Reggie Wayne on Playing in New England: 'Who Wouldn't Want to Play There?'

[Elijah T.]

Based on that

pass

He looked slow

What do you mean by slow?

Wayne runs a full route tree....How does the defender know where to play him? Wayne forces the DB to play the entire field from the outside.

In this system, he's seeing single coverage 90% of the time. Meaning, he's working the openings in the zone or setting up a double move downfield.

Wayne doesn't drop passes and gets open consistently. He isn't a burner but his speed isn't a problem.

 

[RIpats88]

I would take Reggie Wayne...he would fit into our offense well, is a smart receiver...I think it depends on if Manning is back with the colts though. if not, we have a good chance at landing him.

but honestly, I would rather have Brandon Lloyd..faster and younger

 

[Joey007]

I would take Reggie Wayne...he would fit into our offense well, is a smart receiver...I think it depends on if Manning is back with the colts though. if not, we have a good chance at landing him.

but honestly, I would rather have Brandon Lloyd..faster and younger

Agreed, I would accept Reggie Wayne on the Pats. For one thing, I know he wouldn't flop as bad as C**d O*******o and he still has some life left in him as well. BUT I still would rather have Lloyd.

 

[Jangles]

What do you mean by slow?

Wayne doesn't drop passes and gets open consistently. He isn't a burner but his speed isn't a problem.

I mean the opposite of fast. The Pats need someone with some speed.

I'd be happy with him, but I'd prefer someone younger, faster, and bigger.

 

[NinjaZX6R]

I mean the opposite of fast. The Pats need someone with some speed.

I'd be happy with him, but I'd prefer someone younger, faster, and bigger.

Underwood has speed. Where did that result in?

 

[borg]

I don't want to get into everything you posted, but Johnson's not a $6 million dollar man this season.

If "this season" is referring to 2011, then $6 mill was the number
Cutting Ochocinco wouldn’t come cheap | ProFootballTalk

 

[Jangles]

Underwood has speed. Where did that result in?

Yeah

that was clearly the point I was making

:bricks:

 

[Deus Irae]

If "this season" is referring to 2011, then $6 mill was the number
Cutting Ochocinco wouldn’t come cheap | ProFootballTalk

Dude, read threads before commenting.....

 

[TriplecHamp]

The thing Wayne brings over any receiver we have now and a lot on the market is his ability to create separation and make some of the tightest catches in the redzone. The guy works the sideline like no other. We struggled a bit down their towards the end of the season and his ability to beat 1 on 1 coverage would be another great aset. I don't know how much he thinks he's going to get but if the price is right, Id bring him in but not as the sole addition this offseason.

 

[NinjaZX6R]

Yeah

that was clearly the point I was making

:bricks:

Route running + Hands>>>>>>>>>>>>> speed.

 

[Leemo]

I'm no cap or contract expert.. is it feasable that we could get Lloyd and Wayne in and have room for the defensive upgrades needed as well as re-signing our own wanted FA's?

 

[Jangles]

Route running + Hands>>>>>>>>>>>>> speed.

I forgot those all can't exist in one person.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

Cutting Ocho saves use something like 1.5M vs. the cap next year, not 6M. We would eat the prorated bonus as dead cap.

It's worth it though. Not hard to upgrade on him with 1.5M, unless you expect him to get smarter and faster with a full training camp. Prefer Underwood, for that matter. Smarter, younger, cheaper, loyal, 4.4 speed, and a nice haircut.

 

[Off The Grid]

My only question is who keeps 87 Reggie or Gronk?

PLEASE tell me you're joking.

 

[Brady_to_Moss]

Welker
loyd
wayne
gronk
hern


game over

Would be AWESOME...but i don't see 2 big contracts..well 3 including Welker..going to WRs..1 i see

 

[jsull87]

Lloyd seems to be a foregone conclusion to come here. So making that assumption we need to then look at our other WR's and see if the money stacks up.

We have Wes, Branch, Ocho, Edelman. I personally think Branch and Ocho (who i am a fan of but didn't seem to get the playbook) have had their last year. I personally believe branch faded, he isn't a real threat deep (i know he caught one against denver but that seems to be the exception not the rule).

I think you resign Welker. Then you have Wes inside Lloyd outside with Gronk and Hernandez. Maybe the Lloyd signing prolongs branches career here as he would play less snaps when our targets go Wes, Gronk, Hernandez, Lloyd, Branch.

Looking at it like this, is it realistic to also have Wayne, Bowe, Jackson or DeSean Jackson on this team?

I don't know, i think it will be a combination of $$ and skillset that completes this puzzle for WW, Lloyd and any other WR target.

 

[Sean Pa Patriot]

i think we will have one free agent and 2 draft picks at the wr level

 

[jah]

I don't think Wayne comes here, but if he did, that would be pretty cool. Maybe we could draft a WR or two as well.

Who needs defense anyway?

 

[JackBauer]

I would have loved to have Wayne here... 3-5 years ago.

Given the abundance of talent on the FA market this year, I'd rather opt for someone who can come in an contribute for a couple of seasons, not someone who will be turning eligible for their AARP membership upon signing.

 

[ATippett56]

Given the abundance of talent on the FA market this year, I'd rather opt for someone who can come in an contribute for a couple of seasons, not someone who will be turning eligible for their AARP membership upon signing.

Ask yourself how well has the following geriatrics done while playing for the New England Patriots:

Kyle Brady
Joey Galloway
Shawn Springs
Shaun Ellis