Why Nathan Peterman?

[The Real Buffalo Joe]

In 2018, we drafted Josh Allen. He was a project QB, with a lot of potential, but also a lot of work. We were told that we would see little to no Josh that season, because he would be riding the bench and learning his first year. 

 

I still don't understand, five years later, why Peterman was the guy he was to learn behind. Let's even forget the now legendary 5 INT game. Let's give the benefit of the doubt that Peterman truly did majorly improve to be relatively serviceable, he was still just barely a rookie himself with almost no playing time. 

 

Why was McDermott and/or Beane so adamant about this kid? Wouldn't the best bet have been to get a Fitzpatrick-esque guy. An experienced veteran, who might not light up the leauge, but would win some games for you, and most importantly play an important mentor role in Josh's development. Seems to have worked for Tua.

 

Because instead, Peterman sucked, as we all thought, and Josh got thrown to the wolves his rookie year. Obviously it worked out, but it very well may not have.  

[TheyCallMeAndy]

Hopefully I can get this in fast enough:

 

Peterman was FANTASTIC in training camp, preseason, and in practice. 

[Charles Romes]

AJ mcKarran was the bridge QB but they realized he was awful - not any better than the flyer on the roster Peterman so they dumped mcKarran just before week 1.  Bills were in the market for other bridge QBs but mcKarran ended up as their choice somehow, maybe because he was the cheapest. 

[TheyCallMeAndy]

Truly, Peterman looked outstanding in 2018, and won the job clean from Josh. 
 

Then the regular season hit.

 

It wouldn’t surprise me at all if Nate Peterman turned into a really, really good coach. 

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

Top tier trick shot videos 

[PatsFanNH]

Maybe because they rather Peterman get killed facing teams like NE and allow Josh to learn and grow for that year.  They probably knew the O was not good enough for Allen to learn anything under center. 

[teef]

i've chosen to move on from this.  it wasn't hard at all.

[Buffalo03]

3 minutes ago, TheyCallMeAndy said:

Hopefully I can get this in fast enough:

 

Peterman was FANTASTIC in training camp, preseason, and in practice. 

If there was a preseason HOF. Peterman would be close to first ballot that guy shredded those 3rd and 4th string defenses

[TheyCallMeAndy]

https://www.buffalobills.com/news/how-nate-peterman-earned-the-starting-qb-job
 

For those curious. 

[Aussie Joe]

I never want to see another  Buffalo Bills QB Competition again after the 2018 Pre Season…

 

Playing against fringe depth players, utilising vanilla defensive schemes in meaningless games is not a good indicator of how a QB will perform in the season proper …

 

Decide the starter in Camp 

Edited January 2 by Aussie Joe

[BillsFanForever19]

I don't think they felt he needed to learn from any vet how to play the game. He just needed to take his lumps, get used to the speed of the game, and get comfortable. And that was only going to come from playing. There's very few QB's who would have been able to show him anything new in terms of how he plays the position.

[SageAgainstTheMachine]

Peterman also completely fooled the Raiders so it stands to reason that he was showing enough.  That said, having a QB room of Josh, Peterman and AJ McCarron was malpractice.

[Don Otreply]

22 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said:

In 2018, we drafted Josh Allen. He was a project QB, with a lot of potential, but also a lot of work. We were told that we would see little to no Josh that season, because he would be riding the bench and learning his first year. 

 

I still don't understand, five years later, why Peterman was the guy he was to learn behind. Let's even forget the now legendary 5 INT game. Let's give the benefit of the doubt that Peterman truly did majorly improve to be relatively serviceable, he was still just barely a rookie himself with almost no playing time. 

 

Why was McDermott and/or Beane so adamant about this kid? Wouldn't the best bet have been to get a Fitzpatrick-esque guy. An experienced veteran, who might not light up the leauge, but would win some games for you, and most importantly play an important mentor role in Josh's development. Seems to have worked for Tua.

 

Because instead, Peterman sucked, as we all thought, and Josh got thrown to the wolves his rookie year. Obviously it worked out, but it very well may not have.  

It’s not worth the brain energy to rehash that episode in Bills history…, 

[MJS]

Good thing it was Nathan Peterman. It allowed us to move in quickly and go with Josh.

