Reggie Wayne’s Injury No Cause for Concern for Colts

October 21, 2014   ·   Rivers McCown   ·   Jump to comments


Our sports culture is one based on reactionary thinking. So, with Colts receiver Reggie Wayne's availability in question for next week following an elbow injury with no public MRI results, it is somewhat understandable for Colts fans to remember last year's woes at receiver and begin biting their fingernails. 
But that was then, this is now. 
When Wayne went down with a season-ending ACL tear against the Broncos last year, he forced T.Y. Hilton into a No. 1 role the young receiver wasn't ready for. The other Colts receivers weren't at all ready for a featured role in any offense; promising tight end Dwayne Allen had already suffered a season-ending injury of his own; and the Colts were playing running back Donald Brown so much they didn't have much of a receiving game at running back.
This year, quarterback Andrew Luck is spoiled for choice. Hilton has made the leap to a true No. 1 receiver. Allen has been unstoppable when allowed to run routes. Runn...

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