Terrelle Pryor will begin the season third on Oakland's depth chart behind starting quarterback Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart. Regardless of status, Pryor has a believer in his new position coach, so long as Pryor continues to show he wants it. "The first thing is, everybody knows how hard he's working," said the returning John DeFilippo, who was the Raiders quarterbacks coach in 2007 and 2008. "He's going to give himself a chance to be a good player in this league, because of his work ethic. He and I are in communication every day. He's a gym rat here in this building. He loves being here, loves talking football, loves being around, playing the game. He's getting better everyday. "The fact is, his strides he's made from his first day here in this offense to where he is now have been good. We've just got to keep doing that every day. We've got to keep moving him forward and he'll do that with his work ethic."