Player Signing Patriots sign Malcom Butler

Lagaffe_07 · Mar 23, 2022

signbabybrady said:
Draft one high and now he might not have to immediately start and you still have Starters in Mills, Butler, and Jones. Our safeties our solid so even without JC I expect this Secondary to work. If Butler just can't get it back then you rely on the kid you drafted. Boom done move onto the next position.

This CB group to be above average will need Butler to play very well and the rookie Cb if we draft one will need to be a stud. When was the last time Bill drafted a good CB? I don’t want Cyrus Jones or Duke Dawson 2.0

Ross12 · Mar 23, 2022

I love this move for many reasons. Looking forward to seeing what’s guaranteed, I am guessing because he sat out 2021 then almost nothing will be designated as “LTBE”.

resdubwhite · Mar 23, 2022

Give Kraft A Hand · Mar 23, 2022

Why are they paying him this much money?!....

Horace's Ivories · Mar 23, 2022

Malcolm Go!

Mack Herron · Mar 23, 2022

DW Toys said:
Think you go fishing for one more CB Cousin?.
I will get booed for this one but one CB is a former first rounder that just got cut. Trae Waynes.
"Minnesota selected him in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft and the team was hoping he would develop into their next great cornerback.

Waynes was solid in his tenure with the Vikings. But he was still really never able to live up to the expectations that came with being drafted in the first round".
This kid will be cheap. The Bengals cut him. He took a covid year. That did not help his cause. He signed a three year 42 million dollar contract with the Bengals and he did not perform even after the wasted covid year.
Could be a typical BB reclamation project. Mills was probabaly is the comp. He has the skills of a first rounder and the mind of a camp free agent. He's only 29. 4.31 speed. In his 5 years with the Vikes, 247 tackles, 7 ints and 42 PDs.

DW Toys

Waynes would probably improve this secondary too. But unless BB is a magician, I don’t see this reclamation secondary competing with playoff quality WRs.

Hyped · Mar 23, 2022

I feel better with this secondary now:

Mills, Butler, Jon Jones, Terrance Mitchell, JoeJuan Williams, Miles Bryant, and Shaun Wade.

That is about as well as you can do in FA without breaking the bank. Just add a rookie to the mix....

RobertWeathers · Mar 23, 2022

resdubwhite said:

Susanna Hoffs still looks good.

signbabybrady · Mar 23, 2022

Lagaffe_07 said:
This CB group to be above average will need Butler to play very well and the rookie Cb if we draft one will need to be a stud. When was the last time Bill drafted a good CB? I don’t want Cyrus Jones or Duke Dawson 2.0

It's an oddity that the late Rd/undrafted guys did better than early picks. But Butler and JC show he can coach em up so I see no reason to not try and draft one high again.

BradytoMosstoGronk · Mar 23, 2022

Fills a hole, but I do worry how well he'll play missing a season at 31. Guessing incentive laden, so probably a reasonable contract.

Guarantee we're going corner high still.

long distance · Mar 23, 2022

How people like to indulge in throwing around depth charts and moaning at the beginning of new league year is amazing.

Pats will add at least 4 more CBs before TC through FA, Draft, UDFA, FA-2, Trade..
Acting like signing free agent on a low contract is telling some definite story at the position is beyond silly.

50-yard-line · Mar 23, 2022

If I recall correctly Butler is a pretty good zone coverage guy, too.

I think the Pats are playing more zone - they have no choice.

Pape · Mar 23, 2022

ashley1992 said:
Malcolm is back!!!

Nice pick up.

denverpatsfan · Mar 23, 2022

Hope he doesn't get benched for the biggest game of the year again. Ugh!

nextsuperstar · Mar 23, 2022

Lagaffe_07 said:
When was the last time Bill drafted a good CB? I don’t want Cyrus Jones or Duke Dawson 2.0

Logan Ryan?

Since then he’s picked up a bunch of very good players via trade, free agency, or as Undrafted free agents. lots of good UDFAs, Jackson, Jones, Butler.

If Jackson was taken instead of Dawson and Jonathan Jones was taken instead of Cyrus, would you still complain about Bill’s CB drafting ability. He found two good rookie CBs in those years, they just were undrafted.

Pape · Mar 23, 2022

Give Kraft A Hand said:
Why are they paying him this much money?!....

2 years 9 million? Without knowing the details, I thought that was good value, borderline cheap

50-yard-line · Mar 23, 2022

Pape said:
2 years 9 million? Without knowing the details, I thought that was good value, borderline cheap

I figured they might make a run at Steven Nelson, but he would have been way more expensive than this.

So maybe there's enough left to get Hicks, Flowers, or a guy like Clowney.

Uptown · Mar 23, 2022

Tyreek Hill eraser..

Zuma · Mar 23, 2022

Report: Malcolm Butler returning to Patriots

After spending a year in retirement, Malcolm Butler is reportedly returning to the Patiots on a two-year deal.

www.patriots.com

IMO I think that guy standing behind him may be back as well...for less $...

Triumph · Mar 23, 2022

NormZauchin said:
Yeah, he gets 4 million of the 9 million if he starts and plays in a Super Bowl.

Do special teams count?

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