Raiders QB Terrelle Pryor: “Ohio State suspension screwed me”

Terrell Pryor clearly recognizes (albeit grudgingly) that HE made a mistake that ultimately led to him screwing up his future. Sure we would like a press conference where people talk about the mistakes they made, and human frailty, and plain old bad decisions, but this is a world class athlete. The overwhelming majority of sports cheats NEVER even come close to owning up and because of that context, Mr. Pryor deserved better than this article. The headline says one thing, but the quote in the article clarifies that he clearly understands that it was 'his mistakes that screwed him'...the kid is like 23 and plays for the Raiders, give him a break.

"... and my mistakes" ... well at least there is a little accountability in there.

"well sure I robbed the bank, but everything was fine til the damn police arrested me."

Why can't this guy take responsibility for his self and admit he made a mistake?

Pretty easy to blame others for everything.

I'm always hopeful of a person learning from their mistakes and improving their life. So many people like to see others fail. Some are bitter about something and some are just haters. Much success Mr. Pryor

Terrelle spent three seasons (2008, 2009, 2010) at OSU.  Is he saying the coaching he received at OSU during those 3 years was insufficient to prep him (even with his amazing athletic skills) for the NFL?

If that's true, that a pretty stinging indictment of Jim Tressel's program.

Here's another example of how people just don't read. Here's what he said in the article, "The way I came out of college and my mistakes screwed me."  Who else is he blaming for what happened?

As for figuring out his "progressions", most quarterbacks struggle with that in a new system because the plays, the approach and the progressions are different. He showed enough in college to deserve a shot in the pros, which is why he was drafted. If you don't think he can play, don't draft him on your team; otherwise get over it!

Pryor,

      You 'SCREWED' yourself dumba$$ !

You were 'NEVER' a true Buckeye it was always just 'about me' not the team !

Hope you get kicked out of the NFL as well !

Figure out this "progression thing"???   I wonder - if he can figure out how to butter toast he won't have to eat it dry!!!

TP could have been a #1 pick had he chose to be a receiver out of high school.  Most colleges told him he would not be a QB but Tressel bent over to sign tp.  TP's biggest blunder was thinking that he could play QB.

Did anyone bother to read what he actually said? 

Hey Terrell you only have yourself to blame for all your problems. Besides that you are not that good thats why you third string behind an old man at quarterback. Get a life.

That is because Mr Pryor, you are a major rulebreaking JACKOFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!

also, they NEVER would have kicked tp off the team if he really won.  thing was he just, at the end of the day, wasn't a great qb, never could win the big games or get them over the hump.  

in 3 years at florida under meyer 30+ players were arrested.  No doubt they were all innocent.  Going to be fun to see what he does at osu, they threw tressel under the bus, wait till meyer starts recruiting "his guys" ---criminals.  

YOU screwed YOURSELF. Stop playing the "victim" card and MAN UP. Take responsibility for your own actions. The suspension was due to YOUR improper actions. BOO effing HOO

Ohio state screws a lot of jocks by not making sure they can read and write, after the career is done and they cant get a job then they know what i am talking about.

I hate this passive voice "my mistakes screwed me" kind of stuff, as if the mistakes were a separate entity from one's self.  Pryor, you screwed yourself.  Now act like an adult, recognizing that you've never had to do that before in your coddled jock life, say, I messed up", and perhaps someday we'll regard you as more than just another college system QB.

Dear Terrelle,

You screwed you. Your suspension was a direct result of you screwing yourself.

Regards,

Terelle

The suspension screwed him? he screwed his team by what he did there.

Two things pop out in this story.  At first, it seems like he wants to play the victim, although he manages to admit that "his mistakes" were part of the problem.

The second thing is the statement "figuring out this progression thing" makes it sound like he'd never conceived of the idea of a progression, the idea where you check receivers in a particular order, based upon who should be open if the first guy isn't.  For a pro quarterback, or somebody from a good college program, that shouldn't be a foreign idea.  Heck, most high school quarterbacks understand the concept.

Well, thanks for admitting that you screwed yourself.  Could have done w/out the visual though, Mr. Tattoo!

Are we STILL blessed with the ongoing issues of Terrelle? Get real...move on from this clown-around child.