See Hakeem Butler was waived by the Steelers. Injury reported but no details. https://steelersnow.com/steelers-hakeem-butler-waived-after-injury/
See Hakeem Butler was waived by the Steelers. Injury reported but no details. https://steelersnow.com/steelers-hakeem-butler-waived-after-injury/
Couldn’t prove to them that he could be trusted to catch the football.
Darn. Got my hopes up, but alas. Maybe he can come back to Ames this fall and teach our receivers how to block, break tackles, and pick up YAC.
He was great for Purdy, it was Purdy's safety valve before the TEs emerged. Purdy could buy time and when in trouble he knew he could throw it up for grabs down field and Butler would get it. I think Butler should have stayed one more year. He was great at going deep and getting the ball. But he needed to work on the fundamentals of route running, and pass catching short and intermediate routes. Case in point, he dropped a sure first down pass, a six yard route, in the overtime in the loss to Iowa in 2017. I think our 2019 team, as good as it was, would have been way better with him on it.As much as I loved Blythe, X and Lazard who put up huge numbers for careers...in some ways I think Butler was the hardest cover we ever had. He was certainly fun to watch.
Just a total mismatch at FBS and XFL level but somehow I guess doesn't translate in NFL.
Always caught the crazy ones and let the simple ones bounce off his hands
Lazard catches everything thrown his general direction. Butler has butter hands unless it's a difficult catch.Always felt like he was better than Lazard. And Lazard is amazing. Just a beast to cover. Tight end body with wideout speed. And a tough mother ****** to boot.
Oh I think he was a stud and one of my favorites ever. I just think X and Lazard were slightly higher because of their reliability. All were amazing getting the difficult passes, but Butler had a lot of easy catches go right through his hands. Not trying to discount any of his contributions though.Butler doesn’t get the respect he deserves on this board.
Butler doesn’t get the respect he deserves on this board.
Same with Deshaunte Jones. Been a while since we have had a slot wr as good as him.Butler doesn’t get the respect he deserves on this board.
Lol. I don’t even know how to respond to this.Oh I think he was a stud and one of my favorites ever. I just think X and Lazard were slightly higher because of their reliability. All were amazing getting the difficult passes, but Butler had a lot of easy catches go right through his hands. Not trying to discount any of his contributions though.
Butler doesn’t get the respect he deserves on this board.
No offense, but Larard had the same struggle with easy catches Freshman through Junior year at least. Senior year was better, and he's only improved as his pro career advanced. Butler was drafted, Lazard wasn't. Just saying if we're comparing college careers.Lazard catches everything thrown his general direction. Butler has butter hands unless it's a difficult catch.