Sure....... but he did blow a tackle bad early in that game ( I think it was a screen pass in the flat). I know he had a rough rookie year ( playing "out of position") but I really hope this season having much better corners allows him to reek havoc in the box.
Not really. He hit him high, and again just threw a shoulder into him. If he had been the only Jet defender hitting him, the ball carrier probably would not have gone down.
I agree I'd rather see him wrap up on that particular play. I don't care about big hits from Pryor much but especially on a play like that because the primary goal is making sure you don't miss the tackle. If that was out in space I doubt he brings down good NFL RBs Just wrap up and bring em down. he can do his torpedo tackles if he wants to pass catchers in traffic. the first play was much more impressive than the second one. He took on the blocker like he's supposed to and did away with him like a badass. Thats a nice play
Pryor can hit. Smaller players usually use the submarine tackle, especially in the sport of football....where shoulder pads and helmets are, as much or more a weapon than they are a means for protection. Wrap-up is the preferred way to tackle, but dropping the shoulder and leading with a helmet is the new norm...many times the catalyst for penalties, injuries, dropped passes, fumbles and BIG collisions.
aye you see in the OP..remember i said he gives the small defenseless WR's "the shoulder of death" in the Amaro thread lmaoo
Big hits are fun to see and definitely effect the opposition, but there is a proper moment for those. Especially when you have issues missing tackles in your rookie year, wrapping up is key. A perfect example of this is a guy like Ray Lewis. He could absolutely wreck you, but he made the sure tackles unless he had the right positioning. Pryor seems to want to lay wood on every hit.
Ray Lewis especially late in his career had no pop whatsoever. People ran him over like they did Landry. It's a common theme in football, guys who can lay the wood rarely use their arms. Instead of focusing on technique they try to create momentum and scare affect offenses by blowing up players whenever they can. It's does affect players, they will think twice once they get a good pop over the middle, they remember that guy over the middle giving them concussions. It's a blessing and sometimes it doesn't pay off. Sean Taylor was a master of this, he'd blow people up like I've never seen but he also wrapped up better than I've ever seen. Pryor will get better at this. People need to stop whining for once. Not you specifically, just that miserable bunch we have. More than any other franchise it seems to the point where they rather see somebody fail so they can bash him instead of watching him succeed and admit that their hatred towards a player wasn't justified. They do that with every player sooner or later, whether it's Chad, Revis, Jenk, Sheldon, Mo, Favre, anybody. It's really scientifically impressive how lousy a big portion of our fanbase is and how proud they are of being so lousy. They wear it like a badge of honor. Never seen anything like it.
If he learns to wrap up at the right times and blow 'em up at the right times he can be in the Palemalo (sp) mold if not he'll be Bob sanders... Or worse
Bob Sanders was one of the most intimidating players in football in his prime who was a force in the box and scared the crap out of anybody that even had the balls to go anywhere near him. If Pryor becomes that he'll be a stud here. What killed Bob were his injuries but in terms of performance he was awesome to watch. Pryor is the same type of player, he just has to continue to work on his tackling (technique and angles).
Pryor was a yahooooo! Rex Ryan pick. I'll hold that against him until he shows he belongs on the field. I'm not sure he fits with our current team makeup. Maybe Bowles and co can salvage him.
