@ilcuqui posted:What @Boris said above.
If John Lynch and/or Rodney Harrison get in before LeRoy...
Neither could carry Butler’s jock but are members in good standing of the ex-player media industrial complex. I’m sure Peter King and his ilk have already started their lobbying.
The one thing that could elevate both over Butler in the eyes of voters might be that they were more intimidating as hard hitters in an era where hitters were a more integral part of stopping the passing game than they are now.
That said, Butler definitely was more versatile than Lynch/Harrison. He could function as an extra undersized LB with his blitz ability, and he could also cover like a CB in a pinch as he actually played CB when he first got to the Packers. That versatility was HUGE for the Packers D.