Interesting Future WR Prospect

[Varking]

Yea I was gonna say .. down the road other than having a few problems getting open, when the ball was in the air .. i'd put him among some of the best in the league at going up to get it. Was a natural athlete.

It just makes a lot of sense for Pryor. The only reason Jones was considered a bust is because we drafted him as a WR in the first round. But even his short season because of the suspension, 65 catches and 761 yards, and 2 tds would have been first on the Panthers last season in catches and yards, tied for second in tds...

2009? Tied for first on the team with Steve Smith in catches, second in yards, and tied for 3rd in TDs.

2008? Tied for second in catches, third in yards, third in tds.

Like I said, he was our third option during his time with us and that is a fine season for almost any WR. Only a bust because we got him in the first. Pryor would be going much lower than that, and you would be paying him for 3-5 years less overall than Jones made off his signing bonus.

But, like somebody else said, it may have been SC who said it, if you draft Pryor as a QB and Newton gets hurt, you will have somebody with similar talents to fill in for a bit.

[Ted Stryker]

Regardless of his physical skills why would you want him? Just last year he was a main player in bringing down Ohio state. He makes poor decisions, he could have declared for the draft and whined about basically making himself ineligible for the supplemental draft, he quit the team and hired an agent and shouldn't be in it IMO. Now he has this pipe dream about playing QB when he should just be thankful to get an opportunity to be in the NFL.

No thanks

[SCMunnerlyn1]

But, like somebody else said, it may have been SC who said it, if you draft Pryor as a QB and Newton gets hurt, you will have somebody with similar talents to fill in for a bit.

I came right out and said that .. but I think a couple people early on said something relatively close to it.

[Varking]

Regardless of his physical skills why would you want him? Just last year he was a main player in bringing down Ohio state. He makes poor decisions, he could have declared for the draft and whined about basically making himself ineligible for the supplemental draft, he quit the team and hired an agent and shouldn't be in it IMO. Now he has this pipe dream about playing QB when he should just be thankful to get an opportunity to be in the NFL.

No thanks

Why would you want him? Randy Moss couldn't go to FSU because of off-field issues, got in trouble at Marshall, and took the NFL by storm. Cam Newton had a ton of controversy surrounding him his whole career in college, and now he looks like he might be the future of our Panthers. Beason and Shockey are on the team this year, Panther Nation loves Beason, and he may have been given improper benefits by Nevin Shapiro during his time at the U, should we cut him?

What somebody did in college has no indication of what they will do in the Pros. Look at Steve Smith... He is one of the Panther all time greats yet he was getting tons of backlash for cleaning his locker out this offseason, he punches fellow Panthers in the face and has been reported as throwing his team mates under the bus in interviews before, but we love him. Why?

The same reason all those players are liked... Because when you get into the Pros, and you produce, people like you. Mike Vick killed living creatures, and we almost voted him for MVP in the NFL last season. A guy with a checkered past, who openly speaks about how he was the last one to the practice field and the first one off during his pro bowl years.

Again, what happened off the field in college doesn't matter anymore.

[TerriblePizza]

This argument doesn't mean much. We didn't send a rep to his workout. I highly doubt we'll be drafting him.

[Ted Stryker]

He's showing poor decision makingright now

[GritsRgreat]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=Av3wPYrPsM7EaUdJWVGPbXhDubYF?slug=ap-pryor-proday

Sounds like he's ready to do whatever it takes to be a team player.

GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP)—Terrelle Pryor worked out for 17 NFL teams Saturday and said afterward he wouldn’t appeal his five-week suspension at the start of the NFL season.

With the former Ohio State quarterback trying to prove he should be taken in Monday’s supplemental draft, spectators included Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin and director of football operations Kevin Colbert and Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay.

“Whatever team I have an opportunity to play for, I will sign a contract,” Pryor said following a hastily arranged pro day at a high school stadium near his hometown of Jeannette, Pa. “I will not forego it and enter into next year’s draft.”

Pryor, appearing in top shape, worked out at a high school stadium near his hometown of Jeannette, Pa. He ran the 40-yard dash in 4.36 seconds and threw an array of passes.

“I would like the opportunity to play quarterback,” he said, “but I’ll do anything that a team needs me to do to win.”

Former Ohio State coach Jim Tressel also made an appearance, supporting his former star player after resigning under pressure amid an NCAA investigation that Pryor and others improperly sold memorabilia.

Pryor left school for the NFL after Tressel’s departure.

“Did great,” Tressel said of the 6-foot-5, 232-pound Pryor. “He would help lots of teams.”

The NFL allowed Pryor into the draft Thursday with the caveat that he wouldn’t be allowed to practice for the team that selected him until Week 6. The quarterback would have faced a five-game suspension had he stayed at Ohio State.

Pryor’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, told The Associated Press on Thursday that “we accept that voluntarily.” But the player’s attorney, David Cornwell, told ESPN Radio on Friday that it was “likely” the five-game punishment would be appealed once Pryor signed an NFL contract.

Pryor said Saturday there would be no appeal.

“I’d like to thank the commissioner, Mr. (Roger) Goodell, for giving me the opportunity to play in the NFL,” he said. “It’s a dream of mine to play quarterback here. We will not appeal. I’ll serve (the suspension), along with my senior Buckeye buddies, because I did a wrong thing when I was young and I must serve it.”

Appearing in top shape, Pryor ran the 40-yard dash in 4.38 seconds and threw an array of passes, completing all but a handful. But at times he appeared unfamiliar with his receivers’ intentions.

“I missed three targets,” he said. “I don’t know if guys were dropping ball, or whatever. These guys I’ve never worked with before, but I’ve still got to hit it. It felt good.”

Other NFL teams represented were Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Kansas City, Miami, New England, New Orleans, Oakland, Philadelphia, San Diego, San Francisco, Tampa Bay and Washington.

At least one team came away not impressed enough to take Pryor.

Irsay posted on his Twitter account: “Not taking Pryor …what VET QB would u vote 4 to sign that’s out there? If sum1 has 2 hold the fort early season, who u going with?”

The Colts might be without Peyton Manning(notes), who is recovering from neck surgery, to start the season.

Former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson, who has been tutoring Pryor in recent months, was impressed with Pryor’s performance, which lasted roughly two hours.

“He showed good feet and good arm strength,” Anderson said. “Like all young quarterbacks, he has to go out and play football. But he showed what his potential could be.”

Pryor’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, has called Pryor a “first-round talent” as a quarterback, but most observers have him going in the middle rounds and perhaps as another position players, such as tight end.

“I would like the opportunity to play quarterback,” Pryor said, “but I’ll do anything that a team needs me to do to

[ammofan]

I would take a shot at him if he will play WR.....his intangibles look great.