Kids who show that much talent early in their life have a pretty high flameout percentage. They get spoiled by lack of competition and hangers on giving them the moon and never getting disciplined. they are often un focused and too undeveloped by the time the bigs roll around...
Pryor Willing To Play WR
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That plus they are able to get by on natural talent for a long time and can get away with not totally learning the game. Then it gets tough when they hit the pros and almost everyone else is just as good. Unless you're Terrell Pryor playing QB against the Steelers, but I digress.
This is why superstar athletes rarely make good coaches.