Schmo

Yes it's ridiculous, but who will be "better" in the end? We have hardly seen anything from either of them, so make your bold prediction now.

A couple simple observations: Terrence is faster, but Darius doesn't have the injury problems. Darius fell to the Pats in the second, while most considered Terrence a reach in the same round.

Any other clues you all have that would make you lean one way or the other?

Clonamery

Is this a poll?

Also, let me know what "in the end" means.

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mayoclinic

Butler. He's a legitimate 1st round talent who fell to 23, and has the potential to become a legitimate "shut-down" CB. Wheatley will be solid if he remains healthy, but doesn't have Butler's upside.

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Pats726

I tend to agree...but I hope both have great careers here....

BradfordPatsFan

I am biased but I would say Butler. He lacks the injury concerns, he is more versatile, and teams just plain did not throw his way for the better part of two years, even when he had another NFL caliber (Tyvon Branch, Oakland) corner on the other side from him.

FWIW, I wouldn't mind the two of them being the lynch pins of the defensive backfield with Meriweather and Chung for years and rings to come!

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patsfan-1982

i think butler has the biger upside to become a real #1 CB but i think Wheatley would have been are full time starting CB as a rookie if he did not get hurt so who know's we will just have to wait and see

Schmo

Good idea, never posted a poll before... how do I do that?

patchick

Wheatley and Butler are actually very similar prospects in my mind -- and I said so before the draft.
Is Darius Butler overrated?
In fact, that's one of the reasons Butler seemed like such a likely Pats target. He fit the classic Pats CB profile: the skill strengths of Samuel & Hobbs in the body of Wheatley. Wheatley and Butler are both lightning quick, show good field awareness and feel for the ball, and are good form tacklers and active in run support despite their size.

Here are their measurables:
5-10 187 4.37 2.50 1.48 17 36 1/2 10'08" 4.20 6.74
5-11 183 4.41 2.56 1.46 X 43 11'02" 4.18 6.92
Plus they had comparable Wonderlic scores (double Samuel's!) and are considered hard-working and coachable.

If I had to bet on one, I guess it would be the guy without metal pins in his wrist. But here's hoping they're on the field together for years to come.

Adam Seward

Mark my words, Butler and Wheatley will be the Fitzgerald and Boldin of the defensive side in the football world.

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Rob0729

Considering Butler hasn't played a down in the NFL and Wheatley only played part of a season, it is impossible to even really make a good guess.

On the face of it, I would say Butler is going to be better because he was more highly touted as a draft prospect, but there were about 100 WRs more highly touted than Wes Welker when he was a draft prospect and most of them are already out of the NFL and some never even played a down. So, what does that say about being a highly touted draft prospect?