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2nd Team Getting Their First Start
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Its interesting watching the double standards at play when it comes to Butler and Tate.
I'm not going to try and convince anybody that these guys have had fantatsic starts to their career but the way they constantly are ripped astounds me.
Tate 'can't get seperation', 'can't run routes' and is 'only a kick returner'.
Butler 'can't cover anybody', 'gives up huge cushions' and 'doesn't make plays on the ball'.
So on one hand we are expecting Tate to abuse opposing DB's on a regular basis (because those guys are obviously allowed to suck) - and yet Butler should be a shut down CB not allowing WR's a sniff of the ball.
Its gotten to the stage where good performance from one of their positional peers is used as a stick to beat them with (see Taylor Price and Devin McCourty).
Its not like we are even expecting either guy to be a starter - probably WR#5 and CB#4 - for those roles they are young, cheap and still have upside.
I'm not going to try and convince anybody that these guys have had fantatsic starts to their career but the way they constantly are ripped astounds me.
Tate 'can't get seperation', 'can't run routes' and is 'only a kick returner'.
Butler 'can't cover anybody', 'gives up huge cushions' and 'doesn't make plays on the ball'.
So on one hand we are expecting Tate to abuse opposing DB's on a regular basis (because those guys are obviously allowed to suck) - and yet Butler should be a shut down CB not allowing WR's a sniff of the ball.
Its gotten to the stage where good performance from one of their positional peers is used as a stick to beat them with (see Taylor Price and Devin McCourty).
Its not like we are even expecting either guy to be a starter - probably WR#5 and CB#4 - for those roles they are young, cheap and still have upside.