Bum Alert: Brice Butler

[FaSho]

Butler can be replaced in the draft. Lucky can be replaced by a UDFA.

Although, I'd love to draft Adoree' Jackson. That dude is explosive as a returner.

 

[guag]

CowboysZone: GET RID OF BUTLER! WE NEED AN UPGRADE!

(Cowboys devote resources to the WR position)

CowboysZone: WHAT ARE WE DOING!?!? OUR DEFENSE SUCKS AND WE ADD A WR???

 

[Idgit]

Gotta make the plays that are there to be made. In this offense, you get limited opportunities. He had two big drops at critical times this year. That's a position we should upgrade if there's an opportunity to do so, and there is going to be plenty of opportunity to do so.

To his credit, he's not dodging responsibility for the drop, at least.

 

[DallasEast]

I still don’t know where my hands were. Dude, I was surprised when I fell and I didn’t have that ball. I felt like I was looking it in. I guess I didn’t stick my arms out long enough.

Your hands may have been in their proper position if you didn't try as hard pushing off to gain separation a moment before the ball got there. Sometimes as a receiver, you must make a split second decision to fight the defender covering you for the ball. You have the advantage if YOU'RE tracking the ball and the DB has his back to the incoming pass.

Every pass won't be perfect. Every DB won't give you four feet of breathing room. In this case, the DB had good but not great position (heck Sean Lee was in better position on his man when that dying Rodgers ball nearly grazed his shoulder pads). Prescott's pass was almost as perfectly placed as anyone could have thrown over the top. You had the advantage of catching a pass that the DB couldn't reach for even IF he knew where the ball was.

Of course, you're not reading me whine about this anyway. Never mind.

 

[BoysfanfromCanada]

Can't have mentally weak players. They never improve when games get tough. Crayton was the same way

 

[Stash]

There will be a revolt on this board, and across Cowboy nation, if the first pick goes to the offense.

Justifiably. That's worse than wasting a 2nd rounder on a backup TE every three to four years.

 

[Stash]

It's a shame but, Butler should definitely go. He's 6'3" but doesn't play close to his height.
He has inconsistent hands and loses concentration easily. He never uses his height or bulk
to fight for a ball or go for a high point pass. Just not worth a second contract in my view.
Let some other team pay him.

And worst of all, he's timid. He plays scared. This after four years in the league. The time for 'potential' and 'development' is well passed.

 

[haleyrules]

I hope the Club resigns Williams and finds a burner in the draft (later) or FA. Maybe Jeffery Alshon?

 

[Bullflop]

You can't help but doubt Butler will ever be consistent if he can't even accept responsibility for his hand placement. Maybe it'll help for him to find them if he sees the film showing he short-armed the ball badly. I think he was actually more concerned about the defender than the ball.

 

[Bleu Star]

Your hands may have been in their proper position if you didn't try as hard pushing off to gain separation a moment before the ball got there. Sometimes as a receiver, you must make a split second decision to fight the defender covering you for the ball. You have the advantage if YOU'RE tracking the ball and the DB has his back to the incoming pass.

Every pass won't be perfect. Every DB won't give you four feet of breathing room. In this case, the DB had good but not great position (heck Sean Lee was in better position on his man when that dying Rodgers ball nearly grazed his shoulder pads). Prescott's pass was almost as perfectly placed as anyone could have thrown over the top. You had the advantage of catching a pass that the DB couldn't reach for even IF he knew where the ball was.

Of course, you're not reading me whine about this anyway. Never mind.

Awesome feedback that I'm positive would help him if he was here to listen.

 

[Zman5]

He doesn't have bad hands. He made several tough caches that are 10-15 yards range through out the year.

Most of his "drops" are long passes to the sidelines. If you watch those "drops", he has ball tracking issues. He doesn't catch the ball because he mistimes the pass. I'm not sure if that can be easily correctable. Maybe he needs to get his eyes checked.

 

[Tenkamenin]

Butler is the Javel McGee of the NFL.

 

[LocimusPrime]

How do you even fix your lips to say this?

"I still don't even know where my hands were..."

Really??? How do you fix your lips to say this? I have an answer.. How about with your next contract. Lost... Idiot.

Lovingly Yours,

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Brice Butler has seen better days.

The backup wide receiver was expected to compete with Terrance Williams this season as both entered their contract year with the Dallas Cowboys. Instead, it was a campaign marred with errors by Butler including a dropped touchdown pass in the NFC Divisional Round.

That followed a weird unsportsmanlike conduct penalty that involved Butler entering the huddle and then exiting for the sidelines. While the latter appears to be a phantom call by a suspect officiating crew, the former is accountable only to the veteran wideout.

And he knows it, too.

“Everybody has to do their individual job to help the team," Butler said, via Fort Worth-Star Telegram. "I don’t really feel like that I helped. Then we lost, which makes it worse. Now I’ve got to sit and think about this for a couple months.”

More here: http://dal.247sports.com/Bolt/Brice-Butler-on-drop-I-still-dont-know-where-my-hands-were-50585579

The only bum that you thread alerted me to is your avatars.

 

[JohnsKey19]

Can't have mentally weak players. They never improve when games get tough. Crayton was the same way

Well said. Seems to be a player that shrinks mentally when the lights are on. Can't win big relying on this type of player. He's a 50/50 guy.

 

[BoysfanfromCanada]

Well said. Seems to be a player that shrinks mentally when the lights are on. Can't win big relying on this type of player. He's a 50/50 guy.

There's two ways I think a player can become clutch. One way is just have a solid mentality, something Dez showed, guys like Brady, Baldwin in Seattle, etc. show when it counts.

Other is through leadership. Butler on the Packers probably catches everything as well. Under Garrett for some reason fringe players don't seem as focused as opposing WRs

 

[LocimusPrime]

Anquan Boldin and Ted Ginn Jr. Are better than butler and whitehead in everything they do

And they won't be expensive.

 

[Bleu Star]

Butler is the Javel McGee of the NFL.

Butler would be all over Shaqtin A Fool if he was in the NBA.

 

[Bleu Star]

The only bum that you thread alerted me to is your avatars.

 

[SportsGuru80]

He's done in Dallas, B U M

 

[DallasDW00ds0n]

Everyone loved this guys hands all year. Theres even a video someone posted of a guys youtube Cowboys blog that did top 5 catches of the season and 3 of them were Butlers.