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

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Worse, he didn't get the team out of huddles fast enough, and a lot of his throws lacked zip - something the coaches say is because of bad footwork.
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Man, I don't know about this....

I am no quarterback coach.. but it seems to me.. either you have a 95mph fastball or you don't. I don't know if his footwork back there will really but a lot more zip on the ball, I find that hard to buy. Troy Smith had a cannon, but not the size. TP has the size, but not the arm.

Like I said, no QB coach, just sayin' - either G-d has blessed your arm with lighting or he hasn't - granted, the better the mechanics you can fine tune the arm and get a little something more on the ball - but his arm is what it is me thinks.
 
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I thought TP looked pretty similar to the QB we saw at tOSU. Similar throwing tendencies, similar play making tendencies, similar 3rd down QB draw where he makes it on his own.

I still think it remains to be seen whether he can transition his style of play into more of a pro style and use his skills to enhance that, ala Steve Young or dare I say it Cam Newton.
 
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like a lot of people have already touched on............ He looks like the same QB that played @ OSU. He hasn't corrected any of the deficencies that many feel will keep him from ever being a solid QB in the NFL:

1. Shows the same tendencies when in the pocket (happy feet-poor footwork, doesn't set his feet to throw even when he has the time to step into the pocket and deliver an accurate ball). Misses the simple throws.

2. average arm strength, rarely a spiral

3. not accurate-always under throws balls into WR's feet (poor foot mechanics)

4. He wows you every 3rd play w/ his elusiveness, stiff-arm and play-making skills and ability to pick up just enough yards w/ his legs to move the chains (still shys away from contact tho), but takes a 14 yard sack w/ a minute left on a screen pass that essentially sealed the game for Dallas.

My take is: Too good of an athlete not to make it in the league, will have a difficult time sustaining even a back up QB role on most NFL rosters throughout his NFL career.

Over/under on eventual move to TE out there anywhere???
 
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We all pretty much agree he has the physical gifts from the football Gods to play QB. He has the toughness to stand in the pocket and take a hit, get up and then run for 12 yards the next play for a first down.

Its a mental issue. He has trouble seeing the field, he's not confident in his throws, he wants to be the field general but doesn't know how. He is unable to let the mistakes he makes go and move on.

This, like someone else said is the opposite of Troy Smith.

Smith had the mental preparedness to see every receiver, make a quick a decision on the route and pick up yardage. He also was able to keep his teammates motivated when they were down. Every play he made he owned up to it - good or bad. The bad about Smith was that he was just too small for an NFL QB and IMO peaked at OSU.

Pryor is just hitting his prime in life and needs to make it happen now, but he needs someone to show him how to make all the pieces fit together at once on and off the field.
 
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DVRd the game and just watched the second half this morning.

TP is who we thought he was. He's the same guy he was at OSU only he won't get away with it in the NFL.

I heard Matt Finkes on the radio this afternoon and he brought up an excellent point. If TP doesn't have the basics of being a QB down now then he isn't going to get it in the NFL. NFL coaches aren't going to be willing (or have the time) to "teach" guys how to be QBs. TP has gotten by with being the best athlete in the stadium up to this point. That's not going to work when he's trying to matriculate the boys down the field against an NFL defensive coordinator not working for the Browns.
 
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A year from draft, Terrelle Pryor says: ?I can be great?
Posted by Darin Gantt on August 23, 2012

Exactly a year ago, the Raiders used a third-round pick on quarterback Terrelle Pryor.

And though he wasn?t fond of some of his preseason work, the former Ohio State star doesn?t lack for confidence.

Pryor said the five-game suspension he served for violations committed in college set back his progress, and he thinks he?s going to be a great quarterback when it?s his turn.

?The suspension really screwed me,? Pryor said, via Steve Corkran of the Bay Area News Group. ?The way I came out of college and my mistakes screwed me. But right now, I?m in a good place because I?m learning from the best and I?m only going to get better, a lot better.

?If I can just keep on figuring out this progression thing and having my internal clock running with my feet, I can be good. I can be great.?

The biggest thing Pryor has done is attach himself to veterans Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart, and he?s often on the field after practice working on his craft.

But until he becomes more skilled on the technical aspects of the game, attitude won?t matter.

?It?s a footwork thing and it?s a maturity thing,? quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo said. ?He hasn?t been in this league, so it?s kind of unfair to compare him to Matt and Carson because he hasn?t played as much football or seen as many looks. But the more consistent he gets with his footwork, no doubt the more accurate he?s going to be.?

It?s hard to know if Pryor will ever deliver on the promise he showed in college, largely because of the maturity issues he showed in college.

He?s also playing for a General Manager and a coach who had nothing to do with his acquisition, so any fascination the old Raiders had with him is gone, and his future will be based on what he does on the field.
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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...rom-draft-terrelle-pryor-says-i-can-be-great/
 
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Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor insists 'I can be great'
By Steve Corkran
Bay Area News Group
Posted: 08/23/2012

The Raiders selected quarterback Terrelle Pryor in the third round of the NFL supplemental draft one year ago today. During that year, he has spent his time playing catch up after missing most of training camp last season and being suspended the first five regular-season games for violations committed at Ohio State.

Today, Pryor spends most of his time at the hip of veteran Carson Palmer, soaking up knowledge, learning the nuances of the position and waiting his turn.

"The suspension really screwed me," Pryor said. "The way I came out of college and my mistakes screwed me. But right now, I'm in a good place because I'm learning from the best and I'm only going to get better, a lot better. If I can just keep on figuring out this progression thing and having my internal clock running with my feet, I can be good. I can be great."

Pryor practiced with the Raiders for about a week last season and didn't play in any exhibition games as a result of his late arrival.

Yet, he has dedicated himself to showing that he can play quarterback at a high level in the NFL. It's not uncommon to see Pryor sticking around after practice to work with Palmer, and he's never far from Palmer or Matt Leinart off the field, either.

It's all part of Pryor's plan to learn as much as he can from two veterans so that he is as ready as possible for when the time comes when his number is called.

For now, Pryor is honing skills and making the most of his
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limited reps at practice. He is projected as the third-string quarterback.

Coach Dennis Allen and offensive coordinator Greg Knapp rave about Pryor's work ethic, demeanor and skill set. It's the footwork, accuracy and consistency that Pryor needs to improve upon.

To that end, Pryor said, he is working double time trying to get to the point where his footwork comes naturally, giving him one less thing to worry about as he takes the snap.

"It's a footwork thing and it's a maturity thing," quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo said. "He hasn't been in this league, so it's kind of unfair to compare him to Matt and Carson because he hasn't played as much football or seen as many looks. But the more consistent he gets with his footwork, no doubt the more accurate he's going to be."

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http://www.insidebayarea.com/raider...yor-insists-i-can-be-great?source=most_viewed
 
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