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People were ready to behead Butch. I wanted to keep him, BUT his DC Miller HAD to go!! Butch's never been the best gameday schemer, so his lack of talent combined with that made for a really tough season. We were so thin at DT we had a well-meaning kid playing tackle weighing 255lb. And, that's what he was listed at, he was probably lighter than that!YO OLD HEADS!!!
I am a bit on the young side and its rather difficult to research online so I figured I would turn to you all. What was the buzz like around the 97 team that went 5-6? How was Butch viewed and what was the climate like with the media and among the fan base?
At the end of each season, we continued to get better, so I had faith in Butch, but his DC was holding him back. With better playcalling and better scheme on both sides of the ball, we could have gone 8-4, but it is what it is.