Redskins should have traded Terrelle Pryor back to the Browns at the deadline for a couple of reasons.
First, he has been and continues to be irrelevant to this offense. I think it is much more important to see what we have in Maurice Harris as he is 25 and could be part of the future here as opposed to Pryor who I don't think anyone believes will be back in 2018 given what we have seen.
As Jimmy Johnson used to preach, demand performance but if veterans don't provide it then it is time to move on by going younger and cheaper. Bellichick has taken this to the next step over the past 10 years in New England by uncannily trading guys or releasing them just as they are starting to decline or are failing to live up to their contracts.
Harris can catch the football, he can return kicks as well which lessens the wear and tear on Crowder. Since we still don't have a true
#1 receiver identified, the guys we have in the slots next to and behind Doctson as he develops need to be able to contribute in other areas as well as in the passing game.
Pryor doesn't contribute anything if he is not catching passes.
The second reason I would have traded Pryor is reinforcing the truth about life in the NFL. There are only 16 games each season. If you want to make nice coin you have to produce when you are put in position to do so. Pryor has failed to produce at anything remotely approaching a starting wideout in the NFL.
Some of you may disagree but I honestly think the team is better off for the balance of the season with Brian Quick and Maurice Harris active on game days and forgetting all about Pryor.
So, what would the Redskins have gotten for Pryor? Perhaps a
#6 pick.
But the team has found contributors over the years in the sixth round and again it reinforces to the rest of the team that there are consequences for not performing and affirming that we are going to put guys out there because they are competing not just because they have a contract.
In re today's game against the Vikings, it is a passing league.
When you finish the game with only 1 touchdown pass and a qb rating of 78.7 and combine that with a defensive effort that produced ZERO sacks in 60 minutes, it's usually a recipe for a loss.
What's really strange about this team is we never seem to rally and play our best at home.
Where there is an 'upset' game where the team overachieves it is in Seattle or in Dallas with Colt McCoy.
Meanwhile we lose in double digits at home to Philly and Dallas and are 0-3 in the division overall.
Just not the recipe for success.