{"id":7168,"date":"2024-12-20T01:29:32","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T01:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=7168"},"modified":"2024-12-20T01:29:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T01:29:32","slug":"breaking-patriots-oc-has-surprising-reaction-to-kayshon-boutte-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=7168","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Patriots OC Has Surprising Reaction to Kayshon Boutte Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2178248237-e1734654593254.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2178248237-e1734654593254.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2178248237-e1734654593254.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/GettyImages-2178248237-e1734654593254.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Patriots OC Has Surprising Reaction to Kayshon Boutte Criticism\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Kayshon Boutte&#8217;s criticism was met with a surprising reaction from New England Patriots OC Alex Van Pelt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Alex Van Pelt doesn\u2019t mind Kayshon Boutte calling out the New England Patriots offense for not being brave enough. The offensive coordinator understands Boutte\u2019s words were merely the natural reaction of a wide receiver not getting enough of the ball, and Van Pelt used a Hall of Fame example to help prove his argument.<\/p>\n<p>Van Pelt was asked about Boutte\u2019s critique following Week 15\u2019s 30-17 defeat to the Arizona Cardinals. The OC told reporters on Thursday, December 19, \u201cThis is the best part of receiver play. It\u2019s not changed since I\u2019ve played. When Andre Reed didn\u2019t get enough catches, he\u2019d be upset and I\u2019d understand that. It\u2019s the competitive nature of these guys,\u201d per MassLive.com\u2019s Karen Guregian.<\/p>\n<p>The reference to Andre Reed goes back to Van Pelt\u2019s days as a quarterback for New England\u2019s AFC East rivals the Buffalo Bills. Reed earned seven Pro Bowl berths and went to four Super Bowls during 16 seasons in Buffalo.<\/p>\n<p>Boutte is not in Reed\u2019s bracket, nor is he ever likely to reach that status. Yet the second-year pro is receiving good coaching based on Van Pelt\u2019s surprising and smart response to his criticism.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Kayshon Boutte\u2019s Getting the Right Advice<\/h2>\n<p>Boutte was openly critical of the Pats apparent reluctance to attack man coverage early on at State Farm Stadium. Although he later made an apology, per Evan Lazar of Patriots.com, Boutte has been encouraged by Van Pelt to keep talking.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Patriots?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Patriots<\/a> WR Kayshon Boutte on his comments after Sunday\u2019s game: \u201cNobody likes losing, obviously, so I think it was just frustration lingering from the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boutte took full accountability. He said he should\u2019ve handled it better and apologized to AVP for the comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Evan Lazar (@ezlazar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ezlazar\/status\/1869435994292019604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"aaff10c9b8506c0c1873e565dfc87d9c\">\n<div>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Boutte took full accountability. He said he should\u2019ve handled it better and apologized to AVP for the comments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As Van Pelt explained, via Guregian, \u201cWe had a really good conversation on Monday. I just reiterated to him, if there\u2019s something you see during the game, we can always talk about it. Communication. You can come to me during the game. Don\u2019t wait. Let\u2019s try and find solutions during the course of the game. But it was a real positive conversation with him. I\u2019m excited to see him make plays for us this week.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This was excellent advice from Van Pelt. It is better for Boutte to alert his coaches to what he\u2019s seeing during in-game situations, when those observations have the most value.<\/p>\n<p>Doing so will not only help Boutte mature as a player, but also assist Van Pelt to tailor his play calls to the specific talents of his players. Boutte, or any other player, is more likely to stay focused if his study is rewarded by a play-caller who\u2019s willing to adjust.<\/p>\n<p>Van Pelt\u2019s words also formed another wisely diplomatic response from somebody who has been the focus of perceived criticism all week, even from his head coach.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Alex Van Pelt is Busy Deflecting Criticism<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s been a busy week towing the party line and swatting away negative press for Van Pelt. Aside from Boutte, head coach Jerod Mayo appeared to call out his OC for not letting rookie quarterback Drake Maye run in clutch short-yardage situations against the Cardinals.<\/p>\n<p>Like Boutte, Mayo attempted to walk back his initial perceived criticism. Despite his efforts, Mayo\u2019s words were still taken as a rebuttal of Van Pelt\u2019s performance.<\/p>\n<p>To his credit, Van Pelt has continued to show support for Mayo, who is also under so-small amount of pressure after just three wins from his first 14 games in the top job. Van Pelt dismissed Mayo\u2019s comments as having \u201cbeen taken out of context,\u201d and also confirmed \u201cI have Jerod\u2019s back at all costs. We have a great relationship,\u201d per Sophie Weller of AtoZ Sports.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Patriots OC Alex Van Pelt on Jerod Mayo\u2019s postgame comments:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have Jerod\u2019s back at all costs. We have a great relationship\u2026 I didn\u2019t take any offense to that. I think it was taken out of context.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/La9FxsvBYD\">pic.twitter.com\/La9FxsvBYD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sophie Weller (@sophieewellerr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sophieewellerr\/status\/1869775404938244313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 19, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Patriots OC Alex Van Pelt on Jerod Mayo\u2019s postgame comments:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have Jerod\u2019s back at all costs. We have a great relationship\u2026 I didn\u2019t take any offense to that. I think it was taken out of context.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This response is another to the credit of Van Pelt. He\u2019s handled a tough few days with authority and professionalism.<\/p>\n<p>The next task is to improve a unit ranked 31st in points and 30th in yards, according to Pro Football Reference. If he can manage it, a beleaguered assistant coach will build a lot of goodwill for the future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New England Patriots offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt has a surprising reaction to criticism from wide receiver Kayshon Boutte.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7169,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-england-patriots"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Patriots OC Has Surprising Reaction to Kayshon Boutte Criticism - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=7168\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Patriots OC Has Surprising Reaction to Kayshon Boutte Criticism - 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