Questions are being raised about the mysterious benching of Malcolm Butler for the Super Bowl:
How are you feeling about your coach today, Patriot fans?
Still got “Do Your Job” and “No Days Off” tattooed somewhere on your body? Still blissfully living the life of “In Bill We Trust”? Still applauding the coach for giving the media the finger every time we ask Bill Belichick a football question? Still believe his decisions are none of anybody’s business?
I sense a crack in the blind loyalty the Hoodie traditionally receives from Patriot Nation. The Patriots lost a very winnable Super Bowl Sunday night in some part because Bill benched cornerback Malcolm Butler for some undisclosed infraction or violation of the Patriot code.
We don’t know the reason, of course. No one will say anything. Bill and his stooges (yes, that means you, Matt Patricia) are still parsing out the bogus company line that Butler’s benching was a football decision.
Rubbish. Butler played in more than 98 percent of the Patriots’ defensive snaps in 18 games this season. He was healthy enough Sunday to play one snap on special teams. But he was not allowed to play defense on a night when the backup quarterback of the Eagles shredded Patricia’s House of Cards for 41 points.
You know, Minneapolis isn’t exactly New Orleans or Miami, so I tend to doubt Butler could have gotten himself into too much trouble the night before. Is Belichick being a good guy by refusing to throw Butler under the bus for his own actions? Or is this an example of Belichick being too stubborn for his team’s good?
Why didn’t they ask Adams?