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BC Titans Malcolm Butler have allowed seven touchdowns this season, half of the Tennessee total.
Erik Bacharach, USA TODAY – HUI NETWORK – Tennessee
Dallas Cowboys catcher Allen Hurns (17) will face Tennessee Titans cornerback Malcolm Butler (21) in the end zone for a touchdown in the first half of a football match of the NFL on Monday, November 5, 2018 in Arlington, Texas.(Photo: Ron Jenkins, AP)
The Patriots traveled to the Nissan Stadium this weekend to give Titans quarterback Malcolm Butler his first chance against the team that had followed him at the Super Bowl last year.
"It's just another match," Butler insisted Wednesday before Sunday's game (noon, CBS).
Perhaps. But even though he can avoid questions about facing his former team all he wants, there's no way to ignore the fact that the first eight games have been dismal to say the least. Butler in Nashville.
Butler allowed eight finishes (on 11 targets) for 108 yards and two Cowboys touchdowns in the Titans' 28-14 win in Dallas on Monday, according to PFF.
According to his own assessment, Butler must "play my game and be more disciplined," he said. "Control the eyes and just do the little things, it's just the little things that affect me, that's what it is, I have to keep playing, man."
In the evaluation of Titans coach, Mike Vrabel?
"When you play the man's blanket, you have to look at your man, Malcolm (Butler) knows it, and we talked about it, and we continue to practice it, we continue to coach him and we try to show him." said Vrabel. "When he does that, it's pretty good, it's competitive, he challenges the receivers, and when you look back at the quarterback, your man tends to go in another direction."
Vrabel said he was not considering for the moment to replace Butler with LeShaun Sims, the No. 4 cornerback half of the Titans' lineup.
"I do not think he's as good as Malcolm and how he practices and where I see him go," Vrabel said Tuesday. "We are going to continue to evaluate this as we are doing all the positions on the list.But I do not think that's necessarily the case, not now.I think he should come in, when Simsy would come for us." has done good things and needs to keep working and train, we love where Sims is and we want him to continue to grow and be a leader in our special teams and to help around the corner. "
Signed to be one of the best corners for a side team that already includes notable players Logan Ryan and Adoree Jackson, Butler allows opponents to catch 72.7% of the balls thrown at him. This figure was 56.2% for his career at the beginning of the season.
"I have thrown the last eight weeks behind me," Butler said, "and I still have eight weeks to catch up."
A positive exit against his former team would be a good start.
"It's only a game," Butler said. "I know I used to play for New England and all that, I'm not over excited, I'm not very enthusiastic, it's just another game. I'm ready to play, no matter who I play, people throw the ball, just get ready. "
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