"He's as gifted athletically as anybody in the league in terms of his ability to move and body control," Saunders says.He catches 400 balls from the JUGS machine every day.His coach tempers the expectations, as coaches will do.
They moved on.
And that has Pryor convinced he is faster than ever.If Pryor was going to fulfill Davis' prediction, something would have to change.The quarterback in Pryor still is compelled to lead, and the way he works is a reflection of that.ESPN analyst Jon Gruden says Pryor is "probably one of the most interesting athletes I've ever seen in my lifetime. Finally, he ran.Crowd Will tell you what happen but watch if you wondering !! All of that has been useful when he's split out wide.Pryor will answer that call if needed, but he's not counting on getting it. "As a wide receiver, Pryor runs much more in practice and in training than he had been accustomed to. "Every single day, you have to come out and work. He was named the starter and in his first four games had a 97.6 passer rating. Pryor recognized him, as they had played for competing teams when they were in high school. ""I haven't been around many players at any position who dedicated themselves from a time standpoint to learn their skills as much as Terrelle did last year," says Saunders, a 47-year coaching veteran who was reunited with Pryor in Cleveland as the Browns receivers coach. Wake me when Terrelle Pryor's fake 40 time eclipses speed of sound.
He had to understand route concepts and spacing between receivers. 'I'm too big for this. "I treated it like a kid coming up to me and saying, 'I want to learn to play wide receiver and I've never done it before. "Quarterbacks who are used to using their legs more than the accuracy of a pure dropback quarterback sometimes have a difficult time making that change to a conventional offense.
"It was comforting to know when I was headed to the beach and I looked at my phone, I saw Terrelle was out running cone drills," Cousins says.Pryor also benefits from his collection of nine playbooks from different offensive coordinators—three from the Raiders, two from the Browns and one from the Seahawks, Chiefs, Bengals and Redskins.The thing is, Pryor still makes the catches with those gigantic hands in the XXXXL gloves. ""He was so raw," Cortazzo says.
"It looks like he's jogging half the time, but he's eating up so much ground. Pryor at QB with McFadden and Bush in the backfield would create mismatches for defenses. He could be the Raiders "Wild Hog" quarterback. He has lost 12 pounds since his quarterback days and now weighs 226. As expected, Terrelle Pryor showed off some amazing athleticism for a man who stands 6'5'' and weighs 232 pounds.
The wide receiver is not either.After about 30 minutes of work, Pryor asked what Cortazzo was doing the next day. "I love Julio's physical play, how he gets off the press and how he's physical after catching the ball," Pryor says. Mon Aug 10, 2009 2:45 pm EDT Wake me when Terrelle Pryor's fake 40 time eclipses speed of sound By Matt Hinton I'm pretty much sold on Terrelle Pryor as the awe-inspiring heir to … He's only 29 right now and Oakland would be perfect for Pryor who could sit and learn for a while behind a QB very similar to him in Jason Campbell.If he is there in the fifth round I can't see the Raiders passing on him.
"Pryor's accuracy, footwork and consistency were issues.Some special athletes take their abilities for granted and don't work as hard as lesser athletes who know they have to outwork competitors to have a chance.When the Redskins signed Pryor in March, quarterback Kirk Cousins texted him and asked if he wanted to meet at Jon Gruden's facility in Tampa for three days of workouts and study. Pryor was thrown to 140 times last season, 12th-most in the league. "But Pryor's pro quarterback career did not start well. "Even though he is a receiver now, he still voices his opinion and shows leadership. "He probably won't get that many here," Gruden says. How to come out of a break. It has really helped me put concepts together. I would think he would have a phenomenal year for Washington. "What he still is learning is the physical part of the position—getting off the line of scrimmage, running refined routes, creating separation from defensive backs downfield, tracking the football in the air and going up and getting it.The way he works out is very different—more bands and light weights, fewer barbells, dumbbells and heavy weights.
"I'd give him tight cone drills where he had to hit sharp angles," Cortazzo says. "Freakishly talented," Redskins receivers coach Ike Hilliard calls him.At first, Pryor walked. There were representatives from 17 teams.