If Gonzo ends up missing the full 6 weeks, how good will Wayne be?
by P0RKINS2 on Sep 14, 2009 5:47 PM EDT
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PrintFirst I'd like to say that Reggie owns the Jags. Second, Wayne had to carry much of the load in the passing game. I could see this having to continue.
This isn't the first time Wayne has had to step up once the receiver opposite him has gone down. When Marvin Harrison injured his knee against the Broncos in Week 4 of the 2007 season and effectively ended his season, and his career as the Marvin Harrison we all knew, Wayne stepped up big time. He recorded 7 or more receptions in 3 straight games and had 2 100 yard games to help extend the Colts' season-opening winning streak to 7-0. By the end of the year, #87 had a career high 104 receptions and a league leading 1510 receiving yards to go along with 10 touchdown receptions. 83 receptions, 1203 yards, and 7 touchdowns came after Harrsion was injured. Basically Wayne averaged nearly 7 catches and over 100 yards per game after Marvin went down. We all know Wayne is a Top 5, Top 3 depending on who you ask, Wide Receiver in the NFL. I know he can play at his '07 level while Gonzo is out and we will need him to be at that level for our offense to go back to being as productive as we are accustomed to. Especially consdering how young the receivers are opposite him. As I stated before, I know he can play at the same level he did in 2007. My question to everyone is, can he be better?
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It’s not like they shut down Reggie after Gonzo was out. The Jags don’t have a great secondary, but I believe that it’s better than the Dolphins’. Hopefully they can dominate without Gonzalez.
"Brett Favre was a man who thought he was retired, but he knew it wouldn't last."
Exciting to see if Miami...
… line their rookie freak of a CB, Sean Smith, up on Reggie. In case you haven’t heard of him, he is a freakish combo of size(6’3), agility(at least for his size) and hands(he had at least a couple of ints in the PS, including one that was absolutely awesome). The battle between our Pass off. and their pass D will be absolutely tremendous. I sincerely look forward to this game, and I hope I’ll be able to stay awake throughout the game!
I don't think
Gonzo misses the full 6 weeks. He is renowned for his work ethic, and I doubt he will push himself (responsibly) back to health sooner. If not, I think Garcon (and Tamme and Clark) can fill in decently for the time being.
Yet, this brings me back to marvin’s injury two years ago. None of us expected him out the whole year, and then….BAM! We don’t see him until the first round of the playoffs, where we saw he was clearly not healthy, and lost a costly fumble.
I don’t think Gonzo’s was as serious, though (comparing how they looked when they happened, at least)
Threat to Marvin's numbers?
In Reggie’s rookie season, Marvin caught 143 passes… an average of 8.94 rec per game. Amazing. However, it shows that when Peyton is limited to just one elite target, he can still make it work. Reggie is already on pace to beat that NFL record… but don’t look for it to actually fall, LOL.
To be fair, Peyton had 392 completions, his most ever, and 43 higher than his average… and Edge failed to get 1000 yds, so the passing game went crazy. The team scored 419, second only to the Greatest Show on Turf, but still finished 6-10.
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