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

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ScarletInMyVeins;1557774; said:
I do recognize that it takes a while, but like I said. Terrelle and Vince are not the same people. They don't learn at the same rate, and they surely don't have the same coaching.
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Are you trying to suggest Vince had good coaching?
 
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ScarletInMyVeins;1557763; said:
Look, Terrelle is not Vince Young. What he did has nothing to do with Terrelle. My original statement still remains valid. He came here to get to the NFL. Who have we developed into a NFL quarterback in Terrelle's lifetime? Hell, I can't think of a QB that has came out of Ohio State to do anything in the NFL in my lifetime (which is a short 28 years), let alone in JT's tenure. What did his QB's do at Youngstown State? Did any of them go on to the NFL?
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In any event, "developing an NFL QB" is a crapshoot at best. Look at one of the most successful NFL QBs in the modern era: Tom Brady. He was not even a first team Big 10 QB (honorable mention at best I believe), and yet excelled in the NFL. Many other star QBs at the college level have been washouts in the pros.

I really have no use for the NFL anyway, so I could not care less if we are able to become an NFL QB factory or not. I realize it is important to the players with the desire to play at that level, but for me it simply does not matter.

What matters to me is Ohio State football success, and I think TP is our best bet for success there. TP has more potential to be a great QB than anyone else we have on the team, or anyone we were in the running to recruit. He can be a great college QB in my opinion, and simply needs some time to develop.

Would I be happier if he was the Heisman front-runner because he was playing so well - absolutely. Did I expect that to happen? Nope. Tressel has shown the ability to achieve success with the players he recruits, and I see no reason to think TP will be any different. With players as "hyped" as he was, it is difficult to live up to expectations. It is much easier to be an unexpected star (see "Tater Tot" Forcier for an example) than to live up to world-beater hype. We need to give him time to succeed.

I am willing to be patient. I'd even be willing to wait for his breakout game to come until Nov. 21, 2009 in Ann Arbor.
 
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ScarletInMyVeins;1557779; said:
I never said his was better or worse. It worked for him, and obviously Colt McCoy.
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No, it didn't, unless you're trying to compare his fourth year with pryor's second.

Year 1 - not ready to see the field
Year 2 - < 60% comp, 6 td 7 int
Year 3 - < 60% comp, 1800 yds, 12 td 11 int
Year 4 - > 65% comp, 3000 yds, 44 td 28 int

Texas drastically changed their coaching approach with VY at the end of his career.
 
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ScarletInMyVeins;1557779; said:
I never said his was better or worse. It worked for him, and obviously Colt McCoy.
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I'm sorry, SIMV, but I can't frickin' believe you're suggesting that TP play another position. Having his athletic ability at QB creates all sorts of possibilities for the offense, and puts all kinds of pressure on the defenses.

And I know they're not the same player, and TP wants to be a pro-style QB; bUt like JWins said, but TP is well ahead of a mid-year redshirt sophomore VY, in his third year at Texas.
 
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Thought he took a little step fwd. Ran with a little more confidence. Made a couple of really nice throws.. Several drops by the WR's.

If there is one area that could help this team tremendously in the next couple of weeks is his short routes on third down. If they start connecting a little more on those and keep some drives going this team could be real dangerous. In my not so trained eye he is getting better. Release a little sooner and get those feet right!
 
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ScarletInMyVeins;1557774; said:
I do recognize that it takes a while, but like I said. Terrelle and Vince are not the same people. They don't learn at the same rate, and they surely don't have the same coaching.
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Bro, are you kidding me???? Get your facts straight before you talk cause you are just throwing stuff against the wall and hoping it sticks. Terrelle Pryor is already better, as a sophomore, than Vince Young was as a Junior. Vince Young had a great senior season, but Terrelle Pryor has two years left and he's only going to get better.
 
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If there is one area that could help this team tremendously in the next couple of weeks is his short routes on third down.
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This is an excellent point, and it's the key to the Bucks' season. When it's time for the really big games, and I'm including this week, those chains need to keep moving.
 
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osubuckeyes2731;1558059; said:
Bro, are you kidding me???? Get your facts straight before you talk cause you are just throwing stuff against the wall and hoping it sticks. Terrelle Pryor is already better, as a sophomore, than Vince Young was as a Junior. Vince Young had a great senior season, but Terrelle Pryor has two years left and he's only going to get better.
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Maybe you want to get your facts straight, since VY entered the draft after his junior year, which means he didn't have a senior year. So yes, VY did have a great junior year.
 
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osubuckeyes2731;1558059; said:
Bro, are you kidding me???? Get your facts straight before you talk cause you are just throwing stuff against the wall and hoping it sticks. Terrelle Pryor is already better, as a sophomore, than Vince Young was as a Junior. Vince Young had a great senior season, but Terrelle Pryor has two years left and he's only going to get better.
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So it's not a fact that Terrelle and Vince aren't the same person? It's not a fact that they have a different learning curve? It's not a fact that they have/had different coaching?

What exactly are you trying to say with your post?
 
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