The Malcolm Butler benching didn't appear to make any sense unless there were actual football related reasons behind it. I've heard rumors like he still had the flu, he was late back to the hotel, he was caught with weed, etc. Bellichick says it wasn't a disciplinary issue, so no clue. He wasn't playing well this season, but he was certainly playing better than most of the other CBs, and was generally good at tackling, could have prevented some of those 3rd downs.
Even after the mess on defense, the game was winnable for the Patriots, but the Eagles made a hell of a defensive play with the strip sack. That's on our O-line, but I can't blame them because they held the Eagles back all game. I can't blame Brady either, he threw for 505 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTS. One more defensive stop was what we needed, and we couldn't get that.
Even after the mess on defense, the game was winnable for the Patriots, but the Eagles made a hell of a defensive play with the strip sack. That's on our O-line, but I can't blame them because they held the Eagles back all game. I can't blame Brady either, he threw for 505 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTS. One more defensive stop was what we needed, and we couldn't get that.
