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

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He actually had a very good game against a statiscally solid NFL defense in San Diego last year. Kid made some nice throws, showed really good pocket awareness, and was sliding amd using his feet excpetionally well in the pocket.

I wish the Raiders hand't traded for Flynn and instead given Pryor the keys, but we'll see I guess. As awful as things ended at tOSU, I still have a lot of desire to see him succeed at the next level.
 
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billmac91;2336660; said:
He actually had a very good game against a statiscally solid NFL defense in San Diego last year. Kid made some nice throws, showed really good pocket awareness, and was sliding amd using his feet excpetionally well in the pocket.

I wish the Raiders hand't traded for Flynn and instead given Pryor the keys, but we'll see I guess. As awful as things ended at tOSU, I still have a lot of desire to see him succeed at the next level.
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I'm not saying he shouldn't get a shot, I'm saying that I doubt he will.

The NFL has certain biases and Pryor is the epitome of those biases - he's not your prototypical QB for sure.
 
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Mike80;2336661; said:
I'm not saying he shouldn't get a shot, I'm saying that I doubt he will.

The NFL has certain biases and Pryor is the epitome of those biases - he's not your prototypical QB for sure.
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The nfl ia starting to shift some to the zone read, and Pryor could do better in that offense. Mike vick, rg3, russell wilson, tony romo, and colin kaepernick to name 2 aren't prototypical passers either. Pryor is and will be a qb, its insane to think he'll change positions. Just because matt flynn was brought in, means little. He was also brought in to start in seattle, howd that go?
 
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I've always wondered what might have been had Pryor started out as a DE in college. Not sure about his mental makeup or his first step, but I think it would have been interesting. I get why he played QB and it makes a lot of sense in terms of the college game. But I wonder what his potential might have been on the defensive side of the ball.
 
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Buck94;2336699; said:
I've always wondered what might have been had Pryor started out as a DE in college. Not sure about his mental makeup or his first step, but I think it would have been interesting. I get why he played QB and it makes a lot of sense in terms of the college game. But I wonder what his potential might have been on the defensive side of the ball.
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I would say "low" considering he's not one for direct contact much.
 
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Buck94;2336699; said:
I've always wondered what might have been had Pryor started out as a DE in college. Not sure about his mental makeup or his first step, but I think it would have been interesting. I get why he played QB and it makes a lot of sense in terms of the college game. But I wonder what his potential might have been on the defensive side of the ball.
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Imagine if George Whitfield was his QB coach in college, what would have been?
 
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Dennis Allen: Terrelle Pryor "not there yet"
By Levi Damien on Jun 3 2012

Dennis Allen says Terrelle Pryor is still not where he needs to be.

All through the off-season, Terrelle Pryor has been working to get better at the quarterback position. He hired three QB coaches to help with his footwork and mechanics which he Pryor says is the key to his improving his throwing motion and accuracy.

He has also been getting with his teammates and working every chance he can get. But when you watch him practice, it doesn't appear that he has made great strides. Dennis Allen has had a similar perspective.

"He's working. There's been no lack of effort on his part," said Allen of Pryor. "I think still when you look at it at the quarterback position, he's still young in the position and there's still a lot of improvement that he needs to make. He's got a great athletic skill set but still some of the finer points of playing the quarterback position are still some of the things that he's got to get better at.

This response feels very much like the one he gave in a post game press conference late last season after the Raiders lost Carson Palmer to a rib injury. Then the decision was made to start him for the final game of the season.

Some have argued that one game is not enough experience to prepare the young quarterback properly but if Pryor isn't ready, the only game experience he will get is in the preseason.

"Yeah, that will come with some in-game experience, but again, at the end of the day everything that we do is being evaluated. So, we watch every single practice snap so I think we go a pretty good idea of where we're at. And we're going to continue to give him opportunities to showcase his skills but right now he's not there yet."

It may not seem like it but Pryor has been in the NFL for two seasons now. He came late to camp as a rookie and was suspended for the first five games of his rookie season but even so, he has had a lot of time to improve his game and show he is ready to legitimately compete for playing time at the quarterback position, especially on a team without an absolute lock to start.

If Pryor isn't ready yet, how much time does one quarterback need to play like he belongs at the NFL level, let alone pushing to start? Right now Pryor is closer to the area of fighting to hold onto his roster spot with no discussion of starting.
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http://www.silverandblackpride.com/...ers-dennis-allen-terrelle-pryor-not-there-yet
 
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