If it was the combination of Butler being sick (folks need to remember that he was too sick to fly with the team on Monday, and was limited in practice at times this week), plus him not being fully recovered (flu can take a while); plus him doing weed (not a huge deal, but not cool at all if you're too sick to practice fully), plus him missing curfew (bigger problem, IMO), plus him either going off on coaches or missing team meetings (totally inexcusable given the circumstances), then, yes, Butler was the one that cost the team the Super Bowl. Every coach has to draw a line in the sand at some point.
Folks keep mentioning Chandler Jones, but he did not violate team rules. In fact, he followed league and team protocol and reported his problem; and, as Rev noted, he acted very responsibly. The incident may have led to the trade, but there is a big difference between a trade and a benching, especially when it comes to a player not far from unrestricted free agency.
I'm thinking we'll get more of the story as time goes on. It's too big to be contained long term.
Folks keep mentioning Chandler Jones, but he did not violate team rules. In fact, he followed league and team protocol and reported his problem; and, as Rev noted, he acted very responsibly. The incident may have led to the trade, but there is a big difference between a trade and a benching, especially when it comes to a player not far from unrestricted free agency.
I'm thinking we'll get more of the story as time goes on. It's too big to be contained long term.
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