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Any reason we should be excited that Peterman will be back next year??

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Boyd will be gone and that was by far his most frequent target.

Connor hopefully will recover fully and be back but I don't see our offense looking better next year by any means. Maybe if they put Whitehead in there full-time but other than that, I don't see anything to look forward to on the passing front. Peterman turned into Tino the past few games.
 
PittPoker said:
Boyd will be gone and that was by far his most frequent target.

Connor hopefully will recover fully and be back but I don't see our offense looking better next year by any means. Maybe if they put Whitehead in there full-time but other than that, I don't see anything to look forward to on the passing front. Peterman turned into Tino the past few games.
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Not a fan of Peterman-hope there is some competition at the position. Wish Voytik would stay with the new OC. Peterman regressed the last few games-didn't show much against the better teams that we played.
 
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ALL positions should be open particularly in light of 5 losses and not sniffing the top 25 in the 2nd half of the season.
 
PittPoker said:
Boyd will be gone and that was by far his most frequent target.

Connor hopefully will recover fully and be back but I don't see our offense looking better next year by any means. Maybe if they put Whitehead in there full-time but other than that, I don't see anything to look forward to on the passing front. Peterman turned into Tino the past few games.
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After a great 1st half against L'villle, it's been all down hill
 
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MrGee said:
After a great 1st half against L'villle, it's been all down hill[

Not a huge fan, but Boyd fell down on the pick in the end zone and he was being held on the third pick.

First pick was bad but Boyd made no effort to break up the pass.
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The good news is that he only has one more year....in Pitt years, that's nothing.

In a strange way, I think that losing Boyd might be a small blessing for Peterman. One of Peterman's problems is that he locks onto a receiver (typically Boyd) and forces the ball regardless of coverage. With Boyd gone, Peterman may have to adapt and look around at his other receivers more. We'll see if he's up to the challenge.

Cruzer

P.S. - Boyd has been a great receiver for us, but those who think he's first round material, you're on crack. Not enough speed to be truly elite. Can't get open deep.
 
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cruzer said:
The good news is that he only has one more year....in Pitt years, that's nothing.

In a strange way, I think that losing Boyd might be a small blessing for Peterman. One of Peterman's problems is that he locks onto a receiver (typically Boyd) and forces the ball regardless of coverage. With Boyd gone, Peterman may have to adapt and look around at his other receivers more. We'll see if he's up to the challenge.

Cruzer

P.S. - Boyd has been a great receiver for us, but those who think he's first round material, you're on crack. Not enough speed to be truly elite. Can't get open deep.
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I wasn't going to mention the Boyd stuff but watching him especially this year I noticed he's great on the routine and passes over his head going away but he doesn't do well on the come backers. Like today on the first intercept the Navy guy beat him to a "good" throw. Great recievers go get those balls.
Good luck to Boyd he'll do well in the NFL!
 
Peterman isn't dynamic at all. But I thought he has mastered the intermediate stuff (7-13 yards) this season. I don't know why we abandoned what was working best this season.
 
i thought on the first interception, the ball took too long getting to Boyd, allowing the defender to make a play (and a hit before the ball got there...)
 
After today the jury is out. Today's INTs were troubling. The INT after Boyd tripped was especially concerning since there appeared to be time to pull the ball down.
 
PittPoker said:
Boyd will be gone and that was by far his most frequent target.

Connor hopefully will recover fully and be back but I don't see our offense looking better next year by any means. Maybe if they put Whitehead in there full-time but other than that, I don't see anything to look forward to on the passing front. Peterman turned into Tino the past few games.
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For as much as he seemed so composed and capable all season, he looked horrible today. Is he injured?
 
runshadyrun said:
i thought on the first interception, the ball took too long getting to Boyd, allowing the defender to make a play (and a hit before the ball got there...)
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The problem with that play was both receivers ran routes to the middle of the field, in the same area! When he ball was in the air, and slightly underthrown, Boyd was double teamed, and the DB on the other Pitt receiver simply slid over and intercepted the underthrown pass. Bad play design, or poor route running, or both!
 
Peetz Pool Boy said:
For as much as he seemed so composed and capable all season, he looked horrible today. Is he injured?
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JMO, but I think he is really going to miss Jim Chaney. You should see some of his play at Tennessee. He was a total trainwreck and had obviously lost his confidence. Chaney was able to turn him around much the way hid did Jonathan Crompton when he first arrived at Tennessee. I hope I'm wrong, but I'm afraid he might regress from his midseason form this year, where he played very respectable.
 
Twisted Pittster said:
The new OC should make it an open competition among every QB in camp.
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cruzer said:
The good news is that he only has one more year....in Pitt years, that's nothing.

In a strange way, I think that losing Boyd might be a small blessing for Peterman. One of Peterman's problems is that he locks onto a receiver (typically Boyd) and forces the ball regardless of coverage. With Boyd gone, Peterman may have to adapt and look around at his other receivers more. We'll see if he's up to the challenge.

