Bears Sign Nathan Peterman to 1yr Deal

For all things Chicago Bears

Moderator: wab

Post Reply
User avatar
wab
Mod
Posts: 29805
Joined: Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:49 pm
Has thanked: 127 times
Been thanked: 1956 times

User avatar
Moriarty
Hall of Famer
Posts: 6806
Joined: Sun Aug 28, 2016 1:22 pm
Has thanked: 384 times
Been thanked: 688 times

That's unexpected.

I just can't imagine he's legitimately here to compete with Siemian.
I guess he's fallen to the point that he's willing to come in and compete to be the 3rd string PS QB.

And Willis and Plitt underwhelmed at rookie camp, maybe.
1999-2002: Mouth Off Sports Forum (RIP)
2002-2014: KFFL (RIP)
2014-2016: USAToday Fantasy Sports Forum (RIP)

Hello, my name is Moriarty. I have come to kill your website, prepare to die.
User avatar
dplank
Hall of Famer
Posts: 12025
Joined: Tue Nov 29, 2016 9:19 am
Has thanked: 1201 times
Been thanked: 2138 times

Poles likes his Dollar General 😂
User avatar
Z Bear
MVP
Posts: 1656
Joined: Fri Apr 13, 2018 10:45 am
Has thanked: 21 times
Been thanked: 141 times

Didn't he throw 6 picks in the first half of his first start and get benched?
User avatar
wab
Mod
Posts: 29805
Joined: Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:49 pm
Has thanked: 127 times
Been thanked: 1956 times

Z Bear wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 2:39 pm Didn't he throw 6 picks in the first half of his first start and get benched?
He did
User avatar
southdakbearfan
Head Coach
Posts: 4600
Joined: Wed Jul 20, 2011 11:23 pm
Location: South Dakota
Has thanked: 763 times
Been thanked: 328 times

Well, now we have Dan Orlovsky on the roster basically.
User avatar
crueltyabc
Hall of Famer
Posts: 5119
Joined: Mon May 04, 2009 7:36 pm
Location: Dallas TX
Has thanked: 79 times
Been thanked: 226 times

Gross. Is there some benefit to having an experienced camp body?
xyt in the discord chats
User avatar
docc
Head Coach
Posts: 3811
Joined: Sun Sep 11, 2011 4:33 pm
Location: Outpost of Reality S.E. Arizona
Has thanked: 935 times
Been thanked: 168 times

Peterman.....nope..
User avatar
G08
Hall of Famer
Posts: 20560
Joined: Sun Nov 02, 2008 12:34 pm
Location: Football Hell
Has thanked: 209 times
Been thanked: 758 times

Classic WCO QB... not sure why we signed up, maybe looking for a camp arm to throw to the hacks?
9 PLAYOFF APPEARANCES IN THE PAST 35 SEASONS

User avatar
Grizzled
Hall of Famer
Posts: 5552
Joined: Sun Dec 08, 2019 3:55 pm
Has thanked: 605 times
Been thanked: 485 times

Why? His skill set isn’t like Fields.
Last edited by Grizzled on Thu May 12, 2022 11:17 am, edited 1 time in total.
Drafts are like snowflakes, no two are alike.
User avatar
The Cooler King
Hall of Famer
Posts: 5005
Joined: Wed Dec 18, 2019 11:07 pm
Has thanked: 1203 times
Been thanked: 346 times

I'd rather have just about any UDFA or some guy off a USFL roster.

But okay.
User avatar
dplank
Hall of Famer
Posts: 12025
Joined: Tue Nov 29, 2016 9:19 am
Has thanked: 1201 times
Been thanked: 2138 times

We need a practice squad qb, this is funny but doesn’t actually bother me
User avatar
Hero
Player of the Month
Posts: 283
Joined: Fri Jan 31, 2020 9:26 am
Has thanked: 3 times
Been thanked: 38 times

Maybe he's collecting players to trade for a 2025 7th round pick.
User avatar
Mikefive
Hall of Famer
Posts: 5189
Joined: Sat Aug 20, 2016 9:33 pm
Location: Valparaiso, IN, USA
Has thanked: 340 times
Been thanked: 278 times

dplank wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 7:36 pm We need a practice squad qb, this is funny but doesn’t actually bother me
I'm with you. You have to have extra camp arms. Pfffffffft.
Mikefive's theory: The only time you KNOW that a sports team player, coach or management member is being 100% honest is when they're NOT reciting "the company line".

