
10-01-2008, 07:18 AM
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Capo Regime
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Join Date: Feb 2004
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September 30, 2008
Tale of the tape, Minnesota
In a hurry here, but wanted to dash off some thoughts after reviewing the film:
-- Terrelle Pryor is worth more to OSU than the sum of his yards gained. He saves the Buckeyes yards that other, less mobile QBs might lose, which is just as important. Two examples: Pryor avoids a sure sack and scrambles out of bounds. It's still a sack, but a 2-yard loss instead of 11. That's 9 yards "gained," on a drive that ends in a field goal. Second: Pryor again avoids pressure, throwing incomplete. On the next play, he converts a third-and-11 with a 13-yard completion. Had he been sacked, OSU may not have been able to convert a longer third down. That drive ends in a field goal, as well.
That's six points. So I maintain his mobility helps in numerous ways, even on plays that look like a zero gain or loss on the stat sheet.
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