I'm beginning to believe that Butler really is pissed that neither the Pats or anyone else isn't willing to give him top of the market CB Market. If that's true than he's REALLY getting some bad advice. Mayo has a great take on this on his ex-Pats podcast.
Basically he would like to tell him, to grow up. Sign the tender. Get some insurance to cover your injury risk this season. Play the year like mad, and then go out and break the bank.
According to Jerad, Bultler is acting like he's ENTITLED the big money, and he really isn't. That is NOT the deal the players made. In fact the RFA rules are actually an improvement for the players over the past CBA, in that the tenders are higher and it does allow at least for the possibility of some movement. It took Hightower 5 years to get to FA, what is Butler *****ing about after just 3
I think Butler is a great story, and he's a great player. He's the archetype Patriot player. He's tough, a great tackler, dependable, hardworking and above all skilled at playing his position. BUT he is also wrong in this situation. He isn't wrong to want the money. He's wrong about blaming the Pats for his situation. He's wrong about caring that Gilmore got the money that he wanted. Gilmore is another guy who waited 5 years for he shot at the market. It was not an apples to apples situation.
