Washington Redskins: Terrelle Pryor does not equal Pierre Garcon, DeSean Jackson
Washington’s two top receivers from 2016 are going to be catching passes from different teams in 2017. With Garcon and Jackson both gone, Washington brought in Pryor, who had a breakout campaign last year with the Browns.
But nobody should assume Pryor will be able to replicate the numbers those guys put up. He’ll be there in the starting lineup with Jamison Crowder and (hopefully) Josh Doctson.
Of the three, Crowder will probably end up making the biggest impact. Doctson missed his entire rookie year and is quite a wild card in this equation.
In theory, Washington might be able to get away with losing its top two receivers. But theory doesn’t always work out the way it was planned once the real world gets involved. Given the team’s middle of the road ground attack last year, it won’t be all that surprising if Kirk Cousins and his passing attack end up suffering without Garcon and Jackson.