Raiders take terrelle Pryor in 3rd round

[shag773]

This could be wrong in so many different ways, but the most important is the raiders have never been good at developing young QBs

Yeah, they have more luck with guys 8 or 9 years into their career that really never caught on anywhere else (Plunkett, Gannon).

Third round pick for a guy that no one would draft in the first place before the 6th round if at all? In all seriousness, there has to be something the league can do to get Al Davis out of there. It's not fair to the fans in Oakland, what a mess...

[Villain]

I think it's funny that no one on ESPN has been saying how bad of a move this was. (that I've seen)

[tigstah]

what a stupid move.....a 3rd round pick.
fuck that....and he is going to miss the 1st 5 games too. lol.
seni(Al) davis strikes again.

[Sharkweather]

Where the hell has he been?

OS. See him over in the actual CFB forum a lot.

[biggamejrs]

i hope they move him to WR or TE

[Tailback U]

It's really not that dumb of a move. Instead of drafting a 6 foot 200lb WR that runs a 4.3 they get a 6'5" 230lb WR that runs a 4.3 and can literally throw while running.

[shag773]

Did he say he'd play WR? I've never heard that, did I miss something?

[Bear Pand]

They now left themselves without second-, third-, and fourth-round picks in the 2012 draft.

Thata Boy Davis....

WINNING

Lulz.

[KnightNoles]

They now left themselves without second-, third-, and fourth-round picks in the 2012 draft.

Thata Boy Davis....

WINNING

^^^^^

[JeremyHight]

The Raiders didn't have a 4th round pick (I think that was given up for Campbell), so it was either a 3rd or 5th. If they waited for the 5th, they might have missed him, so they used the 3rd.

Considering he is saying he'll do whatever it takes to play, including change positions, I don't mind the pick. The guy can play WR right now or bulk up and be a very fast TE (with probably awful blocking, but other TEs in the league are just as bad, without nearly his speed). Him being picked in the 3rd round isn't a terrible pick, especially when you consider Matt Jones went in the 1st round and the two have nearly identical measurements and 40 times. Jones was a bust, but he did set a strange precedent. Plus, Oakland needs help at WR and TE.

[theMINI]

The Raiders didn't have a 4th round pick (I think that was given up for Campbell), so it was either a 3rd or 5th. If they waited for the 5th, they might have missed him, so they used the 3rd.

Considering he is saying he'll do whatever it takes to play, including change positions, I don't mind the pick. The guy can play WR right now or bulk up and be a very fast TE (with probably awful blocking, but other TEs in the league are just as bad, without nearly his speed). Him being picked in the 3rd round isn't a terrible pick, especially when you consider Matt Jones went in the 1st round and the two have nearly identical measurements and 40 times. Jones was a bust, but he did set a strange precedent. Plus, Oakland needs help at WR and TE.

Ah, the eternal optimist.

[JeremyHight]

Ah, the eternal optimist.

Nevermind, just heard on ESPN that he is being groomed to be the next QB and not a WR or TE. He is going to be a bust.

[Raidersabc123]

I like Pryor and I was one who thought he can be a good pro down the road but the raiders dont have a clue on how to develop a young QB especially Pryor who needs more help to transition than most of course im hoping he does good things for the raiders down the road but as a raider fan I highly doubt

[Diivox]

I like Pryor and I was one who thought he can be a good pro down the road but the raiders dont have a clue on how to develop a young QB especially Pryor who needs more help to transition than most of course im hoping he does good things for the raiders down the road but as a raider fan I highly doubt

Hue Jackson worked with Spurrier to have people believing Patrick Ramsey could be a decent starter, helped bring back Carson Palmer from a blown out knee, got a few decent starts of Redman/Harrington in Atlanta, helped develop Joe Flacco, and even got some mileage out of Bruce Gradkowski. I'm not saying he's the one to lead Oakland to the promised land, but Jackson has made a career making chicken salad out of chicken shit with his quarterbacks.

[Cornelius]

Hue Jackson worked with Spurrier to have people believing Patrick Ramsey could be a decent starter, helped bring back Carson Palmer from a blown out knee, got a few decent starts of Redman/Harrington in Atlanta, helped develop Joe Flacco, and even got some mileage out of Bruce Gradkowski. I'm not saying he's the one to lead Oakland to the promised land, but Jackson has made a career making chicken salad out of chicken shit with his quarterbacks.

Scratched my head with Ramsey and you completely lost me with Harrington. Pryor isn't going to be around long.