Peterman actually played quite well!

[Straight Hucklebuck]

This is being outsmarted and outcoached. 

 

Remember the game against the Patriots, at home, where Scott Chandler had a "big" day, and Watkins had 0 catches until desperation time in the 4th. 

 

And one of the takeaways was Chandler had a great game. No. The Patriots outsmarted you. They'd gladly have the ball in Scott Chandler's hands over Sammy Watkins. 

 

Same thing here. 31 completions, 189 yards. As Shaw said, sure they allow a 2-3 yard dump off and swarm tackle constantly hacking at the Bills WR's arms for fumbles. 

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

Less than 4 YPA & Passer rating of 39 is solid? 

 

Right... sure.... 

 

Using this performance to rationalize anything positive about this guy is hilariously misguided 

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

45 minutes ago, Rubes said:

 

Sure he does. And it's not because he does not possess an NFL quality arm. He doesn't have the strongest arm, but it's not bad.

 

Can't believe I'm defending him, but understanding the pick 6 against Houston requires a little thought, not just the knee-jerk "bad arm" reaction. The reason Nate threw the pick 6 is because the Texans have a good defensive coordinator who knew exactly what to do against Nate to bait him into throwing that pick-6. Against a young QB, with not a lot of experience, in the pressure of crunch time, you do what the defense did: blitz from one side of the field, expect the young QB to see the blitz and throw short to that side of the field, and have the CB jump the route because you know it's coming.

 

The defense took advantage of Nate's inexperience, not his so-called noodle arm. It's still on him, but it's also on this offense for not being sophisticated enough to deal with simple schemes like that.

 

You're going down the rabbit hole.  (you won't be alone)

 

As bad as Nate can be there is just enough Alternate Truths to defend.  

[NoSaint]

2 hours ago, JoshAllenHasBigHands said:

Its tough, because two of those interceptions were not on him on the slightest.  All the same, most of his throws were short dink and dunk type stuff.  That can work but not the way it was done this week.  

 

Even without the interceptions he was under 4 yards an attempt. That’s not a good rushing day- it’s horrific passing.

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

26 minutes ago, ngbills said:

Blind looking at he completed 31 passes. Played well. Never mind the 3 picks regardless of whose fault. Never mind the dink and dunk passes when your down big. Never mind the failed attempts to even throw a hail mary. He did not play well. Yes could have been worse but that would never be called well for any other qb. 

 

Yeah - he sucked.  But i don't think he sucked more than anyone else...?  Silver lining?

[SlimShady'sSpaceForce]

This thread is about how a BN writer thought Nate played quite well

 

There are dozens upon dozens of Nate Sucks threads to vent in if you want to complain.  

 

 

those are SDS's rules.  stick to the topic --  complain to him and not me 

 

Edited November 6, 2018 by ShadyBillsFan

[26CornerBlitz]

Of course he didn't play well.

 

Week 9 Quick Reads | Football Outsiders

 

by Vincent Verhei

 

If you're reading this website, you're probably already aware that Nathan Peterman had a terrible day against the Chicago Bears, the latest of a string of terrible days in his brief career. If Peterman's struggles against Chicago are news to you, you can thank the Bears' social media team for sharing some of the young quarterback's worst plays:

 

 

 

 

If you're keeping score (and considering the nature of this particular column, there is a very good chance that you are), that's three interceptions for Peterman in 49 passes this weekend -- and as a result of this performance, Peterman's career and single-season interception rates both went DOWN. After all, this is the same man who threw two interceptions in 18 passes in Week 1 against Buffalo, and two more in 12 passes in Week 6 against Houston, and five in 14 passes in Week 10 against San Diego last year (as documented in Quick Reads at the time). In only 81 passes this season, Peterman has thrown seven interceptions. That's more than a dozen different full-time starters. In just a year and a half, Peterman has thrown 130 passes, and a dozen of them have been intercepted. He has thrown more picks since 2017 than either Drew Brees (nine) or Alex Smith (eight), who have started 47 games between them.

[billsfan_34]

Yes- excellent qb play averaging 3 yards per pass! It just doesnt get any better than that. 

[C.Biscuit97]

 

my wife, who normally cheats on me with 6 guys a week, only cheated with 5 this week.  Huge improvement!!!

[Marv's Neighbor]

Having 3 INT's and a QB rating of 45ish last Sunday, is not playing quite well.

