Patriots Rumor Malcolm Butler Mega Thread

[Angelpats]

It’s completely wrong to say he did nothing to change it.
You wanted him to put in a player who admits he wasn’t ready to play and think not doing that constitutes doing nothing.

We needed to do something. Anything. If it fails, try something else.

 

[Ring 6]

We needed to do something. Anything. If it fails, try something else.

We did.

 

[Simpelton]

We needed to do something. Anything. If it fails, try something else.

 

[Angelpats]

We did.

And it didn’t work. We needed another look.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Anyone with 2 working eyes saw that the defensive plan for the superbowl was flawed. Continuing to blame butler because Bill failed to adjust mid game is asinine.

Bill selected the players that would start, Bill selected the players that would continue to play. Bill watched his defense put up the worst performance in recent superbowl history, and he did NOTHING to try and change it. That's not Butlers fault, that's on Bill "General Custer" Belichick.

To say he did nothing is absurd.

Butler didn't give Bill an option to make more changes than he wanted.

 

[Ring 6]

And it didn’t work. We needed another look.

Not sure what you think happens but teams create gameplans and make adjustments when they are executing. They don’t just pull
Ideas out of a hat and try them. Throwing the guy who wasnt ready to play out there because it’s something you can think of isnt a solution.

 

[Kdo5]

To say he did nothing is absurd.

Butler didn't give Bill an option to make more changes than he wanted.

Switching Butler IN for Bademosi later in the game at the very least was an option that he had and should have chose.

 

[chris_in_sunnyvale]

Still talking SB52? Isn't there a Butler thread for that topic?

Regards,
Chris

 

[RobertWeathers]

Switching Butler IN for Bademosi later in the game at the very least was an option that he had and should have chose.

He wasn't an option. Malcolm said he wasn't ready to play

 

[Angelpats]

Not sure what you think happens but teams create gameplans and make adjustments when they are executing. They don’t just pull
Ideas out of a hat and try them. Throwing the guy who wasnt ready to play out there because it’s something you can think of isnt a solution.

I’m not even talking about Butler. It’s not like they never pull new ideas in the game. The Edelman pass to Amendola when we beat the Ravens on our Super Bowl trip was a play deep in our playbook. We needed to do something different, maybe more blitz.

As for Butler, if he weren’t ready they shouldn’t have activated him and put someone in that could help.

 

[Kdo5]

He wasn't an option. Malcolm said he wasn't ready to play

He was dressed and active. If a corner got hurt he was going to play. If he was not ready to play he would have been a healthy scratch.

 

[Ring 6]

I’m not even talking about Butler. It’s not like they never pull new ideas in the game. The Edelman pass to Amendola when we beat the Ravens on our Super Bowl trip was a play deep in our playbook. We needed to do something different, maybe more blitz.

As for Butler, if he weren’t ready they shouldn’t have activated him and put someone in that could help.

The Edelman to Amendola pass was in the game plan.

The team was short corners.
My personal belief has always been the plan was for butler to be cb3 until he melted down before the games and that was the straw that broke the camels back as far as believing he could be relied and that was after inactives were named.

 

[TheRainMaker]

I think we should be more concerned with the current group of DB’s rather than worrying about Butler.

 

[signbabybrady]

I think we should be more concerned with the current group of DB’s rather than worrying about Butler.

I'm a little worried about Butler I hope he turns it around.

 

[patfanken]

I just stopped by this thread NOT to continue the "should Butler have played in the superbowl" narrative, but to find out HOW he has been playing thus far THIS year. Anyone know?

 

[TommyD4207]

I just stopped by this thread NOT to continue the "should Butler have played in the superbowl" narrative, but to find out HOW he has been playing thus far THIS year. Anyone know?

Stats Show Malcolm Butler Having Horrendous Start To Titans Career

 

[ViperGTS]

I just stopped by this thread NOT to continue the "should Butler have played in the superbowl" narrative, but to find out HOW he has been playing thus far THIS year. Anyone know?

Not good.

 

[Ring 6]

Switching Butler IN for Bademosi later in the game at the very least was an option that he had and should have chose.

So you choose to put a guy who isn’t prepared to play in for a guy who is, because in hindsight the guy in there, who is a better tackler, missed a tackle?

 

[chasa]

To say he did nothing is absurd.

Butler didn't give Bill an option to make more changes than he wanted.

Did he put his #2 CB with a penchant for making big plays in the superbowl into the game, or did he leave him on the bench for 100% of the defensive snaps?

 

[chasa]

He wasn't an option. Malcolm said he wasn't ready to play

Malcolm said BB thought he wasn't ready, And Malcolm said that Malcolm could have made a difference in that game.

Don't misquote people.