Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Is Terrelle Pryor the answer to Ohio State's national title dreams?

Terrelle Pryor needs to be more decisive and consistent with his week-in and week-out performance on Saturdays. Last Saturday’s performance was subpar at best. Sure Jacory Harris, of the Hurricanes, threw four interceptions but Pryor was lucky he did not incur the same amount; there were too many passes that Pryor threw up in the air, hoping his wide receivers would pull down. It looked terrible and something needs to change, if they are going to go on to Glendale to play in the national title game. The best pass all day and probably will be all season for Pryor was when he hit wideout Devier Posey on the sideline with a beautiful throw that fell perfectly over his right shoulder into his hands. We know Pryor can make throws like that and others, but why does he make those boneheaded ones? I sense that there is not enough urgency in Pryor’s game; he needs to develop a mean streak, get fired up, stop worrying about fans booing someone (former hometown Lebron James) go and beat up your opponent. I miss the days of the Troy Smith era; the offense was magical, and Smith had that killer instinct, that swagger, that will to win, that moxie, and decisiveness. He did not second guess or hesitate, he went for it. We need these qualities in Pryor; he needs to know that he has the full support of his team. It bothers me to see a 6’6 kid that clocks in around 233 pounds running gingerly for yardage and not steamroll defenders. Man up, Pryor, you want to win the Heisman and the national title? Then let loose, you are holding back. I know you want to be a quarterback at the next level, and you are trying to make sure you go through your progressions before taking off and run but do what is best for you, what is natural, what your gut tells you during games. Ohio State has national title aspirations but they have away games @Wisconsin (Oct. 16), @Iowa (Nov. 20), and Michigan (Nov. 27) at home. These three teams can sock the Buckeyes in the mouth and hand them losses that will all but end their dreams. The offense needs to get better, the defense I’m not worried about. Pryor, the unquestioned leader of this team, is going to need to improve or he will put his team in bad situations. If you want to be an elite player, you got to want it. Are you ready for prime time, Terrelle?!

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