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QB/WR Terrelle Pryor ('10 Rose, '11 Sugar MVP)

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Buckeyeskickbuttocks;1120819; said:
The video above, particularly the Reitz one, I think is on point to the "character" issues with Pryor. (Of which, and maybe I'm just naive, there are none.) Shocking.... a 17-18 year old kid doesn't handle himself with the full grace of a 30 year old Michael Jordan....

I don't feel like I'm giving Terrelle a "pass" on his behavior. Fighting for being called a name isn't acceptable.. though, it IS understandable. But the image the media created - with ESPN and all the news agencies that really don't know dick about recruiting (SI, Sporting News, etc.) along too with the services who do know recruiting (Aaaaa-jardy---chooo) to some degree - is now the "problem" with Terrelle Pryor? Utter and complete friggin nonsense.

The media created the very same beast they now rail against. And it's a damn shame it's Terrelle Pryor who has to put up with it. AS 21 said on the 800 lb Gorilla thread.... let any of us - at 17 to 18 years of age - put up with the day to day scrutiny Pryor did without any kind of misstep.

If I'm Pryor, I cant friggin wait until next year's number 1 recruit takes the attention of all these idiots so I can get on with my life.
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Great Post. TP will be facing an ongoing barage of highlights, spotlights, and hype from the media. But his coaches, team, and friends will insulate him from some of that because there's a few other guys who will also be in the limelight - Beanie, Saine, Laurenitis, Boeckman, Robo and few others still proving themselves on this team. I like this kid's attitude and composure so far, we landed a jem in Terrelle Pryor. What he went through must have been a heavy load. Now that it's lifted from his shoulders he can focus on his craft. I for one look forward to seeing that development over the next 4 years.
 
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Sportsbuck28;1120480; said:
I've had visions in my head for the past two days of Terrelle Pryor slashing up Michigan's defense ala Vince Young in the Rose Bowl.

I can't recall the last time I was so excited about a recruit.
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Michigan's last seven games against quality mobile QBs:

Ohio State: 37-21 (L)
Texas: 38-37 (L)
Ohio State: 25-21 (L)
Ohio State: 42-39 (L)
Appalachian State: 34-32 (L)
Oregon: 39-7 (L)
Florida: 41-35 (W)

That's 35.7 ppg...and a 1-6 record.
 
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MililaniBuckeye;1121017; said:
Michigan's last seven games against quality mobile QBs:

Ohio State: 37-21 (L)
Texas: 38-37 (L)
Ohio State: 25-21 (L)
Ohio State: 42-39 (L)
Appalachian State: 34-32 (L)
Oregon: 39-7 (L)
Florida: 41-35 (W)

That's 35.7 ppg...and a 1-6 record.
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So according to this, Armanti Edwards is quality and Juice Williams is not? I'm not sure who I'd take in that comparison, but I'm pretty sure Juice would have some healthy stats on the I-AA level.

And more importantly, what about Michael Robinson in 2005?
 
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So according to this, Armanti Edwards is quality and Juice Williams is not? I'm not sure who I'd take in that comparison, but I'm pretty sure Juice would have some healthy stats on the I-AA level.
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Armanti has been performing at a high level much longer than Juice, and more importantly, with consistency. Juice has shown flashes (OSU), he has to turn that into the rule rather than the exception.
 
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jwinslow;1121022; said:
Armanti has been performing at a high level much longer than Juice, and more importantly, with consistency. Juice has shown flashes (OSU), he has to turn that into the rule rather than the exception.
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Armanti has been performing at a high level at the 1-AA level. His only other game against I-A competition came against NC St., in his first appearance and he was only 1-2 for 8 yards in that game, not nearly enough to base an opinion off of. You're telling me Juice wouldn't appear be a significantly better player than he appears now if he was in Armanti's position as the quarterback of the top school in DI-AA?

Additionally, what about Robinson? Was he not quality?
 
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You're bringing up a hypothetical which cannot be proven. Juice plays 1-a ball, and all he has established is that he is inconsistent, and has not arrived as a consistent quality qb. The potential is certainly there, as OSU fans witnessed first-hand. As far as NC State, I agree that's a poor foundation for opinion, considering he didn't start until 2 games later.

Ask UM fans who they'd rather face again.

Robinson was a great leader, athlete & threat... not sure he was a true QB, but UM did beat him.
 
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don't know if this has been asked, and this thread grows too rapidly for me to go and check...

does anyone else see him playing anything other than QB the first year? I know we'll see him running from the QB position a lot but what about him playin in the slot and catching screens and the such?

Also after the turnout that the App State reciever had in his 40 time I can say that Appy state has some serious speed over there...
 
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you may be right about other recievers being a little more shifty, but you got a 6'6" 220-230 (depends how much weight he gains according to TP) running a 4.4! Where TP is like VY IMO is that they're both very hard to tackle, and why would we want to throw a quick screen to a reciever that will get tackled right away or shortly after the catch when you can get the ball to a kid who's awful tough to bring down.

stoney is great but you can't match TP's athletic ability, and I was just wondering though because TP does have that kind of talent where its hard to keep him off the field. Having Saine, TP, and of course beanie in on the same play would cause havoc for another defense.

building off what Roger has to say though... We should definatly show teams some looks with TP and some gadget plays to give the bigger teams something to look at and prepare for. I'm not sayin sacrifice his developing at QB for it at all. Don't move him to WR perminantely or anything just give him a few snaps in the game at a non qb position to just get his feet wet in games.
 
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I don't think this has been posted before...
College Football News discusses Pryor's decision to attend OSU and what it means to each of the teams that were under consideration (Scum, PSU, Oregon & OSU).


Scout.com: Terrelle Pryor Picks OSU ... What It Means

High school phenoms are always hit or miss as far as living up to the hype, with some, like Vince Young, turning into a transcendent performer who can elevate a program to greatness, and others, like Ronald Curry, who turn out to be no big whoop as a quarterback. Depending on who you listen to on a given day, Terrelle Pryor is somewhere in between the two, which is saying something considering Curry, who famously ditched Virginia to play football and basketball for North Carolina from 1998 to 2001 with moderate success (while some dog lover named Vick, who was from the same area as Curry, lit up the college football world like a Christmas tree), was one of the greatest prospects of all-time. Yes, Pryor is that big a deal and he's expected to become one of the rare players who can change the college football landscape all by himself.
 
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