The Las Vegas Raiders have a ton of players and even coaches on their team who came from the New England Patriots and that tree. It happens all the time in the league, especially with the Patriots, but no other team has their former players or personnel more than the Raiders.
There is a reason Las Vegas gets called "Patriots West."
The Raiders head coach, Josh McDaniels, was an offensive coordinator there before his time with the Raiders. Mick Lombardi, the Raiders offensive coordinator, was there as well, along with Patrick Graham being in that tree at some time during his career. Then you have Jimmy Garoppolo, Jakobi Meyers, Brian Hoyer, and Adam Butler. I'm missing a lot of others, but those are the most noticeable at this moment.
So, win or lose, you would think that seeing your former coach, one who is as successful as Belichick is, there would be some sort of reunion. Not for Butler, as he said he felt disrespected.
"You don't tell me, 'You look good' or 'You don't look good,' whatever. 'Kiss my ass.' Something. But he didn't say anything. So, I kind of felt disrespected. I know Coach Belichick has bigger things to worry about. Obviously, they are going through a tough time, but I mean, Geez, wave. Something. But, nothing," Butler told Paul Gutierrez of ESPN.
It's not what we expected to hear after the game, but it's worth mentioning. And, while we don't know the entire story or didn't see it actually happen, we have to take everything with a grain of salt. But, hey, if Butler says he was disrespected, then he was disrespected.
I'm sure we may end up hearing more about the story. Butler played great and actually wrecked the Patriots offensive line a few times. He finished with two tackles and a sack. Maybe Belichick was just upset. I know I would be upset if one of my former players beat me that way, too. At the end of the day, it's a business, and the Raiders did their business at home and are now .500 on the year.
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