Breaking John Butler DC

[herbsinator]

Things just keep getting better.

He had to bring in a skeleton to baby sit your hero

 

[Baron Winnebago]

The last assistant DL coach from the NFL Rhule brought on was.....

Terrance Knighton...except he had 1 year experience coaching in the NFL. But yeah let's be upset about Bradden being brought in from the best NFL team after he worked with a 4 time winning defensive coordinator.

Go suck the Chiefs off somewhere else, guy.


But also, yes

 

[Pro_V_DMB]

I don’t think it’s unreasonable to prefer an experienced DC - who has shown success at every stop - than promoting a position coach.

It’s such an inexact science.

How’d you like the Diaco hire? Banker had a lot of experience as a DC with some success. Chins was a college DC for two years with some success.

GBR

 

[...TrueColors...]

Don’t think a 3-3-5 or a stack are in the future plans

Matt Rhule fixing what isn’t broken…

 

[Pro_V_DMB]

Nebraska can never be drama free

Because we create our own drama. What is exactly dramatic about this from an outsiders perspective?

 

[Bulldog10]

Starting to see the wisdom in keeping the search quiet. Maybe should’ve held off announcing this until June.

Okay it’s not a great hire but you are majorly overreacting..

 

[Scarlet ObsessioN]

You guys love to bitch man.

Why was Tony White some Godsend and Butler is chopped liver? It’s not like White was some super experienced DC. Rhule has had good defenses everywhere he has been. I don’t expect that to change.

I like that Snow will be there and I definitely like hiring someone from the Chiefs that has been coaching one of the better D-Lines in the NFL the last several years.

I think I like it more knowing how many of you are freaking out.

 

[huskermack]

It’s such an inexact science.

How’d you like the Diaco hire? Banker had a lot of experience as a DC with some success. Chins was a college DC for two years with some success.

GBR

Yeah, a lot of misses over the years for sure.

I was hoping to be wowed.

 

[KidsSeeGhosts]

Would've liked Leonard (and maybe we get Symons if he wasn't going to be coaching in the CFB), but lol at the reaction to Butler+Snow. Michigan has done just fine hiring NFL coordinators the last couple years. Will play out on the field.

 

[jickey moseph]

About 99% of the board disagrees with me, but I have no problem with this. Wasn't on my list of wants, but those may not have been real options. I think Butler is qualified, Rhule saw it first hand this fall.

I would like to see the Foley situation addressed.

I'm guessing ole Ed's contract is just going to run out on 12/31

 

[cwessel76]

Rhules always had a good (big) D. I’m going to trust him

 

[Krup21]

Don't mind the hire other than not bringing in studs from his team. Never thought the meltdown here would rival tater island. Some of y'all need to stop acting like bitches. I'd be willing to bet a guy that was in the final 2 of becoming DC for Sean McDermott knows a thing or 2. Add in Snow? Think we'll be pleased

 

[rsmacke]

I don't think Butler forgot how to teach secondary play. Really seemed like something was off with the coverage calls v. what the rest of the defense was doing for most of the year (which seems more like a TW problem than Butler).

Butler was the pass game coordinator

 

[jickey moseph]

The last assistant DL coach from the NFL Rhule brought on was.....

Terrance Knighton...except he had 1 year experience coaching in the NFL. But yeah let's be upset about Bradden being brought in from the best NFL team after he worked with a 4 time Super Bowl winning defensive coordinator.

Can't be a bad thing from coaching under Spags

 

[Bootleg11]

I'm guessing ole Ed's contract is just going to run out on 12/31

Ah didn't realize that. That would be OK with me.

 

[Huskers12392]

I

Matt Rhule said “I want to run this defense.” So I’m taking him at his word.

I took that more as him saying he doesn’t want to hire someone who is going to run an entirely new system that doesn’t fit the current personnel on the team or recruiting profile of guys we’ve scouted.

I’m sure there will be scheme differences next year.

 

[Lionsfan93]

Butler was definitely not in my top tier of candidates. However, that does not make this a bad hire. Penn St promoted him to DC back in 2013 and he was a finalist for the Bills' DC job.

• Midwestern State (1999–2000)
  Defensive coordinator/linebackers coach/safeties coach
• Southwest Texas State (2001–2002)
  Special teams coach/safeties coach
• Harvard (2003–2006)
  Special teams coach/linebackers coach
• Minnesota (2007–2010)
  Special teams coach/linebackers coach
• South Carolina (2011)
  Special teams coach/linebackers coach
• Penn State (2012)
  Defensive backs coach
• Penn State (2013)
  Defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach
• Houston Texans (2014–2017)
  Secondary coach
• Buffalo Bills (2018–2021)
  Defensive backs coach
• Buffalo Bills (2022–2023)
  Defensive backs coach/passing game coordinator
• Nebraska Cornhuskers (2024-present)
  Secondary/Defensive pass game coordinator

 

[jickey moseph]

Ah didn't realize that. That would be OK with me.

He'll be driven to some small village in Nebraska and will never be heard from again (probably)

 

[Frogsker30]

What if, just what if Butler is DC until Foleys contract expires then moves to Special Teams coordinator

 

[Samkellers_69]

It's funny how everyone is like how can you be annoyed or under whelmed by this. It's because we consistently make the wrong hires in key places and we've done it for the better part of 2 decades for fuck sake.

It seems We're the only Blue blood that can't go out and hire proven anything. Fuck I think we're the only Blue blood program to ever be down this long as a program.