He literally got benched by Vrabel as their starting CB for Adoree Jackson, their nickel CB. Butler sucked. He sucked in 2017 and was a locker room cancer complaining about his contract.
If BB had given him Gilmore’s contract or the eventual deal Tennessee gave him it would go down as one of the worst contracts signed during the dynasty.
Malcolm Butler, JC Jackson…. these guys were system guys who looked great in Bill’s defense. They weren’t 1-A corners nor did they deserve that kind of money… Butler just thought he did.
Again, the mistake Bill made wasn’t benching Butler, it was not trading Butler to the Saints that preseason when they offered a 2nd.