Nate Peterman

#27
#27
Burger said:
There should be no #1 going into spring training. We will commit fully to whoever wins for a long time. If Peterman wins, Worley is transferring.
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I think all QBs will get the chance to show the coaches what they can do. However, the real test will come when the pressure is on. I don't know how Jones and his coaches will create pressure situations and it may not come until fall practice is almost completed. It is way too early to guess and have my guess be # 5 on the pecking order.
 
#28
#28
I don't believe peterman is as mobile as a loo of people on here would like to think. If I remember correctly when CBJ was asked about how mobile peterman was he said you could barely consider him mobile if even at all
 
#29
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crunchimusmaximus said:
Who else thinks this kid is special and is going to surprise people this year? Rival fans seem to be counting us out because of who we lost on offense, but i really think Peterman has what it takes to lead a prolific offense behind our line and both RBs will be in year two under Jay Graham.

I am very excited to see Peterman take the rains...i don't want to see Worely..have already seen him and am not impressed with his skill set...plus he is just not mobile enough for the offense that we will run IMO.....Chaney and the staff were was raving about Peterman before Dooley was fired and i am ready to see a mobile QB with a gun behind center for UT again.
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Petermans decision making in HS, along with his - wait for it, here it comes - pocket presence, makes for a great prospect. Really good arm strength, with a head on his shoulders. I'm more excited about seeing him commanding this offense than I have been with a QB in quite some time.
 
#30
#30
I think Nathan Peterman has talent but do not sell Worley short he was Gatorade National Player of the Year.
 
#33
#33
Unless both Worley and Peterman just stink it up, we will not see Ferguson or Dobbs do anything but Redshirt. If Worley wins the job he will have two years of eligibility and Peterman will back him up and have 4 years of eligibility. It is a very difficult task to come in a game on short preparation and practicing with the 2nd team and command the first team. QB's and receivers are all about timing, and they were more comfortable with Bray because he was the one they were practicing with. Worley has a bright future and so does Peterman, we can only use spring practice to compare the two of them head to head. Anything else is biased.
 
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#34
#34
just to try and look through the staff's eyes, but if i were them, im hoping that Worley takes the starting position. he has SEC experience which cant be overstated and as Burger, i believe, said he may transfer if passed on the depth chart, which would be a VERY bad scenario going into the season. Worley starting with Peterman getting some clean up snaps is the best scenario the staff can hope for.
 
#36
#36
omghulkhands said:
I'm not much a high school game tape evaluator so I don't really know. I don't get hunches or good feelings like other people seem to do about guys that have never played in a live college football game.
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Agree with this. Underrated post imo.
 
#37
#37
Worley should get the first shot at it. He should be the leader in the coaches minds. You have to forget what you have seen him do in the past and hold on to the fact that he has had actual college ball experience and has played in high pressure situations. That being said, if he physically does not fit the system and a younger qb can step up...then awesome! It will be an interesting battle to watch play out. I just hope they figure it out earlier rather than later.
 
#39
#39
Let me first say that there will be an open QB tryout in the Spring. Anyone that thinks there won't be is smoking something.

Secondly, I think that Worley is a quality QB with a great skillset. If he doesn't start for UT, he will start somewhere in the future.

Due to the fact that Nate was recruited by the new staff for their system, and our old staff saw enough in him to develop option packages for him, I suspect he may well come out as the starter after the tryout.
 
#40
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KeVo said:
I dunno how good of a QB Peterman will end up being for us, but if CBJ was trying to recruit him when he was at Cincinnati, then he sees something in the kid and I will trust in his judgement.
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Agreed. Might give him leg up early. Sure bUTch will give fair evaluation and go with the guy that gives us best chance to succeed
 
#42
#42
If Dools hadn't burned Justins redshirt, we would have four highly recruited QBs that are true freshmen, redshirt freshman and redshirt sophomore. Just one year of eligibility so not a huge deal but to have all those QBs with three years to play, wow. This spring is gonna be fun.
 
#43
#43
VolInDayton said:
I don't believe peterman is as mobile as a loo of people on here would like to think. If I remember correctly when CBJ was asked about how mobile peterman was he said you could barely consider him mobile if even at all
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I don't think you remember correctly. CBJ recruited Peterman to Cincy, he doesn't recruit barely mobile QBs.
 
