Earl wasn't with Butch long (he was an Erickson recruit)....Markese was with Butch longer....Don't really remember either really being in Butch's doghouse Per Se....Butch even coached Earl with the Browns a couple of yrs. If I remember correctly, Earl was undrafted in 97. Portis on the other hand, never saw eye to eye with Butch. It was Sarge who should get the most credit for landing him. Butch was going to pass on him, but Sollie convinced him to take him. Butch had an uncanny ability to read through people...and yrs later, you see the mess Portis is in.