Fan fallout after Reggie Wayne kind of, sort of said he is going to skip Colts Training Camp

…did both come up pathetically small in the very most important games of their seasons, so I suppose they have THAT in common ;) Seriously, how cluelessly arrogant and entitiled does Reggie come across here?!

One of the reasons I’ve been proud to support the Colts for so many years is that they tend to attract or mold relatively humble, appreciative players with a genuine love for the game and some much-needed perspective. I’m starting to think Reggie no longer falls into this category.

As I mentioned in another thread, I do think he’ll grace the team with his presence in Anderson, if only because it’s in his OWN best interest to do so. But to what extent will his attitude affect his preparation and performance???

I say get rid of him now while you can get something for him. He’s going to keep up with this attitude, and drama is not something we need while chasing a Super Bowl. We are deep at the WR position. Not saying that any of the rest of the WRs are as good, but I think we’d be ok with Manning throwing to Gonzo, Garcon, Collie, and Clark. Trade him now, get a good player or a good draft pick. Hell, TO is still a free agent, right? ;-)

…aren’t people allowed to legitimately disagree with Reggie’s stance and how he’s choosing to conduct himself without being belittled as “ignorant”, “irrational” and condescendingly ordered to “get a grip”?

“But he really is being a total diva. I’m assuming you were joking about the TO thing, but the way Reggie is acting we might as well have TO…”

Ha! Be careful what you wish for ;)

We will see soon. I would give him an extra 0.5 – 1 million from his 2011 salary and if he only has 80 catches, he can’t pull this drama again.

Please offer comments on Reggie’s behavior. Would you be upset if he held out of camp?

What do you mean he has no leverage? He’s head and shoulders the best receiver on this team.

I don’t think that he deserves a new contract. He has NO LEVERAGE for a new deal, that being said it is his right to try and get a new one. I disagree w/ his methods and would be disappointed if he missed camp but it’s still his right to hold out if it’s what he believes is the best way to get negotiations started. Plus he’ll still be the No. 1 Receiver come opening day. Our depth at WR is great yet he is by FAR our best wideout and it’s not even close.

I don’t have a problem with players trying to get more money. I have a problem with a player who is trying to get more money and skipping mandatory team functions while he is still under contract. He is under contract for two more years and he should be at all team functions. After all, that is what he is getting paid to do. I like Reggie. I like all of my Colts, but I wouldn’t appreciate it if ANY of them did this.

I agreed with DZ and disagreed with BBS. I did not personally insult any poster here.

We can’t even disagree with BBS on this site anymore?

Again, like most “debates,” some comments are deleted because people enjoy taking things off topic and, in general, acting like jerks. I’m in the process of writing up community guidelines for this site which will, hopefully, define that a bit.

One important note: People who have been banned from Stampede Blue typically receive one warning. This warning typically comes from an admin telling them to please stop with the attitude, or stop with the flaming comments, or stop taking topics off their course. If those people ignore the warning, they get banned. Sometimes they get banned permanently. Sometimes we ban them for a week until things cool down. And we never ban people because we disagree with their opinion. We ban them because they simply refuse to heed warnings.

That said, more on Reggie Wayne, please. I have a sneaking suspicion he will indeed be there for camp on day one. However, when someone asks him a direct question and he evades that question, such an event is news and I am going to blog about it.

  … but in the real world you have two choices if they say no.. Look for another job, or suck it up and live with it. And in the real world, yes in some situations and employer will get rid of you as people not getting a raise they figure will develop a bad attitude.

Look, a lot of us can’t do what Reggie is threatening. If we are under contract, and we don’t show up for mandatory duties, we get fired or fined. And likely our colleagues get mad at us as they’ll have to take up the slack.

Yes, a player can get cut, but these are the rules their union has agreed to operate under. If they don’t like that, then they need to renegotiate it in the collective agreement. If anything NFL players have in better than many sports like golf or tennis, where you earn only by winning.

Reggie Wayne would not lose his starting job even if he shows for just one day. Why start an inferior player because of some stupid grudge against him? It would be like if the 49ers benched Michael Crabtree last year, their best wide receiver, because of his holdout.

We’ve gotten off topic and we’re, once again, arguing about stupid stuff that has nothing to do with the topic of the article.