Is Reggie Wayne unrestricted FA after season?

[LarryCanadian]

I doubt Indi can afford to franchise the guy as they are starting to hit Cap trouble I believe, plus franchising WR's is VERY expensive compared to other positions. This indicates to me that the guy will probably test the market first even if he would want to stay in Indi.

I think he would be a good pick up for this team, with Glenn and Key maybe having only one or two more seasons in them. Catches well, decent but not great size, good but not spectacular speed. He goes over the middle and hustles. I've never heard he has offfield problems. Might fill a hole and we would probably have to take a WR early in draft otherwise. Plus WR's can take a year or two to season before being impact players, and maybe we can see just how high Crayton can elevate his game and wait one more year before taking a real stud at WR in draft allowing us to focus Oline, FS, LB in draft.

I'd rather have this guy and spend a couple million more elsewhere than TO's headaches.

Larry

 

[The30YardSlant]

Considering we really need a WR, and the alternative is TO, I'll take Wayne in a heartbeat.

 

[wileedog]

Beware the #2 to #1 syndrome.

Wayne gets a lot of single coverage thanks to Harrison.

 

[Maikeru-sama]

Possibly.

What comes to mind is the "Peerliss Price" Effect. He was solid in Buffalo but when he became a number 1 in Atlanta, he was exposed.

Is Reggie Wayne a number 1 receiver? In my opinion, we cannot look for 2s and 3s, we need to start getting number 1s.

If we are going to go after somebody in FA to play wideout, I would only like to go after Randle El, but I dont know Pitt's cap situation.

- Mike G.

 

[LarryCanadian]

Valid concern, the #2 to #1 thing, but.......

who is our #1 now? I don't think Parcells goes in for # 1's. Glenn was the deep threat yes, but Key had as many catches no, and Crayton made huge plays early on. I think Wayne would fit in well by committee.

The other question I would ask is this: which cancer free WR's that are true "Number Ones" will be available in FA. I don't think you get one of those in FA. They get resigned or franchised.

Now, if Wayne is asking for Number 1 money, I probably agree it's risky.

I do seem to remember Wayne putting up decent numbers and performances in games where Harrisson was banged up though, can anyone confirm?

I'm looking to get younger at WR and improve depth. I think Wayne would be much better than Price was.

Wayne had one more catch than Harrisson did this year. He isn't a one year wonder. I doubt he'd put up anywhere near the same numbers in Dallas, but I still think he upgrades the position and would be a fine team player and fit the style and psychology of a Parcells team.

larry

 

[chinch]

TO could come cheaper, shorter contract and have a serious axe to grind vs a division rival.

get him here Tuna.

 

[DLCassidy]

Wayne's a good player. He's no TO, but he's not likely to be a distraction either. I'd take him.

 

[LarryCanadian]

"TO would come CHEAPER"? I haven't seen any indication of that. He held out and played mindgames because he didn't like the massive contract he got in Phili after screwing over Baltimore in the first place, whining that he didn't want to play there.

What indication did you get that TO would be cheap. Now I will agree with you that rationally he SHOULD come cheap for a one year Prove-Himself deal to salvage his name and career. That whole scenario would suggest that TO is Rational and Humble and Willing to accept a couple million instead of earning a top 5 WR in league salary. Good luck on that happening. Anyone that thinks TO will easily play for a one year deal for a couple of million bucks hasn't been paying attention to this jerk and his even snakier agent.

I would love to see it, but I'll probably eat my hat if TO ever proved to be that type of player.

I'd also be deeply disappointed in Parcells if he takes in a TO. He has no history with TO unlike Glenn or Keyshawn, and has publically stated he wants no "me first" thugs and trouble makers. It would be somewhat hypocritical for Parcells to bring a TO onto team, although at least TO doesn't seem to have trouble with the law or stuff like that, just not a team player.

Larry

 

[lwehlers]

if i was indy i would try everything i could to keep wayne. even at the expense of letting james go. harrison is not getting any younger for them. the colts can draft a rb in round one or two. if james really wants to be a colt he needs to sign a good cheap contract for the colts.

