Question Of The Day: Should The Bengals Take A Flyer On Buckeyes' Terrell Pryor If He Enters The Supplemental Draft?

by Josh Kirkendall on Jun 1, 2011 2:00 PM EDT in Analysis

When I first heard about the allegations against Ohio State's Jim Tressel, my initial thought was Terrelle Pryor was the one that's going to bring Tressel and the University down. After years of dominating the Big Ten, and in many cases, as one of the top 2-3 teams in the nation, the Buckeyes are at the top of the roller coaster, ready to take the plunge into NCAA sanctions. We know it's coming and many of us, residents of Buckeye nation, are bracing for sanctions worse than what Southern California received.

Pryor, in my opinion, isn't that great of a quarterback in college and I find it hard to believe he'll amount to anything in the NFL as a passer. His talent and athleticism are tremendous, no doubt. Yet he's unrefined and it's not like the Buckeyes have a history of successful quarterbacks in the NFL. Place Pryor in a pocket and he's particularly ineffective against good defenses, relying completely on his legs to get himself out of jams. Don't get me wrong; he was exciting and he did get himself out of tremendously tough circumstances with his legs. And he did have games where his arm was impressive. But the NFL? Not as a quarterback.

There's speculation that after Tressel's resignation, Pryor could join the Supplemental Draft.

Eddie George thinks that the university should "excuse" Prior from the team to move on.
SI uncovers years of repeated violations under Tressel.

Our question of the day is this: If Pryor is in the Supplemental Draft, do you take a chance on drafting him? You can do whatever you want with him. Make him a backup quarterback, an athlete that plays several positions, but the important questions is, do you draft him. Remember that if you do draft him, you lose that corresponding selection in the next draft. For example, if the Bengals drafted him in the fifth round, they would be without a fifth round pick during the 2012 NFL Draft.

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i would if you can get a 5th but not higher.

Don’t know what i would do with him but maybe gruden would figure something out. If he can become a qb or even wr he has the talent to be pretty good.

by JCompton41 on Jun 1, 2011 2:06 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

in a word

by whodeydoc on Jun 1, 2011 2:24 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Amen

I thought

we as a team were trying to distance ourselves from players like Pryor who can’t seem to keep their hands clean?

by GatorOH on Jun 1, 2011 2:45 PM EDT reply actions

Never,No Way,No how

Complete loser,if he falls to a late round pick,possibly just becuse we are the cheap ass Bengals,it would be more for namesake than anything he could do on the feild.Spoiled ass ghetto boy who cheated a very bright future,rather than working hard and getting better,chose to play hustler and will have to live with his current status forever

"A team is more than a group of individuals,its a group of individuals that come together to make a team"

by keithp on Jun 1, 2011 2:47 PM EDT reply actions

No.

Even as an OSU fan, I say no way. He doesn’t work hard enough to ever become an NFL QB with how unpolished he is, and he’s also a total douche. The media talks about his bad attitude, but they don’t capture half of it. Pretty much every student that has met him on campus at OSU has bad stories. I’ve heard all about things he does that aren’t talked about by the media, and he’s not the type of person we would want. This team is being rebuilt to have good character- just look at the people they drafted this year. Pryor would be an awful pickup.

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by sexsalad on Jun 1, 2011 2:55 PM EDT reply actions

Can we have a BIG HELL NO !!!!

Leopards don’t change their spots. A punk will always be a punk, at any age.

by sofakingood on Jun 1, 2011 3:14 PM EDT reply actions

"Punk" isn't the best word.

A more apt description would be “asshole.” “Punk” implies being childish and immature, which can be overcome. Pryor is an asshole, and he has no regard for anyone but himself- not what you want out of someone who should be a leader.

Oh, and his skills don’t translate well to NFL play at all. He’s like Cam Newton, only he’s worse at throwing the ball, less powerful of a runner, not a leader and without the work ethic. We don’t want him.

"I bet that sex Bengals fan is really pissed now." -DT3428

by sexsalad on Jun 1, 2011 3:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Right on...I agree and stand corrected.

by sofakingood on Jun 1, 2011 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Pryor might be a good QB....but

he will take years to develop. We already have too many QB’s like him on the roster. Bengals need someone like McNabb if they bring any new QB’s on board.

by BENGALS69 on Jun 1, 2011 3:40 PM EDT reply actions

Never even a "might be"

"A team is more than a group of individuals,its a group of individuals that come together to make a team"

by keithp on Jun 1, 2011 3:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Has there ever been an NFL caliber QB out of OSU? Smith, no. Krenzel, no. Can’t remember one before them either. Pryor ain’t gonna be the first. MAYBE he converts to a WR, but the Bengals have met their quota on WR projects.

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by DrainBamage on Jun 1, 2011 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions

The receiving core is pretty set.

Green, Simpson, Shipley, and Caldwell all have their spots pretty much locked up. Factor in that Chad could be back (seems like he will at this point) and that they drafted that guy from Stanford (his name always escapes me) who’s tailor-made for a WCO, there’s no room there.

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by sexsalad on Jun 1, 2011 5:35 PM EDT up reply actions

Yes

Art Schlichter.
He was a very good QB and possibly a star in the making, but the gambling got to him first.

by WHYUS!! on Jun 1, 2011 9:05 PM EDT up reply actions

H to the No.........

by The Van Buren Boys on Jun 1, 2011 4:17 PM EDT reply actions

We don't need another tight end so

by Throw the ball on Jun 1, 2011 4:36 PM EDT reply actions

What about as a tackling dummy?

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by Paul Cannon on Jun 1, 2011 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Hmmm

I like this

by Throw the ball on Jun 1, 2011 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions

How about Devier Posey?

I would consider some of the other players, maybe Mike Adams? But no thank you to Mr. Pryor. He can go somewhere else.

by ddbumpus on Jun 1, 2011 5:33 PM EDT reply actions

My nephew went to school

with Posey and he’s just as bad of an asshole as Pryor..

by WHYUS!! on Jun 1, 2011 9:06 PM EDT up reply actions

I would go for Adams with a 4th or 5th

a potential 1st rounder for a 5th round pick seems like a bargain, as long as he straightens up he could really help out our questionable OL

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by ItsAlwaysSunnyInDayton on Jun 2, 2011 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions

No

We don’t need another QB project, we already have a young group of receivers and to top it all off, he’s also apparently a dick. The only 2 from this group I’d even consider looking at are Herron (physical, between the tackles runner) and Adams (help at the OT position).

by cincydevil13 on Jun 1, 2011 7:27 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

the only way

is if we can convert him to safety cause we have no safety’s that are good and arnt old as crap.

by bengalsfanforlife on Jun 1, 2011 9:25 PM EDT reply actions

The Real Pryor

Im a senior in high school in the upper columbus area and I have a bunch of friends who attend Ohio State University. All I hear them talk about is how big of an @ss Pryor is and how degrading he is of women and what not. He’s a jerk who is very selfish and only cares about himself. Although I am a Bucks fan, I would not want Pryor, despite is freak athleticism.

by Braveslax1012 on Jun 1, 2011 9:25 PM EDT reply actions