Butler agrees to terms with Saints (merged)

3 Things:

1) This kid is like the Cowboy's Junior Galette. Super productive in limited minutes, grades out positively, but never got the snaps to show what he can do. I love his potential. Cheap contract too is a big plus.

2) This gives us serious flexibility going into the draft. I have a hunch that SP recognizes our problems drafting defense and our proficiency for offense, so I think he is taking the approach of signing defenders in FA and drafting offensive guys.

3) Butler allows to play Tez at his more natural ILB position, and I think we groom him under Vilma for a year. He is a great blitzer of the A gap, and Ryan loves to blitz his WILB (which I think is a great fit for TEZ). Really, though, I think Tez is going to play all 4 LB positions (along with Hawthorne as well). It gives us great flexibility going forward.