JJ, here. (Not to be confused with “Cloverfield”’s producer, J.J. Abrams.)

1-18-08.

Movie fans have been waiting for this date for almost a year. They’ve been talking about it on message boards. They’ve been chatting about on fan sites. They’ve even started up their own sites in attempt to unravel the mystery that is “Cloverfield”.

What does that remind you of? Or WHO does that remind you of?

Kind of sounds like college football recruiting fans in hot pursuit of one Mr. Terrelle Pryor, the nation’s #1 college football recruit.

Over the last month, I can’t think of two things that have been hyped more in the their respective parts of pop culture: “Cloverfield” and Terrelle Pryor.

So, it got me to thinking…could Terrelle Pryor be the Cloverfield monster?

See for yourself…if you dare.

Cloverfield: The monster can’t live up to expectations.
Terrelle Pryor: The player that can live up to the hype?

Cloverfield: A horror movie.
Terrelle Pryor: A horror for defenses.

Cloverfield: The monster spawns little monsters.
Terrelle Pryor: Sustains the cottage industry of college football recruiting.

Cloverfield: The monster destroys New York.
Terrelle Pryor: Crushes the spirits of the fans of the schools he doesn’t choose.

Cloverfield: Filmed with a shaky, hand-held, amateur digital camcorder style.
Terrelle Pryor: Game highlights filmed with a shaky, hand-held digital camcorder by an amateur.

Cloverfield: Expected to redefine the monster movie genre.
Terrelle Pryor: Expected to redefine the dual-threat quarterback position.

Cloverfield: 1-18-08
Terrelle Pryor: 2-02-08

Cloverfield: “Something has found us.”
Terrelle Pryor: “Someone will sign him.”

Cloverfield: The advertising buzz started last summer.
Terrelle Pryor: Message boards have been buzzing since last summer.

Cloverfield: Targeted at the YouTube generation.
Terrelle Pryor: A YouTube star.

Cloverfield: May cause nauseousness.
Terrelle Pryor: May cause defensive headaches.

Cloverfield: The monster causes damage by sea, land, and air.
Terrelle Pryor: A threat by air and by land.

Cloverfield: A superb, hard-to-miss online marketing campaign.
Terrelle Pryor: A superb, hard-to-miss online presence.

Cloverfield: The monster fights the U.S. Army and is “winning” (according to the trailers).
Terrelle Pryor: Played in the U.S. All-American Army Bowl and won.

Is he the “Cloverfield” monster? Or is he just a monster on the field?

I don’t know. But I’m looking forward to seeing both of them in action.

- JJ