Keim is unhappy with Butler - Wile Added to Practice Squad

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In an interview yesterday BA said that Butler routinely drills 50+ yarders in practice but then in the games it's a different story. He sounded like he was pretty much fed up with it.

Hard to imagine a kid that basically grew up in pro and college football stadiums would fall apart so easily every time the bright lights come on.
 

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In an interview yesterday BA said that Butler routinely drills 50+ yarders in practice but then in the games it's a different story. He sounded like he was pretty much fed up with it.

Hard to imagine a kid that basically grew up in pro and college football stadiums would fall apart so easily every time the bright lights come on.
bruce arians just trying to justify the stubbornmess of keeping bultler

just the crowd forced keim to take this decision

there is something dirty about this butler and why he kept the roster spot

Ps) for everybody practice and official matches are totally different

butler is not a rookie and he always sucked as punter
 

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Do not let him leave without a contract... yes, punter has become such a priority after Butler that we have to treat him like a franchise QB, sign the man!
 

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In an interview yesterday BA said that Butler routinely drills 50+ yarders in practice but then in the games it's a different story. He sounded like he was pretty much fed up with it.

Hard to imagine a kid that basically grew up in pro and college football stadiums would fall apart so easily every time the bright lights come on.
My theory is in practice he just takes his time and punts. But, in games, his release time to punt is so slow that he needs to speed up or it's getting blocked. Thus, he hurries and, well, we all see the results.
 

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I think that Amos & Arians had more say in this than Keim all along ...

Arians is the only one that ever said something that ST is no issue and Butler was great. Keim always .... backed out of such questions.

Like the LS call, I'm not sure if Keim ever did real scouting on the two LS and he trusted blindly Arians and Arians trusted Amos ...
 

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I think that Amos & Arians had more say in this than Keim all along ...

Arians is the only one that ever said something that ST is no issue and Butler was great. Keim always .... backed out of such questions.

Like the LS call, I'm not sure if Keim ever did real scouting on the two LS and he trusted blindly Arians and Arians trusted Amos ...
If is like this keim should resign immediately
 

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Practice squad .... What the??????
 

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Smart move, why cut Butler now when you can practice with Wile and promote him at any time.

I don't see anything smart
Any teams can sign wile whenever they want
Hopefully our crowd at phoenix stadium will give him a warm welcome

This story about butler make me sick
Unjustice is something difficult to digest
 
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I don't see anything smart
Any teams can sign wile whenever they want
Hopefully our crowd at phoenix stadium will give him a warm welcome

This story about butler make me sick
Unjustice is something difficult to digest

I'm sure the rush for punters will surge in week 14 and the first one they will take is one they can't tryout because he is on a practice squad already, never having stuck on another roster so far in his NFL career.
 

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This is freaking outrageous, completely beyond belief. They just can't get rid of Butler, a damn sucky punter and the complexities of all their procedures to have him around is baffling to say the least. I am totally livid right now, what the hell is going on with this compulsive attachment to him!
 

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I don't see anything smart
Any teams can sign wile whenever they want
Hopefully our crowd at phoenix stadium will give him a warm welcome

This story about butler make me sick
Unjustice is something difficult to digest


Actually, it is smart. If another team really wanted him, he would have been on a roster and unavailable today...keep that in mind. Having him on the PS means the Cards can put him through multiple practices and simulate game pressure, as much as possible, to make sure he can handle it. Oh, and just because another team comes calling, when you're on the practice squad you do not have to accept another team's contract and the Cards can easily promote him, if he gets an offer elsewhere.
 

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The guy has never held for a kick before. Obviously he needs to practice that before you cut your current holder. Good move.
 

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The guy has never held for a kick before. Obviously he needs to practice that before you cut your current holder. Good move.

Agree. We saw in Week 1 how a botched snap could decide the outcome of a game. Holding is a lot more than just catching the football and putting it on the ground. If Wile can't execute that, then he's even more of a liability than Butler overall. There are a lot of moving parts involved in a snap, hold, and kick. Because it is done repetitiously with little issue, it's not commonly discussed.

My outlook on this is that Butler and Wile are in a mini competition for the week, and that if Wile can hold a snap, Butler is gone.
 

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