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Scratch Reggie Wayne off of the list for a possible replacement if the event we don’t want to talk about happens. Some people in the organization feel that Wayne is too old (Acee). Wayne will be 34 years old next season. I guess all the Hines Ward fans just lost some steam with this news also.  Terrell Owens and Randy Moss fans… SORRY.

Too old? Didn’t we sign Takeo Spikes last season?

I would assume that our number 1 target if Vincent Jackson leaves will be either Brandon Lloyd or Marques Colston.  Both have been very productive and can stretch the field. Colston has some injury concerns and we already have a receiver that can’t last past the half in Malcom Floyd. Lloyd is a little older, but not to the Reggie Wayne ancient status.

JUST SIGN VJ

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If Vincent Jackson were to walk in free agency, there are whispers that Reggie Wayne would be our number one target to be his replacement. Here is a little note from Pro Football Weekly:

If Vincent Jackson departs in free agency, the Chargers are going to need a No. 1 wide receiver. According to one team insider, that person could be Reggie Wayne, who is a free agent after 11 seasons with the Colts. Wayne played in a vertical passing game in Indianapolis similar to the one that the Chargers run, and he could step right in and be a go-to guy for Philip Rivers.

Wayne had a little dip in his production last year, but the Colts struggled hard last season with Peyton Manning sitting out the whole season. Wayne is winding down his career and he will be looking for a team that can bring him back into the playoffs and get him another chance at a championship. Could we be that team? We have missed the playoffs 2 seasons in a row, but we do have a high-powered offense and a quarterback that can get him the ball.

Wayne would be a good fit in our offense if VJ were to leave. He likely will come cheaper than Jackson and he still could be just as productive. He still has the ability to stretch the field and he is a good route runner. He could be that starting receiver we would need next to Malcom Floyd.

If we were to lose VJ, then I would be happy to bring on Wayne!

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More and more each day it sounds like Vincent Jackson will be sporting a new uniform next season, so we better start looking toward free agent wide receivers. We already have been looking at the names at safety and outside linebacker, but here are a couple of names to look at from Indy for the receiver position: Reggie Wayne and Pierre Garcon.

In order to see what is happening with these guys, I hit up our friend Adam Hughes from Naptown’s Finest for his thoughts:

I think most of us expect Wayne to be gone for sure, and Garcon will probably have a fairly hefty price tag, so I wouldn’t be surprised to see him walk. There is a lot of sentiment for just tearing everything down to the bare metal and starting over, but we’re going to have a high-profile QB here one way or another, so it might make sense to hang onto at least one pair of hands.

Wayne is not what he used to be, an I fear a lot of that has to do with the fact that Manning makes his receivers look so good. Reggie is steady, but #18 turned him into a HOF-type player. There isn’t a lot of big-play ability there, though Wayne is pretty rock-solid when it comes to running routes and catching the ball. Garcon is more flashy and more likely to make big plays and stunning catches than is Wayne, but Pierre seems to have a concentration issue. He drops the ball a lot, in other words. He could be a #1, but he probably still has some growing pains to go through.

These guys are both pretty well-liked around Indy, and Garcon is heavily into charity work, especially in his homeland, Haiti. Wayne has made a lot of noise lately about wanting to stay with the Colts, so he might stick around if he accepts the dreaded “hometown discount.”

A lot of information to take in there!

Let’s start out with Reggie, will he take that discount with the Colts? I think it really depends if they are going to keep Peyton around (and I don’t see that happening). How much could an aging receiver get anyway? If Wayne can still run clean routes and catch the ball, then I think Philip Rivers would be able to get the rock to him. I think the Philip can make him as much of a threat as Peyton did.

Now Pierre with the dropsies!?! I actually do remember Peyton getting a little pissed at him a couple of seasons ago for putting that ball on the ground. Chargers receivers have been pretty sure handed with that football and I would hate to see our receiver put that ball on the ground in a big game like those Patriots did. He does make some big plays though and he is young. Could we overlook some drops for those big plays?

Would you want to bring in either of these guys to start at receiver with Malcom Floyd?

Check out the other players that we have had on the shopping list so far: Shopping List