I don't know about you, but something about Terrelle Pryor just doesn't feel right. It's starting to feel like, I don't know, Mo Clarett.
Look, I'm the first to say Pryor has been poorly coached and doesn't deserve nearly as much criticism as the whackos in Columbus are heaping on him. But last week, after Ohio State's beatdown of New Mexico State, we saw something that maybe opened a window into the Buckeyes' locker room.
Once Pryor was pulled from the rout, he went to the locker room, changed into civvies and watched the game from the sidelines. When asked after the game about Pryor in his street clothes and if he were hurt, OSU
coach Jim Tressel said no. From this, we can deduce: Pryor still doesn't realize the enormity of his job. The quarterback is your leader, the player others look up to on and off the field. I don't care if he did get dinged at the end of the first half (apparently, he tweaked his hamstring). Come back out on the field fully dressed and support your teammates.
These are the little things that build team chemistry, that steel a team in times of adversity ? like, say, before a game at Penn State with the Big Ten title still within reach. Pryor has crazy talent, but the coddling by the staff (see: Clarett) ? instead of coaching him harder, pushing him harder, forcing him to see his leadership responsibilities ? will eventually be his undoing.
