Gonzo thoughts - Info on: Patten, Hacket and Jackson

by BetterD on Sep 17, 2009 2:05 AM EDT Comment 3 comments

Any one else a little skeptical when comes to injury reports form the Colts? Didn't Marvin Harrison miss, like, a whole season with a knee "bruise?" That's not the only time the FO has been misleading with IR info, it's just the one that pisses me off the most.

So knowing that the FO isn't exactly the boy souts when it comes to IR info you have to look at their actions. My feeling has been that if they bring in a vet from the out side, there is a strong possibility that Gonzo will be gone longer than 6 weeks. It takes at least a few weeks to learn the offense and longer to earn trust with PM. So bringing in a vet for a short stint makes no sense.

Reports are they are bringing guys in for tryouts, so there is a good possibility that that sprain could really be a Marvin type "bruise." If they sign one of these guys, it could indicate that they think Gonzo cold be gone for more then five or 6 weeks, or they are worried about the ability of the young guys to step up and be a #2 WR. So hang on it could be a crazy ride. Hopefully Garcon or Collie will step up and these guys won't be needed.

After the jump we'll look at the three guys that they have reportedly brought in for a work out.

David Patten - yeah that David Patten, who had a carreer day agaisn't the Colts back in the 2001 playoffs, he caught,ran, and threw for a TD. He's 35 and may not have any thing left but he has experience. He's got 24 career TD's and over 4700 yards receiving on 324 receptions.

DJ Hackett he's 28 years old and still has some experience, at one point he was expected to earn the starting job at Seahawks No.2 WR, that never happend and now he is looking for work. He has good size,6'2" 208lbs. He had one decent season, with 45 receptions for 610 yards and 4 touchdowns. Reportedly runs decent routs, but, not great speed, 4.53 forty pre draft.

via www.projo.com

Chad Jackson - 2nd round draft pick of the Pats in 2006. He is 6'1" 207lbs and ran reported 4.32 at the '06 combine. He battled injuries his entire career. He tore his ACL against the colts, in the AFC championship game in 2006, was on PUP all of '07 and released befor the 08 season started. He got picked up by Denver in October '08.

If they do pick up some body I kind of hope it would be Chad Jackson, he may have some big play ability and may be able to stretch the field, if the ACL healed properly. The smart money is on Hackett, he is still in his prime and has at least one year of decent production.

Poll

What do you think the Colts are going to do about the Gonzo situation?

Go Next man up and not sign any body

13 votes

Sign David Patten

0 votes

Sign DJ Hackett

5 votes

Sigh Chad Jackson

6 votes

24 votes | Poll has closed

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I was on the "sign someone" bandwagon

but now that i think about, we should just stay with our current stable of receivers. It would be a good way for them to get experience and I beleive players like Collie will be a big part soon as he is speculated by me and many others to be the new stokley. I also feel Garcon has a lot of talent and would really like the Colts to showcase it. That catch in the third preseason game showed that he has a lot of potential and can make big plays. So right now, I say we stick to our guys.

by metal_militia on Sep 17, 2009 2:54 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

As much time

as the Colts spent invested in Roy Hall. They must have really thought someone with his skill set would be valuable to the offense. I really think they should at the very least give Hank Baskett a workout, since they have a few comparables.

Its easy for me to imagine Manning tossing him a touchdown pass on that fade route they like in the red zone.

http://eagles.fandome.com/video/106043/Week-10-Hank-Baskett-Catch-TD/

I think having a new up and coming WR on the field is just fine by me, but i dont like the idea of two developing talents learning at the same time. Bring in someone with some time spent on the field to pick up the slack. Besides all that, a bigger tougher WR could bolster the running game a little as well.

by MARVININDY on Sep 17, 2009 7:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Looks like Polian picked the right one of the three

I looked at the descriptions of the three you mentioned, and I’m glad we picked up Hackett. The Colts were already a little on the short side as far as receivers having just Collie and Garcon in addition to Gonzalez and Wayne. Normally you want at least 3 WR’s and that would really give us no backups with Gonzalez out so the Colts needed to bring someone in. And you want someone with some experience. Patten is too old. It would make about as much sense to bring him in as it did to bring Harrison back. If you’re going to bring someone in, bring someone in that you can potentially keep for the long term. At 35, his time would be very limited.

Jackson may be faster, but he is injury prone. The last thing I want to see is the Colts bring in an injury prone player that they pay to just sit the bench all the time. There is a reason why two teams got rid of him. My thinking is that if two teams got rid of him. It wouldn’t have been long before the Colts were the 3rd if they picked him up.

Hackett has some experience and has a height advantage at 6’4. He got limited playing time with as many good receivers as Philly has, but showed a few good flashes here and there. And if he does well, he’s a guy that could stay with the Colts for a good while.

by ColtsFanInEnemyTerritory on Sep 21, 2009 10:28 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs