Matt Pryor

[Oldcolt]

Yes I get that everyone believes that Pryor should be replaced, my question is why?

[JAFF]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

Yes I get that everyone believes that Pryor should be replaced, my question is why?

Because he is not some high draft pick with press rep.

People thought the Steelers were crazy for playing Villanueva. Its not just cone drills and the bench press.

I dont know if Pryor is the answer. He has some good stats, he has some athletic ability if can play both sides of the line.

Just what I think. The offense is not based on 7 step drops, and sending it 80 miles deep. Its a progression read with outlet options for check downs. With a smart QB, and an ass kicking running game, ryan can kill other teams with play action. It allows for TE and RB help, its flexible.

I am an optimist by upbringing. I am positive that the front office knows more than anyone here. And if I am wrong, I will own it.

[Discflinger]

I really like the competition. Ballard said that the top 5 will play. I wonder if that means kicking Raimann inside for his first year.

[Butter]

Originally Posted by Discflinger

I really like the competition. Ballard said that the top 5 will play. I wonder if that means kicking Raimann inside for his first year.

Could happen, but I have doubts he would beat out kelly, Nelson, or Pinter if he can't top Pryor.

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

Yes I get that everyone believes that Pryor should be replaced, my question is why?

Watched Pryor's lone game of 2021 at LT just now. His play recognition, at least at LT, is bad. He let a blitz through the B gap because he just didn't see it, and several times he missed the guy he was supposed to block, allowing them to make a play. He was up against Yannick Ngakoue for most of the game and did better than I thought he would given the matchup, but there were a handful of times that Ngakoue beat him badly. On one play, Ngakoue had him completely turned around. Ngakoue was also able to coax a holding penalty out of Pryor. Ngakoue registered a sack in the game that did not come against Pryor, but there were several pressures by Ngakoue against Pryor, including one that was dangerously close to a perfectly timed strip sack. Overall it was a solid performance for a swing tackle making a spot start out of necessity, but it's definitely not a performance you'd want to see from your starting left tackle.

[apballin]

I could see raiman starting at LT and Pryor starting RG

[Oldcolt]

Dam thanks. That is what I was wondering about. It doesn't sound like he was physically overmatched from what you wrote, just mostly mental mistakes. I wonder if given a full off season working at LT he can clean up a whole lot of those mistakes? Either way, the Colts don't seem to be panicking about the situation. He can't be worse than Fischer, at least I hope not. I am rooting for Pyror to take a step and be one of those dudes that took a little longer to mature. Hope he refuses to give up the starting job, earns it and is solid. If that happens we have depth like we need.

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

Dam thanks. That is what I was wondering about. It doesn't sound like he was physically overmatched from what you wrote, just mostly mental mistakes. I wonder if given a full off season working at LT he can clean up a whole lot of those mistakes? Either way, the Colts don't seem to be panicking about the situation. He can't be worse than Fischer, at least I hope not. I am rooting for Pyror to take a step and be one of those dudes that took a little longer to mature. Hope he refuses to give up the starting job, earns it and is solid. If that happens we have depth like we need.

He wasn't necessarily physically outmatched, but his technique and play recognition were both bad. He gave up 5 pressures to Ngakoue, and at least one more in the game. In a 60 snap game, that's a 10% pressure rate coming from his position alone. That's not what I want to see from my starting LT, and I don't know if the fix, if there is one, is purely a coaching thing.

[Oldcolt]

It will be interesting to watch. Technique and play recognition should be better if you do it full time (LT). I'm still rooting for the man to take the next step. To be a formidable team it really helps to get big time contributions from unexpected places. Fingers crossed.

[Oldcolt]

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