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

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Buckfan09 said:
I think Pryor is fine. IMO, he should not be afraid to use legs more at the the beginning of the game. This will of open up passing lanes. I also think that we have strayed away from the I-formation which hurts our running backs, especially Boom.

Pryor needs to just play and have fun. Don't worry about what the critics call you as long as it is not "loser". Be confident and throw a few jump balls to your excellent wide-outs.
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it's official. there's no pleasing the Ohio State fan base.
 
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Buckfan09;1567546; said:
I also think that we have strayed away from the I-formation which hurts our running backs, especially Boom.
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Think 2004, 2005, 2006... JT always plays to the strength of the team. Our offense is constantly evolving.

Shotgun/Spread - Troy, Santonio, Ginn, Gonzo

I-Form - Freshamn QB, Beanie Wells, Robo, Hartline

Now, we're seeing the beginning of 2010's offense.. zone reads, options, oprtion passing, 3 & 4 wide.

Look at the personel we've got.. if history is any indication, the offense should be in place by scUM & the bowl game..
 
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TP seems to be playing better this year away from the shoe. Maybe he feels less pressure to make a big play away from the home crowd (or maybe its the level of competition).

I just have a hunch that when he goes out on the field in front of 105,000 OSU faithful he feels pressure to please the fans. I expect a big game from TP this week.
 
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Ohio State coaches show patience with QB
Friday, October 16, 2009
By Ken Gordon
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Week two, Southern California is in town. Ohio State quarterback Terrelle Pryor rolls out and throws a pass right to a linebacker. Interception.

Week six, Wisconsin is in town. Pryor rolls out and throws a pass right to a linebacker. Interception.

Those two plays looked the same, as if Pryor had not learned from the first one.

Pryor plays for coach Jim Tressel, a man who hates turnovers with the same passion as he loves punts. Interceptions might cause him to break out in hives because they often violate his first rule of offense -- don't put the defense in a bad spot.

With the interception last week, Pryor surpassed Todd Boeckman to become the most interception-prone starting quarterback Tressel has had at Ohio State.

And yet Tressel is not displeased. The reasons for that are varied, but focus mostly on Pryor dealing with a different set of circumstances this season.

Last season, he was thrust into a veteran offense and not asked to do too much. This season, he leads a relatively young offense and is being asked to do much more.

That leads to mistakes, and an understanding coach who said Pryor does learn from them.

"One of the things I felt from the day I met him is that he's a very close listener and very observant," Tressel said.

"Now does that mean he would never repeat a mistake? No, because there's 10 other things that can happen because there's 10 other guys in the play."
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BuckeyeXtra - Ohio State coaches show patience with QB


Ex-NFL scout, former Buckeye not sold on Pryor
By Todd Porter
CantonRep.com staff writer
Posted Oct 15, 2009
COLUMBUS —

When the rest of the recruiting analysts gushed over Terrelle Pryor, there was one who wasn’t convinced. There was one guy who practically guaranteed Pryor would not win the Heisman Trophy and walked a fine line on whether he believed the Jeannette, Pa., star would become the passer everyone thought he would.

Bill Urbanik, who played at Ohio State and spent 53 years in football, most as a coach and personnel scout in the NFL, still doesn’t believe Pryor will be become an accurate passer. He has height, yes height, on his side. Urbanik is the color analyst at Wake Forest and works for takkle.com, a service Sports Illustrated uses.

“You look at big quarterbacks, guys 6-5 and taller, and tell me how they turned out,” Urbanik said. “I saw (Pryor) on tape, and here’s what I know after 53 years in this game. If you’re called quarterback, but you’d rather run it than throw it, you have a problem being called quarterback.

“When it becomes more comfortable to run it than throw it and you have more confidence in your ability to run it, you have problems. Ask Steve McNair. Ask Vince Young. Ask JaMarcus Russell.”
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http://www.cantonrep.com/osu/x185901901/Ex-NFL-scout-former-Buckeye-not-sold-on-Pryor
 
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Would there be anything wrong in letting a quarterback learning to call his own plays just for once to let the coaches see what happens. Just once i would like to have the coaches give the kid a chance to make his own decision in plays. It doesn't have to be in game situations, maybe just in practices to see if Terelle is learning things on his own. Then after sit him down in the film room and review his calls that he made. Is there anything
wrong with that. Just asking.
 
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With the interception last week, Pryor surpassed Todd Boeckman to become the most interception-prone starting quarterback Tressel has had at Ohio State.
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Pryor has thrown 10 int's in 16 games as the starter. Todd threw 15 in his 16 games as the starter(17 if you count Texas).
?When it becomes more comfortable to run it than throw it and you have more confidence in your ability to run it, you have problems. Ask Steve McNair. Ask Vince Young. Ask JaMarcus Russell.?
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Since when has Jamarcus Russell ever relied on his legs? Is this the same guy who flat out trashed Mike Brewster and the rest of the OL in the last spring game on Bucknuts?
 
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...ask Steve Young, ask Donovan McNabb...

Also, naming a guy who was NFL MVP (and 3 time Pro-Bowler) as an example of a guy who wasn't good at his position seems like kind of a stupid thing to do. Sorry, I see where he is going with this, but his logic is far from ironclad. Besides, Tom Brady is 6'4", Peyton Manning is 6'5", and Ben Roethlisberger is 6'5". Is 1" of height really the only difference between these guys and Terrelle Pryor? Really?

I understand the point about confidence, and it's a good one. But "he's too tall" or "he can run, so he can't be a quarterback" is beyond stupid. Maybe the reporter poorly paraphrased Urbanik, but this just isn't all that convincing.
 
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