[Over/under: Austin Collie Gets 1000 Yards / 9 Tds]

I'm going to assume he will play in 14 games; in his 25 game career he has 118 catches for 1325 yards and 15 TDs. I'm predicting he will be at his career average of about 5 catches a game (70 total) but up his ypc to 12.5, giving him 875 yard and 8 TDs.

Put me down for "UNDER" - but he still will have a very solid season.

[Which Surprise Colt Will Not Make The Final Roster Cutdown(Iyho)?]

I don't understand why anyone would want to give up on Gonzo, Brown and Hughes. I don't believe for a second that Polian makes roster decisions because of ego - other than in the sense that he wants to win. They are on the roster because they have God given talent that justified their high draft position in the first place. He'd be a fool to give up on that without a terrific reason. ... ...

Lastly Gonzo - if healthy (big if) might shortly be the best receiver on the team. I love Wayne but he is slipping. Garcon has more speed and strength, but he's wildly inconsistent. Collie is perfect for what he does, but he's not an outside threat. Gonzo just gets open and makes plays, and was quickly becoming a "Manning favorite" before going down. Some people think he was drafted to play the slot, but if you look at the timing I think he was drafted to replace Marvin. Collie was the one drafted to play the slot. Yes, he has to prove he can stay healthy, but once again dropping him for an UFA would just make no sense what-so-ever.

Gonzalez needs to show he can stay healthy - I would expect the Colts to give him that chance. He has played in 31 of 48 possible regular season games, with 99 catches and 7 TDs - all decent numbers. Since he is in the last year of his rookie contract, I would expect he will be released unless he plays the entire season and returns to the productivity he had in 2008. His pre-season work so far does not seem to bode well ... but we are really just at the half-way point of the pre-season, so he could still recover.

If Blair White cannot get-off the PUP list, that creates a hole in the slot depth chart. Outside receivers are Wayne and Garcon, with Collie and Gonzo in the slot (but each have well-documented durability issues). Smith is most likely to fill WR#5 because he brings ST assets, but he generally plays outside, and a slot is needed. Chris Brooks is the next slot option, but he has been inconsistent (although he played well against Washington) and doesn't bring much to ST. Gilreath is next, he brings KR/PR skill, but is also an outside receiver. This leaves Horn, who played well in the slot (albeit in limited reps) against the 'Skins, and has ST abilities (he almost blocked another punt in yesterday's practice). Williams and Moore have not done well at all, and I would expect they will be cut when the team goes from 90 to 75.

My guess for the WRs when the 53-man roster is posted going into week 1:

Wayne, Garcon, Collie, Gonzalez and Smith; with Gilreath, Horn and Brooks on the practice squad; White to IR.

[Gonzalez Out With Hamstring Injury]

Looks like both Gonzo and Collie are taking this week off ... why go out and get dinged catching (attempting, anyway) high passes (that expose your ribs to CBs) from Painter. Or running routes and getting some muscle strain getting your timing right with Orlovsky? There is no reason for the #1s to really be on the field this week.

Let Smith, Brooks, Gilreath, Horn, Moore and Williams get their reps with the B/U QBs so the coaches can decide who they want to keep.

Bet you Wayne, Garcon, Collie, and Gonzalez are in every practice next week in preparation for the Packers.

(And I sure hope Peyton will be in practice soon!)

[Merged - Latest Rumor: Tj Houshmanzahdeh Headed To Indy?]

This makes sense. Especially in a 1yr low salary with incentives. He was a sold #2 receiver in Cinny with Palmer.

How many years ago was that? He's got issues (not as bad as Moss and TO) that the Colts' clubhouse doesn't need.

The WR situation is fine and there are good young players coming up ... IMHO the Colts' Front Office needs to stop rummaging through the garbage and focus on more pressing needs like the secondary.

[Colts Camp Battles]

Thats what i was saying, in the link above i think that guy called him slow or something... kinda tells you he didnt do his homework. He could be that actual scat back the colts are looking for plus he plays bigger than his size suggests.

Spann is FAST and EXPLOSIVE. He runs well between the tackles and in space. He is very motivated to make the team and show the Indiana universities that 'passed him over' what they missed. He's also noted as a hard worker. He should become a very productive pro.

[RETURN GAME]

Chances are David gilreath will get that job he's really good at it and pretty fast not to mention tough.

Gilreath is doing very well with the KR chores. If he can make some plays in the pre-season I expect him to get the KR job. He is also doing pretty well assimilating the playbook as well at WR. He is a tad small for WR, but he is tough and willing to take anybody on.

[Jim Irsay says,"Why do some of u guys want us 2 sign Moss? We got Reggie,Gonzo,Austin,Pierre?"]

I didnt know Peyton runs the routes too. So we can just throw any WR out there and Peyton can lead him open?? It takes a lil bit more than that. Just ask Collie, I think Peyton led him into a few bad situations. To me we only have 1 true burner and thats Garcon, all the others are possession receivers.

Of course they are rookies, but Horn and Gilreath are faster than Garcon - Horn torched someone (Lacey, I think) a couple days ago on a fly and caught the ball about 4 yards behind him. It was so bad, Gonzo was teasing the DB for getting burned by a rookie. Gilreath is getting some rave reviews for his return efforts and looked solid during the Wednesday PM practice.

As others have pointed out, our receiver corps is fine - spend money on safetys, DTs, and other defenders - not end-of-career divas who just want to recapture their lost glory.