Pryor eligible for the supplemental draft but suspended for the first 5 games

[RchfldCavRaised]

Pryor might end up being the #1 QB next year because Campbell, Edwards and Boller are all FAs.

I'm excited, the kid has potential and the bar has been set remarkably low after JaMarcus.

I was wondering what a Raider fan would think of this.

Going to be interesting to see how he develops Triple

 

[TAS]

The problem is that I don't think Campbell is interested in teaching and Pryor isn't interested in learning.

Campbell can't be a mentor, but Rich Gannon can. Gannon has tried repeatedly to be involved with the Raiders but Al Davis is still bitter that Gannon threw those 5 interceptions in the Superbowl.

It's always one step forward and two back with the Raiders .

 

[RchfldCavRaised]

This user is set to Mod Squad, the system will let you know if he says something you need to read

:chuckles:

 

[bushwick_bill]

I am glad he is not on the Browns but honestly I am rooting for the kid to succeed... He had some great games as a Buckeye - cannot take that away from him. It is too bad it had to end the way it did for him.

 

[SanduskyCav]

So what makes them think that he won't become Jamarcus Russell V2.0?

Because they are both African American is that why you are calling him Jamarcus 2.0?

I think Pryor was a much better college QB than Jamarcus and although some don't believe it, I believe that he is a pretty hard working kid.

JaMarcus was a lazy ass who had a good combine and was able to take advantage of that, get a fat paycheck, and never look back.

 

[Prime 1978]

Take this with a grain of salt.... But ESPN, said that the Raiders are more interested in him as a WR than a QB...i that's the case it may be a better move than at first glance.

I'll say this though, when I see TP, I don't see the quick hitch type moves that you usually see in WR's. He already will be a redzone threat at WR like we saw in the Bowl game against Texas on lob passes. I still question if he has the quickness to get open consistently. Darius Heyward, Renaldo Nehemiah, James Jett etc... were all guys that were faster than TP but couldn't cut it at WR because those guys weren't quick coming in and out of routes...just straight line fast. I wonder if this will be the case for Pryor. That's if this ESPN report is even true.

 

[chrisrich91]

Take this with a grain of salt.... But ESPN, said that the Raiders are more interested in him as a WR than a QB...i that's the case it may be a better move than at first glance.

I'll say this though, when I see TP, I don't see the quick hitch type moves that you usually see in WR's. He already will be a redzone threat at WR like we saw in the Bowl game against Texas on lob passes. I still question if he has the quickness to get open consistently. Darius Heyward, Renaldo Nehemiah, James Jett etc... were all guys that were faster than TP but couldn't cut it at WR because those guys weren't quick coming in and out of routes...just straight line fast. I wonder if this will be the case for Pryor. That's if this ESPN report is even true.

Agree here. Pryor is a different kind of fast...long smooth strides which leads to disguised speed. I'm not sure he has the quick feet to make moves to get open. More of a WR/TE hybrid to me.

 

[The Voice]

We should send the Raiders Skrine's 40 time and see if we can get their first.

 

[C-Town1987]

Will Oakland Raiders fans party like they won the Super Bowl when Al Davis finally takes that dirt nap? I'm not even a fan or have any vesting interest in that team and I hate the guy.

 

[Apathy]

I think you guys are letting the scandal clout your memory on the kid. I think he's a monumental douche bag, but let be honest, this is pretty good pick for Oakland. A third rounder isn't that much.

 

[Prime 1978]

We should send the Raiders Skrine's 40 time and see if we can get their first.

When I saw Skines measurables I was shocked as hell that he was Raider. Then I realized that ge went to a very small college and that would've required the old guy to do some heavy scouting. I doubt that a school that small gets on the old guys radar. Just run fastbaby!!!

 

[dano_24_26]

Will Oakland Raiders fans party like they won the Super Bowl when Al Davis finally takes that dirt nap? I'm not even a fan or have any vesting interest in that team and I hate the guy.

Something like that!

 

[AZ_]

So what makes them think that he won't become Jamarcus Russell V2.0?

They heard he doesn't like "syrup"

 

[TAS]

Pryor-Russell comparisons are laughable

Dick Vitale said on his Twitter account the Raiders are hoping quarterback Terrelle Pryor isn’t another JaMarcus Russell.

He’s not the only one. I’ve heard it dozens of times since I wrote two months ago the Raiders should consider Pryor, an idea that became a reality Monday when Oakland forfeited its third-round pick in the 2012 draft to take the Ohio State quarterback.

Well, they’re both pretty big for quarterbacks and they do have the same skin color.

The comparisons end there.

Russell was cut after making $39 million, making it a disaster when he became a washout. Pryor, according to John Clayton’s calculations, will get around $591,000 guaranteed as the No. 18 pick in the third round, the way contracts are slotted.

Russell played 25 games as a college quarterback, going 21-4 an builidng his reputation with a Sugar Bowl MVP performance against an overmatched Notre Dame team. Pryor was 31-4, winning both the Rose Bowl and Sugar Bowl MVPs against more competitive opponents in Oregon and Arkansas.

Russell came in as a fabulous arm attached to a soft body and a questionable work ethic. Pryor’s passing game is said to be in need of work, but he’s a fabulous physical specimen whose propnensity for work has not been questioned.

Russell could play no other position but quarterback, unless the Raiders secretly toyed with the idea of lining him up inside with Tommy Kelly once his weight approached 300 pounds. Pryor could be either a wide receiver or a pass receiving tight end if it doesn’t work out at quarterback.

Is it possible Pryor doesn’t have what it takes to be an NFL quarterback? Absolutely, that’s the nature of the position. Happens all the time. But there are fallback options if it doesn’t as a playmaking receiver and the economic reality is his contract won’t be the elephant in the room as it was with Russell.

Source: Inside the Oakland Raiders

 

[calleger]

Pryor-Russell comparisons are laughable



Source: Inside the Oakland Raiders

So, the argument against the comparison is:
1) Pryor won't make as much money
2) Pryor doesn't have Russell's arm strength
3) There is a chance Pryor can convert to a different position if QB doesn't work out.
4) Did you see Pryor work out, oh yeah!