transplantbillsfan

These were my exact thoughts that day.

I know you say you're not joking, but clearly the title is hyperbolic based on your actual post. And I agree. I think Beane and McDermott always wanted Allen to start this year, which was why he threw in such weak QB competition. If Allen was worse than the 2 BLEH guys we have, the decision is obvious: play the BLEH QBs and work hard to overachieve while also understanding that being bad with said BLEH QB would give us a high draft pick along with an unfettered opportunity to start Allen next year.

Huh?

God I would love it if this were true. I think I'd be able to believe in Santa Claus again in a world where that was true.

My God... that throw against Cleveland was an atrocious decision. Isn't decision making supposedly his greatest asset? Plus, the football still looks like it's flying through molasses when he throws it.

It's 2018 America... clearly we can't agree on that

What would we even give them?

It might be true. If Taylor plays well this year, that narrative gains a lot of credence. One thing's for sure, his OC last year sucked.

Couldn't disagree more. I think we get double digit wins this year and firmly make the playoffs. It's too bad these "experts" only pay attention to a handful of teams like the Patriots, Eagles, Cowboys, etc. McDermott's changed the culture and our 2nd most important acquisition this offseason (next to our hopeful future Franchise QB) is an innovative OC who can adjust to the QB he has running his offense. But it's all right, I like overachieving

You're continuing to do a fantastic job ignoring me

By this you mean it's his last chance to show he wouldn't be able to handle the reins week 1, correct? I just don't think it happens. Seems Josh has already shown his stripes. I'm not saying he'll play flawlessly this weekend or even that he won't make a bonehead mistake here or there. But on the whole, he's likely going to look at least "good enough" to start week 1.

Well, people don't always need to agree, but there are simply facts in play here that have severely diminished the chance that Peterman is the starter. Who knows, maybe Allen gets hurt... the OP is probably hoping for that. You can think Allen suddenly absolutely sucks and is a different QB than he's been so far, but that seems also like the Pop's wishful thinking. It's just pretty unlikely at this point that anyone but Allen starts week 1.

Ignore feature... huh? Yeah... you're doing a bang up job ignoring as you consistently directly quote me. Well, FWIW, I was drinking when I made that post Scotch, not Kool Aid So that might have made the post a bit more belligerently hyperbolic than I intended. I should have emphasized that the stupidity is keeping this thread open at this point. This thread is just dumb at this point.

This is the dumbest thread in history. I really don't understand how anyone has given Peterman this much thought as an NFL starter. He's never going to be an NFL starter. Gunslinger mentality + Weak a$$ NFL arm = No chance to be a viable NFL starting QB Honestly even last year when he was also a preseason hero I said his arm was too weak to be an NFL starting QB. And then the Chargers half happened. Please stop this nonsense. Keep him as a backup. He's fine riding the pine... I think the Bills thought Allen would be fine as a starting QB the moment they drafted him considering the weak competition he was going against. How has the OP not shut this down?

No, the guy we traded up to #7 for is our Franchise QB, something that Nate Peterman isn't and will never be. You're full of nothing but hot air. You're going to change usernames before you start supporting Allen, who has clearly already made great strides from college to the draft process to OTAs to Minicamp to Training Camp to Preseason, you're just too foolish to notice. The coaching staff of McDermott and Dabol clearly also feel the same considering Allen wasn't legitimately thought to be part of this QB competition until a week or 2 ago, but now for the first time during the preseason we know who our QB is going into the next game... at the beginning of the week... ...for the dress rehearsal for the season opener. If this isn't obvious to you yet SaviorPete... I mean, BurpleBu... I mean BullBuchanon... you should just change your username, get rid of all your old ones, and start fresh.

You don't care about Josh Allen... the Franchise QB your favorite team? Then you must have been a fan of Peterman at Pitt in college and just naturally rolled your fandom to the Bills in the NFL. I'm going to assume this is the case and at least go from zero respect for you to some respect. So, you stick with your guy even if he's the backup

I think McDermott has essentially given him the keys already without officially saying it.

https://www.buffalobills.com/news/josh-allen-named-starter-for-bills-third-preseason-game Josh Allen named starter for Bills third preseason game Which means Allen is the regular season starter without actually saying it. OP... you have moderator powers for this thread... feel free to shut it down to avoid further embarrassment.

Hmmmmm…. so now Allen's been officially named the starter for our dress rehearsal preseason game after going into the previous 2 games announcing the starter last minute...

The longer he takes to name his starting QB week 1, the longer the Ravens have to split time preparing for 2 very different QBs. Not annoying. Smart.

This is actually a pretty big shift

They're close

Bob Dylan said it best... "The times they are a chaaaaaaanngiiiinnnn"

Drinking in the morning again?

Peterman because he's so obviously not an NFL starting QB. Plus, our D thrives off turnovers and Peterman is a turnover machine since he lacks an NFL arm. I seriously am so annoyed there are people who are such insane trolls or blind homers that they legitimately think Nate Peterman is an NFL starting QB. He's awful. I'm fine with him as a backup QB, though. Backup QBs are pretty universally awful NFL starters.