[C.Biscuit97]

2 minutes ago, Marv's Neighbor said:

Having 3 INT's and a QB rating of 45ish last Sunday, is not playing quite well.

To be fair, it raised his career rating! So the OP is technically right!

[Marv's Neighbor]

2 minutes ago, C.Biscuit97 said:

To be fair, it raised his career rating! So the OP is technically right!

Well, anyway you slice it we suck, and that's not a technicality.

[JPP]

LOL......this thread......ok slight improvement.....only 3 int's so he's improving???  He actually lasted an entire game!!!  Come on people have we been so beaten down as a fanbase that we are now okay with mediocrity?  The guy sucks plain and simple as does this entire offence.....this is on the coach!  This fanbase deserves alot better than what this coach is telling us week after week...."we did some good things" "gotta watch some film" 'trus the process" etc etc,,,,, its getting kind of insulting now as a fan....how about some honesty....whats scary is if this guy really believes the garbage he is telling us than i would be very very afraid at this clown evaluating our future offence......

Edited November 6, 2018 by JPP

[Gugny]

2 hours ago, Kevin1778 said:

He is right.

 

1) Bears have top 5 defense.

2) Peterman has only started 4 games.

3) His stats were in line with a long time veteran like Anderson in his two games.

4) His line and receivers did not show up.

5) There was no running game.

 

Is Peterman an NFL starting QB. No. Is he a more than adequate backup. Absolutely.

 

He is far from adequate.

 

He is historically bad; quite possibly the worst QB to ever play in the NFL.

 

That is not hyperbole.

 

It is fact.

[Billsfan1972]

The three ints.....

 

1. Defender me at exactly the same time as the pass....  Better arm and it arrives sooner and Pryor can secure it....  Peterman's problem as explained over and over.

2. 1 yard pass into coverage on 3rd & 3.  If it is a two yard play then PI

3.  Again defender made the break and iontercepted the ball.  Yes that's on Peterman.

 

Now remember the thread as to Peterman being competent at New Era?  See what home cooking does for you?

 

What a laughable post.

[Matt_In_NH]

He couldn't have played that well...come on this is dumb

[leonbus23]

2 hours ago, 2003Contenders said:

I actually do not disagree with the author's premise. In fact, during the game Moose kept pointing out how, realizing that their backs were against the wall with the team in the position to HAVE to start Peterman, the supporting cast really needed to step it up. They did not do that. In fact, the supporting cast in no way helped the struggling young QB -- and proved to be more of a hindrance.

 

One play in particular underscored this, and it was on the 4th and long, where Peterman scrambled to his left and made a pinpoint toss to the endzone for KB. It was a tough catch, as it was well defended. However, it hit Benjamin in the hands; if he is as good as he thinks he is, he should make a catch like that to help his young QB.

 

The real issue is that the supporting cast is itself so bad (including the gutless KB). The receivers are getting no separation, and their hands are not very good across the board. That spells doom for a noodle-arm QB like Peterman, who tried to "fire" the ball in there.

 

No. Being at the game you could hear 100 fans yelling "throw it" because Benjamin was wide open seconds earlier. He threw it too late. 

[Hapless Bills Fan]

2 hours ago, Kevin1778 said:

 

Backups usually play 1 or 2 games a year if that. If you want to win you need a franchise QB. Brady, Mahomes, Brees, Rivers, all play virtually every snap all year long.

 

The Bills future depends on their top 10 draft pick, not the 5th rounder making the league minimum. Peterman's job is supposed to be to hold a clip board. Not start 16 games.

 

And yet, McDermott, Daboll, and Beane entered the season with Peterman as the declared Starter.  Wouldn't that indicate they expected him to start more than 1-2 games?

 

[HappyDays]

There has been way too much negative attention given to our backup QB. I am really curious what backup QB out there would have won the Bears game for us considering how awful the rest of our offense looked. This has been an ongoing obsession with Bills fans for years. The backup QB is not that important. If your starter goes down you are probably going to lose a lot of games.

[Haze_21]

 

5 minutes ago, HappyDays said:

There has been way too much negative attention given to our backup QB. I am really curious what backup QB out there would have won the Bears game for us considering how awful the rest of our offense looked. This has been an ongoing obsession with Bills fans for years. The backup QB is not that important. If your starter goes down you are probably going to lose a lot of games.

 

He opened the season as starter. He is the worst qb in the history of the league and he keeps getting trotted out there. He does not belong in the nfl period. It's a joke and the bills offense is the laughingstock of the league.