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Belichick: Butler will do it 12.07.09 at 5:48 pm ET
By Mike Petraglia

FOXBORO  –  The stat sheet shows that Darius Butler made eight tackles. The Patriots corner was picked on several times during the career day of Miami quarterback Chad Henne.

He was far from alone but when a cornerback has the second-highest tackle total behind a linebacker [Jerod Mayo-9], the opposing defense has identified a weakness on the corner. Henne was 29-of-52 for a personal-best 335 yards, the first 300-yard game of his career.

But Bill Belichick defended his rookie corner out of Connecticut on Monday. Belichick believes in Butler, his mental toughness and his ability to have a short memory after giving up several big plays on Sunday, including a key reception that helped the Dolphins set up their game-winning field goal.

“I think that’s part of the position,” Belichick said. “Every quarterback has thrown interceptions. Every receiver has dropped balls. Every [defensive back] has had a pass completed on them or a touchdown pass. Every linebacker has missed tackles. Every lineman has missed a block.

“No matter how great they are, I think we can find that with everybody. I think that’s part of being mentally tough and resilient, is playing through plays that don’t go your way at every position. Every kicker has missed a kick. Every punter has dropped a snap. That’s part of being a competitor. We all have to do that. It doesn’t always go right every time for all of us.”

And from what Belichick saw on Sunday, he is confident Butler will bounce back.

“I think Darius is a kid that’s worked hard,” Belichick said. “He comes to work every day, pays attention. He’s a smart guy. We’ve asked him to do a number of different things and he’s worked hard at those, both defensively and in the kicking game. Some things are good. Some things need to be improved, like all the rest of us.”

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    Last Sunday the pats could have took the 3 points
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    The 3 would have been an easy 3 , the 7 they could make it look like they did not make it and no one would think different .
    So I think they lost like they were told .

    Did the NFL & the NHL for come up with this to spread money to all teams & stadiums ? lol Ask your self . Are they now like Baseball . I think so !
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