BurpleBull

I guess it's your opinion over everyone else who witnessed Peterman with their own eyes and came away impressed. That just isn't true, Peterman showed ability to go through his progressions, find open targets, and scramble to pick up yards when necessary in last year's preseason. Led a two-minute drive just before halftime that I believe led to points in the Eagles game, threw a pretty, over the shoulder TD pass in the corner of the end zone in the Vikings game and finished the preseason 9-11 for 81 yds. So this just isn't true.

Who are you to declare that he impressed none? Maybe you have your own understanding of what it means to impress, perhaps you're expressing a biased view because you don't feel he's the Bills best option to start, but he did impress a lot of people in last year's preseason. Showed poise and ability to lead an offense.

Can Nathan Peterman win the Bills' starting quarterback job? Some buzz is building By Sean Wagner-McGough 1h ago • 2 min read The Buffalo Bills signed AJ McCarron in free agency and traded up to draft Josh Allen in the first round after getting rid of long-time starter Tyrod Taylor in March. Yet there's a chance that their opening-day starter will be a quarterback who is actually entering his second season with the team. That quarterback? Nathan Peterman, the same quarterback who threw five interceptions in his first half of regular-season football last season. It turns out, some serious buzz supporting Peterman's candidacy is beginning to mount. On Friday, ESPN's Bills reporter, Mike Rodak, called Peterman the team's surprise offseason camp standout. Rodak noted that Peterman is splitting first-team reps with McCarron and then wrote that "Peterman should be considered a serious contender for the starting job in Buffalo Here's Rodak's entire blurb for ESPN: But here's why Peterman could win the job: His competition is very beatable. There's McCarron, another former fifth-round pick who spent the first four years of his career backing up and filling in for Andy Dalton in Cincinnati. With the Bengals, McCarron seldom saw the field and he never wowed anyone when he did get the chance to play. Then there's Allen, who features an arm as pure as Lannister gold, but is viewed more as more of a developmental prospect. He's not expected to start immediately, which is why he's third on the depth chart. None of this means that Peterman should suddenly be considered the favorite to win the job, but it's probably time for us to consider him a factor in the race, which won't heat up until training camp and the preseason.

Oddly enough, I thought it was Josh Allen whose QB comparison was Jake Delhomme. This is based off both QB's exuberance playing the game, never-say-die gameplay, and accuracy limitations. Though I believe Allen will prove to be a more accurate passer than Delhomme. For the record Jake Delhomme and Steve McNair are two of my all-time favorite QBs.

I acknowledged that the post was flawed and I addressed the errors, but Peterman didn't strike me as tentative in that game. He wasn't hesitant, he knew where he wanted to go with the ball. There were instances where lack of pass protection affected his throws, there were instances that appeared to be miscommunication between QB and WR and then you had a bad decision or a pass that was a tad late getting to where it needed to be from Peterman. When I think of indecisiveness, I think back to the second Bills-Jets game, the game that I feel kicked off McDermott's waning confidence in Taylor.

Not terrible, or even bad, but inaccurate in areas...I have no problem admitting that. That was the first post in this thread where I've really gone stat-chasing. Did so last minute to bring out a few points to address the poster before having to step out for work...hence the very late response. Missed a few things like Zay's first TD and the Saints game that preceded the benching. However, I still greatly believe that losing to the Jets was the real catalyst for McDermott's decision; Rivalry game, chance to make some noise in the standings, and the Bills lose to a struggling Jets team, with Tyrod Taylor being bottled up by its defense which tallied 7 sacks in the process. The Saints performance sealed Taylor's fate heading into the following week I think. As for Zay Jones, he had his best receiving yards game versus the Chargers, showing his big-play potential, with a somewhat more aggressive Taylor entering that game late and Taylor seemed to make a concerted effort to get Jones the ball targeting him a season-high 10 times the next game, one going for his 2nd TD of the season. Don't know how I forgot about the Saints game beatdown, but if the Bills don't get "thwapped and kapowed" in consecutive games then I'm not sure the defense says "something's gotta give". If the Bills don't get walloped by the Chargers in embarrassing fashion, but instead hold them to twenty-three points, do they have the same laser focus to shut down the high-powered Kansas City Chiefs offense or do they get complacent and get rolled over by a much scarier Chiefs offense? Who knows. I'm just saying good seemed to follow a dreadful game on defensive side of the ball and the momentum seemed to carry on as the season went on. McDermott made his decision, stood by it, and admitted it didn't play out as hoped. Peterman had his moment of infamy in which many feel he was thrown to the wolves too early and he's shining thus far in the off-season. I too am entitled to at least one, wildly inaccurate, stat-filled, rush-job of a post. Lol

