crazedbuckeye333
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Let’s throw out talent.
Let’s forget about the 6’6 frame with the 4.4 speed and the cannon for a right arm.
Let’s not even count all the accolades and attention and potential and ESPN Specials.
To see a guy with Pryor’s talent level coming out of high school is extremely rare.
To see a guy with Pryor’s mental toughness, leadership qualities, love for the game and desire to better himself coming out of high school? That’s almost unheard of.
That Terrelle Pryor, as a freshman playing for Ohio State football and the immensely prestigious program that it is, has garnered complete respect from guys like Jim Tressel, James Lauriniaitis and Malcolm Jenkins – is a statement that speaks louder than any combine scores ever will.
He has natural God-given abilities that outweigh almost any two guys, yet, despite seeing cocky kids who think they’ve got it all figured out even with less talent than Pryor, the Buckeye still wants to learn.
Asking to be roomed with the current starter of week one in Boeckman, texting numerous guys about any questions at any time of the day (or night), building a report with every single member on this team - including the guy he replaced and taking over the reigns – the time is now to realize how special of a player Ohio State has on their hands.
Of course there’s always that little thought in the back of coaches’ minds that a guy like him will become full of himself – and in doing so become a maverick instead of a team-first guy.
That’s not going to happen with Pryor. Why so sure? Character. The guy simply says and does all the right things.
His undying respect for the coaching staff and upperclassmen is second to none, his desire to learn the game of football from Jim Tressel is second to none and the respect he’s garnered – a statement that once again, should speak louder than any stat or trophy – is second to none for a freshman quarterback taking over for a national powerhouse – over a sixth year senior.
Pryor is good – scary good – and what’s even more terrifying (for Michigan, Penn State and the rest of the country) is that he’s getting better. Not in the stat column, he’s improving with the little things, the things you only see on film.
Take it back to Saturday at Michigan State. Pryor play actions to Beanie and rolls to his right. After escaping a defender (already making it an impressive play), he sees Brian Robiskie open in the back of the end zone for nearly his entire route. It’s a good chance he makes the touchdown pass, but instead of just hurling it back there, he takes a few more steps with a subtle tuck, draws in each of the two Michigan State defensive backs just one step closer, and then makes a throw made that much easier.
Touchdown. Let’s see NFL Films break that down in four years.
These are not talent gifts – they are mental gifts. That comes from him listening to Tressel without question – for a superstar quarterback, that also says a lot, especially after being thrown into the spotlight a month into your first season – that comes from his unparalleled desire to better himself in every way possible.
But here’s what I like more – the kid has moxie, but isn’t cocky. There’s a fine line, and he’s got it down pat.
First quarter, the crowd gets loud before the play, Pryor raises his hands stating, “bring it on, I can take this.†What? A freshman quarter back taking on a hostile stadium? He's not being over confident - he's leading, something Derek Anderson of the Browns or Carson Palmer of the Bengals should probably pick up on sometime soon.
Pryor’s raw talent does not outweigh his natural-born leadership qualities. Period. Do not underestimate what he's done in that locker room in the short time he's been in Columbus.
The traits he’s already shown in his first couple of games is truly remarkable given how many times the player takes a negative route to the top. Not to mention he’s beaten two tough times on the road.
Penn State might seem like a Scarlet and Grey reprieve this Saturday after the fourth quarter comeback and route “The Truth†has displayed.
Ya know what? I was wrong. The biggest statement Terrelle Pryor has made isn’t his talent, or stats, or leadership or the respect he’s garnered.
It was Tressel being asked at halftime of the Youngstown State game of his thoughts on Pryor after seing him for just one half of football – with a smile, “He’s going to be good.â€
The Sweater Vest likes Pryor – I think it’s about time we joined the party.
Let’s forget about the 6’6 frame with the 4.4 speed and the cannon for a right arm.
Let’s not even count all the accolades and attention and potential and ESPN Specials.
To see a guy with Pryor’s talent level coming out of high school is extremely rare.
To see a guy with Pryor’s mental toughness, leadership qualities, love for the game and desire to better himself coming out of high school? That’s almost unheard of.
That Terrelle Pryor, as a freshman playing for Ohio State football and the immensely prestigious program that it is, has garnered complete respect from guys like Jim Tressel, James Lauriniaitis and Malcolm Jenkins – is a statement that speaks louder than any combine scores ever will.
He has natural God-given abilities that outweigh almost any two guys, yet, despite seeing cocky kids who think they’ve got it all figured out even with less talent than Pryor, the Buckeye still wants to learn.
Asking to be roomed with the current starter of week one in Boeckman, texting numerous guys about any questions at any time of the day (or night), building a report with every single member on this team - including the guy he replaced and taking over the reigns – the time is now to realize how special of a player Ohio State has on their hands.
Of course there’s always that little thought in the back of coaches’ minds that a guy like him will become full of himself – and in doing so become a maverick instead of a team-first guy.
That’s not going to happen with Pryor. Why so sure? Character. The guy simply says and does all the right things.
His undying respect for the coaching staff and upperclassmen is second to none, his desire to learn the game of football from Jim Tressel is second to none and the respect he’s garnered – a statement that once again, should speak louder than any stat or trophy – is second to none for a freshman quarterback taking over for a national powerhouse – over a sixth year senior.
Pryor is good – scary good – and what’s even more terrifying (for Michigan, Penn State and the rest of the country) is that he’s getting better. Not in the stat column, he’s improving with the little things, the things you only see on film.
Take it back to Saturday at Michigan State. Pryor play actions to Beanie and rolls to his right. After escaping a defender (already making it an impressive play), he sees Brian Robiskie open in the back of the end zone for nearly his entire route. It’s a good chance he makes the touchdown pass, but instead of just hurling it back there, he takes a few more steps with a subtle tuck, draws in each of the two Michigan State defensive backs just one step closer, and then makes a throw made that much easier.
Touchdown. Let’s see NFL Films break that down in four years.
These are not talent gifts – they are mental gifts. That comes from him listening to Tressel without question – for a superstar quarterback, that also says a lot, especially after being thrown into the spotlight a month into your first season – that comes from his unparalleled desire to better himself in every way possible.
But here’s what I like more – the kid has moxie, but isn’t cocky. There’s a fine line, and he’s got it down pat.
First quarter, the crowd gets loud before the play, Pryor raises his hands stating, “bring it on, I can take this.†What? A freshman quarter back taking on a hostile stadium? He's not being over confident - he's leading, something Derek Anderson of the Browns or Carson Palmer of the Bengals should probably pick up on sometime soon.
Pryor’s raw talent does not outweigh his natural-born leadership qualities. Period. Do not underestimate what he's done in that locker room in the short time he's been in Columbus.
The traits he’s already shown in his first couple of games is truly remarkable given how many times the player takes a negative route to the top. Not to mention he’s beaten two tough times on the road.
Penn State might seem like a Scarlet and Grey reprieve this Saturday after the fourth quarter comeback and route “The Truth†has displayed.
Ya know what? I was wrong. The biggest statement Terrelle Pryor has made isn’t his talent, or stats, or leadership or the respect he’s garnered.
It was Tressel being asked at halftime of the Youngstown State game of his thoughts on Pryor after seing him for just one half of football – with a smile, “He’s going to be good.â€
The Sweater Vest likes Pryor – I think it’s about time we joined the party.