Go back to leather helmets, NFL.
User avatar
BearsFanInMN
Crafty Veteran
Posts: 771
Joined: Mon Sep 19, 2016 11:58 pm
Location: Phoenix/Tempe
Has thanked: 195 times
Been thanked: 40 times

Mikefive wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 9:57 pm
dplank wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 7:36 pm We need a practice squad qb, this is funny but doesn’t actually bother me
I'm with you. You have to have extra camp arms. Pfffffffft.
Yeah it’s barely news but weird you couldn’t have gotten someone more intriguing to give Semian competition.
MOTML League: Eskimo Brothers
User avatar
Arkansasbear
Head Coach
Posts: 4817
Joined: Tue Jun 16, 2020 10:41 am
Has thanked: 457 times
Been thanked: 655 times

wab wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 2:43 pm
Z Bear wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 2:39 pm Didn't he throw 6 picks in the first half of his first start and get benched?
He did
Fake news!!! He got benched because he only had 6 completions in the half, not that he had 6 interceptions. He ONLY had 5 of those. :rofl: :rimshot: :rofl:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/ear ... irst-half/
User avatar
Moriarty
Hall of Famer
Posts: 6806
Joined: Sun Aug 28, 2016 1:22 pm
Has thanked: 384 times
Been thanked: 688 times

Arkansasbear wrote: Thu May 12, 2022 8:41 am
Fake news!!! He got benched because he only had 6 completions in the half, not that he had 6 interceptions. He ONLY had 5 of those. :rofl: :rimshot: :rofl:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/ear ... irst-half/
Is that 6 completions to his own team or 6 completions, counting the 5 to the other team?
1999-2002: Mouth Off Sports Forum (RIP)
2002-2014: KFFL (RIP)
2014-2016: USAToday Fantasy Sports Forum (RIP)

Hello, my name is Moriarty. I have come to kill your website, prepare to die.
User avatar
Arkansasbear
Head Coach
Posts: 4817
Joined: Tue Jun 16, 2020 10:41 am
Has thanked: 457 times
Been thanked: 655 times

Moriarty wrote: Thu May 12, 2022 10:04 am
Arkansasbear wrote: Thu May 12, 2022 8:41 am
Fake news!!! He got benched because he only had 6 completions in the half, not that he had 6 interceptions. He ONLY had 5 of those. :rofl: :rimshot: :rofl:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/ear ... irst-half/
Is that 6 completions to his own team or 6 completions, counting the 5 to the other team?
An extremely low percentage of his passes hit the ground. Out of 14 passes 11 ended up in the hands is someone - 6 to teammates and 5 to guys on the other team.
south pacific
Rookie
Posts: 15
Joined: Thu May 12, 2022 9:35 pm

I hate this guy and hate this move.


It’s like the Bears are purposely trying to collect the worst QB rosters in the NFL like rare Pokémon.


Why even have three QBs? The third guy just takes up space of a developing player. If and when your starter gets hurt you could easily find someone, literally anyone better than Peterson to act as an emergency back up.

We could have just kept Foles as our third QB, had him ride the pine and throw to the practice squad bodies with the upside that if another NFL team got really desperate for a QB he’d probably be one of the best ones available to trade for someone later.
User avatar
Bears Whiskey Nut
Hall of Famer
Posts: 11017
Joined: Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:06 am
Location: Oak Park, IL
Has thanked: 77 times
Been thanked: 516 times

dplank wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 7:36 pm We need a practice squad qb, this is funny but doesn’t actually bother me
This. The guy will never see the active roster.
Image
User avatar
Bears Whiskey Nut
Hall of Famer
Posts: 11017
Joined: Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:06 am
Location: Oak Park, IL
Has thanked: 77 times
Been thanked: 516 times

BearsFanInMN wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 11:28 pm
Mikefive wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 9:57 pm I'm with you. You have to have extra camp arms. Pfffffffft.
Yeah it’s barely news but weird you couldn’t have gotten someone more intriguing to give Semian competition.
This is what the move tells me. Poles and Flus are 100% all in on Fields. They've seen him in OTA's and are all on board with his skill set.
Image
User avatar
dplank
Hall of Famer
Posts: 12025
Joined: Tue Nov 29, 2016 9:19 am
Has thanked: 1201 times
Been thanked: 2138 times

Is this the guy with Nosferatu sized hands? I remember that being a thing….
User avatar
Yogi da Bear
Head Coach
Posts: 2499
Joined: Mon Jan 22, 2018 4:43 pm
Has thanked: 209 times
Been thanked: 359 times

My bet is that this is for a camp arm and maybe practice squad QB. I think that Getsy's offense probably needs an accurate arm to not only evaluate his offense but also to evaluate the receivers and RBs within it and the UDFAs weren't providing that accuracy. Looking at the five pick game, Peterman's accuracy wasn't that bad: one was off a deflection, three were when he was hit, and one was a bad pass. He also threw a couple of nice balls. In camp at least, he won't have to worry about being hit, so I think the Bears believe that his accuracy is such that he'll allow them to properly evaluate the offense and players.

