sucks to be a sucker.

Wrong, the guy who walked on with the Eagles could have been drafted in previous years – that’s the whole difference.

Why do people even think there is a draft if College players could just decide to leave school anytime and go sign with who they want to and go to the highest bidder?

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Yeah like USC, TEN and ALA are real class institutions!

Pryor will never make an NFL roster as a quarterback.
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I don’t know who is dumber — the moron that made this post, or the 30 + people that gave it a thumbs-up. First of all, “Get out of here with that flawless record against Michigan” — red herring, anyone? The article said nothing about OSU handling scUM, and you were the first comment — so that’s not even the subject by any means. I agree that OSU is better than scUM at every position. But, you belittle Pryor too much, to that point that you make a fool of yourself. True, a backup QB could have been at the helm and OSU would likely still dominate MichAGAIN. But, what about the 4th and 10 play at Iowa in the 4th quarter — you think Bauserman could have pulled that 15-yard scramble out? No, don’t think so. Hell, probably less than a handful could have pulled that clutch play off. Or how about in the Sugar Bowl against Arkansas — when plays broke down — you think a backup has Pryor’s 4.3 speed? And, the Miami game when he rolled out, reversed field, than found an open receiver for a TD — another special play. Pryor is not perfect, and he’s far from a finished product — but, you’re wrong when you say he won’t make an NFL roster. You’re clueless about football. Dude is 6’6”, 240, runs 4.3 and has a very strong arm. Accuracy is not great—yet, but not that bad, really. And, his mechanics need work.
Guaranteed he makes an NFL roster, and guaranteed he’s a 3rd round, or better, supp. draft pick, when the time comes.

Just another obvious jealous OSU hater — that’s for sure.
Yeah, it’s easy to pick the .000001% from a program that don’t exactly measure with the other fine men it’s produced…but you could do that with just about any program, including the sad-sack, inferior to THE O.S.U. team you support.
Get a life.

Patrick Kane is the same age as Terrelle Pryor, (or Cam Newton) and about half the size. He has earned close to $20 million in his sport so far, and his guarantee over the next 4 years (over $25 million) is more than Newton as the top pick in the NFL draft will make. Probably 10 times what Pryor will earn. Pryor could probably put Kane under one arm and still dunk a basketball.
There were probably several thousand Americans who knew who Pryor was as a college recruit for every one who knew who Pat Kane was at the time.

I am a die-hard PSU fan, and Pryor was a Pennsylvania native that shunned PSU as the no.1 recruit in the country to join sweater-vest in archrival buckeye territory, so if anyone should hold biased animosity and blind hate towards Pyror it should be me……

but in reality I have always seen Pryor as a good kid, he made a really dumb move he knew was wrong, tried to cover up his mistake and got called on it…..but it wasnt really that big of a deal, and not the kind of thing that would really worry me as a NFL GM or coach if I was considering drafting this kid. Specially considering everything else about him: how he carries himself in public, praise of former and current (recently-former that is) coaches and teammates, his evidently good work ethic, intelligence, likeability and determination etc. etc.

Plus he still is raw but in reality joining OSU over PSU was the smart move considering their offensive schemes. OSU certainly runs a more NFL style, drop back and pass offense in contrast to PSU’s HD spread offense that likely would have boosted Pryor’s stats quicker but wouldnt have improved him as a real QB anywhere near as much.

Pryor NEEDS to be on a team where he can sit and learn for a two year minimum, a team with very strong experienced and respected leaders in the locker room, a veteran QB willing to take Pryor under his wing, and strong offensive coaches from QB coach up to offensive coordinator and possibley head coach. If hes allowed to grow and given time to grow in that type of environment then Pryor’s limit is the sky…….hes a rare athlete, a rare caliber QB…..you dont get 6’6″ 240 pound QBs that run sub 4.4 40s, having big arms and are relitively low-key personality wise.

If Pryor is allowed in the supplemental draft and I am a team like the Cowboys, Seahawks, Bills, Dolphins, Raiders or even Colts I certainly would consider him starting in round 3.

IMO Dallas is the optimal spot for Pryor. They have a great offensive coaching staff led by their head coach Jason Garrett who certainly can develop QBs and get the best out of them. He can learn behind a pro bowl caliber QB with kind of similar style play for several seasons, If Jon Kitna comes back thats another veteran to help the process. Plus I could definitely see Jerry Jones taking a flier in the 3rd or 4th round of the supplemental to add a kid this talented……..a kid who in different circumstances could have possibley emerged bigtime at OSU in 2011, won the Heisman and been a top 10 pick in the 2012 draft.

That’s just partially true. There are amateurs every year who get signed as an UDFA without ever going thru the draft but I don’t know what the rules say regarding it.

The guy who was played by Mark Wahlberg that was a walk-on with the Eagles. There was a guy with the Oilers many years ago that made national headlines because he had been working on a dump truck the week before. I know those aren’t recent examples but my point is that there are people who don’t have to go thru the draft process to sign-on with a team.

Pryor is too high-profile to fit into that category but I would be curious to hear from anyone who knows the rules as I’m too lazy to type ‘google’. (Except that one time.)

What benefit does the NCAA get from making this kid sit out a year?

Really?

Don’t you think every player would do that if they could? Do you think players enjoy being restricted by the draft?

You don’t get to come into the NFL when and how you choose. Any amateur player who wants to enter the league must go through the draft. If they are not selected, then they can be free agents.

If you could just wait until after the draft and then leave school and enter the league as a free agent, every player would do it.

Pryor will never make an NFL roster as a quarterback.