PATRIOTS NEWS OTA's

[tuckeverlasting]

Booty became a binky of mine after he was drafted, that being said I do not understand why everyone wants him traded.

mine as well....i was really hoping for a hooker boutte connection for the patriots. oh well, c'est la vie.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Sure. I just don't think that this stuff they are doing now will matter much when it comes to making the team. The reason he's high volume is that he's a mystery to be explored, not because he's "outperforming" anyone.

FWIW, though, pretty much everyone who's done a review of OTAs has been impressed by his performance so far. Yes, they've said "let's see how he does in pads," but also noted he seems to be grasping McDaniels' offense pretty quickly.

IMO, he's not a lock, but he's making a strong push.

 

[jimnance]

Bourbe is the best...

I'm partial to Jameson's, being a Mick and all but a quality Bourbe is a good thing.
Saint Liberty's Bear Gulch is great.
Oth, Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Bourbe Whiskey is another..
I mean, who doesn't enjoy slurping on a
knob?

 

[JohnJH]

Yeah, I think that's a fair reaction. I just like having binkies to get excited about heading into camp.

Overall, I just like being excited by the possibilities at WR. If Diggs is decent, that should open up things for the slot receivers (Pop and Chism) for the WR2s (Williams and Hollins?/Boutte?), for the tight ends (Henry and Hooper) and the RBs. We might actually have an NFL offense on our hands.

Chism has looked great in OTA's so far, but as someone has said, we'll see how he does in August when the pads go on. If he's still getting it done then, we could be onto something with him.

 

[TommyD4207]

Maybe a more athletic Duron Harmon?

This is *precisely* who I think he is, or could be anyway.

 

[Huckleberry1]

I agree with @BTTA that it means exactly squat until they start playing for real. It's notable that they have him out there and he's making the most of his chances so far, but it doesn't mean his Wes/Jules 3.0 at the beginning of June. Good for him for making the most of it, but let's see how he does when they start playing in anger.

I think full gear will work to Chism 3’s benefit. He was an undrafted free agent based on the underwear Olympics ( pro day) but in full gear he goes beast mode. You would think he’s slow based on his 40 time, but he looks super quick and fast when you watch him play. It’s probably because of his separation abilities but he’s the one being chased on play after play. Once again watch the footage they show on Perry’s podcast and you will see exactly what I’m talking about.

 

[Patsfan1645]

I think full gear will work to Chism 3’s benefit. He was an undrafted free agent based on the underwear Olympics ( pro day) but in full gear he goes beast mode. You would think he’s slow based on his 40 time, but he looks super quick and fast when you watch him play. It’s probably because of his separation abilities but he’s the one being chased on play after play. Once again watch the footage they show on Perry’s podcast and you will see exactly what I’m talking about.

Do you have a link? I tried to find the video and haven't been able to. Thanks.

 

[Steve102]

I'm partial to Jameson's, being a Mick and all but a quality Bourbe is a good thing.
Saint Liberty's Bear Gulch is great.
Oth, Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Bourbe Whiskey is another..
I mean, who doesn't enjoy slurping on a
knob?

@maust

 

[Clonamery]

Do you have a link? I tried to find the video and haven't been able to. Thanks.

Try dis one

 

[Mike the Brit]

Try dis one

The only thing I could tell from the video is that the person who picked out that playing field must have been colour-blind.

 

[PWRxWLF]

The only thing I could tell from the video is that the person who picked out that playing field must have been colour-blind.

I agree. Its awful. That and Boise State’s home field are monstrosities. I don’t know how people can regularly watch games on those fields.

 

[n1997y]

I'm partial to Jameson's, being a Mick and all but a quality Bourbe is a good thing.
Saint Liberty's Bear Gulch is great.
Oth, Knob Creek Kentucky Straight Bourbe Whiskey is another..
I mean, who doesn't enjoy slurping on a
knob?

Fnord?

 

[ViperGTS]

Last OTA today, then mini camp next week....then nothing until TC in about 6 week ish. Unreal it's already come to that.

