As the debate continues over whether former Ohio State Buckeye Terrelle Pryor can play quarterback in the NFL, so does the speculation of which team may take a shot at the troubled youngster.
Pryor has taken sharp criticism this summer, much of which has stemmed from his fallout at Ohio State.
NFL super agent and spin machine Drew Rosenhaus, Pryor's agent, has been on a whirlwind tour of late attempting to convince every Tom, Dick and Harry that his client can play quarterback in the NFL.
Pryor's most recent stop was at Jon Gruden's Quarterback Club down in Florida where the former Buckeye took snaps, ran plays and watched film all while ESPN's cameras shot the whole thing.
For the most part, players who have appeared on "QB Club" have benefitted greatly because of the added exposure.
As for whether or not Pryor's time with Gruden helped his stock, the jury is still out.
But Jerry McDonald of the Bay Area News Group sure thinks Pryor would be a great fit with the Oakland Raiders—regardless of what scouts and experts think.
"You don’t take an athlete like Pryor and pigeonhole him into a single role or position,"
McDonald wrote. "This is a unique guy in terms of skill set, and coaching, as Hue Jackson has said several times in various interviews this offseason, is putting players in position to make plays. Maybe Pryor can be a quarterback, perhaps not. He’s still worth a shot because of what he can do for a team."
The Bottom Line:
Look, the Raiders did a very special thing last season by going undefeated in the AFC West. But their season ended without the postseason because they didn't have a quarterback who could go out and win a game on his own.
If Al Davis and Hue Jackson think Jason Campbell is that guy, the Raiders will once again miss the postseason. Campbell is a nice player—I will give him that much—but he isn't a winner by any means. He is not a guy that is going to put the team on his shoulders and carry his team to the finish line if needed.
Now is Terrelle Pryor the answer? I have NO idea. He has proven to be a winner on the football field—something the Raiders have been missing for some time now. Pryor definitely fits the mold of players Al Davis likes to collect: flashy names with flashy speed. But like McDonald wrote, with Pryor's athletic ability he could play a number of positions on the field if quarterback doesn't work out.
In the end it will come down to whether or not Al Davis wants to give up another 2012 draft pick to secure Pryor—seeing as they are already without a second and fourth round pick in the 2012 draft.
