Let There Be Speculation

Maybe they’re making a push for Danario Alexander. If I were a Colts fan, I’d probably be more excited by that, honestly.

I can definitely live with seeing Maclin go. I actually was advocating it at the end of the season. I don’t think he’s ever going to become a star level reciever, and he’s a liability in some parts of the game, so I say lets go get what we can for him and move on.

Idk, have hard time believing Kelly would let go some of the team’s core players before seeing them on the practice field. Its still quite possible though

I never watched him in college, but he has never impressed me in the NFL. Maclin is clearly the biggest pussy on the entire team – I have never seen any of the other WRs tackle themselves in the red zone. Not even Pinkston would do that – the last player to hold the “pussy” crown. Like it was with Pinkston, until Maclin goes, out WR corp is simply not up to NFL par – Desean is already half of a wide Receiver due to his size…do we really need another half receiver but due to courage and confidence? Get a 3rd rounder for him and I would be STOKED!

I get why people think Mac might not fit, but why does everyone assume the Colts want to pair him with Luck? I’m picturing a three way trade where the Colts get Mac, the Vikings get Cole and Allen, we get Luck, and the Vikings send Joe Webb to the Colts. Seems pretty likely, really, now that I wrote it out.

Count me as against dealing Maclin. Think of it this way – are we likely to get someone better with a second round pick? Maclin has the physical talent to be a complete receiver. He can block and be physical enough in the passing game when he sets his mind to it. He just appears to have a tendency to lose his mental focus and/or coast to avoid the physical part of the game. I tend to think that the right coach could bring out the best in him and I want to see what he does in Kelly’s offense before we give up on him (he was great in a spread offense at Missouri).

If we were going to trade a receiver, it should be DeSean. He’s a great deep threat, but extremely one dimensional, and unlike Maclin he doesn’t have the ability to round out his game due to his physical limitations. Truthfully I’d prefer to hold onto both of them, though.

If you look at the way Chip used WRs in Oregon, Maclin is traded.

Chip usually had one primary target (Maehl was the guy), a good hands/average speed guy who caught a lot of passes underneath. But as Chip said, if you don’t run block, you don’t play. If you want to get rid of the ball quickly and not take sacks, something Chip stresses, you need someone who gets open quickly, snatches the ball in a crowd, and can power their way into YAC. Sound like Maclin?

So he’s got a roster with Cooper, Avant, Benn, McNutt, Cunningham and Salas, hmmm, see a trend here? DeSean is the quick tinker toy he likes, who can return kicks, what does Maclin do? He’s a smooth intermediate route runner for a pass oriented offense that likes to throw down field. And he’s on the last year of his contract – somehow unless he goes “mad dog” as a run blocker I don’t see him returning for serious money in 2014.