vike daddy Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Jarius Wright is irked by what he’s been hearing on social media. On Thursday, he fired back. The Vikings wide receiver barely played last season. Still, he believes it’s nonsense to speculate he might get cut. Wright: “I’m tired of hearing about ‘Will Jarius Wright make the 53-man roster?’ So it’s just getting old now. I’ve been the same player since I got here in 2012. I continue to make plays, and if you think I’m a slouch, then you don’t watch football, and so that makes you an idiot. On social media, you hear a lot of B.S. But you know, I love hearing it. It’s nothing but motivation. But I just figure, you know, they always let me know how they feel, so I’ll let them know how I feel.’’ Zimmer: “I think part of the deal was we were using Diggs in the slot a little bit more, and Jarius is probably a little bit more of a slot guy. The thing that he did good, though, when he got in there, is he made some plays. We will just have to see how it goes. He is not a guy we have forgotten about or anything like that.’’ http://www.twincities.com/2017/07/27/vikings-wr-jarius-wright-calls-anyone-who-says-he-will-be-cut-an-idiot/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I still don't see Wright making the final roster. He's a solid, reliable receiver, but he's been replaced and passed over on the depth chart. I think the Vikings will carry 6 receivers on the final roster; Diggs, Thielen, Treadwell, Floyd, Adams, Böhringer with Coley filling in for Floyd during the suspension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I think Wright makes the roster until Floyd returns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heimdallr Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 1 hour ago, vike daddy said: Wright: "if you think I’m a slouch, then you don’t watch football, and so that makes you an idiot. Wow, brilliant logical progression by Jarius. You can tell he is the eloquent one of the bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshpit23 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 I don't think you're a slouch, Jarius. Your best position is slot WR and Diggs is better, pure and simple. You don't contribute on special teams, so your worth to this organization is expendable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 1 hour ago, SteelKing728 said: I think Wright makes the roster until Floyd returns Wright's full season contract would be guaranteed day one of the season. There'd really be no point to cut him during the season. You'd be better off rolling with a young guy who could still be put back on the practice squad and roll with Thielen, Diggs, and Treadwell for the first four games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelKing728 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 5 minutes ago, SemperFeist said: Wright's full season contract would be guaranteed day one of the season. There'd really be no point to cut him during the season. You'd be better off rolling with a young guy who could still be put back on the practice squad and roll with Thielen, Diggs, and Treadwell for the first four games. That's putting a lot of confidence in Adams and Coley though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TENINCH Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Coley and Adams seem to the same type of receiver with the ability to contribute on special teams. Wouldn't surprise me to see Wright traded or released just because of the youth of those two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoDakViking Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 4 hours ago, SemperFeist said: I still don't see Wright making the final roster. He's a solid, reliable receiver, but he's been replaced and passed over on the depth chart. I think the Vikings will carry 6 receivers on the final roster; Diggs, Thielen, Treadwell, Floyd, Adams, Böhringer with Coley filling in for Floyd during the suspension. I still don't see Böhringer making the roster. I'd probably put him as a distant third behind both Wright and Coley. I think it will be Diggs, Thielen, Treadwell, Adams, Floyd, and Wright. Coley goes to the PS. Or, I could see Coley making it over Adams if he is not the primary KR. He may be a better pure WR at this point anyway. Then maybe put Adams on PS to get stronger for a year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SemperFeist Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 1 hour ago, NoDakViking said: I still don't see Böhringer making the roster. I'd probably put him as a distant third behind both Wright and Coley. I think it will be Diggs, Thielen, Treadwell, Adams, Floyd, and Wright. Coley goes to the PS. Or, I could see Coley making it over Adams if he is not the primary KR. He may be a better pure WR at this point anyway. Then maybe put Adams on PS to get stronger for a year I think Böhringer is going to surprise as a gunner on special teams. And it doesn't make sense to keep both Wright and Floyd. Neither one plays on special teams, and you're not going to have 6 receivers active on game day. We already saw Wright be a healthy scratch for the majority of the season last year. What's the point of doing it again? Your 4th and 5th receivers should be able to play special teams, but certainly your #5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 It's hard to justify keeping Wright around as a backup slot WR that doesn't have a role on ST. Hopefully Adams can stick around as the backup slot and KR. Floyd's suspension may impact how many WRs are carried, but I'd assume that Treadwell would get Floyd's playing time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshpit23 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 1 hour ago, NoDakViking said: I still don't see Böhringer making the roster. I'd probably put him as a distant third behind both Wright and Coley. I think it will be Diggs, Thielen, Treadwell, Adams, Floyd, and Wright. Coley goes to the PS. Or, I could see Coley making it over Adams if he is not the primary KR. He may be a better pure WR at this point anyway. Then maybe put Adams on PS to get stronger for a year Coley may surprise. I see him making the 53. Long way to go through training camp and preseason though, we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vike daddy Posted July 29, 2017 Author Share Posted July 29, 2017 Over the first two days of training camp, Michael Floyd has made quite clear what he can bring to the Minnesota Vikings offense once he returns from a four-game suspension. During his first one-on-one drill, Floyd burned Mackensie Alexander on a double move and caught the ball about 40 yards down the field. “It was just a ‘go’ route, but he thought it was going to be an ‘in’ route, so I stuck him,” Floyd said. “You saw the result.” A few minutes later, Floyd did the same thing to Xavier Rhodes, but the ball was overthrown. On day 2, the former Arizona Cardinal had several more impressive plays. He was brought to Minnesota to provide a pure deep threat and seemed determined to show off that he’s the best downfield receiver on the Vikings’ roster. http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2017/07/mankato-michael-floyd-making-clear-vikings-went-bat/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vikes_Bolts1228 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 4 hours ago, vike daddy said: A few minutes later, Floyd did the same thing to Xavier Rhodes, but the ball was overthrown. Somethings never change.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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