[BullBuchanan]

24 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said:

In 2018, we drafted Josh Allen. He was a project QB, with a lot of potential, but also a lot of work. We were told that we would see little to no Josh that season, because he would be riding the bench and learning his first year. 

 

I still don't understand, five years later, why Peterman was the guy he was to learn behind. Let's even forget the now legendary 5 INT game. Let's give the benefit of the doubt that Peterman truly did majorly improve to be relatively serviceable, he was still just barely a rookie himself with almost no playing time. 

 

Why was McDermott and/or Beane so adamant about this kid? Wouldn't the best bet have been to get a Fitzpatrick-esque guy. An experienced veteran, who might not light up the leauge, but would win some games for you, and most importantly play an important mentor role in Josh's development. Seems to have worked for Tua.

 

Because instead, Peterman sucked, as we all thought, and Josh got thrown to the wolves his rookie year. Obviously it worked out, but it very well may not have.  

It was pretty simple. They had an open competition and Peterman outplayed him. They knew Allen was far more talented but he was also raw and rather than rush him in to his own detriment, they wanted him to earn the job. Unfortunately it didn't work out, but the thought process made sense then and it makes sense now. Some players are ready right away, but Allen definitely wasn't. His first two years in the league he was a bottom-tier QB.

[Just Jack]

Peterman was the trick shot QB, right?  Could be standing in the parking lot, launch a ball over the stands and hit a garbage can at the 50 yard line?  

[K-9]

24 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said:

In 2018, we drafted Josh Allen. He was a project QB, with a lot of potential, but also a lot of work. We were told that we would see little to no Josh that season, because he would be riding the bench and learning his first year. 

 

I still don't understand, five years later, why Peterman was the guy he was to learn behind. Let's even forget the now legendary 5 INT game. Let's give the benefit of the doubt that Peterman truly did majorly improve to be relatively serviceable, he was still just barely a rookie himself with almost no playing time. 

 

Why was McDermott and/or Beane so adamant about this kid? Wouldn't the best bet have been to get a Fitzpatrick-esque guy. An experienced veteran, who might not light up the leauge, but would win some games for you, and most importantly play an important mentor role in Josh's development. Seems to have worked for Tua.

 

Because instead, Peterman sucked, as we all thought, and Josh got thrown to the wolves his rookie year. Obviously it worked out, but it very well may not have.  

Peterman wasn't the guy he was expected to learn from. That was supposed to be AJ McCarron and Josh was supposed to carry a clipboard while joined at the hip with Daboll. But as Beane later said, “AJ wasn’t who we thought he was.” And the rest is history.

[Andrew Son]

He fooled me.  Thought he had a chance to be a good one.  Loved his quick release.

[Augie]

27 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said:

In 2018, we drafted Josh Allen. He was a project QB, with a lot of potential, but also a lot of work. We were told that we would see little to no Josh that season, because he would be riding the bench and learning his first year. 

 

I still don't understand, five years later, why Peterman was the guy he was to learn behind. Let's even forget the now legendary 5 INT game. Let's give the benefit of the doubt that Peterman truly did majorly improve to be relatively serviceable, he was still just barely a rookie himself with almost no playing time. 

 

Why was McDermott and/or Beane so adamant about this kid? Wouldn't the best bet have been to get a Fitzpatrick-esque guy. An experienced veteran, who might not light up the leauge, but would win some games for you, and most importantly play an important mentor role in Josh's development. Seems to have worked for Tua.

 

Because instead, Peterman sucked, as we all thought, and Josh got thrown to the wolves his rookie year. Obviously it worked out, but it very well may not have.  

 

Flash backs. I get it.   😋

 

I think the hope was that Peterman the white board savant would rub off on the all world talent who was so raw. My best guess. The guy hung around for a reason. 

[Billy Claude]

20 hours ago, Just Jack said:

Peterman was the trick shot QB, right?  Could be standing in the parking lot, launch a ball over the stands and hit a garbage can at the 50 yard line?  

 

 I believe that was Alex Tanney.   -- See thread below -- it turns out Nathan Peterman also had a trick shot video.

Edited January 3 by Billy Claude