Vikings Resign Chad Beebe

[Rhodes Closed]

Darren Wolfson (@DWolfsonKSTP) Tweeted:
WR Chad Beebe is back with #Vikings 1-year minimum $920K, no split. https://twitter.com/DWolfsonKSTP/status ... 41160?s=20

Solid stuff, minimum contract, he's a good WR4. Now if only we had a good WR3

[RandyMoss84]

I am not happy about this, I wanted him gone

[Maelstrom88]

Waste of a roster spot imo. He never really does anything and you already know what he is. Another Mannion to me.

[VikingLord]

Not a bad offseason signing.

Look at it this way - Vikings have the WR 3 covered heading into the draft. If nothing else happens, they won't feel pressure to find a WR 3 and can focus on other positions.

OTOH, if the right guy does find his way to them in the draft, they can move on from Beebe without much damage. Let's say a Tutu Atwell is there in Round 4. They could take him and he'd be an instant upgrade at slot WR. But if things don't shake out that way in the draft, Beebe takes the pressure off to force a slot WR.

[YikesVikes]

Not a bad offseason signing.

Look at it this way - Vikings have the WR 3 covered heading into the draft. If nothing else happens, they won't feel pressure to find a WR 3 and can focus on other positions.

OTOH, if the right guy does find his way to them in the draft, they can move on from Beebe without much damage. Let's say a Tutu Atwell is there in Round 4. They could take him and he'd be an instant upgrade at slot WR. But if things don't shake out that way in the draft, Beebe takes the pressure off to force a slot WR.

He's not a WR3. Hes a 4 at best

[StumpHunter]

Not a bad offseason signing.

Look at it this way - Vikings have the WR 3 covered heading into the draft. If nothing else happens, they won't feel pressure to find a WR 3 and can focus on other positions.

OTOH, if the right guy does find his way to them in the draft, they can move on from Beebe without much damage. Let's say a Tutu Atwell is there in Round 4. They could take him and he'd be an instant upgrade at slot WR. But if things don't shake out that way in the draft, Beebe takes the pressure off to force a slot WR.

He's not a WR3. Hes a 4 at best

Not even that.

[VikingLord]

Not a bad offseason signing.

Look at it this way - Vikings have the WR 3 covered heading into the draft. If nothing else happens, they won't feel pressure to find a WR 3 and can focus on other positions.

OTOH, if the right guy does find his way to them in the draft, they can move on from Beebe without much damage. Let's say a Tutu Atwell is there in Round 4. They could take him and he'd be an instant upgrade at slot WR. But if things don't shake out that way in the draft, Beebe takes the pressure off to force a slot WR.

He's not a WR3. Hes a 4 at best

OK then, how about Beebe is a viable slot receiver? They still have a gaping hole at WR 3 (whatever that is), but Beebe covers them at slot and takes the "need" edge off at that position in the upcoming draft.

[StumpHunter]

He's not a WR3. Hes a 4 at best

OK then, how about Beebe is a viable slot receiver? They still have a gaping hole at WR 3 (whatever that is), but Beebe covers them at slot and takes the "need" edge off at that position in the upcoming draft.

He is a guy who will take a roster spot from someone with actual potential.

130th out of 140 qualifying wrs in yards per route run. He doesn't cover the Vikings at the slot or any position for that matter.

[fiestavike]

OK then, how about Beebe is a viable slot receiver? They still have a gaping hole at WR 3 (whatever that is), but Beebe covers them at slot and takes the "need" edge off at that position in the upcoming draft.

130th out of 140 qualifying wrs in yards per route run. He doesn't cover the Vikings at the slot or any position for that matter.

This seems like a non sequitur

[S197]

I wouldn't have a problem with Bebee if his hands weren't so suspect. He runs nice routes but you can't have that many drops and muffed punts when you're a small WR.

[StumpHunter]

130th out of 140 qualifying wrs in yards per route run. He doesn't cover the Vikings at the slot or any position for that matter.

This seems like a non sequitur

He should be considered nothing more than a camp body and have no impact on draft or free agent strategy based on his being one of the least productive WRs in the NFL last season.

If he is our slot WR next year I will be very disappointed and expect nothing out of that position.

[VikingLord]

OK then, how about Beebe is a viable slot receiver? They still have a gaping hole at WR 3 (whatever that is), but Beebe covers them at slot and takes the "need" edge off at that position in the upcoming draft.

He is a guy who will take a roster spot from someone with actual potential.

130th out of 140 qualifying wrs in yards per route run. He doesn't cover the Vikings at the slot or any position for that matter.

He doesn't take a roster spot away from someone though. If the Vikings find someone better at his spot before the season starts they'll cut him and go with the better option.

I suppose you could argue that he takes away a pre-cutdown roster spot, but if the Vikings have so many great players on the team already pre-cutdown for that to be a real concern, having Beebe take one of those away is far from a concern.