Cajun RedZone: JC DL Pryer Commits To Cajuns

[CajunT]

_ FYI: Pryer has one class to finish and probably won't be on campus until May.


igeaux.mobi _

He will have 60 hours when he is done. The one class is a Math. BTW, he only played in 3 or 4 games due to a knee injury. He started this first game, the others were in a reserve role coming back from the injury.

[J-Town Cajun]

Why is he not listed as signing with LSU on either rivals or scout.com? I was curious how many stars this guy had coming out of high school. Both sites had him listed as a 1 star recruit. Is this correct? I don't ever remember LSU signing a 1 star. Hell the LSU nation was all over the coaches when they signed 2 star Jacob Hester.

[Rasta]

_ Why is he not listed as signing with LSU on either rivals or scout.com? I was curious how many stars this guy had coming out of high school. Both sites had him listed as a 1 star recruit. Is this correct? I don't ever remember LSU signing a 1 star. Hell the LSU nation was all over the coaches when they signed 2 star Jacob Hester. _

He was a pretty highly touted kid coming out of high school and LSU recruited him and made an offer, although he was certainly not considered a blue chipper. Then he didn't qualify and had to go the Juco route, going to two different Jucos. He claimed he was dead set on making it to LSU and hoped the Juco route was his ticket there. However, it turned out the kid is a knucklehead. While he's certainly big and impressive looking, his work ethic and attitude are big questions. LSU lost interest and he fell to the Cajuns. He could wind up being a great player, but a lot is going to have to change for that to happen. Again, LSU lost all interest in the kid. That is telling since the Tigers have a big need on the defensive line. Again, you may get lucky with this kid but, more than likely, your going to get your heart broken. Not to mention your head as you bang it into the wall in frustration wondering what the hell is wrong with him.

[wcd35]

_ Why is he not listed as signing with LSU on either rivals or scout.com? I was curious how many stars this guy had coming out of high school. Both sites had him listed as a 1 star recruit. Is this correct? I don't ever remember LSU signing a 1 star. Hell the LSU nation was all over the coaches when they signed 2 star Jacob Hester. _

No player that signs with a D1 team ends up 1 star, that includes our signings. I think out of HS he was a 3 star guy, but I'm not 100% sure.

[HoustonCajun]

_ No player that signs with a D1 team ends up 1 star, that includes our signings. I think out of HS he was a 3 star guy, but I'm not 100% sure. _

I'll bet with his size and speed and an LSU signee, he was at least a 4 star. Seems to me this is the kind of athlete we want recruited each year. And, he still has 3 years.

[zephyr]

_ I'll bet with his size and speed and an LSU signee, he was at least a 4 star. Seems to me this is the kind of athlete we want recruited each year. And, he still has 3 years. _

You are correct on the term "athlete". He has a BCS body and potential but like it was stated earlier, he is very raw. He is rawer than raw actually. He played one year of high school and one year of JC which he had 4 tackles. He needs a great coach to help him reach his potential. The problem I see is that we've never been able to develop really good DL who can really disrupt games. Hall Davis has a pro body and they have been steadily scouting him this year but he doesn't exactly blow you away with his stats. I hope we can get this kid to really develop into some sort of dominant player but I'm not betting on it.

[Just1More]

_ You are correct on the term "athlete". He has a BCS body and potential but like it was stated earlier, he is very raw. He is rawer than raw actually. He played one year of high school and one year of JC which he had 4 tackles. He needs a great coach to help him reach his potential. The problem I see is that we've never been able to develop really good DL who can really disrupt games. Hall Davis has a pro body and they have been steadily scouting him this year but he doesn't exactly blow you away with his stats. I hope we can get this kid to really develop into some sort of dominant player but I'm not betting on it. _

With his BCS size and speed... his rawness is what made him available to us. I am still stoked about the possibilities. With lineman, UL is taking big leaps of faith with the HS recruits we believe "might" develop into the physical requirements, while working on their transition from HS to D1 college ball. If UL can land a guy... despite the rawness factor... that has the physical attributes this kid does... I like the play. I like it a lot.

I hear what you're saying about not "betting on" him being a crown jewel DL... but I would definitely not bet against Pryer at UL. His rawness makes him a longshot prospect at a top BCS program. I do not believe it makes him much of a longshot, at UL, in the SBC. The measurements yet to be determined are coachability combined with sustainable affective football aggression. But... even major BCS programs don't clarify 80% of that attribute combination until a kid is playing for them.

[VObserver]

_ You are correct on the term "athlete". He has a BCS body and potential but like it was stated earlier, he is very raw. He is rawer than raw actually. He played one year of high school and one year of JC which he had 4 tackles. He needs a great coach to help him reach his potential. The problem I see is that we've never been able to develop really good DL who can really disrupt games. Hall Davis has a pro body and they have been steadily scouting him this year but he doesn't exactly blow you away with his stats. I hope we can get this kid to really develop into some sort of dominant player but I'm not betting on it. _

The problem with our DL is less lack of talent and more horrible scheme for the level and type of talent they have. We have finesse players trying to play a power scheme; it will never work.

[zephyr]

_ With his BCS size and speed... his rawness is what made him available to us. I am still stoked about the possibilities. With lineman, UL is taking big leaps of faith with the HS recruits we believe "might" develop into the physical requirements, while working on their transition from HS to D1 college ball. If UL can land a guy... despite the rawness factor... that has the physical attributes this kid does... I like the play. I like it a lot.

I hear what you're saying about not "betting on" him being a crown jewel DL... but I would definitely not bet against Pryer at UL. His rawness makes him a longshot prospect at a top BCS program. I do not believe it makes him much of a longshot, at UL, in the SBC. The measurements yet to be determined are coachability combined with sustainable affective football aggression. But... even major BCS programs don't clarify 80% of that attribute combination until a kid is playing for them. _

I believe we (VObserver, J1M and myself) are all correct. My point is that I'm not as sold that our coaching can equip him with the tools necessary to convert that rawness into a bonified DL in this league. Our DL have had no block shedding techniques that allow them to rush the QB or play the run. I'm less worried about him and more worried about the coaching. That's probably what I should have stated earlier.

[Rasta]

_ I believe we (VObserver, J1M and myself) are all correct. My point is that I'm not as sold that our coaching can equip him with the tools necessary to convert that rawness into a bonified DL in this league. Our DL have had no block shedding techniques that allow them to rush the QB or play the run. I'm less worried about him and more worried about the coaching. That's probably what I should have stated earlier. _

Equipping him with the tools is half the battle. The other half is going to be getting him off his tail and making him work, as well as a major attitude adjustment. The reports have been really bad, he's a total knucklehead. I'd be surprised if he makes it all 3 years that he has remaining. He's more likely to get booted off the team for doing something stupid. Let's hope somebody gets it through his head that he isn't entitled to anything, that he's going to have to earn it. LSU saw him as another Ricky Jean Francois, without near the talent.