The Scale of Falconliness

The Scale of Falconliness, Cornerbacks Week: Bobby Butler

By Jason Kirk Sep 1, 2010, 1:00pm EDT

Who's the ultimate Falcon? And who's the ultimate anti-Falcon? That's what we're going to find out with our summer project: the Scale of Falconliness. We'll rate former Falcons on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the most Falconly. The rule: minimum of three seasons with the Falcons for coaches, five seasons for players.

Bobby Butler, Cornerback (1981 - 1992)

Falconly

Unfalconly

Twelve years as a Falcon, fourth most of any player ever; no years for any other team.
Started for his first nine seasons, then played 46 games worth of nickel.
Sixth in career Falcons interceptions.
More games as a Falcon than all but three other defenders.
Most recently spotted at the Falcon Nation Charity Organization's official 2010 draft party, mingling with fans like a boss.
Co-founded a charitable organization with Buddy Curry. He actually seems to be more famous for his charity work and hanging out with Buddy Curry than for spending a decade as a starting NFL player across three different coaching staffs. For a running back, that would be a fail. But total invisibility sure isn't a bad thing for a cornerback, am I right?
"These are the new Falcons," an elated Butler said afterward. "These are not the Falcons in red. These are the Falcons in black. We buried the red ones."

Um...
His kid plays at USC, though he wasn't recruited by Lane Kiffin.
Nothing to report here, friends.

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Bobby Butler, Cornerback (1981 - 1992)

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