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Lol. You just proved my point.Butler even at his peak is nowhere near as crucial to the team as Brady so just stop it.
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Lol. You just proved my point.Butler even at his peak is nowhere near as crucial to the team as Brady so just stop it.
And it’s rumored that this was one of the reasons both Brady and Gronk were burnt out and seriously considered retirement (Gronk)/leaving the team (Brady).As for fans “crying,” only a total spoiled brat (apparently like yourself) would make that point while downplaying the value of a championship because they won others. I can assure you that players, staff, everyone who makes sacrifices to win, do not see it the way you see it.
If by that you mean "Butler not being at his best lost them the Superbowl" I might not disagree.
But the guy we had was not Butler at his best, which is why he sat. He wasn't ready to play, and in Bill's judgment wasn't ready to do his job. Playin him would be setting him up to fail. I'd rather trust my depth than leave a guy like Butler out there to die. He didn't deserve to be thrown to the wolves especially when it wouldn't have solved the other issues on defense in that game.
This post is right on, but I also believe that whether Butler was sick or not he tanked when he found out he was playing part time in the slot in the Super Bowl when it was his last game before free agency. He wasn’t mentally ready to play that game and Belichick knew it.
LT's also one of the top 3 if not THE best defensive player in the history of the NFL.How many times would Belichick happily put up with a LT who would arrive late coked out of his mind?
Brady got $25m from a stacked team that Licht took seven years to build. It was only missing a quality QB. Not sure how the Pats were going to match that.Yeah and Wickersham also called out the SH-TTY draft system that McDaniels/Caserio instituted for WRs and CBs since 2004-2019. A long long line of draft busts. Pure garbage that has f'd the Patriots for a long time. Drought from 2005-2013 and sh-t drafts from 2013-2019 that also led Brady to leave...
Yup. That makes it even weirder.Didn't Butler play a ST snap?
I don't know how anyone can deny the obvious. Bill doesn't make many mistakes but that one was a doozy.Not playing him at all lost the Superbowl. Brady and the offense scored a ton of points. Patriots did not get ONE punt by the Eagles offense. Richards should have never played any snaps. Malcolm puking everywhere would have been better than Richards at 100%. Pats went from the #1 defense in points allowed to allowing the Eagles to score every single time they had the ball, all game.
But he was ready to play vs Seattle in the super bowl lol this is getting embarrassing. A professional athlete not ready for a game mentality with two weeks to prepare comical
The Pats couldn't have given Brady a stacked team in 2020 but they still should have kept him here. They'd be a sure contender in 2021 if they had.Brady got $25m from a stacked team that Licht took seven years to build. It was only missing a quality QB. Not sure how the Pats were going to match that.
I'd like to ask Bill about the 4th and 2 play in Indy.Since this thread is already heading in a certain direction, I’ll go on a tangent.
I’d find it super interesting to sit down with BB and listen to him go through the reasoning behind the Richards pick. Like, who BB thought he’d become, what he thought Richards ceiling / floor was.
I know poster love to hate Richards, but I’d still love to hear the analysis from BB.
He didn't want to stay. He had enough of the squelching, grinding, relentless 24x7 pressure cooker of the NEP and had no interest in a rebuild.The Pats couldn't have given Brady a stacked team in 2020 but they still should have kept him here. They'd be a sure contender in 2021 if they had.
LT's also one of the top 3 if not THE best defensive player in the history of the NFL.
Malcolm Butler is not that.
Aside from the Butler debacle, the first thing I'd ask is why did he go for it on 4th and 13 in Super Bowl 42 instead of letting Gostkowski try 48 yards in a dome.I'd like to ask Bill about the 4th and 2 play in Indy.
Yup, that's another good one.Aside from the Butler debacle, the first thing I'd ask is why did he go for it on 4th and 13 in Super Bowl 42 instead of letting Gostkowski try 48 yards in a dome.
right because we both know I never said that. Every time you post that lie I call you out and challenge you to show me a post where I said that. Every time, you can’t, but keep repeating the lie.You forgot to add Butler was on drugs or whatever crap you touted the day he was benched.
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