Vic Carucci: Peterman is the best QB of the 3

[Skooby]

*Quarterback: Nathan Peterman. First, it should be noted that none of the three players here was exceptional by any stretch. Each had his highly impressive moments, but each also had his share of ugly plays. Not once did I find myself saying, "Wow! This guy is special." I'm going with the rookie, though, because he was more consistent in delivering good and sometimes even great throws. Granted, Peterman spent most of camp doing taking third-team reps against bottom-of-the-roster defenders, but he looked more mechanically sound than Tyrod Taylor or T.J. Yates. His promotion to the No. 2 spot was a no-brainer, especially with Yates' mostly mediocre to poor showings. Let's see what Peterman does from here.

http://buffalonews.com/2017/08/16/vic-caruccis-bills-camp-superlatives-mccoy-peterman-yarbrough-sparkle/

[SpikedLemonade]

Oh yeah.....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jJkdRaa04g

[BillsFanCupp38]

Super bowl baby!

[Joe Fo Sho]

There are 3 more preseason games to see what this kid has this early in his career. If he plays well, I'm all for starting him IF Tyrod doesn't show improvement.

[swiper]

Let's see what Carucci says on Friday morning.

[Albany,n.y.]

Memories of 2007 when rookie Trent Edwards was outplaying JP Losman & Craig Nall in camp. Change the names to Peterman, Taylor & Yates. Same @#$%, different day.

[Joe Fo Sho]

Memories of 2007 when rookie Trent Edwards was outplaying JP Losman & Craig Nall in camp. Change the names to Peterman, Taylor & Yates. Same @#$%, different day.

Except none of those quarterbacks have the mentoring ability of TJ Yates, so maybe we're ahead of the game.

[Arm of Harm]

Memories of 2007 when rookie Trent Edwards was outplaying JP Losman & Craig Nall in camp. Change the names to Peterman, Taylor & Yates. Same @#$%, different day.

I see your point, but I'm more optimistic than you are.

Peterman has at least the potential to be a solid backup. If he succeeds in achieving that, he'll have a better career than Edwards, Losman, or Nall. Once those three became known commodities, none were able to secure roster spots.

Secondly, the apparent plan is to get our starting QB in this upcoming draft. The consensus seems to be that the upcoming draft is better for QBs than the draft which just occurred.

Bottom line: I'm not writing off McDermott or Beane just yet. Or Peterman, for that matter. All three are too new--too unknown--for us to legitimately do that. And at least thus far, Beane's/McDermott's approach to roster building seems to have made basic sense. There have been no head-scratchers thus far, no Donte Whitner 8th overall type moves. Let's at least wait and see.

[feldspar]

We're all Bills fans.

Who hasn't waved goodbye to hype like this by now?

I like the Peterman pick, but just Carucci saying that he might look better than the other QBs while playing with and against the backups does not exactly have me turning backflips.

I'll root for him.

[kingJofNYC]

Except none of those quarterbacks have the mentoring ability of TJ Yates, so maybe we're ahead of the game.
I hear Yates knows the offense inside and out, better than some of the coaches, STUD TUTOR.

[Turf]

Rookie QB's can only look bad in the preseason, not good. Until they see a real NFL defense and play against a real game plan at full speed, there's no telling how they will react. You can't make Peterson a starter based on pre season performance.

[kgun12]

I see your point, but I'm more optimistic than you are.

Peterman has at least the potential to be a solid backup. If he succeeds in achieving that, he'll have a better career than Edwards, Losman, or Nall. Once those three became known commodities, none were able to secure roster spots.

Secondly, the apparent plan is to get our starting QB in this upcoming draft. The consensus seems to be that the upcoming draft is better for QBs than the draft which just occurred.

Bottom line: I'm not writing off McDermott or Beane just yet. Or Peterman, for that matter. All three are too new--too unknown--for us to legitimately do that. And at least thus far, Beane's/McDermott's approach to roster building seems to have made basic sense. There have been no head-scratchers thus far, no Donte Whitner 8th overall type moves. Let's at least wait and see.

Damn, I would hope not after 14 days of camp and 1 preseason game!

[Night Train]

Unless TT completely flops, he's the backup.

Created hype is just that.

[justasportsfan]

We're all Bills fans.

Who hasn't waved goodbye to hype like this by now?

I like the Peterman pick, but just Carucci saying that he might look better than the other QBs while playing with and against the backups does not exactly have me turning backflips.

I'll root for him.

I'll root for him as I did with JP, Trent, EJ , Tuel and every failed qb we drafted. How can a fan not wish his qb to succeed? I hope even TT becomes the qb we are hoping for.

[djjimkelly]

Let's see what Carucci says on Friday morning.

he should say we have no qbs and i am openly hoping for a 3 win season so we can get a top QB in the 2018 draft

[Goobylal]

Rookie QB's can only look bad in the preseason, not good. Until they see a real NFL defense and play against a real game plan at full speed, there's no telling how they will react. You can't make Peterson a starter based on pre season performance.

Huh? Rookie QBs can certainly look good in pre-season. Whether they end up playing well during real games is another matter entirely. If they do look good, then you move them up like the Bills are doing with Peterman and see how they do.

[feldspar]

I'll root for him as I did with JP, Trent, EJ , Tuel and every failed qb we drafted. How can a fan not wish his qb to succeed? I hope even TT becomes the qb we are hoping for.

Not much else to it that I can see...

[YardRat]

Unless TT completely flops, he's the backup.

Created hype is just that.

Tyrod's first quarter - "Hold my beer..."

[The Toe Show]

OKAY REFS

[SpikedLemonade]

TT should be out of the game with the next drive.

Peterman time!!!!

[Skooby]

TT should be out of the game with the next drive.

Peterman time!!!!

How bad was Tyrod this game ??

[SpikedLemonade]

How bad was Tyrod this game ??

Complete Crap -- 8-15, 53 yards and 2 INTs.

[Skooby]

Complete Crap -- 8-15, 53 yards and 2 INTs.
Wow, brutal.

[The Toe Show]

I think this means they're starting to look at it. Plus, how much Tyrod is playing.

[Skooby]

I think this means they're starting to look at it. Plus, how much Tyrod is playing.

How is anyone watching Tyrod still play and say wow what a hero, he almost just got picked with about 7 minutes left in the second.

[Skooby]

Announcers just said the Bills are very high on Peterman.

[BillsImpossible]

Announcers just said the Bills are very high on Peterman.

Now we can see why!

[BillsImpossible]

QB rating of 12 by Tyrod.

[Skooby]

QB rating of 12 by Tyrod.
Ouch.

[streetkings01]

Tyrod reminded me this game why I was ready to move on from him last year

[Skooby]

Tyrod reminded me this game why I was ready to move on from him last year
Why he was benched so they didn't have to pay him regardless, it seems like a prudent move now.

[psubills62]

I didn't watch the whole first half, but watched enough of the offense under Taylor to see that it's a yawn.
When Peterman came in, I wasn't expecting much but those throws in the last couple minutes of the first half were really surprising. Was not expecting that.

EDIT: Will add that he has some weirdly bad throws on things that look simple for anyone who has played QB for a while, like a quick outlet to the TE. Hopefully he can improve that.

[Skooby]

I didn't watch the whole first half, but watched enough of the offense under Taylor to see that it's a yawn.

When Peterman came in, I wasn't expecting much but those throws in the last couple minutes of the first half were really surprising. Was not expecting that.
The throws are all over the field too, not just one area.