reasons:

1. Injury prone

2. He is at the bottom of the roster, in that "churning" zone.

Don't want a to guarantee money when you do not need to, it is still a business after all.

 

[JeffGollin]

I wonder what happened to cause this?

Cards like Wheeler for his versatility (he gives us a 5th ILB and a 4th OLB).

I'm guessing that the Cards wanted more ST oomph and valued it more than the versatility in this particular game. Scooby gives them that.

 

[Krangodnzr]

Cards like Wheeler for his versatility (he gives us a 5th ILB and a 4th OLB).

I'm guessing that the Cards wanted more ST oomph and valued it more than the versatility in this particular game. Scooby gives them that.

Maybe this week in practice they realized they were missing something on coverage units and decided Wright might be the guy?