Looks like Brad Butler is trying to adjust to playing tackle again:
13: Can Butler re-master right tackle?
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Re: 13: Can Butler re-master right tackle?
Butler was a very good tackle at Virginia, and has the height to be a better tackle than guard. He's also very bright and highly motivated. He will do well at RT.Should have known, way back in 1960 when we drafted Richie Lucas Number 1, that this would be a long, hard ride. But who could have known it would be THIS bad?
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Re: 13: Can Butler re-master right tackle?
Originally posted by Jan ReimersButler was a very good tackle at Virginia, and has the height to be a better tackle than guard. He's also very bright and highly motivated. He will do well at RT.
I posted this same thing the day we drafted him, thinking he had room to fill out and become a decent NFL guard, but lacking the quickness that NFL tackles need.
I think this is a compromise based on necessity, and something we will be looking to cure in the future.
Brad Butler is a really good kid, and really smart, but if I was game planning against the Bills, I would rotate a speed rusher at the end, and bring really quick LB's against his position.
UVA has produced Brick, Brandon Albert and Eugene Monroe (albeit on the left side), in the last few years.
I really like Butler, but he isn't close to those.
Lets hope it works out.
You can teach technique.
You can't teach quick.
Maybin vs. Butler, for those reasons, is worth watching in camp.Last edited by Captain gameboy; 07-13-2009, 07:41 PM.
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Re: 13: Can Butler re-master right tackle?
Some of the best tackles in the league make up for lack of quickness with excellent technique, motivation and smarts.
If Butler gets the technique down, there's no reason why he couldn't succeed in this league as a RT.
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Re: 13: Can Butler re-master right tackle?
Originally posted by Jan ReimersYou can't teach quick, but you can't teach smart or motivated, either.
But, the NFL tackle position is not rocket surgery.
Our defensive end selection is a perfect example.
Smart....Motivated....No sacks.
Good luck Brad, you're a great kid.
But I get the feeling this is not a long term solution.
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