 

[PatsFan2]

Last OTA today, then mini camp next week....then nothing until TC in about 6 week ish. Unreal it's already come to that.

TC will be here before you know it.

 

[Clonamery]

The only thing I could tell from the video is that the person who picked out that playing field must have been colour-blind.

Boise State resents that remark.

 

[WhatJustHappened]

I'm in no hurry for the summer to be over even a little bit, but I am excited for TC/Preseason games

 

[Huckleberry1]

Do you have a link? I tried to find the video and haven't been able to. Thanks.

Just go to you tube and search for Perry’s Podcast. I’m working and don’t have time to find a link.

 

[BobDigital]

Bourne is being paid 7.7M dollars this year. That is enough to have the 30th highest cap hit among all WRs this year... and he will get a slight bump next year. Let me say that again. BOURNE IS GETTING PAID LIKE A #1 WR!!! (His cap hit is in the top 32, in a real sense mathematically this is accurate). And here we all talking about carrying him as our 4th or 5th guy? Why would we ever pay that kind of money to a guy who won't even see the field that much? Cause he's a good teammate? No way. We have other WRs who are good teammates and do it for cheaper.

Boutte is literally pennies on the dollar. And i would suggest to you him for about 1M can do just about anything Bourne does for 7.7M. Are we just going to pretend the cap doesn't matter? I mean, look at our defense! We were able to go from a pretty crap D to arguable a top 5 unit on paper due to our cap space. Spillane, Milton, Davis, ect... these guys are here because we had the cash to pay more than other teams were willing to. Period. I know Vrabel and others factored in... but the cash was the main thing.

If we want to continue this rebuild into next year... we need to get bad contracts off our books. Bourne is a bad contract. Let me ask if you... if Bourne went down today (I don't wish him to... just an an exercise) would you really feel all that different about the WR room? I wouldn't. Bourne hasn't produced much in years. The hopes he can rekindle his career year now that McDaniels is back highly unlikely. And he would need to be AT LEAST that good to earn his contract.

Right now Boutte is cheap. Chism is cheap. We are stuck paying Polk anyway pretty much. Whoever we pick will be on the bench or a healthy scratch as much as not. Do we want those guys to be cheap young players who still have upside? Or 30 year old overprice Bourne who brings nothing of need to this team. At least Hollins brings size. Bourne is a guy who hasn't broken 450 yards in 3 straight years. Make all the excuses for it you want. That's a fact.

I say cut him and go with the young upside guys who are either cheap or already pretty much fully paid for.

My six are: Diggs, Williams, Douglas, Hollins (vet leadership, size STs), Chism (pure upside and love his skill set) and then Polk vs Boutte. If Polk shows he is turning things around he can keep his spot... otherwise cut bait. Boutte is cheap this and next year and showed some promise.

As an aside i think the Chism vs Douglas dynamic is interesting.... both play a very similar style... both are super young and cheap. It could be like when they had Edelman and Amendola and you were curious how they would use both... they found a way. So it isn't like it isn't possible. I don't subscribe to the idea you can't have multiple guys on the field with similar skill sets. If used well and you have other guys to give them space, you can get a player who has no business covering a guy like that to cover one of them, cause most teams don't have 2 guys with the skill set to cover slot guys. It really can work, so i am not afraid of doing it.

 

[WhatJustHappened]

Bourne is NOT being paid like a #1 WR with today's contracts, not even close.
If he can't beat out the young guys, so be it.
He blew out his knee in 23, then wasn't healthy most of last year recovering.
I'm not advocating for Bourne, but want facts to be out there.
I'm thinking he's gone, but we'll see, this sh!t has a way of working itself out.

 

[signbabybrady]

The only thing I could tell from the video is that the person who picked out that playing field must have been colour-blind.

I agree. Its awful. That and Boise State’s home field are monstrosities. I don’t know how people can regularly watch games on those fields.

Monstrosities but I kind of like them.