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CentralMass

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1. Long. time Patriots fan here. I will speculate that it involved Butler's contract negotiations.

Mon Feb 19, 2018, 03:30 PM

Feb 2018

Belechick who is a footbal genius has IMO a bit of record of trashing players who are up for contracts (looking for bigger money).He seemed to really turn on Wes Welker during his last season with the Patriots.i think he is can be a downright son of a bitch about it.
He benched Welker at the end off that season as well.
I suspect he thinks thst no player is irreplaceable and that it is the system and discipline that wins games.(his winning stats seem to bear that out over his career)

I've heard one official story that Butler is only 5'9 and the Eagle receivers are much taller.so he was benched in favor of Rowe.

Personally I suspect that gave Butler the Welker shuffle.

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Question for any Patriots fans here. [View all] Ken Burch Feb 2018 OP

Long. time Patriots fan here. I will speculate that it involved Butler's contract negotiations. CentralMass Feb 2018 #1

Why do you think Belicheck won't just SAY why he did it? Ken Burch Feb 2018 #2

BeBelichick s notoriously tighter then a clam at his press conferences. Who knows why.. CentralMass Feb 2018 #3

Fair enough. Ken Burch Feb 2018 #4

Seeing the lack of a Patriot's defense and the brilliant passing game of Foles... yallerdawg Feb 2018 #5

We will never know if Butler playing would have mnade a difference CentralMass Feb 2018 #6