Week 1: Ravens Game Preparation - Nathan Peterman & Groy Starting

[Bills Fan of St Augustine]

Sad thing is, he is set up for failure behind a porous OL and receivers who can't separate. 8 in the box, max rush....he gonna die!

[Drunken Pygmy Goat]

Not surprising. Nate played well enough in preseason. O-line looks bad and Allen isn't quite ready...same strategy as the Bears last year with Trubisky. 

[The_Dude]

Good. Based on how I think the line will do, good. I don’t want Allen behind that line. 

[OldTimer1960]

The right move, in my opinion.  The talent level surrounding the QB is poor at WR and especially OL.  Peterman makes quick decisions and throws while the rookie (understandably) takes a little extra time to process what he is seeing - time the OL can't provide.

 

 I am rooting for Peterman to do well, but I think the entire offense is going to struggle.  Still, it is important that someone other than Allen gets first crack at it.  If the offense is bad, at least it will be clearly established that the surrounding talent is lacking once Allen does get his chance - then, I would hope, that fans and media are more patient with Allen than they would have been if Allen started out of the gate.

[The Firebaugh Kid]

7 minutes ago, stony said:

Hey Peterman, check out channel 9!  It's the breast exam!

 

This is all I think of when I hear his name.  

 

Go Bills!

You are not alone! Lol

[x-BillzeBubba]

With the OL such  as it is...this is the only logical move

[TPS]

2 minutes ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

I believe they will also hit the Bills with a lot of play action, so the pass rush will need to step it up. 

I'd guess same for Bills. A game where most mistakes loses?

[PromoTheRobot]

4 minutes ago, Mickey said:

 

Maybe so but wasn't that what we already had in Tyrod? Is our goal at QB to start a "game manager"?

 

Except that NP can make throws over the middle.

[Wayne Cubed]

Can't say I'm surprised. It'll be interesting to see how long it lasts for. I'm not sure I agree with the "earned it" crowd considering it's preseason and plenty of players "earn it" and are now out of a job. We will see what happens when teams game plan for Peterman.

[Chandler#81]

5 minutes ago, Dan Darragh said:

The minute he gets picked for the first time people will start clamoring for Allen

 

I’m not waiting that long. Clamoring for Allen now!

[Bangarang]

I hope he lights it up

[DC Grid]

Josh Allen was drafted as the guy with the most upside but a guy who had a lot of work to do.  Specifically he’s shown this preseason that when he can set his feet he’s accurate and looks great, when he can’t, things look not so great.  So instead of throwing him to the wolves right away behind an awful OL that will only reinforce his bad habits and potentially David Carr him, the Bills are giving Peterman a chance to prove he isn’t the San Diego disaster.  If they’re wrong, all they’ve done is bought Allen a few more weeks to learn the system / develop while the OL gels.  This is the kind of move the Bills never could make under a Rex, and it’s great to see them following a good process for bringing along a QB.  Trust the process!

[Johnny Hammersticks]

I think everyone (even the start Allen supporters) knew this would be the plan.  Makes sense.  I still think Allen will be starting at some point this season.  Props to Peterman I guess...

[thebandit27]

Even if it were close in terms of preseason performance (it wasn't), there's one factor that I haven't seen mentioned:

 

It will be MUCH easier and FAR more palatable for the team to go from Nate to Allen than vice versa.

[kenny3000]

1 minute ago, Bangarang said:

I hope he lights it up

+++++++ 1

[Drunken Pygmy Goat]

3 minutes ago, aristocrat said:

 

So where was I wrong in my post? Can you show me?

 

It was just poorly worded, assuming you meant that those QBs didn't start their rookie seasons right away/week 1.

[aristocrat]

If he beats the ravens nobody talks about the pick game. If he goes 2-0 look out hype train

[JMF2006]

Congrats Nate.

 

Make the world forget the Chargers game .

[Mickey]

Just now, aristocrat said:

 

No the goal is to develop Allen. Peterman is the safe choice right now. I think Nate gives the best chance to win right now 

 

If the standard is "best chance to win right now" then doesn't that mean Allen never starts? How does Allen develop to be better than Peterman who has a year edge on him and will now get all the game experience and first team snaps? At some point you have to start Allen unless whoever else is playing develops into a franchise guy and take your lumps as he works through being a rookie. I think its the right move because I don't think Peterman will last long as the starter and doing it this way will force fans to have more patience with Allen once its proven that Nate is not the answer. If somehow Nate plays like a franchise guy then everyone is happy. That is what makes sense to me, not the "best chance to win" standard. If that was the standard then we should have kept Tyrod and had a QB competition between him, Nate and Josh.

[Bobby Hooks]

Easily our best shot at beating the Ravens. 

 

After seeing Allen against the Bengals, T-sizzle would have eaten him alive. 

 

Thats not a knock on Allen, the kid did better than I was actually expecting in preseason. But he needs time, that was always the plan. But fans be fans.