[Click to Embiggen]While we're all busy fretting over the plays Pryor is not making, I thought it would be worthwhile to spotlight one that he did make.
On the opening drive of the game, the Buckeye offense had just crossed midfield and had a first down at the Hoosier 41. On first down, Pryor sailed a ball five feet over Dane Sanzenbacher on the right sideline. It was rightfully cringe-inducing.
On second down, Pryor drops back to pass and gets decent protection, but doesn't find anyone open downfield. He tucks the ball and takes off to his left where he picks up an easy five yards before getting forced to the sideline by Indiana cornerback Richard Council. As Council goes for the hit, Pryor eludes him and lunges, triple-jump style, for the remaining three yards and the first down (he got a pretty good spot, but he definitely made the marker). Think about that. On any given play, Pryor is capable of stretching out three or four more yards on his feet when things look dead.
The Buckeyes would end up settling for three on the drive when Posey couldn't come down with a well-thrown third down pass in the end zone, but as Pryor grows more comfortable within the offense, these little hidden yards, and their demoralizing effect on opposing defenses should become more of the rule than the exception.
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That was insane, but there's also another play - and my memory's a tad fuzzy, in which Pryor rolled out, and from about 5 yards behind the LOS, he took two strides, hit full speed, and got a 5+ yard gain where basically any other scrambler would get 2 or 3. It just goes to show that when he hits full speed, he could probably out-run most Big Ten secondaries.
But, of course, everyone wants him to beat those secondaries with his arm, and with good reason, but I think we're seeing that initial hesitancy that plagued his running against Navy and USC dissipating with each week.
I thought the same thing to myself when I saw this 1st down that got picked up by Pryor. Another example of this kid stepping up and takin off with it to keep a drive alive.
I wanna see a video of DC's block
I have it on DVR.
well, Im jealous then
Winfield sure is fun to watch. Dude sure isnt scared to tackle
Indeed. Still my favorite Buckeye of all time.
"He is the one."
I even said to my wife, "Is that some Matrix shit I'm seeing?"
Can you imagine if Dick-Rod would have landed TP? To think of him in maize and blue is my worst nightmare realized. We would likely have Henton out there instead--maybe not a bad player, but he doesn't even sniff Pryor's talent. Thank goodness Pryor chose the Buckeyes.
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Definitely. Rodriguez would have probably accelerated Pryor's development to the point where he'd probably be completely clowning fools in that system right now. But, if you want to play QB in the NFL...
thank you sir!
I'd be very surprised if Pryor were throwing any better at this point if RichRod had landed him, he'd just be fully embracing the running game instead of trying to develop into a complete qb already.
Agree. I was imagining him clowning fools in a Pat White++ kind of way.
Sure thing.
Dick rod would cry everytime Pryor would get sacked
That was epic!
His reaction after he gets up makes it even better.
I remember that. Fastest I think I've seen him run, yet. If he was running any faster he'd be converting mass directly to energy.
I think Ol' Rod has his guy now and won't complain. Forcier sure finds ways to make plays. Granted, they've been against shit defenses. We'll see this Saturday and of course, another certain Saturday in November.
Speaking of Btch Rod QBs anyone see how beat up Forcier looked after the MSU game? I cannot wait until Thad and company get their hands on him and his 4" pipes!
I'd guarrentee he wouldn't be developed as a passer, because he wouldn't get to pass. He would be running and handing off almost every play and once in a while throw one downfield. He'd be using his talent, but hindering his future as an NFL QB.
+ 1 to his feet against USC, still there was a very bright spot in that game similar to this example given against IU. There was one play when it was Mays after Pryor on the run, Mays thought it was going to be an easy hit, but had a real hard time with him. Man on man the best a veteran all american can do against Pryor is pull him out of bounds! Even when May's got his assist, it came too late Pryor had moved on and the second blow went to May's, not Pryor. I am not cheering the pain Mays suffered to his knee, but that action on that one play makes me feel very good about Pryor in the future.
Hay I said May's when I meant Mays