The Redskins are finally doing what they should have been doing all along - moving on from players on the wrong side of 30 that are looking for big contracts based on what they produced when they were in their primes.
Garcon had 1,000 yards last year in an offense with a stable quarterback, a good pass blocking offensive line and threats with Jackson and the tight ends to give him single coverage.
Meanwhile, Terrelle Pryor was on a god-awful team in Cleveland that had a revolving door of quarterbacks, an offensive line that dumped two of its better players in the offseason and no other receiving threats that were worth a damn.
End result? His stats and those for Garcon are remarkably similar
Garcon is 31 and and after 9 years in the NFL has maxed out his talent, Pryor at 27 is a guy who has only been a wide receiver for 2 years after transitioning from quarterback, and stands to have significant upside given plus size and speed.
Pryor is a freak physically. At a legit 6'4 and 230 he runs a 4.39 40 yard dash and has excellent leaping ability.
My guess is Pryor is an 1,300 yard, 10-12 touchdown player just waiting to emerge as a legit NFL star.
Whether we will be able to retain him AFTER 2017 is another question.
But as with Zach Brown the team has in my opinion significantly upgraded for the 2017 season at these positions.
It's great that Brown is 'sharing' time at ILB with Compton and Foster in OTAs, etc. , but the truth is that Compton and Foster are nowhere near as productive as Brown has already proven himself to be, and athletically there is no comparison.
Brown is a guy that is fast enough to run sideline to sideline and make plays while providing the one thing this team hasn't had since Monte Coleman - linebacker who can cover tight ends and backs in coverage.