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

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RB07OSU;1777371; said:
In my mind he had 1, as one was a tossup at the end of the half.
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Tressel/Siciliano-coached QBs do that...

A few years ago I compared Troy Smith to Drew Tate in terms of the amount of interception-return yards. It wasn't close. When I did the comparison, IIRC I don't think a single one of Troy's picks resulted in so much as one return yard. Iowa, Wisconsin and Penn State QBs on the other hand, throw pick 6s with regularity (at least by comparison).

It's not really a fair comparison though. Ohio State QBs never have to face the Buckeye defense when the stat-monster is watching.
 
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RB07OSU;1777371; said:
In my mind he had 1, as one was a tossup at the end of the half.
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Heisman voters won't see the actual play...just the int count.


Also, that interception cost us a chance at a field goal. I beleive it would have been about a 47 yarder. I have no problem with heaving it into the endzone from the 50 yard line on 3rd and a mile....but it is in no way shape or form a good idea from the 30. The game wasn't in doubt, but it would be nice to get Barclay some in game reps on some 40+ yarders.
 
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Tlangs;1777392; said:
Heisman voters won't see the actual play...just the int count.


Also, that interception cost us a chance at a field goal. I beleive it would have been about a 47 yarder. I have no problem with heaving it into the endzone from the 50 yard line on 3rd and a mile....but it is in no way shape or form a good idea from the 30. The game wasn't in doubt, but it would be nice to get Barclay some in game reps on some 40+ yarders.
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The way I see it, it's "gettin' reps" either way.

In those scenarios it's either going to be up to Barclay to kick a long one or TP to heave a mini-miracle.

If we see more of the latter it might show that JT doesn't trust the kicking game without a veteran behind the ball.
 
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SloopyHangOn;1777506; said:
The way I see it, it's "gettin' reps" either way.

In those scenarios it's either going to be up to Barclay to kick a long one or TP to heave a mini-miracle.

If we see more of the latter it might show that JT doesn't trust the kicking game without a veteran behind the ball.
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Or TP could check down to shorter route and make it a shorter field goal. That is the decision I would have liked to see. Anything but throwing a jump ball while in field goal range.
 
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Rob Oller commentary: Pryor is big part of running game
Saturday, September 25, 2010
By Rob Oller
The Columbus Dispatch

The term "quarterback" originated in European rugby, and it made its way across the pond when American football found its 19th-century niche in eastern U.S. cities.

In those days, pre-forward pass, grinding it out on the ground was the only option. Each backfield consisted of four runners who lined up at varying distances from the thick-necked linemen in front of them. The player farthest, or fully back, from the line was the fullback. The two halfbacks were halfway between the line and the fullback. The quarterback lined up in front of the halfback.

No one second-guessed the quarterback's role. As a "back," his job was to run the ball. And so it is that Ohio State is repeating history this season by making quarterback Terrelle Pryor as important to the Buckeyes' running game as anyone else in the backfield. In a sense, he is the tailback.

Running the QB by choice and not just by necessity isn't exactly a novelty elsewhere in college football. Michigan's Denard Robinson, for example, currently is the nation's leading rusher.

But it is an approach often overlooked by OSU's critics, who have the tendency to judge a running game solely on the merits of the tailbacks and not by the guy handing them the ball.
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http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/sports/stories/2010/09/25/opinion.html?sid=101
 
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Through 4 games this season, Pryor has passed for over 200 yds every game.

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but didn't he only have 3 games over 200 yds in his whole career before this season? I ran through box scores pretty quickly I'm pretty sure that's right (ORE '09, MINN '09, Toledo '09).

If so that's pretty awesome. Although he has a ways to go, his work has certainly shown. Great game today and credit to Pryor and the coaching staff for the hard work. :oh:
 
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