 

[AdamJT13]

Is Reggie Wayne a number 1 receiver? In my opinion, we cannot look for 2s and 3s, we need to start getting number 1s.

If we are going to go after somebody in FA to play wideout, I would only like to go after Randle El, but I dont know Pitt's cap situation.

If we "cannot look for 2s and 3s and need to get a 1," why in the world would you want us to sign Randle El, who clearly is a 2 or 3?

 

[lwehlers]

If we "cannot look for 2s and 3s and need to get a 1," why in the world would you want us to sign Randle El, who clearly is a 2 or 3?

wayne would be a much better fit for our offense then randle el would be. we already have a short fast receiver in terry glenn. i know glenn is a little taller then randle el. wayne is a tall receiver who be another keyshawn type of receiver but with much more speed. also we could have wayne for atleast five great seasons.

 

[Maikeru-sama]

If we "cannot look for 2s and 3s and need to get a 1," why in the world would you want us to sign Randle El, who clearly is a 2 or 3?

What I was trying to say was....

If we dont go after a number 1, which is what I would like, I would rather go for El over Wayne.

- Mike G.

 

[neosapien23]

Peyton Manning needs to take a paycut. His huge salary will make it impossible to sign both James and Wayne. They can't use the franchise tag on both of them, and Peyton has already showed numerous times that he cannot win when it matters. The Colts need Edgerin and Reggie.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Peyton Manning needs to take a paycut. His huge salary will make it impossible to sign both James and Wayne. They can't use the franchise tag on both of them, and Peyton has already showed numerous times that he cannot win when it matters. The Colts need Edgerin and Reggie.

HOw much you wanna bet both Edge and Wayne are Colts next year?

 

[neosapien23]

HOw much you wanna bet both Edge and Wayne are Colts next year?

The only way that happens is if Peyton restructures his contract. I'll put up fifty bucks.

 

[DallasDomination]

First of all Dallas didnt even give peerless price a good chance. It was obvious Parcells didnt like the guys so that settles that.


Lets not even get to what happened in ATL. Vick is the biggest waste when it comes to passing. No need to say more. Price was good IMO, and when Bledsoe threw his way he made good cathes.


I hope he finds a good team and gets his rep back up, so we can see how dumb we were to let him go.

 

[jbsg02]

What about Eric Moulds?

 

[CowboyExpress]

Not worth the year risk. Like others have said, we've played with the #2s already, time to just go out and get a legit #1. This guy is Alvin Harper in wait. It's almost identical to the situation Harper came out of. Not only that but shinning in a situation such as the one in Indy or Dallas of yesteryear makes many #3s look as #2s and then some fool always thinks they can be a #1. So who the hell really knows what this Wayne character really is once all the glitzy supporting cast is stripped away.

Less risk in going for a guy like TO, headaches and all. At very least you know what you're getting, an explosive totally proven on the field player with a potentially explosive off the field personality who has to be kept in line at all cost. And as they say, better the devil you know then the one you don't. Plus Wayne scares nobody. TO scares entire defenses over 7 days before they ever step foot in the same city on most occassions. Did I say it, Wayne scares nobody...well except for half the fans of any team that potentially might sign him in the offseason to some over-valued contract.

 

[Sarge]

What I was trying to say was....

If we dont go after a number 1, which is what I would like, I would rather go for El over Wayne.

- Mike G.

No way. I'll take Wayne over El anyday of the week.

 

[ghst187]

I don't think Wayne fits here. I don't think any big name WR fits here right now. No way do I see Key or Glenn getting benched or cut. Until then, why would any FA WR want to come here? That and I'm pretty excited about Crayton, our 3rd WR.

Also, how would we afford a WR like BO or Wayne? Esp when the top name on our list should be LeCharles Bentley...and priority should be fixing the OL...

I don't think any big name WRs are coming our way. TO would be the least surprising to me but I still don't see it happening.