You'd be asking one to speculate by asking that question. No one knows if things play out the exact same way in that Chargers game if Tyrod Taylor plays the whole way through, so it's really not that fair a question to ask. All that can be spoken on is what actually happened, what seemingly changed due to Taylor being benched. We all gotta remember why Taylor was benched in the first place and for the record I was very much in favor of the benching for Nathan Peterman as starter. Do you remember the game against Oakland? I don't think many people thought the Bills would roll into Oakland and totally shut them down despite what the records showed, but the Bills did. Fast forward to the next week's game vs. NYJ, a team stumbling around trying to fight its footing, no one expected the Bills to lose that game to a 3-5 team, division rival or not, based on what they did to the Raiders the previous week, but they did. Instead of improving to 6-2 and moving up the standings against a 3-5 division rival, they dropped the ball, and a highly indecisive Taylor was sacked a season-high 7 times. Hence the decision to give Peterman the nod at QB the following week. I really never understood why so many seemed baffled by the move, unless those confused by the move were outsiders who didn't actually follow the Bills, since the coaches and fans had grown tired of the passive, passing attack led by Taylor. Things didn't work out for Peterman in his first start against a scary Chargers pass-rush as hoped for obviously, but still enough good seemed to come out that very bad game. 1. Bills' fans found out that they had a young, decisive QB in Peterman, willing to put the ball in the air to make a play for the offense. 2. The defense buckled down to shut down a high-powered Kansas City Chiefs offense on the road for a win, after the 54-point romping and never allowed twenty points in 4 of the final 6 games after allowing 88 points in the span of two weeks, 34 coming by way of the hapless, Jets offense. I don't know if anything changes if Tyrod Taylor is never benched and Nathan Peterman never starts, but I know things didn't remain the same after he was. Zay Jones even messed around and caught his first NFL TD. How about that.

Thanks man.

Nathan Peterman's gonna turn it on in training camp. Just watch.

Very much so. Josh Allen had a very good last showing but that doesn't negate what Peterman put together. I do believe Peterman is the frontrunner in the minds of McDermott and Daboll to lead the first team offense come training camp, with Allen being brought along gradually. The final day of minicamp was Allen's 'wow' moment of minicamp, we know he has the tools to be a very good QB but there still will be no rush to throw him into the fire. They will continue to be patient with his development.

Sarcasm noted. But tell me what exactly at this very moment, has you believing that Allen is the frontrunner in the QB competition to lead the offense, given how OTAs played out, with Peterman being arguably the most consistent QB of the three during that time? You waited way too long to get snarky...but it's expected. Great timing.

Who's trying to sell that he has an advantage because he was on the team last season?

Joe Buscaglia Peterman outplays McCarron once again "For the majority of the practice, A.J. McCarron took the first-team reps with the offense as it was his turn during their spring-long rotation, but as the veteran quarterbacks on the team go, Nathan Peterman outperformed McCarron just as he did on Tuesday as well. McCarron had several passes batted down at the line of scrimmage and was having some trouble connecting with his receiver. He salvaged the day with a pair of big plays, one to Andre Holmes in the end zone in a jump ball situation, and another in a one-minute drill to end practice where he just lofted up a pass as time expired and Rod Streater miraculously came down with it in the back of the end zone. On the other hand, Peterman was solid in both his reads and his accuracy all day long. He gunned in a touchdown to Austin Proehl in the back of the end zone, and had a pretty pass that he dropped into a bucket on a deep pass to Robert Foster. Those that don't think Peterman has a legitimate chance to win the job to start the season are sorely mistaken. Now, this is only the spring, and training camp often brings us a bit of a different story as the battles play out, but of the five practices the media has been able to watch, Peterman has been the top guy between the two". It's the first bolded piece of text that I think is really being overlooked ...and by choice in a lot of cases in here.

