So the Redskins used a converted receiver of their own to prepare for that possibility, even though Pryor denied this week that he’ll be under center against the Redskins.

“I am not in the game plan at QB ‘cause we thought Kessler did a great job,” Pryor said during a conference call. “I haven’t had any plays at all so far. This practice coming up, tomorrow is third down and red zone so I doubt I am in the game plan for it.”

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Redskins inside linebacker Will Compton chuckled when told of Pryor’s remarks, then said, “Yeah, okay.”

So Washington’s defense prepared this week to defend a variety of read-option plays and quarterback keepers by having practice squad wide receiver Kendal Thompson run the scout team offense here and there.

“Just anything I can do to help – anything to give the defense that type of look,” said Thompson, a rookie, who played quarterback in college until switching to wide receiver this year in his quest to make it in the NFL. “It hasn’t been anything too major, or too extensive. Just a few plays here and there to work. … I try to make quick reads, and with him being a former QB, he has that same mentality of being able to make quick reads and be decisive. So, I’ve tried to do just that.”

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Redskins defensive players have given Thompson a thumbs up for his play at quarterback.

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“We know what kind of plays we’ll see when No. 11 is in the game at quarterback,” Compton said. “With Kendal being a former quarterback, it’s just good because you’ve got an athlete back there running the plays. When he’s running the ball, it helps us get an idea of the types of angles we need to take when approaching him. He’s a receiver so he’s obviously athletic, and he came out of college as a quarterback, so you know he can throw it just as well as Pryor, too.”

Safety Will Blackmon agreed.