Here's the Five Pick game:

User avatar
Rusty Trombagent
Hall of Famer
Posts: 7336
Joined: Fri Aug 31, 2012 11:19 am
Location: Maine!
Has thanked: 555 times
Been thanked: 967 times

This is one of my favorite NFL tropes. If you're a QB who's managed to play in a few actual NFL games, you are guaranteed a spot on an NFL roster for the next 12 years. Look at the QB depth charts of the 31 other teams in the NFL and there's almost 100% guaranteed to be one guy who a., you absolutely never want to see take a snap in an NFL game ever again, and b., has a few starts under his belt.

Matt Barkley, Joe Flacco, Joshua Dobbs, Bryan Hoyer, Mason Rudolph, Jeff Driskell, Blaine Gabbert, Sean Mannion, Josh Johnson etc... There's a place in the nfl for all of these guys apparently and I pray I never have to watch them play football ever again. (except for matt barkley, he just needs a coach who believes in him!)
Image
User avatar
Bears1074
Rookie
Posts: 7
Joined: Wed May 04, 2022 10:48 am

Idk why they would sign Peterman over any other FA QB, but ultimately it’s a camp arm that will make veteran minimum salary and likely not make the final roster.
User avatar
Heinz D.
MVP
Posts: 1040
Joined: Fri May 06, 2022 4:29 pm
Location: Tri-State area
Has thanked: 947 times
Been thanked: 158 times

CHAMPIONSHIP!!!
My mother's love was inexplicably linked to kickball.
User avatar
Mikefive
Hall of Famer
Posts: 5189
Joined: Sat Aug 20, 2016 9:33 pm
Location: Valparaiso, IN, USA
Has thanked: 340 times
Been thanked: 278 times

Here's how I see this. Is Peterman a future piece? No. However, he's a good enough practice player to look like he could be a starter. Better practice reps for this WR group that needs all the help it can get. One year rental. Room to bring in development guy next year.
Mikefive's theory: The only time you KNOW that a sports team player, coach or management member is being 100% honest is when they're NOT reciting "the company line".

Go back to leather helmets, NFL.
User avatar
Heinz D.
MVP
Posts: 1040
Joined: Fri May 06, 2022 4:29 pm
Location: Tri-State area
Has thanked: 947 times
Been thanked: 158 times

south pacific wrote: Fri May 13, 2022 3:25 am Why even have three QBs? The third guy just takes up space of a developing player. If and when your starter gets hurt you could easily find someone, literally anyone better than Peterson to act as an emergency back up.
I'm all for having three quarterbacks.

But I wouldn't hire Peterman to be an assistant equipment manager.
My mother's love was inexplicably linked to kickball.
User avatar
Bearfacts
MVP
Posts: 1693
Joined: Fri Aug 24, 2018 8:33 am
Location: Colorado
Has thanked: 721 times
Been thanked: 157 times

Every team in the NFL brings 3 or 4 QBs to camp. Peterman is a QB who knows something about the schemes Getsy plan to run so it's possible he's just more efficient as a camp arm and potential PS guy than anyone else we had on the roster. He's body with an arm.
User avatar
Moriarty
Hall of Famer
Posts: 6806
Joined: Sun Aug 28, 2016 1:22 pm
Has thanked: 384 times
Been thanked: 688 times

Moriarty wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 2:25 pm That's unexpected.

I just can't imagine he's legitimately here to compete with Siemian.
I guess he's fallen to the point that he's willing to come in and compete to be the 3rd string PS QB.

And Willis and Plitt underwhelmed at rookie camp, maybe.
Willis and Plitt are out

So, yeah, they watched, did not like, went for the PS upgrade
1999-2002: Mouth Off Sports Forum (RIP)
2002-2014: KFFL (RIP)
2014-2016: USAToday Fantasy Sports Forum (RIP)

Hello, my name is Moriarty. I have come to kill your website, prepare to die.
Post Reply