does Terrelle Pryor as a back-up for Cam Newton make sense?

[rayzor]

[EDIT: or at least someone with a similar skill set to cam newton. pryor is just an example.]

I'm thinking it might. now the idea of picking up yet another QB...essentially the 4th drafted in 2 years...does make me scratch my head, but of the guys that are on the roster currently, pryor would be more likely to be able to jump in without changing too much schematically. i thought about this last week sometime and forgot about it until i read a derp article about it today.

excerpt:

Let there be no mistake- Pryor is, at best a poor man's Cam Newton, but as a backup isn't that exactly what you would want? Both players have similar builds (Pryor is 6'6", 233lbs and Newton is 6'6", 248lbs) and have similar skill sets. Both are strong armed, extremely athletic QBs who can use their arms and their legs, furthermore, both were asked to use their legs to make plays and did so effectively. Granted, there are some off field issues for Pryor, but in a draft where we took Cam Newton and Brandon Hogan it seems that playing ability trumps character for this coaching staff who seem ready and willing to help these players mature.

he also made a couple good points about it only costing us a 5th round pick to get first round talent...similar to a move the patriots were praised for in drafting ryan mallet. end game could be similar to what the pats are hoping with mallet, to develop him for a couple years with the intention of trading them away to a QB needy team in a a couple years.

the major draw, though, would be if something happened to newton and he got injured that we could plug in a QB who could jump in without having to change the scheme like we would with clausen or some old vet QB.

of course the question would be what do we do with clausen, but we'll probably be moving him anyway.

just a thought....

[GritsRgreat]

Just how many projects do you want on this team???

[TheGreatestOfAllTimeCam]

I live in Columbus. Have you ever seen Pryor throw the ball? I bet most qualified scouts have. Guy won't ever play QB in the NFL, mark my words.

Now, I would add him in terms of being an athlete. But if he wants to play in the league he's going to have to be willing to play the role of a Brad banks, be a special teams guy. I have peers who know him well--he doesn't have the football IQ for it nor does he have the humility to do the dirty work to go far at the NFL level. He'll get a shot somewhere b/c of athleticism but his thug mentality will have him working at a Citgo Station or in jail like another highly talented Buckeye from a few years back, Maurice Clarett.

[jtnc]

Nope rather a vet.

[Stroupe-a-loop]

I love this world where we will have enough snaps do develop all these quarterbacks. Why would we even be worried about a backup quarterback right now? If Cam gets hurt, we are going to be bad. If Cam stays healthy, we are probably still going to be pretty bad. We don't need some guy to pretend to be Cam Newton for two weeks to keep us in the playoff race.

[rayzor]

like i said...just a thought.

[4Corners]

no no no no no no

[Jackofalltrades]

WR.

[Cat'sGrowl]

like i said...just a thought.

I actually think the problem is that you weren't thinking.

[TruCatzFan]

Another shining example as to why some thoughts should stay thoughts and not threads.

Hey guys let's have a competition to see who can make the most pooty threads...

Rayzor, you're up 1-0

[SOJA]

I think this guy has too many issues for us to take a chance on him, and we already have a huge project :cam: and headache :jc:

I think a team like the Cowboys makes sense

[Anybodyhome]

There was a former NFL QB who last year stated when he watched Pryor drop back into the pocket to make a pass, he saw nothing but fear in the kid's eyes....

[jtnc]

Nope, rather that roster spot for a VET.

[Brokenbad]

Prior will be a decent project in Buffalo.