Three years ago, the Falcons had Julio Jones, Calvin Ridley, Mohamed Sanu and Russell Gage in the same group of receivers. Two years ago, they had Julio, Ridley and Gage. Today, they have zero of those players under contract.
We don’t need to go through the whole sordid tale for why that is—you know Calvin Ridley was just suspended for the season, and that Julio Jones was traded—but it’s not an exaggeration to say the situation in this team’s receiving corps hasn’t been this dire since 2006. Rebuilding that group into a credible one is one of the dominant priorities of the offseason, especially given that this team has an uncertain offensive line situation, a backfield in need of rebuilding and a soon-to-be 37 year old quarterback who desperately need capable targets.