QB Terrelle Pryor (official thread)

[CCI]

Originally Posted by Cornerback6

#2. Should be plenty of Doss/Jenkins jersey owners out there who will already have TP's number as well.

Thanks

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

Originally Posted by Cornerback6

#2. Should be plenty of Doss/Jenkins jersey owners out there who will already have TP's number as well.

and Malcolm Jenkins

#2 never goes out of style!

[OSU SPORTS]

Just a reminder for those out of state fans who have Directv. Tonight at 10pm on ch 637, Terrelle Pryor, under the lights(30 minutes).

[xcrunner]

Originally Posted by Buckeneye

Nobody is sold on his passing because he's not that polished yet in the pocket. Early shades of Troy trusting his legs and then to his arm, we have great coaches so that will change. However I don't see why we can't make a solid comparison to Tebow? - Aside from that game against Western Carolina as the full time QB; he was your primary ground game. Just skimming through some stats, if it wasn't a run on the goal line it was usually a one yard jump pass to Tate Casey. I think his longest throw of the season was what... 35 yards? Pretty sure that was against LSU... maybe I'm wrong but I don't see why a case can't be made for why he looks like both QB's.

Well it should also be noted that Tebow set all sorts of Florida records for passing. He had some numbers that Pryor hasn't gotten close to in that department; he was much more of a pass-first QB in HS than he has been in college.

[heisman]

Originally Posted by OSU SPORTS

Just a reminder for those out of state fans who have Directv. Tonight at 10pm on ch 637, Terrelle Pryor, under the lights(30 minutes).

Is that the one narrated by Pat Summerall? If it is, that one is pretty good. It shows him playing Tiger Woods golf all the time with his buddy.

[mudball1]

Originally Posted by Tresselbeliever

My original point was that TP is going to get in on a handful of running plays, which is going to affect Saine and MoWell's plays more so than Henton/Boeckman. And you disagreed with that.

The stuff about lining Pryor at RB is simply put into my mouth. Tressel is not going to risk getting his players hurt? LOL why did he run Smith? How many TDs did Smith have in his career? Why did Mack Brown run Vince Young? This is a game of football, and physical contacts are allowed. If Pryor starts to get 7, 8 yards a pop and maybe break a couple early on, he will gradually steal more and more snaps from Saine and MoWells.

I think the hype is great but Saine is going to be a breakout monster this year. I look to see TDs from Saine on kickoff returns and the QBs nor Beanie get on the field! What's great though is to think of the future of Saine and Terrelle leading the team as Saine played his high school yrs with a passing/running QB. (not to take away from our current talent, it's just that the strength of Buckeyes football looks good for some time to come)

[powerlifter]

Originally Posted by xcrunner

Well it should also be noted that Tebow set all sorts of Florida records for passing. He had some numbers that Pryor hasn't gotten close to in that department; he was much more of a pass-first QB in HS than he has been in college.

FWIW

Tebow's Stats

3,286 yards passing and 32 touchdowns last season. He also ran for 22 touchdowns, becoming the only player in NCAA history to have at least 20 TDs passing and 20 rushing.


Vince Young's stats

..........Passing........ Rushing
Year Comp Att Yds..TD Int Att Yds..Avg TD
2003 .84 143 1,155 .6 .7 135 ..998 7.4 11
2004 148 250 1,849 12 11 167 1,079 6.5 14
2005 212 325 3,036 26 10 155 1,050 6.8 12
Tot. 444 718 6,040 44 28 457 3,127 6.8 37

[Oneshot]

Originally Posted by powerlifter

FWIW

Tebow's Stats
3,286 yards passing and 32 touchdowns last season. He also ran for 22 touchdowns, becoming the only player in NCAA history to have at least 20 TDs passing and 20 rushing.

Did you also know that Tom Zbikowski is a Golden Gloves boxer?

[gregorylee]

Originally Posted by Oneshot

Did you also know that Tom Zbikowski is a Golden Gloves boxer?

and AJ is married to Quinn's sister

[Oh8ch]

and AJ is married to Quinn's sister

The Eskimo or the Medicine Woman?

[Sportsbuck28]

Originally Posted by powerlifter

FWIW

Tebow's Stats

3,286 yards passing and 32 touchdowns last season. He also ran for 22 touchdowns, becoming the only player in NCAA history to have at least 20 TDs passing and 20 rushing.


Vince Young's stats

..........Passing........ Rushing
Year Comp Att Yds..TD Int Att Yds..Avg TD
2003 .84 143 1,155 .6 .7 135 ..998 7.4 11
2004 148 250 1,849 12 11 167 1,079 6.5 14
2005 212 325 3,036 26 10 155 1,050 6.8 12
Tot. 444 718 6,040 44 28 457 3,127 6.8 37

HUGE differences between the teams the two played on. While Tebow didn't have a running back and carried the ENTIRE Gator offense virtually by himself thereby enhancing his statistics, Young had a tailback in Cedric Benson for two years that ran for at least 1,000 yards every year of his career, and then had a trio of good tailbacks in his final year, thereby taking away from his stats.

[TS10HTW]

Originally Posted by Sportsbuck28

HUGE differences between the teams the two played on. While Tebow didn't have a running back and carried the ENTIRE Gator offense virtually by himself thereby enhancing his statistics, Young had a tailback in Cedric Benson for two years that ran for at least 1,000 yards every year of his career, and then had a trio of good tailbacks in his final year, thereby taking away from his stats.

The other huge difference is Young actually led his team to a national championship and dominated the game at that not just a spot duty fill in.(frosh yr)

Tebow isn't going to make a living playing QB like a FB. He'll have to adjust his game and only time will tell.

As is the case with young Mr. Pryor

[NFBuck]

Originally Posted by powerlifter

Vince Young's stats

..........Passing........ Rushing
Year Comp Att Yds..TD Int Att Yds..Avg TD
2003 .84 143 1,155 .6 .7 135 ..998 7.4 11
2004 148 250 1,849 12 11 167 1,079 6.5 14
2005 212 325 3,036 26 10 155 1,050 6.8 12
Tot. 444 718 6,040 44 28 457 3,127 6.8 37

All Buckeye fans should look at those stat lines from VY's first two years, and then realize Mr. Young also took a redshirt. Those passing numbers his first two years were rather modest. Hopefully, though doubtful, the expectations for Terrelle won't be too high early on.

[jwinslow]

All Buckeye fans should look at those stat lines from VY's first two years, and then realize Mr. Young also took a redshirt. Those passing numbers his first two years were rather modest.

We should know, it was that trend through his 3rd year which gave OSU fans confidence heading into the 05 tilt. Against a great defense like ours, he'd have to emerge as a passer. And in his fourth season in college, he finally did.

[NFBuck]

Originally Posted by jwinslow

We should know, it was that trend through his 3rd year which gave OSU fans confidence heading into the 05 tilt. Against a great defense like ours, he'd have to emerge as a passer. And in his fourth season in college, he finally did.

Exactly. It just goes to show, that even the best of prospects sometimes take a little time to develop. VY began to emerge at the end of his 2nd year, and had his breakthrough game vs. scUM in the Rose Bowl. If Pryor follows a similar arc, I'll be quite fine with that. Unfortunately, I think many people will expect VY v2.0 the second he sets foot on the field.