The legacy of Reggie Wayne beyond Peyton Manning
Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Reggie Wayne is one of the best wide receivers in the franchise’s history. While many believed Wayne wasn’t worth signing at his age and without quarterback Peyton Manning he has done nothing but shown otherwise.
The legacy of Reggie Wayne beyond Peyton Manning has already produced stellar results in the 2012 NFL season. Wayne finished with 106 receptions, 1,355 yards and five touchdowns. Wayne is showed he can succeed without Manning and as a 12-year veteran.
It was no secret that Wayne wasn’t a hundred percent pleased with being on the Colts at the beginning of this season and the lack of interest in his skills outside of the Colts hurt his ego tremendously. With no place else to go, Wayne decided to stay with the Colts, but also prove to the NFL that he deserves more respect.
After the 2011 season, Reggie Wayne was kind of lost in what to do without Manning on the team anymore. Wayne obviously didn’t like the market for him in 2011, because of the Manning myth. However if Wayne can continue his excellent play, he just might be able to spark enough interest in another team to trade for him and get one last chance at a Super Bowl in the future. Wayne, at age 33 about to be 34, is not going to have the time to see Andrew Luck send the Colts to another championship and his decision to re-sign with the Colts had more to do with making sure the money was right as well as the situation.
Wayne is ultimately cementing his legacy in 2012 and whether he finishes his career with the Colts or not, Wayne definitely wants to prove that he is one of the best wide receivers in the history of the NFL.
James Cobern is a Featured Journalist for TPF and can be contacted at JCobern@ThePenaltyFlagBlog.com.
In what world is 8-4 a losing team? Two of the three teams in this division are horrible and show no signs of changing. Indy will be well under the cap next year with Freeney leaving, and Grigson has shown he can draft well and pull players from free agency with some competence. The last couple years he has left will be spent on a team that will compete, if not for the Super Bowl, for the playoffs every year. As well as having one of the best young QBs to come along in a few years that looks for him first on every pawing down.. Many players never get lucky enough to have even close to that.
Has the author EVER followed the Colts? This article is just about pure fiction. Reggie himself said he was offered more money elsewhere, but Coach Pagano talked him into staying. So it wasn’t about the money. He WAS pleased with being with the Colts at the beginning of the year because it was entirely his decision. He doesn’t need to go anywhere else to prove that he isn’t a product of Manning’s genius – the Colts are a completely different team than they have been in years past. New front office, new coaches, new players. And if the team can go 8-4 with so many rookies on it, how special IS Andrew Luck? Don’t you have to conclude they are going to be in it every year that he plays quarterback, unless they prove otherwise? Unless the author knows Wayne personally, I’m going to call bollocks on this whole article.
I completely agree. That was one of the stupidest, most un-informed articles that I have ever read. Reggie had other options, but decided to finish what he started with the Colts. He is the unquestioned leader of that team. To suggest that he is playing as well as he is just so he can get a better contract with a better team is utterly ridiculous. By the way, the Colts are NOT a losing football team, and are only going to get better in the future. I had to read the article twice just to make sure I was reading all that BS correctly. James Cobern has no idea what he is talking about.