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Arizona Cardinals: If 2016 was the Golden Globes

By Scott Allen

Dec 24, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians watches from the sidelines in a game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field. The Cardinals won 34-31. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 24, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians watches from the sidelines in a game against the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field. The Cardinals won 34-31. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 4, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals punter Drew Butler (2) against the Washington Redskins at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 4, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals punter Drew Butler (2) against the Washington Redskins at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

Best Performance by an Actor – Comedy

Winner: Drew Butler

The love affair the Cardinals seemed to have with Drew Butler was truly a head scratcher.  It was a relationship that just never seemed to end.

Butler took over the punting duties in 2014.  He wasn’t very good then but still managed to hold a job until 2016.  His struggles were shown to the whole country in the 2014 Wild Card game against the Carolina Panthers.

They were a bit masked in 2015 with the success of the team.  In 2016 however, his struggles were a huge part of the number of issues that dogged the team.

Butler did injure himself early on in the season.  However it was to the point where he struggled so much, they released him and went with Ryan Quigley.

A few weeks later however, Butler was back.  It was a move many fans just couldn’t understand. What did Butler have on the Cardinals?

Turns out he can hold a football during placekicking.  Honestly he wasn’t even that great at that but apparently no one else on the roster was able to do it like him, or so we were told.

However, the Cardinals finally saw the light and released him for good in favor of Matt Wile. Butler was done fooling the front office.

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