Vincent Frank
Allen Iverson once indicated that practice doesn’t matter. The former NBA guard may want to retract that statement following this little piece of information.
New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler, who preserved the team’s Super Bowl win over the Seattle Seahawks with a last second interception at the goal line this past Sunday, had some rather interesting comments on the Dan Patrick Show on Wednesday (h/t Pro Football Talk).
I was at practice, and the scout team ran the same exact play,” Butler said on Wednesday. “And I got beat on it at practice because I gave ground…Bill Belichick, he came and said to me, ‘Malcolm, you’ve gotta be on that.
The idea that practice does make perfect pretty much defines the game-ending sequence of Super Bowl XLIX.
Butler’s play, which showed a ridiculous ability to cover ground on the football field, was one of the best defensive plays in the history of the big game. Receiving the necessary preparation for it obviously didn’t hurt either.
This is yet another case of Bill Belichick being at the top of his game as the team’s head coach. And in reality, that practice session may very well have been one of the primary reasons New England earned a fourth Super Bowl title.
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