It was frightening to see the "deer in the headlights" look from Nate on Sunday. That is the mark of a player that not only has no confidence, but is in no way prepared to be in that role. Perhaps it is on the offensive coaches for not properly preparing him. More likely, it is a sign that he is just not able to process what he is seeing. After watching the game a second time, it looked to me like he never previously saw any of what he was seeing in the game. Like he was playing in his first football game ever. It became worse play after play. By the time he was pulled, he looked totally befuddled.
On the other hand, Josh Allen, who didn't even get 1st team reps in practice, looked cool and was clearly processing what he was seeing in front of him. Never-mind the result, the mental part of the game was without doubt Nate's undoing. Yet the fears of throwing Josh to the wolves suddenly became less worrisome to me when I saw how well he kept his poise, moved around and even threw the ball away when there wasn't anything there for him. I didn't see his footwork clearly, and whether he bailed early on the sacks too well. I did see once that Josh stepped into a sack. Just once. Yet Nate was lost at the moment of the snap. You could just see it in his muscular actions and his demeanor. Not a good sign fo his future.
Finally, since we heard how smart Nate is, how well composed he is in practices, and how well he prepares, it was shocking to see how lost he was in the game. From a distance, I would say he is finished as an NFL QB. Someone that has lost composure this badly will almost never be able to recover from it, especially for his current team. Perhaps the team knew this and that's why they showed such a lackluster effort. For those coaches that didn't already admit this, they have no denial of it now. IMO, Nate's NFL career is over.
So endeth this QB competition.