Rivera Played With Drew Butler's Dad W/ Da Bears

[Ruff]

Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera played with Kevin Butler on the Chicago Bears’ 1985 Super Bowl-winning team.

He might get a chance to coach Butler’s son.

A month after cutting punter Jason Baker in a move dictated by the salary cap, the Panthers are weighing their punting options. General manager Marty Hurney said the Panthers could take a punter in next week’s draft, or add a veteran or undrafted free agent afterward.

Butler called Rivera recently to put in a good word for his son, Drew Butler, the former Georgia standout and one of the top punters in the draft.

“I’m not going to call up and put good words in for the other guys,” Kevin Butler said Friday.

“Typical dad, he called me,” said Rivera, smiling. “I said, ‘Kevin, honestly we’re just going to react to what happens.’ And he understood. We had a great conversation about his young man. He just said he thought he was a pretty special kid."

- Charlotte Observer

I'd say it's pretty safe to say that we're going to draft Drew Butler. I didn't know about this.

[TruCatzFan]

I think u should delete this thread if u want the kid to be drafted by us

[La Pantera]

I think u should delete this thread if u want the kid to be drafted by us

Yeah!!! Cuz this is most deff. going to affect his draft position....

[KillerKat]

I'd like to get a better kicker too

[Ruff]

Drew Butler is pretty solidly placed in the sixth-seventh round. I don't think he's as good as Anger, but he was All-SEC, which is definitely something, and he can kick-off as well.

[jtnc]

I'd like to get a better kicker too

We brought in Medlock, remember?

[LinvilleGorge]

Works for me in the 6th or 7th. It's either get a really good prospect in the bottom of the draft or likely pick up some cast off retread in FA.

[Ruff]

Yeah, like I've said previously, I'd rather get a guy that's going to play for 10 years in the 6th or the 7th than somebody who's not going to make the team come spring training.

And, by the time the draft ends, all of the Punters that are going to be left are going to be nowhere near the talent level of Anger or Butler.

[Kevin Greene]

Yeah, like I've said previously, I'd rather get a guy that's going to play for 10 years in the 6th or the 7th than somebody who's not going to make the team come spring training.

And, by the time the draft ends, all of the Punters that are going to be left are going to be nowhere near the talent level of Anger or Butler.

As important as field position is and how badly we could use someone who could punt the rock for us for the next 10 years I'd have no problem going as high as the 5th to get the best punter in the draft.

Hell, crazy Al Davis once spent a 1st on Sebastian Janikowski, he's been money for Da Raiders for a decade.

[Jackofalltrades]

Draft Butler to P and KO, cut Mare and bring back Kasay...

[jtnc]

Draft Butler to P and KO, cut Mare and bring back Kasay...

Kasay is done.

[The Special One]

Kasay is done.

[CarolinaNCSU]

_{Draft Butler to P and KO, cut Mare and bring back Kasay...}

_{I would love it. Now I'll duck from the posts directed towards this statement.}

[Floppin]

I think u should delete this thread if u want the kid to be drafted by us

:blink: ?????