The big knocks on Butler pre-draft were #1 drops and #2 route running. He has to really shore up #1 because any drops will be magnified due to the preconceived perception that he is bad in that area.
***Official Montgomery and Butler NFL Thread***
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This seems like such a simple fix. Only give Butler difficult passes.
Boom. I should be coaching.
Boom. I should be coaching.
Butler had a TD or do you mean Montgomery?
Anything out there for video of his playing time?
Must have meant Montgomery, as Butler didn't score.
I never had any problem rooting for Walter Payton, but not the Bears. I think I’m good now.
Montgomery is a stud and will get a lot of playing time IMO.
Hakeem is a freak athlete, but until he can get his drops figured out, I'm not sure how much he'll see the field this season. It definitely is an issue for him.
I'm a Packers fan, and I feel the same way about their WR J'Mon Moore. He has all the tools and is a great athlete, but man he has trouble with the drops big time. If you have trouble catching the football, you just aren't going to see the field a lot in the NFL.
Hakeem is a freak athlete, but until he can get his drops figured out, I'm not sure how much he'll see the field this season. It definitely is an issue for him.
I'm a Packers fan, and I feel the same way about their WR J'Mon Moore. He has all the tools and is a great athlete, but man he has trouble with the drops big time. If you have trouble catching the football, you just aren't going to see the field a lot in the NFL.
How many times did we see this exact play the last two seasons? It was almost as if our best running play was to have the OL get in the way long enough to let DM bounce it to the outside when the defense overcommitted. He does so many subtle things, and it's awesome to see him repeat it against this competition. He's really good at running directly away from a pursuing defender to mitigate the angle and keep the defender off his feet and ankles. As soon as he clears that angle, he turns it up field. I love that even as he scores here, he made the last two guys miss horribly. He was set to take it farther.
To me he looked simply natural out there. Understandably so you'd expect a rookie RB to get out there and have happy feet but he was playing 'forward' and in time from what I saw.
And this thread isn't about him and he's had a year but Lazard also looked very comfortable in his timing. I think the Packers are really looking for consistent receivers so hopefully he sticks as the opportunity is there.
For flash probably TD as he was shifty.
Dominance wise Montgomery. For whatever reason he makes getting 4 more yards in a pile really fun.
Jeebus.
More like BADinger, amirite?
I actually hadn't seen that pass play...again, looking very fluid with the speed of the game.
