Are Randy Moss, Darrell Jackson and Joe Horn this years Terrell Owens, Javon Walker and Deion Branch?
A change of locale was supposed to be just what receivers Owens, Walker and Branch needed in 2006. Owens hated his team, Walker hated his contract, and any Branch fantasy owner had to hate the way the ball was spread around in the Patriots’ offense. But none of the above met expectations in his new home — which should come as no surprise. A new team means a new quarterback, a new coach, a new system. It’s the rare free-agent WR who thrives in Year One in his new home. We’ve already been down this road with the Patriots’ Moss, who arrived in Oakland two years ago seemingly ready for a monster season and instead began his slow decline in production. Don’t expect the Falcons’ Horn, 35, or the 49ers’ Jackson, 28, to break the pattern. — Adam Duerson Who will be this year’s Marques Colston? Odds are, no one. The seventh-round pick, who finished in the top 25 in every major receiving category his rookie season, was an exceptional case. There are, however, several unheralded players who wil
