Washington Football Team Offense: 2018 vs. 2020

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LANDOVER, MD – DECEMBER 15: Terry McLaurin #17 of the Washington Football Team warms up before the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at FedExField on December 15, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

Pass Catchers

Tight Ends

Ugh. In the blink of an eye, Jordan Reed, Vernon Davis and Jeremy Sprinkle turn into Logan Thomas, Marcus Baugh, and … Jeremy Sprinkle. I still have moderate hopes for Hale Hentges to emerge as a solid contributor, but however you slice it, this is a serious downgrade. You all know it. No need to go on and on.

Wide Receivers

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Washington has a weak, inexperienced group of receivers. The fact that it is an upgrade over the group from 2018 should give you some idea of just how bad that group was.

A couple of WRs from 2018 are still on the roster. But neither Trey Quinn nor Cam Sims figure to do a lot this year. I believed that Darvin Kidsy, another third-year receiver, could surprise, but the team cut him on Monday. So much for that.

Terry McLaurin, on the other hand, means a great deal. WFT had a group of mediocre WRs in 2018. The one who played the most, Josh Docston, was the biggest disappointment. McLaurin is light years better.

In the slot, Steven Sims, Jr. may not be as much of a proven commodity as was Jamison Crowder, but his trajectory looks good. And I have to believe that rookie Antonio Gandy-Golden, who could stave off Dontrelle Inman for the starting Z spot due to injury and suspension in the receiver room, will be at least as good as Mo Harris and Paul Richardson.

You want depth? Yeah, so do I. I’m not very high on Inman, but I wasn’t that high on Michael Floyd in 2018. All in all, though you cannot make any big claims for them, I think the 2020 WRs will be a small upgrade over 2018.

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