TheBRADLeyB;1603091; said:
Well my question is, why is Tressel so afraid to use Pryor?
Pryor doesn't get recruited as the Number 1 prospect in the Nation and then just give us what he's given us thus far. It seems to me that two thins they are doing which is harming him is;
1. Trying make Pryor a Pocket Passer at the Expensive of his natural ability to Run.
2. Protecting him from 'INTs' by never letting him throw down field (Posey is open more times then not, I know Pryor's accuracy isn't the best, but have him work on that instead of outside hooks for 7 yards.)
Why does every n00b start with a post in this thread questioning JT's use of Pryor?
Ya know, before you make a post like this, you might want to do a bit of fact checking first.
For his two-year Buckeye career, Terrelle Pryor has 4,477 total yards of offense, which places him #11 on the Buckeyes' career total yardage list. The Buckeyes' career leader is Art Schlichter, with 8,850 total yards. If Pryor plays at the same level over the next two years, with no improvement whatsoever, then he will pass Schlichter and become the Buckeyes' career total yardage leader.
This year, Terrelle Pryor has 2,535 total yards, which is the fifth-best single season for a Buckeye. By comparison, Troy Smith had 2,893 total yards in 2005, and 2,746 total yards in his Heisman season of 2006. Pryor has one game remaining this season, and if he hits his average of 211 total yards per game, then he will have out-performed Smith during his Heisman season.
By the way, as a sophomore, Smith had just 1,235 total yards, which is less than half of what Pryor has gained so far during his sophomore season. And if it matters at all, Smith had 14 yards of total offense during his freshman campaign, compared to 1,942 for Pryor.
As far as big plays are concerned, in 2009, Pryor has thrown eight touchdown passes of 20 yards or more, four of which were for 50 yards or more. In his Heisman year of 2006, Smith threw nine touchdown passes of 20 yards or more, only two of which were for 50 yards or more.
As far as rushing goes, Smith rushed for 1,168 yards in his Buckeye career, while Pryor has already rushed for 1,338 yards.
This season, Pryor is leading the team in rushing with 707 yards. The last quarterback to lead Ohio State in rushing was Les Horvath, during his Heisman campaign way back in 1944.
So, Terrelle Pryor's performances so far compare him favorably with two Buckeye Heisman trophy winners ... and he is on pace to become Ohio State's all-time leader in total yardage.
So, three questions back at you: (1) Where is your evidence that Tressel is "afraid" to use Pryor? (2) Why are you complaining that Pryor has "just" given Ohio State 4,477 total yards in two years? (3) How can you complain about Tressel "[t]rying make Pryor a Pocket Passer at the Expensive [sic] of his natural ability to Run" when Pryor has already out-rushed Troy Smith, Ohio State's most noted "dual-threat" quarterback?
Don't let the facts get in your way, okay?