Not enough facets with this diamond, and not enough value to progress past mediocre............wasteHawkWow":26f6uxq6 said:Being a lifetime Hawk fan, I hope Jake Locker is reading this thread. He may learn he actually does have a future in the NFL. It just won't be at QB.
Asking a QB to just up and switch positions, and compete against players who have spent a lifetime honing their craft, would be like asking an MMA guy to step into the ring with a professional boxer.
Not singling anyone out here, this is deep into the offseason and thoughts like this are just harmless fun, but how many QBs can you name that have succeeded with such a transition and did so at 25 years of age?
Randle El and that slash dude...Kordell Stewart don't count because they were Steelers. Pittsburgh plays a rapist at QB, so playing a QB at WR isn't that big of a deal. Yes, Steeler Hines Ward was also a QB, but that was college where several others (like Eric Crouch) had less success once in the NFL.
Throwdown":12gss78m said:Catching is hard to do, ask Koren Robinson, Keary Colbert, and Darrell Jackson in 2003 and 2004.
brimsalabim":hmkibkjq said:Throwdown":hmkibkjq said:Catching is hard to do, ask Koren Robinson, Keary Colbert, and Darrell Jackson in 2003 and 2004.
FYI KRob was a converted running back. He did have a great season at WR before moving on to the NFL.
Ethan Horton was 6' 6" QB who converted to running back and eventually to TE for the Raiders. The Raiders also did a good job of converting Ronald Curry from QB to receiver. Anquan Boldin was a QB his first two seasons at FSU and Hines Ward played some QB. It can be done but the player has to want to play football.
HawKnPeppa":1za0g3ps said:The dude reminds me of that dude we had at Linebacker... Julian Peterson? Freakish athletic ability, but not much of a brain.
seedhawk":19jcdlpr said:He went to "The Ohio State University". Catching is not on their class list!
http://seattletimes.com/html/jerrybrewer/2023884462_brewer20xml.htmlRENTON – Terrelle Pryor arrives at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center at 6 a.m. on weekdays. He meets every morning with the Seahawks’ most famous early bird, starting quarterback Russell Wilson, and they watch film, critique each other and begin a daylong series of challenges.
As they walk onto the practice field, they quiz each other on formations, on how to react during different situations, on how to accomplish that day’s objective. You’d think they were brothers if there wasn’t such a stark contrast in height (Wilson: 5 feet 11; Pryor 6-4) and status (Wilson: The Man; Pryor: to be determined).
Wondering how Pryor is handling his new, under-the-radar assignment with the Seahawks? Well, the fact that he’s attached himself to Wilson says everything. He’s learning plenty. And he’s contributing to Wilson’s efforts to get even better.
“We definitely think alike, in terms of hard work,” Pryor said. “Russell’s a great guy, a very friendly guy, a great person to be around. We’re beyond watching tape of the Green Bay game (the season opener). We’re already looking at division games. I love the way he prepares. We’re pushing each other.”
Like Wilson, Pryor often stays in the quarterback room until 7 or 8 p.m., putting in consistent 12-hour days in the offseason. He still has an enormous task making the roster of a reigning Super Bowl champion with a star starting quarterback and one of the league’s best backups in Tarvaris Jackson. But Pryor isn’t approaching this challenge like an entitled person. He’s a big name who has been through a lifetime’s worth of trials already, and he’s humble enough to fight for his place in the NFL.
If you thought he would come to Seattle spoiled or disillusioned, then you should take another look. There’s Pryor, leaning against a wall, arms crossed, smiling wide. He comes across as charming, intelligent, perceptive and, especially, focused.
DJrmb":2a9vbibo said:I used to think similar to a lot of others. Things like moving Pryor to another position was the goal/key. And that it was kind of a waste of a pick. However he's growing on me. I don't think it's beyond believable at all that we'll keep 3 QB's this year and continue to groom him as a fantastic future backup to Wilson once TJack's deal is up or a potential trade chip.