BurpleBull

If by "sticking with" Peterman, you mean affording him the opportunity to participate in an open QB competition during the off-season despite an up and down rookie campaign, then yes, the coaches would be sticking with him and doing their due diligence in the process. If that's not what you meant, then you're likely just very disingenuously, using Peterman's past---his rookie season---where he threw 52 total passes in mostly spot duty, as evidence of where he stands presently and are placing a definitive cap on his potential based on that past, for the sake of rendering the idea of promoting Peterman in the future an illogical one. If Peterman wins the starting job, it'll no doubt be due to him showing growth from his rookie season and nothing less.

Spoken like a guy who could care less about the coaches doing their due diligence to find the guy best suited for the starting job. You know good and well that if Peterman were drafted 7th overall you wouldn't consider one start against a sack-happy defensive unit, three passes against a very tough Jags defense while filling-in during a late game situation, for your injured starting QB, who could only lead the offense to three points all game, and 52 pass attempts overall as reason enough to write off a rookie QB. Peterman posted a QB rating of 100 twice, while throwing for a score in those games. Tyrod Taylor bombed in the Patriots game, but it can be said that Peterman was the more productive QB in that game, even if his numbers weren't significantly better. Peterman was a rookie...Taylor was not. Peterman's "several chances" came during limited action as a rookie playing under a dreadful offensive coordinator and you know it. It's absurd of you to suggest that any QB on the Bills roster, should be denied the opportunity of displaying improvement from one season to the next and denied the opportunity to compete for a starting job...especially one who was a rookie just a season ago.

The way I see it, it's McCarron and Peterman's spot to lose. Sort of like the champion in a prize fight, don't get outclassed or dominated by your more fan-pleasing, haymaker-throwing, game opponent and you've got a good chance of going home with the title even if not in spectacular fashion. I think Peterman will prove to be further along in his development than people believe right now.

Be a blue-collar poster who brings his lunch pail to the forum?

That's possible but it's also possible that they aren't checking for him.

Why they haven't brought him in could be because he doesn't fit the character of players they want in the locker room. It's one thing to inherit trouble, it's another to invite trouble into your home.

Alright I agree to the challenge. Josh Allen vs. Nathan Peterman for the starting role barring injury or a McCarron victory. $56.30 (Allen's junior year 56.3 completion percentage at Wyoming) vs. $56.00 (Peterman's NFL career completion percentage (49%), tds (2), and ints (5). Loser also posts a congratulatory internet meme of their QB to the winning QB (Allen and Peterman only). Second week of OTAs begins tomorrow...let's do it!

I understood what he was conveying, he just wasn't eloquent. Side note: She looks like she still gave up the panties.

Much had been said about Josh Allen's accuracy leading up to the draft, so if you lose how about you send me $56.30 into an opened PayPal account representing Allen's college completion percentage in his final year. I lose, I send you a dollar figure not to exceed Nathan Peterman's Buffalo Bills jersey number. Just a proposal.

Alright. Let me come up with something and I'll get back to you.

Allen is the future of the Bills obviously, but realistically, this is a two-man battle between A.J. McCarron and Nathan Peterman for starter of this season.

Agreed. May the man best suited to lead win.

My guess is that all ten Peterman completions were of the unimpressive, dink-and-dunk variety. from BuffaloBills.com "Benjamin's best play on Thursday came on a play down the seam with Peterman hitting him in stride as he went straight up the field after the catch for what would've been a 20-yard pass play". Don't feel we'll be getting balanced performance reporting from posters in here. Peterman threw a pass too high that turned into a pick and McCarron's stat line was too unimpressive to be recorded or noted apparently. If it's not a McCarron sexy girlfriend sighting, or a sexy Josh Allen throw, I don't know that it's getting reported on in Twitterverse or in here.

Like I said, if McCarron's the one getting all of the 1st team reps today you're singing a different tune.

Way to bow out. Much appreciated. Glad you catch my drift.

Yup and had it "simply" been McCarron's day to take 1st team reps on the 1st day of media accessible OTAs, you along with other the posters who think Peterman starting Week 1an unfathomable possibility, would have no doubt attempted to use it against this thread as a sign that coaches think far less of Peterman than I do. But since Peterman got all the 1st team reps today, let's just downplay it to mean nothing more than simple alternating of 1st team reps between Peterman and McCarron.

Meaning Nick O'Leary could have/ should have caught the pass, correct? So this guy tweets that Nathan Peterman took first reps over McCarron, for what it's worth, then proceeds to declare it meaningless on behalf of the coaching staff apparently. Very interesting.

I thought I'd see clapping.

I really like the Antonio Brown/Zay Jones reference.

If he is successful at adding velocity to his throws the way he's set out to do, he will be significantly better because I too believe his ball placement is very good when having time to set and throw. In college he was very good at throwing his receivers open. No reason to believe that with more work on his mechanics and more confidence entering year two, that this ability isn't put on display more often than in his rookie campaign.

Exactly. McDermott would not have come out to confidently tell the press that Peterman was "ready" to start in the Chargers game if he had not shown great progress as a rookie during practices. You've gotta be doing a good deal of positive things to get the coach behind you as a rookie, despite having a solid vet available. As you stated in the snow game he made great throws, but he also made great throws during preseason, a back shoulder completion to Zay Jones thrown on a line (during a two minute situation I believe) being one that really stood out and showed his capability and willingness to take and make tough, necessary throws as a QB. I don't know if people knew or not, but he was one of the better QB's in his draft class at completing the deep pass. Don't know why so many people think the idea of Peterman making strides from his rookie season and impressing the coaches to the point of being awarded the starting QB position is so farfetched.

Hahaha...except this isn't troll bait.

Peterman seemed to get the ball to Kelvin Benjamin a bit when he did play, he's had time to build somewhat of a rapport with Zay Jones during the Senior Bowl and I'm sure during practices last season and he also had really good chemistry with Nick O'Leary who I think is the Bills best receiving TE. I can see the offense rallying around a much improved Peterman, as it remembers his personal struggles and the struggles of the passing game as a whole under Dennison and Taylor. I think Peterman could move ahead of McCarron, while Josh Allen waits in the wings continuing to develop.

Fun police alert! You must work for the L.A.M.PD... Is this what you post in every thread that isn't one of the hundreds that you create in a day?

Nathan Peterman will win the starting QB position barring injury. He'll be much improved from last season. Excited about Josh Allen as the starting QB, but Peterman is the guy people aren't talking about right now who will have everyone talking by the end of training camp. He's worked on his mechanics, is said to have added velocity to his throws, has a lot to prove and is no stranger to struggling early in his career and picking himself up. A little talked about fact concerning Peterman is that he's right up there with Allen as Bills QB's who've scored high on the Wonderlic test for those who equate the test to mental sharpness. I still hold to the belief that Peterman was at the very least a third round prospect in his draft class. Peterman will be the guy. So this is how I have it panning out... 1. Peterman 2. McCarron 3. Allen With Allen at three for his protection as he starts out his young career.