Off-season plan, version 1.0

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(12-01-2016, 08:40 PM)SHRacerX Wrote: So, who do you want as the vertical threat that is so clearly needed opposite AJ?  They were prepared to pay Jones, who I liked, roughly 8 million per year.  Do you think Pryor would command a lot more than that?  He's at or near his peak physically and he can, in my estimation, make a huge impact on this team.  As far as getting paid more in Cleveland, that remains to be seen.  I can tell you, though, that he might want to be on a team that has a shot at winning.  

As mentioned in your FA thread, I think it would be worthwhile to pursue Pryor, as he is a good candidate opposite of AJ to provide that deep playmaking threat.
My only concern will continue to be cost to attain Pryor. If the Bengals can, great. If not, I do think there are other options.

I think Michael Floyd could be a candidate, but not a great chance he would be cheaper than $8 mill a year nor likely he would leave Arizona to come to Cincy just to stay a WR2.
Kenny Britt is kind of in the same boat as Pryor...stay the top WR in a bad offense or seek out a better team and potentially be a WR2. Britt isn't nearly as fast as Pryor, but can still create separation, run good routes, has good hands, and can go vertical. Very well-rounded. His main issues since being in the NFL have been injuries and attitude, but that was more while at Tennessee. He's having a good but quiet season in LA and is making ~$4.5 mill a year, so he might be a better shot at attaining for about Sanu-level money.
Pierre Garcon is another that might want to leave DC due to too many mouths to feed. Reed is a go-to as a receiving TE, Crowder has emerged, Jackson is still there, and they drafted Josh Doctson last year. He's always been a capable WR2, but just turned 30 years old. He was paid an average of $8.5 million when he signed with Washington, but might be had for less than $8 mill a year now due to his age.
I think a dark horse could be Cordarrelle Patterson. He definitely has the speed to be a deep threat, but for whatever reason, he hasn't succeeded in Minnesota at WR since his rookie year. Patterson should definitely be much cheaper.

There are actually a decent number of prospects in the draft that could also fill that role.
Mike Williams out of Clemson is an obvious choice, but would require the first round selection to get.
Stacy Coley out of Miami is having a decent season (703 yds, 9 TDs, long of 55). He's a definite vertical threat with probably just enough size to stay outside (6'1", 195 lb). He's projected as a mid-round pick.
Malachi Dupre and Travin Dural out of LSU are having underwhelming seasons due to terrible QB play and force feeding Leonard Fournette, but are both expected to be better in the pros. Both have been labeled as outside WRs with deep threat potential. Originally projected as potential first or second rounders if the LSU passing game improved, they are projected to fall into that mid-round range too. Either could be a steal.