#44
#44
No matter who starts, having four young, talented QBs pushing each other, I think we can all be comfortable with who wins the starting job. Perfect situation imo is Worley or Peterman is the starter, the other is your backup and we can redshirt Dobbs and Riley.
 
#45
#45
Orange_Crush said:
Let me first say that there will be an open QB tryout in the Spring. Anyone that thinks there won't be is smoking something.

Secondly, I think that Worley is a quality QB with a great skillset. If he doesn't start for UT, he will start somewhere in the future.

Due to the fact that Nate was recruited by the new staff for their system, and our old staff saw enough in him to develop option packages for him, I suspect he may well come out as the starter after the tryout.
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This is a very overrated point, as we don't know what Butch thought about Worley coming out of high school. Most of the time when you see a Cincinnati offer for a player with other big time offers it came earlier than all the others. In the case of Worley, he already had Florida, Tennessee, LSU, and UNC offers when CBJ came to Cincinnati from Central Michigan. Therefore we don't really know what did exactly happen there as CBJ would've easily contacted Worley at this point and been rebuffed. Peterman was under the radar to most big programs until he hit the camp circuit the summer before his senior year. This allowed Cincinnati to be one of his first offers.
 
#46
#46
O&W said:
I think worley's brief stint as a backup when Bray got hurt is a very poor assesment of his ability.... He wen't from riding the bench to playing really good defenses like SC. I think he deserves another shot...
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You also have to remember that he was set to be redshirted so wasn't as involved in the game planning or taking snaps. His redshirt was burned at the end of the Alabama game that year on the last series or two of the game. It seems it was a last minute decision to play him due to Simms doing terrible. So, he basically came in the game with no real prep and he was playing catchup the rest of the season.

When Bray came in mid-year and replaced Simms, he was already practicing knowing he wasn't going to be redshirted and would get chances to play and possibly earn the starting position. Worley would have done a lot better given the same scenerio which he wasn't.

That being said, I am interested to see who ends up winning the starting position. Worley ran a similar offense to what CBJ runs and he ended up being the Gatorade player of the year his senior year. Peterman seems to be a better fit though and has a stronger arm. But, still a lot of unanswered questions on both of them.
 
#47
#47
What about Joshua Dobbs? Do you think he will make his presence felt? He is supposed to be a program changer.
 
#48
#48
We have four good QBs on the roster now, and I have confidence in each of them to develop into great players. At this time, Worley is my favorite. He looked so good last year that I wanted to see more of him.

no homo
 
#49
#49
Exray said:
What about Joshua Dobbs? Do you think he will make his presence felt? He is supposed to be a program changer.
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I think Dobbs will definitely be an option along with Ferguson but both will have to be a clear cut better QB than either Worley or Peterman to be the starter. I think if they are "even" then Worley would get the nod first and then Peterman.

But, Dobbs has the potential to come in and open things up. But, don't be surprised if both Dobbs and Ferguson get redshirted. It will be a good competition though this spring and fall.
 
#50
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vol2013 said:
This is a very overrated point, as we don't know what Butch thought about Worley coming out of high school. Most of the time when you see a Cincinnati offer for a player with other big time offers it came earlier than all the others. In the case of Worley, he already had Florida, Tennessee, LSU, and UNC offers when CBJ came to Cincinnati from Central Michigan. Therefore we don't really know what did exactly happen there as CBJ would've easily contacted Worley at this point and been rebuffed. Peterman was under the radar to most big programs until he hit the camp circuit the summer before his senior year. This allowed Cincinnati to be one of his first offers.
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Perhaps, but I prefer to base my opinions and projections on what the evidence suggests as opposed to what a lack of evidence could possibly suggest if it existed. You're welcome to present the facts of Worley's recruitment (and lack thereof) by our current staff, and I'll be the first to amend my projection. (I don't mean that as sarcastically as it may sound. My apologies.)

What we know is that Peterman was actively recruited to CBJ's system. Worley was not. The former staff were incredibly excited about Peterman's mobility, enough to develop option packages for him. Worley, they didn't.

Again, I fully expect a full QB battle in the Spring. Worley may well come out on top. If he does, I will be excited because it means that he beat out three very good QBs that all have the skill set to run our new scheme. It's just that, with what we know, I don't expect to see Worley come out on top.
 
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