Former Super Bowl hero Malcolm Butler was benched for the entirety of the Patriots Super Bowl loss against the Eagles and it has many fans wondering if the could have made a difference. Butler himself certainly thinks so. Clay Travis however, does not.
Clay points out that players at any position other than QB rarely make that big of a difference overall, and it is proven in Las Vegas. Odds makers will adjust a line less than a full point when anyone other than the QB is replaced.