Terrelle Pryor is a Raider

By 11W Staff - 22 August 2011
32 Comments

In a move that shocked few, former Buckeye quarterback Terrelle Pryor was selected with the 18th pick in the 3rd Round of today's NFL supplemental draft by the Oakland Raiders. (Breer/Twitter)

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Colin on 22 Aug 2011 - 1:48pm #

I feel bad for him now, wish the Browns picked him up.

btalbert25 on 22 Aug 2011 - 1:51pm #

I don't feel bad at all for him, it's the one team that will actually give him a shot at QB lol.

Jeremy Birmingham Staff on 22 Aug 2011 - 1:53pm #

Pryor will be eligible to play for the first time in week six, when the Raiders host the Browns.

NoVA Buckeye on 22 Aug 2011 - 9:31pm #

how ironic

/Duff'd It

The Stanley Jac... on 22 Aug 2011 - 1:57pm #

The Raiders were just really impressed with Pryor's interview with them on his Pro Day:

"Not everybody's the perfect person in the world. I mean everyone kills people, murders people, steals from you, steals from me, whatever."

yrro on 22 Aug 2011 - 2:05pm #

Raiders fans would probably agree.

741 on 22 Aug 2011 - 1:58pm #

The Raiders are possibly the only team in the NFL to have drafted worse than the Browns (v. 2.0).

741 on 22 Aug 2011 - 2:22pm #

That said, I think TP can develop into a solid NFL backup QB in 2-3 years, and possibly more if he works his ass off and catches a couple of breaks along the way.

The guy is a sick athlete - and no matter what you might think, he would have obliterated most of the QB stats at OSU if the "scandal" had not come to light.

(With the Miami story unfolding in the way that it has so far, doesn't our little autographs for tatt's issue seem tiny by comparison?)

yrro on 22 Aug 2011 - 2:35pm #

I wonder how long he kicks it around as a backup quarterback before he tries wide receiver.

If I were a coach I'd have him run a few routes just to see how he compared.

NoVA Buckeye on 22 Aug 2011 - 9:43pm #

i think the redskins also fall in that category

/Duff'd It

741 on 22 Aug 2011 - 11:28pm #

I think of the Redskins as being the team who has made the worst trades and free-agent signings in the history of the NFL.

Matt Mod on 22 Aug 2011 - 2:03pm #

Congrats to TP on his hard work paying off; I think he sticks in the league once he makes the switch to WR. Any player who is 6'5, 235 lbs, with a 4.36 forty-time, is going to make an impact. Only Calvin Johnson approachs those numbers.

Buckeyejason on 22 Aug 2011 - 2:12pm #

Just because you're tall and can run fast in a straight line doesn't mean you can be an NFL WR. Too many other attrubutes contribute to that position.

Run_Fido's favorite word is strawman.

Denny on 22 Aug 2011 - 2:17pm #

Being freakishly athletic helps, a lot.

Taquitos.

NeARBuckeye on 22 Aug 2011 - 2:49pm #

Eric Crouch, Matt Jones come to mind.

I hope he gets a shot at qb. He's fun to watch.

OHIOST1087 on 22 Aug 2011 - 2:15pm #

Wonder what Chimdi is thinkin' about this...

btalbert25 on 22 Aug 2011 - 3:21pm #

Why does everyone assume he's going to be a back up QB? Isn't Jason Campbell in his last year of his contract with the Raiders? Aren't the Raiders natorious for starting guys at QB he probably don't belong in the NFL as a back up QB? In my opinion, Pryor will be their starting QB come the beginning of the 2012 season.

btalbert25 on 22 Aug 2011 - 3:21pm #

C'mon, it's the freakin Raiders we're talking about here, they are at least as effed up if not more so than the Bengals.

NeARBuckeye on 22 Aug 2011 - 3:24pm #

This isn't a fair comparison, but gradkowski played pretty well with a piss poor raiders team. Right now the bengals are making him look like he shouldn't even hold a clipboard.

Jeremy Birmingham Staff on 22 Aug 2011 - 3:26pm #

The Raiders three QB's are Jason Campbell, Kyle Boller and Trent Edwards.

Pryor has a VERY good chance at playing significant minutes this year.

btalbert25 on 22 Aug 2011 - 3:38pm #

I completely agree with you on this one. Dude is going to play and a lot. For his sake I hope it's not this year, but it wouldn't be a shock. I really believe the Raiders are the only team that would give him a crack at QB and do so early. For a guy who wanted the opportunity to play QB, this was the best case scenario for him. Other teams would try to convert him, Oakland won't. I just hope they have someone who can help develop him. People can say what they want about the kid, but no one questions his work ethic and desire to get better. He could end up being a decent QB.

RBuck Mod on 22 Aug 2011 - 3:29pm #

The death penalty wasn't on the table for the Buckeyes but Terrelle just got it. They'll rush him in too quickly and ruin him. He needs about 3 years to develop at any position IMHO.

"It's just another case of there you are". ~ Doc (1918-2012)

biggy84 on 22 Aug 2011 - 4:40pm #

Maybe now he will be in a situation where he can get coached up. I'm not so sure coach Sic is qualified to mold a NFL caliber QB. TP is far more talented than Kordell Stewart, and Stewart made it.

Is it Saturday Yet on 22 Aug 2011 - 5:01pm #

I just hope he doesn't get his Raiders tat too quickly.

Scott on 22 Aug 2011 - 5:49pm #

Best of luck to him. He made his mistakes, but he will always be a Rose Bowl donimating, Wolverine-slaying Buckeye to me.

Class of 2008

NoVA Buckeye on 22 Aug 2011 - 9:46pm #

all these people that say cam newton is better than pryor are working for ESPiN or they are out of their minds. pryor actually played in a pro style offense while he was in college and had some pretty good numbers if you ask me. hes like a bigger michael vick, anyone else agree?

/Duff'd It

Ultrabuckeyehomer on 22 Aug 2011 - 9:53pm #

Cam is a much better passer, in my non-professional opinion. Just watching the two of them, Cam always threw the ball better (more natural motion). But, I personally don't think either one can play QB at the NFL level. Perhaps I'm wrong, which is certainly possible, but I bet this debate is dead in a few years when both are thought of as backups as best.

BuckeyeChief Mod on 22 Aug 2011 - 10:05pm #

Ha! A buddy of mine, ND fan, sent me a text...

"Pryor was drafted by the Raiders. It fits him"

I replied " Why? Because he shot/raped/killed someone? Or because of his numerous DUI's and bar brawls"

He got my point.

"Don't put syrup on shit, and tell me it's pancakes"

No matter how sh*tty the tour is, it's always tough to leave.

biggy84 on 23 Aug 2011 - 12:16pm #

Nice Chief!

Scott on 23 Aug 2011 - 6:04pm #

Good work. Not enough people call BS on stuff like this. If Sanzenbacher had traded some gear for tattoos, no one would be running around calling him a "thug" and affiliating him with rapists and murderers.

Class of 2008