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  • S Spectrum

    The staff taught Troy Smith to be a pass first QB by his junior year. They can certainly teach Pryor. His biggest problem that I've noticed is he seems to lack the confidence to throw the ball into tight spaces, or to a spot before the receiver is open. He starts to scramble to buy time, and doesn't plant his back foot to throw. That's why he wasn't getting anything on his passes against Texas.

    He'll get better.

    @spectrum said:

    The staff taught Troy Smith to be a pass first QB by his junior year. They can certainly teach Pryor. His biggest problem that I've noticed is he seems to lack the confidence to throw the ball into tight spaces, or to a spot before the receiver is open. He starts to scramble to buy time, and doesn't plant his back foot to throw. That's why he wasn't getting anything on his passes against Texas.

    He'll get better.

    I think part of that might be his arm strength and confidence. I'm sure things are moving much faster in the college game than high school. But give this guy some time.. He has HUGE potential. Watching him out run the defense of USC was great, to bad he had to do it to many times.

  • S Solon16

    @shepwrite said:

    That's like me saying I want to develop into a female super model. I'm starting off at a bit of a disadvantage.

    Seriously... he throws DREADFULLY. And he isn't 12 years old.

    Dreadfull is a great word for his performance against texas.... sickening comes to mind as well!

    @solon16 said:

    Dreadfull is a great word for his performance against texas.... sickening comes to mind as well!

    Passing? Maybe. Overall performance? OUTSTANDING and FANTASTIC are two that come to mind. Give him a healthy Beanie in the second half, he pulls out the upset.

  • No Question as a football player he has supreme talent...as a passer in the Texas game??? That was truly and awful performance. I've seen 6th grade flag football Qb's with better plant and throw and follow throughs.

  • Pryor played AA ball here in MY hometown... against school with graduating classes of 50 to 63. He wasnt playing prep schools or against anyone else who is even playing Div I football.

    Give the guy some more time to adjust to the speed of the game.

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