That's them wanting to nail the coffin shut with him in it... Unfortunately for them, Peterman is showing more life now than ever before. And both McDermott and Daboll see it.

Yet you still chose to respond. Missed or ignored, your response wasn't within the context of the conversation.

You missed the scenario I laid out perhaps. As unrealistic as you may feel it is, in it Peterman has led the Bills to a perfect 10-0 record, throwing for 15tds against 4ints heading into the bye week. Letting Allen take his lumps from the start to gain that experience is one thing, but to pull a successful Peterman or McCarron from the lineup and possibly kill team chemistry and momentum just for the sake of getting a more developed, more complete Allen on the field is something totally different. It was being suggested that coaches would do such a thing and from the sound of things, such a move would be supported on these boards. I can understand the excitement surrounding Josh Allen, but championing Allen at the expense of team: on-field chemistry, momentum, and a unified locker room, is something I just could not do.

It was clearly a hypothetical question being posed to a get definitive stance on the matter out of you. You've essentially revealed that you believe Josh Allen getting on the field comes before team success, although you will no doubt deny it. You're merely using the coaches as a cover to hide your personal views as a fan and Josh Allen supporter.

You know what Nathan Peterman's mom would laugh at even more than my hypothetical? Your notion that the Bills' coaches would pull him from the lineup in favor of Allen If this scenario played out. What do you say would constitute Allen being ready and deserving of taking over the reins from Peterman, in McDermott and Daboll's minds in this given scenario? I'm just curious.

Joe Buscaglia Nathan Peterman shines again - "Don't look now, but Nathan Peterman is putting together a pretty solid spring. For the second straight practice that the media was allowed to see, Peterman was slinging the ball around incredibly well and both his accuracy and knowledge of the playbook has been evident. Several times on Tuesday, he would help instruct the receivers where they should be, or what they should have done on a given play. That part of his approach has to be music to the Bills ears at this point, with nothing set in stone at the quarterback position. It's only the offseason workouts, and you should take everything with a grain of salt, but Peterman has been impressive -- as shocking as that may be for some fans to read. In the four practices we've seen, Peterman has been more impressive than veteran quarterback A.J. McCarron". That's huge for any offensive coordinator.

Oh so were taking it there? Very report-worthy stuff, but I'll pass. Not my style. Wouldn't want to make TSW's 'Top 5 Rats List' the way it was discovered you did two weeks ago. On a another note: Peterman with another strong performance.

Oh it becomes complicated, very difficult to understand when your stance seems to defy logic...I actually need clarity. So if the scenario I laid out plays out, you believe the Bills pull Peterman in favor of Allen because Allen's now 'ready'? I just need a 'yes' on that if that's your stand. Peterman had yet another solid day of workouts from all accounts.

What do you mean by as soon as he's ready? If Peterman is Bills starting QB week one and leads the Bills to a perfect season leading up to bye, where Peterman has, let's say a 15 tds 4 ints stat line, Allen isn't replacing him after the bye week at that point barring injury, even if he looks as fine and finished a product as the coaches could have ever imagined. Just wouldn't happen. That's why I disagree with you when you say this is solely about Josh Allen, how fast he can pick things up, and that they aren't testing out each guy. They are. If Allen's their guy heading into the season they are going to determine that early. They are testing out each QB to see how each performs during certain competition to determine who's best suited to fill that starting role this season. Perhaps you think I'm suggesting that they are in search of their franchise QB with the current QB competition. I am not. Knowing how to respond better to adversity having faced it, is greater than never having faced adversity. Of the 6 INTS that you so like to mention, 5 came in one game. Peterman never had another multiple INT game after that game vs. the Chargers. Not even one two-interception game to speak of.

If you say so. The better QB will win. Both McCarron and Peterman have played in regular season games that Josh Allen has yet to. They have the advantage over Allen in the experience department...which goes a long way.

Yep...it's all about development. That's why I don't know why you continue to harp on Peterman's rookie INTS instead of moving forward and acknowledging the improvement he's displayed this off-season. That's Daboll's plan for Allen's development and it seems like a solid plan to gradually integrate in with the starters. The move doesn't negatw what Peterman has shown. The guy best suited for the job will win. They're testing them all out.

I didn't say he played a full NFL season though I'm sure he still gained something positive each and every week he took part in team activities. He gained experience having played in meaningful games as a rookie.