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

[OHSportsFan]

TPeezy doing his thing again.

Against a tough D.

 

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

Playing really well again today. Just threw a beautiful inside slant on the money for a long TD. He's also currently out-rushing the entire KC team.

 

[Dryden]

Playing really well again today. Just threw a beautiful inside slant on the money for a long TD. He's also currently out-rushing the entire KC team.

Was anticipating if KC pressured him like IND did in Week 1 he could rush for 100+ again. Man, his ceiling is terrifying.

 

[Dryden]

 

[Dryden]

Good TP went home at halftime. Bad TP showing up in the 2nd half. Just ran backwards 10 yards then tossed up a wounded duck over the middle for an INT deep in OAK territory. Has taken a number of delay of game penalties too.

KC just punched that one in and take the lead. Ouch.

 

[Buckskin86]

10-sack outing should teach Raiders' Pryor lessons
Ann Killion
Updated Monday, October 14, 2013

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  Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor was sacked 10 times by the Chiefs. He too often tried to make something out of nothing. Photo: Peter Aiken, Getty Images

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Terrelle Pryor was sacked 10 times. He was battered on almost every play. His team was manhandled in the second half.

But don't say he took a beating.

"I didn't take a beating," Pryor said. "I'm a big man, a grown man. They just tackled me. It was not a beating, though."

That's the mind-set the Raiders' young quarterback needs to keep. Down but not destroyed. Pryor had the roughest start of his career in Sunday's 24-7 loss to the Chiefs, a game that looked like a step backward, a horror show of errors at deafening Arrowhead Stadium. Now he needs to find the lessons in the ashes.

"We have to do a good job of learning from this, maturing from this," Raiders head coach Dennis Allen said. "The environment was tough, and I think it was a great experience for some of our young guys to get that feel. Terrelle's a young, maturing quarterback, and I think it's a great learning experience for him."

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http://www.sfgate.com/raiders/article/10-sack-outing-should-teach-Raiders-Pryor-lessons-4892958.php

 

[Buckskin86]

Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor admits he was awful against the Chiefs
By Carl Steward

[email protected]

Posted: 10/14/2013

ALAMEDA -- No member of the Kansas City Chiefs was as rough on Terrelle Pryor as he was on himself.

The Raiders quarterback passed erratically during a 24-7 loss at Kansas City, but he wasn't passing the buck Monday in a brutal self-examination of his performance after watching the game film.

"What disappoints me is we lost the game because of me; that's how I look at it," said Pryor, who threw three interceptions and was sacked 10 times Sunday.

"You know what?" he continued. "I deserved them hits, because I didn't get the ball out, and on one play I called the wrong protection. You make mistakes like that, you deserve to get pile-driven into the ground."

Pryor went on bashing himself for nearly 15 minutes. Good thing he didn't have a sword in his locker or he might have fallen on it.

"Defensively we played great, offensively we played great," he said. "It was just No. 2. That's the only way I'm going to get better is taking the blame that's really my blame"

Pryor went into detail about his mishaps Sunday, but one of the most obvious ones was failing to get the play called in the huddle promptly, which resulted in three delay-of-game penalties.

"That's tough, I'll take fault on that," he said. "I've got to get guys in the huddle, and I wasn't calling the plays until about 15 seconds left. I thought we rushed a lot because we were rushing. It starts with me."

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http://www.mercurynews.com/raiders/...uarterback-terrelle-pryor-admits-he-was-awful

 

[Buckskin86]

Raiders' Pryor optimistic after bad game
Tom FitzGerald
Monday, October 14, 2013



Imagine you're fairly new at your job, and only a short time ago your bosses had some serious reservations about you.

Unfortunately, the cohorts you depend on for a big presentation are basically novices themselves. Now, imagine your big moment comes, and there are more than 76,000 people jeering you - at a decibel level rivaling the most ear-splitting moments of AC/DC and KISS.

That was the predicament Terrelle Pryor found himself in Sunday. Three hours, 10 sacks and three interceptions later, the 24-year-old Pryor tried to sound positive in the face of a 24-7 loss to the Chiefs, one of only two unbeaten teams in the NFL.

"We'll be back ... 2-4 - we can get to the playoffs," he said.

He didn't make excuses for an offensive line that has had more cast changes than "Saturday Night Live."

"If guys get injured, it's OK," he said. "Things happen. I realize that, and I understand that. We need to get some togetherness on our offensive line. We have to come together and start creating."

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http://www.sfgate.com/raiders/article/Raiders-Pryor-optimistic-after-bad-game-4895800.php

 

[Buckskin86]

Raiders owner Mark Davis on Terrelle Pryor’s progress
Posted by Tim Kawakami on October 17th, 2013

-Q: What are your thoughts on Terrelle Pryor’s play in the first portion of the season? I know you were an early supporter of his…

-DAVIS: I’ve liked him all the way. Always liked him. He’s a young guy who works his butt off and he wants to be a great player.

