And so it begins.  Terrelle Pryor passed for four TDs and had another one dropped by Brian Robiskie who had gotten past the last man on defense by a few yards, but mysteriously short-armed the grab.  Todd Boeckman had a total of three snaps.

There were the normal freshman mistakes.  We had an illegal movement because the play clock was down to a second or two and Boom Herron had to get into position then or not at all and the ball was snapped as he was moving forward.  That one was on Pryor since the team lined up so late.  But it is to be expected. 

With this offensive line, Boeckman just isn’t going to effective.  Give Todd Boeckman USC’s offensive line and he will be a better QB choice than Terrelle Pryor.  But you have to work with what you have.  Right now we need a mobile QB and man have we ever got one. 

The thing that makes me the most excited about Pryor is that even as a rookie, he is using his speed and mobility not to get yards with his feet (though that happens), but rather to create space and keep plays alive longer.  All of his TDs were down field throws, so all of the dink and dunk stuff we saw during the USC game was not evidence of an inability to throw the ball deep. 

Barring injury, I don’t see us going back to Boeckman, and with Chris Wells coming back (eventually), I see Pryor’s job getting a lot easier.  All I can say at this point is that Minnesota better have its ducks in a row next week, because they are going to be up against it.

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