QB Terrelle Pryor (official thread)

[MrsB]

Pryor impressed me as a good frosh. The passing style needs some work yet and I don't believe I saw him throw a deep ball. I'd Give him a freshman "A" .

[DaddyBigBucks]

Originally Posted by MrsB

...I don't believe I saw him throw a deep ball...

Wait a couple of weeks

[MililaniBuckeye]

Originally Posted by OregonBuckeye

Antonio Henton looked great against YSU too. Take 'er easy, fellas. Pryor isn't taking Boeckman's job.

Henton looked good. Pryor was outstanding. Henton (RS freshman) didn't come in until 08:52 of the fourth quarter, when we were up 31-6...he handed the ball off three times before JT let him pass (in YSU territory, on YSU's 37). Pryor (true freshman) came in on our third drive of the game, middle of the first quarter, up only 10-0, in our territory, and JT had him pass on his very first play. World of difference between the two.

Originally Posted by DaddyBigBucks

But with Pryor in the Pistol, the Penguins (not to mention the camera operators) were helpless. After seeing film of it, that hand-off (fake or not) is going to freeze future opponents. I hope we see play-action off of that fake later in the year.

Just thinking what Pryor will do with that against Michigan's defense in three months gives me a stiffy faster than a 55-gallon drum of industrial strength Viagra...

[brutus2002]

By the time we play Michigan our young offensive players will be much better. Pryor and Posey will get better week after week. I'm sure more PT won't hurt Herron either. Michigan is in serious trouble in Columbus

[hawaiianbuckeye]

will this be the longest thread ever one BP? mods? just curious.

[cincibuck]

I thought I was seeing VY in scarlet and gray instead of burnt orange. Raw, but what promise and looks like he's throwing darts instead of a football -- but the ball got where it was supposed to go and the BTN cameramen are headed back to school.

Posey looked good, Small looked terrific and when you think of what Pryor will look like in five or six weeks and next year it's looking like a very interesting few years in the 'shoe.

[Dryden]

Originally Posted by OregonBuckeye

Antonio Henton looked great against YSU too. Take 'er easy, fellas. Pryor isn't taking Boeckman's job.

With apologies to Antonio Henton, he didn't look like a man among boys against YSU. Pryor's TD run literally looked like a grown man playing with toddlers, wading through the living room with kids hanging on each foot.

The other element Pryor brings that Henton did not is his arm strength. Pryor is throwing 10 yard darts with the flick of his wrist. I can't wait to see how far he can throw a football when he actually gets his hips, back, and shoulders into it. Pryor's arm strength will let him get away with a lot of things that are bad mechanically that other freshmen QBs simply cannot do.

I'm wondering how long it takes before OSU's WRs start complaining about having their fingers broken.

[rocketman]

Originally Posted by Dryden

I'm wondering how long it takes before OSU's WRs start complaining about having their fingers broken.

Solution: Have Pryor pass to our 6' 7" TE's. It's like playing keep-away!

[osucollegebuck]

Was anyone else really blown away by his play fake ability? I was sitting in block o and he fooled me a couple of times LOL. I wasn't as embarrassed when I watched it on my Tivo as he fooled the camera man and actually Paul Keels as I just watched Buckeye Replay. I'm very excited about the future.

[Bleed S & G]

Originally Posted by schwab

Now there's your vbet.

No doubt. What are the odds?

TP looked impressive, and he looked damn good in S & G. Bauserman looked sharp too in his limited time..

Someone mentioned us having a log jam at LB... we have a log jam at damn near every postion. I'm excited for next year already. Holy crap.

[osugrad21]

OZone

Dreams Come True: Buckeye fans have been dreaming about the day that Terrelle Pryor finally set foot on Ohio Field. That dream finally came true for them on Saturday. It turns out that Pryor had his own dreams as well.
Terrelle Pryor "I dreamed of running (onto the field) behind coach Tress with his vest on. It was just a dream. That's all I can say. One of my dreams came true," Pryor.
Pryor was impressive in his first action, but was maybe even more impressive after the game. With the media attention he commands Pryor is a young man who has every opportunity to be a bit full of himself. He showed none of that after his first Buckeye action.
"What people think about you doesn't really matter. It's what they think," said Pryor who then went on to explain what he does consider important.
"It's between us, it's between our teammates. We're a team. Whatever the outside guys say we don't really listen. It's inside the group and we're all together," Pryor said.
Pryor's debut was impressive, but he was quick to share the credit for his performance.

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[DaddyBigBucks]

Originally Posted by osucollegebuck

Was anyone else really blown away by his play fake ability? I was sitting in block o and he fooled me a couple of times LOL. I wasn't as embarrassed when I watched it on my Tivo as he fooled the camera man and actually Paul Keels as I just watched Buckeye Replay. I'm very excited about the future.

Uh... yeah

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Originally Posted by DaddyBigBucks

The passing is what I expected


The running is what I expected



The ball-handling is off-the-charts, absolutely amazing. His fakes were deft enough to have the entire YSU defense running the wrong direction. Say what you will about the difference in athletic ability, the Penguins were very assignment-sound the vast majority of the time.

But with Pryor in the Pistol, the Penguins (not to mention the camera operators) were helpless. After seeing film of it, that hand-off (fake or not) is going to freeze future opponents. I hope we see play-action off of that fake later in the year.

Originally Posted by MililaniBuckeye

...Just thinking what Pryor will do with that against Michigan's defense in three months gives me a stiffy faster than a 55-gallon drum of industrial strength Viagra...

[OSUBuckeye4Life]

Originally Posted by MililaniBuckeye

Henton looked good. Pryor was outstanding. Henton (RS freshman) didn't come in until 08:52 of the fourth quarter, when we were up 31-6...he handed the ball off three times before JT let him pass (in YSU territory, on YSU's 37). Pryor (true freshman) came in on our third drive of the game, middle of the first quarter, up only 10-0, in our territory, and JT had him pass on his very first play. World of difference between the two.


Just thinking what Pryor will do with that against Michigan's defense in three months gives me a stiffy faster than a 55-gallon drum of industrial strength Viagra...

I would attribute more of that to the fact Boeckman was in his first full year and JT wanted him to get experience. The overall experience from last years team to this years in Game 1 are worlds apart.

Now don't get me wrong, Pryor looked special out there to me.

[ashlandbuck]

Originally Posted by DaddyBigBucks

The ball-handling is off-the-charts, absolutely amazing.

But with Pryor in the Pistol, the Penguins (not to mention the camera operators) were helpless. After seeing film of it, that hand-off (fake or not) is going to freeze future opponents. I hope we see play-action off of that fake later in the year.

Brought back memories of Rex Kern. It's such a lost art, and so effective!

[generaladm]

Re: Henton/Pryor comparison, IIRC, Henton's most impressive play was a quick pass to TWash, who broke it for big gain and a TD. We still have TWash. TP had 3-5 plays that were impressive, regardless of age. Not saying that the TP hype wasn't overblown already, but he does look like a special player.

Re: TP's ball handling, yes, amazing. There was a great slo-mo shot of his fake hand off to Mo, and it was still hard to tell who had the ball. That's what excites me about Jordan Hall coming in next year, he and Pryor already have a whole playbook they can run.