Guregian: Boutte Requested a Trade Back in April

[Wozzy]

It’s really a moot point because Boutte has made noise in camp while the media is speculating Kyle Williams as the “7th WR” as of today. That’s not what we want to hear. Media isn’t high on Doubs either.

Speculating about non padded practice days ago doesn’t mean anything. Media reported Boutte was on the trade block a month back… are we selectively choosing when to believe the media now?

The only way the Patriots would even consider trading him is if a team right now offered them a 3rd round pick at worst.

Hahaha….

How many 500 yard WR’s needing a new contract have been traded for a 3rd round pick? Good grief….

 

[TheRainMaker]

Speculating about non padded practice days ago doesn’t mean anything. Media reported Boutte was on the trade block a month back… are we selectively choosing when to believe the media now?

We don’t need to take the media’s word for it, they’ve been showing it. We are a week in and where is Williams?

Hahaha….

How many 500 yard WR’s needing a new contract have been traded for a 3rd round pick? Good grief….

You’re not understanding what I said. It would take something drastic like that for the Pats to even consider it. Trading him for a reported 5th round pick would be pointless for a few reasons.

 

[Wozzy]

We don’t need to take the media’s word for it, they’ve been showing it. We are a week in and where is Williams?

Making plays. Not sure what that even means. The Pats aren’t carrying 9 WR’s into the regular season.

You’re not understanding what I said. It would take something drastic like that for the Pats to even consider it. Trading him for a reported 5th round pick would be pointless for a few reasons.

No it wouldn’t be pointless if that’s the best offer, the Pats have no intention of paying him and the young kids look good.

 

[PatsFan2]

Good to know now; tell Boutte he ain't going anywhere this year.

 

[Ring 6]

He ranked #1 in WR snaps in 2024 and #2 in WR snaps in 2025… he had 500+ yards both seasons.

The delusion that with more opportunities Boutte would somehow develop into AJ Brown is some real homer koolade.

You said 3 years.

Boutte is 24 years old and has played less than 1500 snaps. Saying his production will never get better than his 1st 1500 snaps is dumb.

Before being injured he put up 431 yards in 8 games. That equates to 916 over 17 games.
But no a 23 year old who has half a season production depleted by injury would never get better.

 

[Wozzy]

You said 3 years.

I was off by one. Doesn’t change his inability to reach 600 yards receiving despite leading the team in WR snaps for the last two years.

You have no answer for that… it’s Drake’s fault apparently.

Boutte is 24 years old and has played less than 1500 snaps. Saying his production will never get better than his 1st 1500 snaps is dumb.

Is he going to get taller, faster or more explosive?

Before being injured he put up 431 yards in 8 games. That equates to 916 over 17 games.
But no a 23 year old who has half a season production depleted by injury would never get better.

What about last two seasons, don’t tell me about hypothetical scenarios?!

 

[Ring 6]

I was off by one. Doesn’t change his inability to reach 600 yards receiving despite leading the team in WR snaps for the last two years.

You have no answer for that… it’s Drake’s fault apparently.

Is he going to get taller, faster or more explosive?



What about last two seasons, don’t tell me about hypothetical scenarios?!

“Off by one” out of 3 means wrong, and dismissed your point.

He was on a 900+ pace 8 games in last year before getting injured.

If you can’t see his skillset then you don’t understand what you are looking at. Players improve with experience.

That is the first half of last season before being derailed by injury.
The year before he put up almost 600 yards after barely being on the field for 4 games. 576 in 13 games equates to 753 for a season, on a team that only threw for 3300 yards.

Over 21 games from becoming a starter to when he was injured he put up 64/1007/8
That is 52/815/6.5 in a 17 game season.
No a player can never improve on his first 20 games.

You reduce your argument to deceptive math. You should listen so you can learn the game.

 

[Ring 6]

“Off by one” out of 3 means wrong, and dismissed your point.

He was on a 900+ pace 8 games in last year before getting injured.

If you can’t see his skillset then you don’t understand what you are looking at. Players improve with experience.

That is the first half of last season before being derailed by injury.
The year before he put up almost 600 yards after barely being on the field for 4 games. 576 in 13 games equates to 753 for a season, on a team that only threw for 3300 yards.

Over 21 games from becoming a starter to when he was injured he put up 64/1007/8
That is 52/815/6.5 in a 17 game season.
No a player can never improve on his first 20 games.

You reduce your argument to deceptive math. You should listen so you can learn the game.

By the way, the improvement is already evident.
He went from a guy who couldn’t get in the field his first season and 1/4 to a guy producing at 750 receiving yard clip is the last 3/4 of year 2, to a 20% improvement to a 900 yard clip in the first half of year 3 before getting injured.
Word out of camp is that he is continuing to improve. Health and a bit more improvement and he is putting up 1000 yard wr numbers.

 

[Wozzy]

“Off by one” out of 3 means wrong, and dismissed your point.

My point was opportunity, being first in snaps for two seasons straight proves my point.

He was on a 900+ pace 8 games in last year before getting injured.

If you can’t see his skillset then you don’t understand what you are looking at. Players improve with experience.

That is the first half of last season before being derailed by injury.
The year before he put up almost 600 yards after barely being on the field for 4 games. 576 in 13 games equates to 753 for a season, on a team that only threw for 3300 yards.

Over 21 games from becoming a starter to when he was injured he put up 64/1007/8
That is 52/815/6.5 in a 17 game season.
No a player can never improve on his first 20 games.

You reduce your argument to deceptive math. You should listen so you can learn the game.

If Boutte stayed healthy for 17 games projecting his averages out he would have posted 669 yards receiving in 2025 and 667 yards in 2024. PFR actually does the math for you.





But in your homer mind he would have reached 1000 yards… your math is worse than your opinions.

 

[Ring 6]

My point was opportunity, being first in snaps for two seasons straight proves my point.

If Boutte stayed healthy for 17 games projecting his averages out he would have posted 669 yards receiving in 2025 and 667 yards in 2024. PFR actually does the math for you.





But in your homer mind he would have reached 1000 yards… your math is worse than your opinions.

Wrong. You are counting the games after the was injured where his production was severely reduced.
We are talking about the potential to improve.
Over a 21 games healthy stretch he did exactly what I said.
You are using stats while recovering from an injury to say what he would do if not injured.

2024 should be 8-20 not 6-20 you are including games he barely played big if course you are.

 

[Ring 6]

My point was opportunity, being first in snaps for two seasons straight proves my point.

If Boutte stayed healthy for 17 games projecting his averages out he would have posted 669 yards receiving in 2025 and 667 yards in 2024. PFR actually does the math for you.





But in your homer mind he would have reached 1000 yards… your math is worse than your opinions.

So you dismiss. Being wrong by being wrong again? He wasn’t first in snaps 2 years in a row.

When he was first in snaps for the first half of last year he produced at a 916 receiving yard 6.5 TD rate.