Re: NFL Thread: 2012 Preseason
Well Dallas's starting offense wasn't on the field much. Like I said, most of the first quarter was eaten up by our special teams blowing 4th down with penalties and the D had to shut down Oakland 3 consecutive times. And honestly, none of our backup QB's are ready. Orton doesn't look like he has adjusted to our system yet and Carpenter and McGee just suck entirely. Both teams' D's looked good though.
As for the Raiders, Terrell Pryor showed potential, but I doubt he's going to make it as a starter in the NFL. He has great elusiveness in the backfield, but he runs too much and he got noticeably tired scrambling around back there. He wasn't very accurate with his passes either. He made a couple good plays, but he'll probably just end up being a gadget back in the NFL. Those scrambling Buckeyes QB's haven't fared well in the NFL. Troy Smith was probably the best of the bunch, and even he struggled severely with the Ravens and Niners. They might do well in the CFL though.