negativo Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Not being sarcastic on this one. Butler was the #5 pick out of Clemson in 1979, was voted Rookie of the Year and then voted to the Pro Bowl in 1980. A catastrophic knee injury in 1983 prematurely cut short his career, though he did recover enough to have one more productive season in 1985 before retiring in 1986 after shattering his ankle. Too early to tell what will happen with Sammy, but the Butler comparison is a fair one. Stats-for-stats comparisons are useless in this scenario, as the passing numbers of his era were grossly different than today. We obviously hope for a longer career, and have no way of knowing whether that will happen, but I think the jury is still out on this choice. Watkins didn't have a rookie-of-the-year campaign like Butler, and unlike Butler wasn't even close to being the top rookie WR in his draft class, but he did perform well enough that there is room for optimism he could become a productive #1 receiver with a couple pro bowls should things fall into place. If you asked me whether I would trade careers...Sammy's for Jerry's...the answer would have to be no. I would take my chances that Sammy has a longer career of productivity than Jerry had. The one wild card: Buffalo did not have to trade away their top pick the next season to move up for Butler. That makes this decision a bit tougher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddaryl Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 impossible to vote on this one. we need to let Sams career play out some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Don't know why this couldn't be folded into your other troll poll. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
negativo Posted January 26, 2015 Author Share Posted January 26, 2015 Don't know why this couldn't be folded into your other troll poll. Different players, different poll. Duh. You Polish or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 Different players, different poll. Duh. You Polish or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted January 26, 2015 Share Posted January 26, 2015 [This is an automated response]<br /><br />The thread is no longer contributing positively to the community and therefore the discussion has been closed.<br /><br />Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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