“Honey Pie”. My least favorite “Beatles “ track without doubt. A reminder that even musical geniuses can turn out musical garbage especially when hubris gets in the way of good judgement. “So it’s true, pride comes before a fall. I’m telling you so that you won’t lose all. I’m a loser”. Sing it Brother John!
We will never get a good explanation because there never was one in the first place. Well, not a “best interest of the team “ or “for football reasons” explanation anyway.
It’s the Coach cultists who refuse to accept the facts. 4 months that have passed since SB 52. No credible, sourced reports have come out citing events or actions by Butler that demanded he be benched for the game. Just consider how unusual that is in our social-media times.
In the meantime, a NFL team general managed by a former Patriot executive and coached by a former player signed Butler to a 5 year, $61m with $30 m guaranteed contract. Apparently, Jon Robinson and Mike Vrabel weren’t too concerned with Butler’s ability to play or any character concerns that lead their former boss to bench him in the SB.
Drop your blind faith folks. No mortal man deserves it. Benching Butler was just a giant F-you to Bob Kraft for stepping on his precious authority and control of football operations by stopping his grand QB succession plan. Butler was just a pawn in Belichick ‘s vengeful control war with Kraft and Brady.
