Malcolm Butler Mega Thread

[Kontradiction]

Neither do I. You don't bench a guy for the Super Bowl (and in many minds, including my own, lose because of it) then offer him big money. I call a big BS.

This was last year. Supposedly.

 

[IllegalContact]

yyyeeeeeaaaaahhhhhhhh.................................no

 

[n1997y]

Actually a little less

Disagreed because he got more guaranteed, and that's all that counts. Rest is smoke and mirrors.

 

[Soliel]

He just didn’t want to be here. That’s fine.

 

[LightSkinSmurf]

I'm skeptical... But either way, no way in hell If I'm butler do I even consider staying here after that embarrassing inexcusable benching in the SB.

 

[moejr]

Patriots PR damage control

When is the last time the Pats gave out a 5 year or 6 year contract.

Good for Butler. Not playing Butler lost the Superbowl , and now a bunch of quality players have left. Brady's window is closing.

Brady is still going to play and play well I think. But his window to winning another SB got slammed closed 6 weeks ago. Too many people leaving this year. We'll always make the playoffs with TB at the helm but no more SB wins IMHO.

 

[Soliel]

I believed the 7 per story but this ones not really credible

 

[TBR]

 

[lancerman]

We lost a realistic chance of signing Butler when we kicked the can with the tender and he watched us sign Gilmore and pay him. We slammed the door completely shut with the benching in the Super Bowl.

 

[BadMoFo]

Truly sucks how his story ended with us.

 

[50-yard-line]

Classy statement. Hope he plays at a high level for a long time.

 

[long distance]

Sounds about right. Well done, Malcolm.
I hope Reiss and the mediots can sleep better now.

 

[juny]

I am starting to believe it was a football decision keeping Butler out and it's mind boggling

 

[Jackson 2]

Class act.

 

[Froob]

He’s a great guy. He’ll always be a legend here. Also, Reiss isn’t a mediot..

 

[Soliel]

I liked that he didn’t stir things up. Butler is a gentleman in my book

 

[long distance]

Also, Reiss isn’t a mediot..

Hence and.
He did have quite silly outbursts on the topic though..

 

[Hammer of Thor]

Sounds about right. Well done, Malcolm.
I hope Reiss and the mediots can sleep better now.

Very classy answer. He could have very easily (and possibly justifiably, too) burned bridges but chose not to. If that is really what happened, I still can't fathom why bringing Butler in as a 2nd half adjustment wasn't done.

 

[Froob]

Hence and.
He did have quite silly outbursts on the topic though..

Ah I see. I read that differently. Yeah he did.

 

[long distance]

For some context. Butler was sick and away from Foxboro the whole week 1.
Week 1 is when majority of the game plan is installed.
BB has certain principles that are not too difficult to understand..