The Facts: Last year’s contract year didn’t go so well for Nicks. This year’s contract year isn’t off to a stellar start. Per Tom James of the Terre Haute Tribune-Star, OC Pep Hamilton didn’t exactly rave about the former Giant. “I don’t know if I can say that I’ve seen enough,” Hamilton said. “I think he is still working to get himself in game shape. His talent is well documented and his ability to be a productive receiver in the league is without a doubt something that we are not questioning, he’s a special talent.”
Diehards Line:
The talent is undeniable. But as PFT's Mike Florio asked, "how can Nicks not show up for the most important training camp of his life in game shape?" Fantasy football owners who have rolled with Nicks the last two season are painfully aware the numbers haven't been there. As a result, Nicks didn't have many suitors in free agency. He signed a modest one-year deal with the Colts in the hopes of hitting the market again, and striking it rich, in 2015. But with T.Y. Hilton coming into his own and Reggie Wayne recovered from a torn ACL and the Colts perhaps not planning to use three-receiver sets on an extensive basis, Nicks could have a hard time getting to the end zone this year, because, as Florio suggested, "he could have a hard time getting on the field."