Tressel Out (per Columbus Dispatch)

Maybe he figured he was better off waiting for Supplemental draft after all the other QB's were drafted.

 

Is he quick enough to play wide receiver? He was impressive on that TD catch against Texas as a freshman.

 

Matt Millen thinks Pryor could interest some NFL teams at quarterback.

http://www.freep.com/article/20110601/SPORTS18/106010422/Matt-Millen-NFL-teams-would-interest-Terrelle-Pryor

 

Well, if there's anyone whose opinion is a valid one when it comes to valuing a player's NFL prospects, it's Matt Millen.

The problem with Pryor is that I don't think he's very smart to begin with, and I don't think there is anyone around him (family, friends, coaches, teammates) who can get through to him or are smart enough to know what is in his best interests.

Like him driving a shiny new ride with temp tags to a team meeting as he's being investigated for his car dealings, for example.

 

With a suspended license. Don't forget that.

 

Cherry on top...

 

... with very little grey inside the skull.

 

He must be pretty smart. He not only got into a university, he got into THE Ohio State University. I'm sure it had to do with his test scores, right? It couldn't be because he was 6-6, 230, ran a 4.4 40 and probably could be starting for the Buckeyes basketball team as well.

Funny, on his TOSU biography it says his major is "Exploring," which is code for "undeclared," which is code for "Why do I even have to go to class, can't I just play football and drive my new cars, already?" A senior with no declared major.

He seems like a fine kid and I'm sure is a great friend, teammate and player to coach, but this is just another case of an athlete playing the system for all it's worth. A system that never questioned anything and never would have.

As Bob Seger would describe athletes like Pryor:

"I used her she used me
But neither one cared
We were getting our share"

 

Yes, all you speculators, Terrelle Pryor is not smart. He actually has a confidence problem when speaking and relies on a lot of non-verbal cues and behaviors (touching the hand, gestures, etc.). He can be a very nice kid in the right situation, but most of the time is surrounded by people he feels he has to impress. But as far as football speed is concerned, watching him up close in full pads he is the fastest football player I have seen since Deion Sanders. He runs with minimal effort, and when he turns it on there is no one in the NFL that will be able to catch him. And his hands are massive. I have seen him dribble a football on the turf at Ohio Stadium like it was a basketball. Try that sometime and let me know what kind of hands you think that takes. He could be a Hall of Fame receiver or a back-up quarterback. I think the choice is fairly obvious.

 

He was Big Ten all-academic though, so I give him that. Test driving those cars takes some brainpower.