Terrelle Pryor in Silver n' Black
Posted on: August 25, 2011 4:17 am
By drafting
Terrelle Pryor in the third round of this year's NFL Supplemental Draft, the
Raiders have finally signaled that they are ready to try and groom their own quarterback again. At this point no one can definitively state how this will end, but despite whatever controversy or results may ensue, this was a good move by the Raiders. Clearly some fans have already begun to rehash conflicting reports about his accuracy or attitude, but in the end, there is little doubt that Terrelle Pryor seems to have the all the physical tools necessary to be successful in the NFL, so the Raiders were wise to take him in the third round...
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At the end of the day, regardless of how this turns out, the Raiders were wise to take a chance on Terrelle Pryor in the third round. However, in the spirit of disclosure, I must state that I have not followed Pryor's football career in Ohio and do not generally have the time, at this point, to follow a lot of college football - except for, on occasion, UCLA Football - so, I am relying on various scouting reports in assessing Pryor. Nevertheless, the points enumerated above focus on the decision rather than on the player and to that end,
the decision to draft a player of Pryor's caliber was a sagacious one. Moreover, the decision to keep him at quarterback may pay huge dividends for the Raiders in the long run, for if the Raiders succeed with Pryor at quarterback, they will undoubtedly become a very dangerous team to defend against and for Terrelle Pryor personally, the quarterback position seems to be where his heart is.
