Boutte available for trade?

Huckleberry1 said:

I don't think anyone " wants" to trade. Boutte, people just realize that it's the likely outcome because he isn't showing up. I would love to see Boutte sign a 3 year deal for $36, but I think it's likely that he is looking for something closer to 4/$80, and they aren't going to do that. It's the same distinction with Gonzalez, I'm a big fan and consider him a top 3 corner, and I would love to see him get a 4 year $120 extension, but if he wants to be paid like Myles Garrett or Will Anderson they will have to trade him. Ultimately you have to put together a great team to win championships, and you can't do that with 2-3 guys eating up 40-50% of the cap. So people recognizing that a trade is a serious possibility doesn't mean they are down on the player, but more that they recognize a deal won't get done, so a trade is the likely outcome.

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rkarp1 said:

it all depends on the situation with Brown.
if Brown doesn't come and DIggs get a bigger deal elsewhere, Boutte is arguably the Pats #1 or #1A WR.
if Brown is here, and Boutte is unhappy and duplicity, at the least get him into camp, and see if the team sustains any injuries, or another team does. by any means, don't give away a player thats 23-24 years old, catches everything, and scores TD's.

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PatsFan2 said:

Huh?? Boutte is a #3 WR right now helpfully with a #2 potential...but he's no way near a #1a or #1 WR. We'd be in trouble if that was the case.

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rkarp1 said:

Boutte when healthy saw more snaps than anyone other than Diggs
Diggs is not here (for now)
Doubs and Boutte #1 and #1A until other players are brought in (or not)

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Wozzy said:

Boutte ranked #1 in snaps in 2024 and #2 in 2025. We never saw the production because he’s not that guy.

Playing a lot… is that the definition of a #1 WR now?

A 2nd year WR or rookie might explode on the scene, it has yet to be determined.

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Wozzy said:

Boutte ranked #1 in snaps in 2024 and #2 in 2025. We never saw the production because he’s not that guy.

Playing a lot… is that the definition of a #1 WR now?

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Wozzy said:

A 2nd year WR or rookie might explode on the scene, it has yet to be determined.

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Wozzy said:

Boutte ranked #1 in snaps in 2024 and #2 in 2025. We never saw the production because he’s not that guy.

Playing a lot… is that the definition of a #1 WR now?

A 2nd year WR or rookie might explode on the scene, it has yet to be determined.

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TheRainMaker said:

By default, Boutte is the 2nd best WR the Pats have drafted since Julian Edelman in 2009. Because of this, a small minority of posters are trying to justify any statistic they can to say he's the future go to guy. But the fact that the media or that minority can't see how much of a mental midget he is wanting to run away from the competition is alarming. This isn't Emmanuel Sanders in Pittsburgh fighting off veterans or competing with future All Pro Antonio Brown. It's not the late 90's Pats, early 2000's Pats or the late dynasty Pats where Brady only threw to his trusted WR's. Malcolm Mitchell was a rookie when Brady had Edelman, Amendola, Hogan Gronk and Bennett, but found a way to catch for 400 yards off 46 targets, 32 receptions, 5th most targeted player and 3rd in snaps by a wide margin at 48%. We know what he did in the Super Bowl. Boutte would've slid down to 3rd had Mitchell not had he knees blown out.

The argument for Boutte is so bad and such a waste of everyone's time.

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PatsFan2 said:

I think Boutte works well with others: he could be a very dangerous with AJB and Doubs. That's a lot of very good to decent WR's for any Defense to account for...somebody gotta be open. I think Boutte could be the beneficiary here.

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TheRainMaker said:

The problem is that Boutte allegedly doesn't want that. It sounds like he expects the ball more and the signing of Doubs may have already irritated him. If Brown is traded for, it seems like Boutte is then going to ask to be traded.

On the flip side, this is the kind of attitude you'd want from a player:

Kyle Williams is working to earn more reps and targets in his second season

Patriots receiver Kyle Williams, a third-round pick in 2025, had only 10 catches as a rookie, and only two in four postseason games.

www.nbcsports.com

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TheRainMaker said:

The problem is that Boutte allegedly doesn't want that. It sounds like he expects the ball more and the signing of Doubs may have already irritated him. If Brown is traded for, it seems like Boutte is then going to ask to be traded.

On the flip side, this is the kind of attitude you'd want from a player:

Kyle Williams is working to earn more reps and targets in his second season

Patriots receiver Kyle Williams, a third-round pick in 2025, had only 10 catches as a rookie, and only two in four postseason games.

www.nbcsports.com

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Zuma said:

That’s a good point that probably isn’t talked about enough. For example: Douglas only caught 57% of his targets with Maye throwing to him. Not a big fan of drops.

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rkarp1 said:

I am not arguing for or against Boutte. I really am not
I am arguinbg for dont give him away
he is 23, 24 yrs old and has shown in the right offense, if he gets targeted, he can produce.

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rkarp1 said:

best option back to the SB....."might"
we can do better than that

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Zuma said:

It’s not unusual for a volume receiver to be #1.

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Zuma said:

This is true. I’m not a fan of giving up on youth. Boutte could be that guy

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Wozzy said:

Boutte isn’t their best option back to a Super Bowl. He’s just okay. If Brown comes here, Doubs is already here, Kyle Williams an explosive play just waiting to happen and a handful of talented UDFA’s entering the room Boutte is 4th on the depth chart at most. Wanting a new contract is a fast way to get traded.

Also what was your win/loss prediction for
last year…. I’d guess under double digit wins like most of the negative types here. We cant use your measure
of how much “talent” these team has because you regularly tell us untalented people are that.

NFL teams have 53 man rosters, I’d say there’s not a more chaotic or parity driven sport on the planet. It’s hard to get to a Super Bowl, never mind win one. But the same teams find themselves in the running year after year because smart organizations can manage it. Smart organizations find players, in free agency, in the draft and amongst the undrafted ranks.

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PatsFan2 said:

Lost me there Woz Boute is a legitimate #3 WR on this Team behind AJB and Doubs. Pop Douglas stinks also talented UDFA's gets' Drafted; not saying you can't find a diamond in the rough: but you're a little too optimistic on that front.

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PatMan said:

I don't know what Boutte's ceiling is, but I know that when a guy shows you he's here to overcome obstacles (late round pick, coaching changes, offensive scheme changes, hostile fans, hostile media, quarterback changes, lack of elite athleticism, team constantly trying to replace them, etc), and he still continues to produce and improve you don't want to just give them away for nothing...

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Wozzy said:

Brown, Doubs and Williams are the three… Boutte shouldn’t be starting over them. I’d take Douglas, Chism or even Hollins in the slot and over Boutte. Douglas was outright better than Boutte in 2024.

Wes Welker and Amendola were undrafted, both of our starting ILB’s were undrafted… draft status doesn’t mean anything after the draft ends… only how you play matters. 1/4 of league active rosters is not an outlier.

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