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Just now, Phil The Thrill said:

 

Kirby, the whole “they kept him around because he’s a nice guy,” is pure speculation and conjecture on your part.  

 

As you pointed out being “nice” is not really criteria for a roster spot.  There has to be a reason why the McDermott’s and Gruden of the world kept him on a roster.  We don’t know what that is, but then again, we aren’t NFL coaches.

Here are some facts then:

 

- 356 QBs have thrown at least 130 passes over the last 40 NFL seasons. Nate Peterman ranks DEAD LAST with a passer rating of 32.5. Only one other player (Spergyon Wynn at 39.5) is below a rating of 42.

 

- Nate Peterman’s 9.2 INT % ranks DEAD LAST and only one other guy is above a 7 (Peter Tom Willis at 8.2).

 

Peterman is doing this in an era where guys are lighting it up in the passing game. To further the example, since he entered the league his passer rating is 32.5. The next lowest of ANY QB in that window with at least 130 pass attempts is 60. The next worst QB in the league has been TWICE as good as Nate.

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3 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

Here are some facts then:

 

- 356 QBs have thrown at least 130 passes over the last 40 NFL seasons. Nate Peterman ranks DEAD LAST with a passer rating of 32.5. Only one other player (Spergyon Wynn at 39.5) is below a rating of 42.

 

- Nate Peterman’s 9.2 INT % ranks DEAD LAST and only one other guy is above a 7 (Peter Tom Willis at 8.2).

 

Peterman is doing this in an era where guys are lighting it up in the passing game. To further the example, since he entered the league his passer rating is 32.5. The next lowest of ANY QB in that window with at least 130 pass attempts is 60. The next worst QB in the league has been TWICE as good as Nate.

Matt Barkley, who had awful career numbers and still only has a 68 career qb rating, had a 117 qb rating in his one start with same group Peterman did!

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Try to put yourself in his shoes. You are about to take a test, let's say a math test. You're not the best in at the subject matter, because you aren't able to come up with the answer as fast as others, but you have figured out a way to work around it by really understanding the concepts and using deductive reasoning to solve the problems just about as well, and in some cases better than those that just flat out were born really good already.

 

So you sit down for the test, but instead of the typical 2 minutes per question, you only have a minute. You've practiced at a minute per question, but the questions were easier and the stakes were much lower. So you bomb the test. Worst ever performance.

 

Are you ensured to never do well again, and you should just quit and type on message boards all day? No, you didn't fail because you weren't capable, it's too early to say that based on the sample size. You need to practice more to get how you are good at the subject to align with the increased difficulty of the subject.

 

That is Nathan Peterman. He terribly failed a few tests, but showed consistent improvement in getting his skill set upgraded. No his arm will never win games, but he didn't di terribly because if his arm. Most of that was him being baited into bad throws, because the game was moving too fast. 

 

It's too early to say he's the worst ever, or maybe that's fair, so instead unfair to say he will remain the worst ever.

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34 minutes ago, Phil The Thrill said:

 

Kirby, the whole “they kept him around because he’s a nice guy,” is pure speculation and conjecture on your part.  

 

As you pointed out being “nice” is not really criteria for a roster spot.  There has to be a reason why the McDermott’s and Gruden of the world kept him on a roster.  We don’t know what that is, but then again, we aren’t NFL coaches.

 

I think McD and Beane kept him around to be on the PS but his TC play combined with the horrid play by AJ forced their hand.  Honestly, I think it says more about what they thought of him that they were willing to start guys off the street with a week of practice over him twice in a four week stretch.

 

Gruden, on the other hand, picked up both EJ and AJ after the book was pretty much written, soooooo... maybe he just has a thing for really bad QBs.

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7 minutes ago, transient said:

 

I think McD and Beane kept him around to be on the PS but his TC play combined with the horrid play by AJ forced their hand.  Honestly, I think it says more about what they thought of him that they were willing to start guys of the street with a week of practice over him twice in a four week stretch.

 

Gruden, on the other hand, picked up both EJ and AJ after the book was pretty much written, soooooo... maybe he just has a thing for really bad QBs.

Is anyone really all that shocked after Gruden basically kicked off NP's NFL career with this segment? He's always liked him, and feels like he can fix Nate, clearly.

 

 

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It is shocking that Nate Peterman's name is still being mentioned in NFL circles.

 

It's incredible how many chances these guys get.

 

There just aren't many guys out there that that can play the position, so those that kind of, sort of look like they might be able to do it get every chance in the world, and then some.

 

It's nuts.

 

 

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1 hour ago, teef said:

he'll learn.

He doesn't though...

3 minutes ago, Nextmanup said:

It is shocking that Nate Peterman's name is still being mentioned in NFL circles.

 

It's incredible how many chances these guys get.

 

There just aren't many guys out there that that can play the position, so those that kind of, sort of look like they might be able to do it get every chance in the world, and then some.

 

It's nuts.

 

 

Peterman runs the best "Booger O" in the NFL.

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1 hour ago, teef said:

he'll learn.

No he won't.  Gruden collects terrible quarterbacks like kids used to collect baseball cards.  This guy once had Jeff Garcia, Bruce Gradkowski, Luke McCown, Brian Griese, Tim Rattay, and Chris Simms in a 3 year span.

 

He likes Peterman because he does what he's told and can deliver the ball in 7 on 7's. I suspect McDermott liked him for the same reason.  When the game actually starts Peterman is terrible.

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