American RB Butler planning to sign with Tiger-Cats

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American RB Butler planning to sign with Tiger-Cats

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Awesome news. We need a good young RB to balance the attack.
He appears to be a decent reciever as well; wonder how his blocking ability is? Our Oline is going to need all the help they can get.

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Butler will be 28 when the season starts...not that young. He is a good blocker.
But so was Wes Hills who we are letting go.

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As a receiver , Hills doesn't have great hands . Butler had 53 catches for 384 yards and 4 TDs . He was also a 1000 yard rusher . He's the real deal .

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Hills caught 11 of 14 passes and averaged 10 yards per catch. He may never be Christian McCaffrey but he showed fine.

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I'd loved to see Hills back with the Cats but Butler is an improvement and a break away back . A 1000 yard back will help us . If we didn't sign him then some would be whining that we ignored a 3 dimensional back for a 2 .

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Our expected new RB is lookin' good:

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Naperville Illinois is a hotbed of high school football in the states . When I scroll through NCAA rosters , Naperville comes up a lot . Here's some pros from Naperville : * Cameron Brate, tight end for Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Must be frustrating for the RBs, who typically have several times as many touches as the receivers and take a much worse beating, resulting in shorter careers.

But it comes down to supply and demand, with teams really needing just one or two good RBs on their roster and a near-infinite pool to choose from.

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Considering Condell's disinterest in running the football, he'd better learn to catch the ball more often...

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BLM always had really good running backs lined up behind him and Dickenson ran a really balanced offence.

Perhaps he requested a similar philosophy during his initial conversations with Condell.

As a result I don't think the Cats brought Butler here just for pass protection. I expect to see for the first time in many years a really dynamic running game with the Cat's offence this year.

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The video shows Butler running the route tree in Naperville . He's a complete RB . :+1:

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I certainly hope not...It would be another example of a waste of talent too satisfy the whims of the favoured "philosophy" of our current OC...

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I'm hoping that BLM will have a big influence on how the offence is run this year.

He has the experience to collaborate with Condell to create a balanced attack that can't be read like yesterday's mail when a run or pass is coming.

The lack of a run attack late last season was unfathomable. It was there with Hills and an improved O-line.

BLM and Butler - big expectations for synergy between these two for me this year.

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agree with you on butler. i'd like to see a back who can score from 70 yards out. hills wouldn't be able to do it. last i recall a ticat doing that was jesse lumsden doing it twice in one game, at home on his birthday ... oh wait, thigpen did it too! anyone else?

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Do we know for sure that Wes Hill is not coming back to Hamilton? I know Sean Thomas Erlington is coming back, Supposedly Butler is coming, I would think we would need a 3rd RB, or maybe they will use Wes Hill as FB! I really liked the way Hill ran the ball,he ran hard, it would suck to see him go.

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Wes Hills is looking at some offers from the US.. He hasnt officially signed with Ottawa yet

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