New York Jets: Terrelle Pryor’s added dimension to Gang Green
If he’s healthy, Terrelle Pryor gives the New York Jets wide receiver room an added dimension — the perspective of a quarterback.
While at Ohio State, current New York Jets wide receiver Terrelle Pryor wowed Ohio State fans when they went to the Horseshoe to see him play. He dazzled college football fans with his arm and his legs to the tune of 8,341 total yards (6,177 passing and 2,164 rushing) and 74 career touchdowns (57 passing and 17 rushing).
When the Oakland Raiders drafted him in the 2011 Supplemental Draft though, things were different. After three unsuccessful years as Raiders quarterback, he made a transition to wide receiver.
He played receiver for the Browns in 2015-16, and in 2016 he had 77 catches, 1,004 yards and four touchdowns — not bad for the second-year receiver. Things took a downturn last year with the Redskins in an injury-riddled season with only 20 catches, 240 yards and one touchdown.
He was signed by the Jets on a one-year deal — essentially to prove he’s healthy and that 2016 wasn’t a fluke. That said, he does give the wide receivers room something rarely seen — the perspective of a former quarterback.
Given the fact that he is a former quarterback, he can tell the receivers exactly what Josh McCown, Teddy Bridgewater, and (eventually) Sam Darnold were seeing on a given play. That’s a huge advantage for the Jets receivers. Not only do they have the quarterbacks helping them, but they have a former quarterback in their room with them helping them see it through the eyes of a quarterback. That can only help in the long run.
It could especially help the three young receivers — Quincy Enunwa, Robby Anderson and Chad Hansen — grow into their roles with the team. He could be the perfect mentor at the perfect time for all three of them.
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If he’s healthy he can provide them with another receiving threat and the perfect mentor. It seems like the perfect storm for the Jets, and finally one that won’t lead to destruction — rather, a good future.