Confidence is a word I’ve used in the past with him and I’ll use it again. It’s an important attribute for a quarterback, I think, and he has it.

It’s fun to watch right now. I like him a lot.

http://blogs.mercurynews.com/kawaka...yors-progress-dennis-allens-defense-and-more/

 

[Buckskin86]

Pryor gets 'House'-work in during bye
October, 21, 2013
By Paul Gutierrez | ESPN.com

ALAMEDA, Calif. -- Terrelle Pryor did not head to Los Angeles to work with quarterback guru Tom House over the Raiders’ bye this past weekend.

PryorInstead, House came up to Oakland to work with the Raiders quarterback on Sunday.

“We went to a local field and got in some good work,” Pryor said after a light practice Monday as the team began preparations for Pryor’s favorite team growing up, his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers.

Pryor was not able to work out with Raiders coaches during the bye -- players are guaranteed four days off due to the CBA -- but Pryor said he did come into the facility to study film on his own after Oakland’s final team practice on Wednesday.

“You know me,” he said, “steady trying to get better.”

House, a former big league pitcher who is now a pitching coach at USC, has worked with quarterbacks from Drew Brees to Tom Brady to Carson Palmer to Tim Tebow on throwing mechanics.

Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson said last week he was the one who recommended House to Pryor this past offseason.

http://espn.go.com/blog/oakland-raiders/post/_/id/1273/pryor-gets-house-work-in-during-bye

 

[Buckskin86]

Raiders' Pryor continues to evolve as NFL quarterback
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Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor, a Jeannette graduate, looks for a receiver during the first half against the Chiefs on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2013, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.


By Eric Gilmore
Published: Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013

ALAMEDA, Calif. — It was five nights before the best game of his NFL career, and Oakland Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor got a text message from first-year offensive coordinator Greg Olson.

Olson had been working on a game plan for Oakland's Week 5 test against San Diego, and he had just watched tape of Pryor's first career NFL start in the Raiders' final game last season, a 24-21 loss to the Chargers. Pryor completed 13 of 28 passes for 150 yards and two touchdowns with one interception that day at San Diego. He made some electric runs and completed some clutch passes, but his footwork and throwing mechanics were as raw as a fresh wound.

As he watched that 2012 tape, Olson was struck by how far Pryor has come and how much he has changed in just 10 short months. According to Pryor, Olson's message to him was, “Your footwork and everything is completely different” than it was last year.

“He's right,” Pryor said. “I've made big strides and big steps along with the progress. I have to keep on working hard and understand you're never good enough.”

Pryor led the Raiders to a 27-17 win over San Diego, completing 18 of 23 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns while posting a career-high 135.7 passer rating. Pryor had the NFL equivalent of a reality check the next week at Kansas City, throwing three interceptions and getting sacked nine times during a 24-7 loss to the undefeated Chiefs.

But after regrouping during a bye week, the former Jeannette High School star will make his first career start against the Steelers, the team he loved while growing up, on Sunday at the O.co Coliseum.

“The guy's come a long ways, man,” Raiders offensive tackle Khalif Barnes said. “I'm super proud of him. He's always had a good work ethic since he came in. He's just taken it to a new level. He's eager to learn. He wants to be a leader, and I think he's done a good job of doing that though his play and the way he carries himself on the field and the way he carries himself in the huddle.”

Pryor leads the Raiders with 1,061 passing yards and 289 rushing yards, which comes as no surprise for a dual-threat quarterback who passed for over 4,000 yards and rushed for over 4,000 during his high school career, and then passed for 6,177 yards and rushed for 2,164 at Ohio State.

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Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/nfl/4927508-74/pryor-raiders-nfl#ixzz2iXyjviRf

 

[Buckskin86]

Steelers had interest in Terrelle Pryor
October, 23, 2013
By Scott Brown | ESPN.com

PITTSBURGH -- A meeting between Terrelle Pryor and Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin in August 2011, could have resulted in Pryor living a boyhood dream and playing for his hometown team.

But Pryor said he took a pass on Tomlin’s offer to draft him because he wanted to get away from the kind of distractions that would hinder his development as an NFL quarterback.


AP Photo/Ben MargotTerrelle Pryor turned down Pittsburgh's offer to be drafted by the team.
Pryor still remembers what Tomlin told him after the two all but mutually agreed that the Steelers would not take the former Ohio State star in the NFL supplemental draft.

“He said ‘When the time comes and we play you I’m coming after you, I’m blitzing you,’ ” Pryor said.

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http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/95864/steelers-had-interest-in-terrelle-pryor

Steelers notebook: Pryor rejected Tomlin's offer
Alan Robinson
Steelers Reporter
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Published: Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013,

Terrelle Pryor, a Steeler?

Pryor said Mike Tomlin offered to draft him in the August 2011 supplemental draft, but Pryor declined. The former Ohio State quarterback then went to Oakland in the third round.

“Mike said, ‘Hey, I'll draft you if you want to play here,' ” Pryor, the former Jeannette High School star, said Wednesday. “But he gave me a story about when he was down in Tampa Bay about a quarterback (Shaun King) that was there, and he ended up being in the same hometown. It was just hard for him; he ended up cutting out because of all the distractions.”

