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No, Peterman was still Peterman even in preseason. The difference was that DBs dropped obvious interceptions and pick-6s.

Hurt again??? Bro, Allen's fine. He'll be back after the bye. McDermott is just being overly cautious since we have the benefit of a bye week after this game. Aren't you the guy who said McDermott should be fired if he starts Allen tomorrow. Well, he's not starting him and now you're crying Allen got hurt again??? You must just light up rooms with charm and cheer every time you walk in.

Mine too

How could Barkley be worse than Peterman? A blind quadriplegic would be better than Peterman

Smart to ignore me here Nate's gonna be cut over the bye week

Yeah, who's a better option than Peterman, but still a terrible choice.

About my guess, too, though I'd put it at more like 58%, 40% and 2%. McDermott's comments this week tell me he's pretty much done with Peterman.

No. You're wrong. But if he EVER starts Peterman again, the likelihood he gets fired dramatically increases.

I do too, but I admit last week I left the bar where I was watching early in the 4th quarter and would have left earlier if I wasn't waiting waiting for a takeout order for my wife. Every time Peterman takes the field, it's another step backwards this team takes.

This isn't necessarily about Ws and Ls--though I think if Allen had the whole Summer with the 1s, we have at least 1 or 2 more wins, which puts us back in playoff contention in the crappy AFC--but is instead about allowing your Franchise QB to get comfortable in the system and with the guys he's playing with during the season in order to further his development and perhaps even minimize risk of something like an injury that might take him out of a few games.

But would anyone on that list have been good enough to hold onto the QB reins for the season and stave of any serious pressure to put Allen in once that QB struggles? Guys like Allen, Darnold, Mayfield, Rosen, Goff, Wentz, etc. who are very clearly drafted in the top 10 with the expectations of being the Franchise QB for the next decade + will start much sooner rather than later UNLESS there's a vet in front of him who's not merely adequate, but good. That's why Mahomes with the Chiefs is the exception, not the rule. Although if the Jets made the decision early on to go with Bridgewater once they knew he was healthy, they could have followed suit. Our QB competition was a farce the moment Peterman was even allowed to be a legitimate part of the competition. I just wish McDermott had the guts to call the inevitable early on so that Allen could have maybe built up a little bit more chemistry and communication with our crappy WRs and OL.

I agree that one half against the Ravens wouldn't have made a difference. It was the Summer of lost reps with the 1st team that's made the difference.

Why? Are you stalking me? I think he plays.

And which of those QBs do you think would have held onto the starting job more than a few weeks? I think Bridgewater and possibly Fitz are the only 2 guys on that list who could have maintained some semblance of competence at the QB position with the team surrounding them needed to hold onto the starting job. Remember, whether it'd be they're fault or not, there's tons of pressure sitting on the bench behind them. Just look at what that pressure did to Bradford, Taylor and Fitz early this year.

That's fine. I can see, and even agree with that point. But what "real QB" are you talking about who wouldn't have been relatively quickly unseated by Allen? Cousins seems about the only QB who might have come in and held the reins for the entire year. Bradford got benched in Arizona. McCown & Bridgewater couldn't beat out Darnold, who hasn't looked very good. Keenum in Denver looks pretty awful. And obviously Taylor got benched in Cleveland, though I think he might have lasted a little longer as the starter. So, other than forking out $100 million for Cousins as your "real QB" option and drafting Allen--a situation that will never happen for any NFL team--who is your "real QB?" Are you now thus conceding that even bothering with a QB competition between Allen, McCarron, and Peterman was an absolute joke?

Except that I was saying Allen would (and should) have been our starter since the end of May. May 21st, actually. That day, before the QB competition was even really underway, I said: Allen is obviously the choice of this regime long term. Beane has questioned publicly the media perception of Allen as "raw." Dabol said he has a plan for him and was said to be on him like white on rice all rookie minicamp. It just feels inevitable that the most talented QB who's already the Apple of McBeane's Eyes will win the starting job against one scrub with a noodle arm and one QB with some potential, 4 years on the bench and a handful of quality NFL starts, but also a guy who made it through the 1st wave of Free Agency before Beane finally settling on him. The physical ability is there. The smarts are there. The experience under center is there. The work ethic is there. Unfortunately, I vastly overestimated McDermott's ability to evaluate QBs and learn from his previous mistakes... AKA: THE 2017 CHARGERS GAME!!!

oooooohhhhhhhh.... well that's interesting. Allen or Barkley it is!!!

Friendly wager. Loser doesn't post here during the entire upcoming bye week. You bet Nate starts. I bet he doesn't. Deal?

He won't even commit to Peterman if Allen can't play. That's a change from earlier this week. Barkley must be close. Get ready for Peterman to be cut during the bye

Because "limited" could very well just be a title. How often has Brady been listed as "limited" in practice? You really think he's losing a lotta practice reps on those days?

Sure sounds like Allen's gonna start.

I put limited in quotes because I don't think he's going to actually be limited. It's just a title for the sake of a competitive advantage, like "questionable" will be. Remember, the media can't watch the team portion of practice. I'm sure Allen took most/all of the 1st team reps today just like he will tomorrow.

He'll be "limited" again tomorrow and then "questionable" for Sunday. Then on Sunday, he starts.

I think Allen is going to start Sunday. Sounds like he's taking more and more reps and has more of a role in the offense now... especially with what Pryor has said about him. Peterman just isn't an option at this point. I think McDermott is hoping Barkley can get up to speed this week if worst comes to worst. But in the end, Allen practiced yesterday and practiced more today. So no setbacks. Allen starts Sunday