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Is Pryor considering leaving early?
Written by Duane Long   
Wednesday, 23 September 2009 08:16

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written by Pula, September 22, 2009
I forgot my main question last post. Do you think that Terrelle Pryor is a 3 and done guy. Given the struggles of running QBs in the NFL, I think Pryor will need as much time to prove himself to reassure NFL GMs. [/quote]

I am on record as saying I do not see it out of him. He has been very pragmatic in his decisions. I think he will continue to be when it comes time to think about going to the Show. He could have been the sure starter at Michigan in an offense that fit him perfectly but he knew that offense was not going to get him to the NFL. He was going to try and play basketball too but realized that by doing that he would hurt his chances of making it to the NFL. Beyond running quarterbacks, early entry quarterbacks have not fared well at all. I am sure someone will make him aware of that fact. A couple of years back Buckeye fans were baffled by the fact that Chad Henne went so high in the draft. We learned that the NFL has found that the one best projection number for determining NFL success with quarterbacks is college starts. I think it goes beyond that. I think it is about reps. Reps, reps and more reps. Practice reps count. Starts is a tangible number that you can wrap your mind around. We are talking about the most demanding position in sports. The more reps a player has at any position, the better but it is especially acute at quarterback. So much to learn. I think the other great decision Pryor made was in choosing Jim Tressel. We are as a whole unhappy about play calling and conservative decision making but make no mistake, Jim Tressel is a quarterback coach. He was raised in the household of a football coach. He played quarterback. When he was a position coach he was a quarterback coach. The best possible scenario is for JT to give up being co-offensive coordinator and become quarterback coach. That would be in the best interest of the team and Terrelle Pryor. Notice how we got Pryor after Troy Smith. A quarterback going high in the NFL draft would be another shot in the arm to the program.

One thing on Pryors development. We talk about decision making with Pryor. I think that will come. He has been a topic of conversation for so long it seems he has been around forever. He is three games into his sophmore year. What I would love to see the staff do right now is convince him that every time he takes off it does not have to be a touchdown. I hate to bring up the Penn State game but the fumble that determined the game was Pryor trying to get 20 when 2 was all we needed, and he had the 2 if he would have just taken it. Get him to make better decisions as a runner and I think it makes him a better player immediately.


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Pryor at Receiver
written by hondo777, September 23, 2009
can you foresee a time when Ohio State or the NFL would move him to receiver? I think he could be an all-american at receiver now with his size and speed.
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written by Fairfax Buck, September 23, 2009
I'll state the obvious. Based on where he is at right now, he is nowhere near ready to leave.
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written by Duane Long, September 23, 2009
Pryor at Receiver
written by hondo777, September 23, 2009
can you foresee a time when Ohio State or the NFL would move him to receiver? I think he could be an all-american at receiver now with his size and speed.


No. He will not be moved. There is no reason to move him. He is coming along beautifully. Fans want him to be close to a finished product now. Quarterback is the most important position on the field. If a kid can play quarterback you let him play quarterback.
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written by Bobby Haines, September 23, 2009
This kid is such a FREAK, that I want the ball in his HANDS on EVERY play! He cant play any other position but QB and take advantage of that situation.
Spiels and Hooley and the rest of the Buckeye Nation are bitching about Boom and the rest of the RBs and saying we dont have any running backs.
Yes we do, we have the BEST Running Back in the Country.
He just happens to be our Quarterback too!

Herbie, last Sat morning made a conversation that stuck in my crawl about the QB position and why Colt and Tebow and why Bradford WONT come out.
The QB position is NOT like the other positions.
It is a maturing opportunity. A NFL QB is very unique. Yes Sanchez and Stafford are starting as Rookies, but that is just because their other teammates suck so bad. Usually the learning curve for NFL QBs is very steep, more so for the maturity level.
Does Tebow really have what it takes to be a NFL QB?
Or is he really a FB?
I don't have the man crush on Tebow like the rest of the world does.

TP is now what 11-2 as a starter?
Lost one on a fumble, and another because JT refuses to call a QB sneak.
Otherwise he is 13-0.
He still has 36 more games to grow. We as Buckeye fans need to do everything we can do to be patient and back him as passionate Buckeye fans and be as proud of him and be as excited as we were as when he signed that LOI!

He will be better than Doug Washington, Randy Cunningham, Michael Vick, and Vince Young COMBINED!

He will break all of Troy Smith's record and win a Heisman Trophy and I hope TWO of them!

Would it not be special if TOSU had TWO players that had TWO Heisman Trophy winners.

Wouldn't that just pissed the hell off of the rest of the world?
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written by Hilltopbass, September 23, 2009
Duane I think you hit the nail on the head with 2 points you've made. We have been talking about him so long it's easy to forget he is a soph and his pragmatic way's. The weight of the Buckeye Nation on anyone's shoulders would be crushing, give the kid some credit for handling it as well as he has.
I think he is here for 4 yrs. I think he has his long term focus set squarely on the NFL and it will be better served with a full tenure. I was one (of many) who got caught up and needed to back up and level expections a bit. We will see a different TP by the end of this year and in turn if we do keep him 4 yrs. he has a chance to exceed the hype he showed up with.
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written by Bukirob, September 24, 2009
Duane,

There are some rumor's floating around that Darrell Hazel was calling plays in Saturday's game.

Tim May asked him this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xusV7S51zPE&fea

Darrell Hazel coyly dodged the question....
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written by RipsManifesto, September 24, 2009
Rob,

Now that's interesting...
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written by RipsManifesto, September 24, 2009
Bobby,

I love the enthusiasm, but let's not go overboard.
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written by NorthCoaster, September 24, 2009
People have totally forgotten that Pryor was given the keys to the offense last year with very minimal exposure beforehand, truly "on-the-job training." Trying to learn where your wideouts are at game speed on the fly is a tough go, nearly an impossible job. With all the Vince Young talk out there, Young redshirted his freshman year, giving him plenty of time to mature as a passer and learn the offense, and he still looked terrible throwing the ball. Last year was all talent, this year is the first Pryor has really been coached and knows the offense. If his progress isn't fast enough for many fans, its still way too early to write him off. Next year people will be blown away with the difference. If not, they may be right. But not before that time.

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