Pryor then told Tomlin it was best for him to play elsewhere, too. “I had to say no because, at a young age, I didn't want to be near home and have distractions around me,” Pryor said.

Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/steelers/4931031-74/brown-linebacker-coach#ixzz2iduixPKs

 

[Buckskin86]

Raiders' Terrelle Pryor set to face childhood team
Vic Tafur
Thursday, October 24, 2013

• Raiders QB Terrelle Pryor says Steelers coach Mike Tomlin offered to draft him. Photo: Ed Zurga, Associated Press

Terrelle Pryor grew up in Jeannette, Pa., a big Steelers fan and a big Ben Roethlisberger fan. On Sunday, the Raiders' young quarterback will "play against guys I looked up to and guys that were role models to me."

And to hear him tell it, he was almost a teammate to those Steelers.

Pryor told Pittsburgh reporters in a conference call that Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin offered to draft him in the August 2011 supplemental draft, but Pryor declined. The Ohio State alum then went to Oakland in the third round.

"Mike said, 'Hey, I'll draft you if you want to play here,' " Pryor said. "But he gave me a story about when he was down in Tampa Bay about a quarterback (Shaun King) that was there, and he ended up being in the same hometown. It was just hard for him; he ended up cutting out because of all the distractions."

So Pryor said he told Tomlin thanks, but no thanks.

"I had to say no because, at a young age, I didn't want to be near home and have distractions around me," Pryor said.

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http://www.sfgate.com/raiders/article/Raiders-Terrelle-Pryor-set-to-face-childhood-team-4924960.php

 

[Buckskin86]

Terrelle Pryor pushing to become a well-rounded quarterback

Terrelle Pryor isn't going home this weekend, but he will be playing against his hometown team, and the fact that it's the Pittsburgh Steelers isn't the only point of significance.

Through five starts for the Raiders this season, Pryor is throwing for a higher completion percentage than Carson Palmer did with Oakland last year and has compiled a nearly identical passer rating -- and that's without accounting for the enormous athletic gap between the two. There's no question Pryor has made progress. The Raiders' 2-3 record under Pryor's watch is nothing to sneeze at, considering the circumstances.

Now, he has the bye week behind him and a veteran defense in front of him, with plenty left to prove.

There's still no telling what Pryor's place with the club will be beyond this year. At this point, the third-year pro is adamant that he can't get caught up in any of that.

"There have been big improvements; I'm proud of my work," he said after meetings on Wednesday. "And I have confidence that if I continue to work hard, I'm gonna get where I wanna be -- and I wanna be one of the best. ... I know I can do things other people can't. But what I'm focused on is doing my job, getting better at being a quarterback, and when the time calls for it, make those plays that other people can't make. I'm trying to live in the present, not the future."


The things he can do that others can't represent the part of the story that's often forgotten. Pryor was, rather recently, considered one of the better high school athletes of his time, elite in basketball and the top-ranked prep football player in the country.

That's why, if you're the Raiders, Pryor merits a rather long look. To spin his words forward: As deep in quarterback talent as the 2014 NFL Draft might be, there isn't much those kids can do, physically, that Oakland's current starter can't.

Trouble is, until very recently, Pryor was much more of an athlete than a quarterback, something he's spent three years trying to amend. He told me he's built a library of cut-ups of Drew Brees, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning -- he loves Brees' balance in the pocket, how Manning always has his feet pointed toward his target, and the overall fundamentals in Brady's setup -- and has tried to implement elements of the tape. The overarching thing he's taken away: An understanding that footwork and accuracy go hand in hand.

"I'm good sitting in the pocket; I'm not as worried about that anymore," he said. "For me, now, it's understanding defenses better, staying on schedule, remembering it's OK to check down, not press, and take what the defense is giving me. When I did the film on Brees and Brady and Manning, you see it, on first and second down, they take what the defense gives them. They pick and choose their spots."

The trick for Pryor is striking the balance between exploiting his genetic gifts and playing the position the way it's drawn up, which is still a work in progress. He admits that against the Chiefs in Week 6, he was too quick to use his feet in certain spots when he should've stuck in the pocket. In other spots, he scrambled, and Justin Houston and Tamba Hali tracked him with discipline, forcing him to hold the ball too long. "I learned a lot from that game," Pryor says of the 24-7 loss that saw him throw three second-half interceptions.

Pryor reiterated that his focus is on now -- today -- to the point where, just as he says he's not worried about the Raiders' plans for 2014 at the position, he also can't assess how far he's come, because he can barely remember where he was three summers ago. But that doesn't mean Pryor doesn't have his own take on the kind of player he is -- and can become.

"I see myself as a starter in the league, leading a team and having a lot of success doing it," he said. "What's important is that we keep moving forward."

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap20...ughts-of-what-could-have-been-in-denver#Pryor

 

[TheStoicPaisano]

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