Cruzer

P.S. - Boyd has been a great receiver for us, but those who think he's first round material, you're on crack. Not enough speed to be truly elite. Can't get open deep.
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I agree with you. He has 3rd-4th round written all over him. That said I think he'll draw a Sunday paycheck for a long time.

Honest opinion-I really believe he could only help himself and his draft position by staying at Pitt his senior year. He needs to get stronger and better at the LOS and with his routes. He has great hands and body control, but he's no Julio Jones talent that the NFL execs can't wait to get their hands on at this point.
 
FreeportPanther said:
The problem with that play was both receivers ran routes to the middle of the field, in the same area! When he ball was in the air, and slightly underthrown, Boyd was double teamed, and the DB on the other Pitt receiver simply slid over and intercepted the underthrown pass. Bad play design, or poor route running, or both!
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Freeport, i think that was the second int. the one i was thinking of was the first one, the db ran into boyd's back right before the ball got there, the announcers sais something like great play knocking the ball out, I thought it was clearly interference. It looked like early on, many of Peterman's passes were floated other there with no zip, either giving Navy's db's plenty of time to make a play, or causing the receiver to slow down and wait for the ball
 
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Freeport, i think that was the second int. the one i was thinking of was the first one, the db ran into boyd's back right before the ball got there, the announcers sais something like great play knocking the ball out, I thought it was clearly interference. It looked like early on, many of Peterman's passes were floated other there with no zip, either giving Navy's db's plenty of time to make a play, or causing the receiver to slow down and wait for the ball
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The first one was a bad throw. Stayed in the air forever.

The second one was because Boyd fell.

The third one Boyd was being held and couldn't complete his route.
 
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People love to complain.

He had a good year outside this game... which CLEARLY he played poorly. He missed some guys, and Boyd and Holtz had bad games, both had drops

But Peterman showed guts all year, he takes hits he never slides down. He is a football player
 
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he is no Marino, and he is no Tino Sunseri.

Meaning we could do better and we could do worse. I am happy to see him returning next year, and if someone can overthrow (no pun intended based on today) him and be starter, then that means we have a better QB. Which is EXACTLY what I said about Voytik last year.
 
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He was relatively good all season. Better than Voytik. Gives the team the best chance to win. He was victim to many drops today from some of our best. Please don't call for Voytik or we will be back to square 1.
 
I wasnt. I was saying Voytik was serviceable last year and Peterman proved he was the better QB. If someone from our bench proves he is better than Peterman next year, I am saying great, lets see,
 
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Got to get that JUCO from California. Peterman tailed off terribly from the second half of the Louisville game onward.
 
As noted, he isnt great, but they have had worse (PAINFULLY worse), and he is serviceable until they can develop a better qb.

He buys them a year, they were lucky to get him frankly, given the state of the position when duzz took over. And, while if they get him great, but how people think some off the radar jc guy is going to automatically be any better is somewhat bizarre.

I also agree, the oc hire is VITAL ...
 
There were also 2 receivers in the area on that first int. I think it was Holtz bringing a 2nd DB into the play.

For whatever reason that seemed to happen a lot this season.

pittzap said:
The first one was a bad throw. Stayed in the air forever.

The second one was because Boyd fell.

The third one Boyd was being held and couldn't complete his route.
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If you have to ask about being excited, you already know the answer. Dude cant throw a deep ball to save his life, does throw a very accurate intermediate ball though, has some zip on it.. His progressions aren't terrible, athleticism is above average and a pleasant surprise.. One positive is he always seemed to make the right decision on the read-option.. Not earth shattering but made for a few positive plays when it could have been a loss..

What is rather discouraging is his lack of deep ball though and honestly, this isn't a skill you pick up this late in the game. Guy has been a college QB for what, 4 years now.. It is what it is, this is our QB and honestly, I don't see Dinucci or Bertke beating him out..

The best thing he can hope for is that "change of pace" back to emerge from somewhere. Ollison is steady, I like him a lot but he is not a game breaker. IF we can find that home run threat in Hall, with Ollison, well that's a nice duo that would take a lot of pressure of Nate.. No idea if Hall is that man though..
 
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There were also 2 receivers in the area on that first int. I think it was Holtz bringing a 2nd DB into the play.

For whatever reason that seemed to happen a lot this season.
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Great point! I think it was Orndoff though actually, you may be right though.

He looked lost as can be and his man actually made the INT. Boyd had his man beat. The throw was horrible though, if he wails it Boyd has a TD. Boyd also tipped one in our territory that Navy should have had another pick on but their db dropped it.
 
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He's pretty much a lesser version of bill stull.
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Interesting comparison. I think, if memory serves me correct, Stull threw a pretty good deep ball. Memory of Dickerson getting some good deep balls still lingers in my mind. Our boy Nate is pretty brutal on that facet of his game. but I do see a lot more zip on the intermediary balls by nate vs. Stull. Nate is a much better athlete as well. Not sure about the "touch" factor, who throws a better screen.. S
 
pittzap said:
The first one was a bad throw. Stayed in the air forever.

The second one was because Boyd fell.

The third one Boyd was being held and couldn't complete his route.
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actually, i was thinking of the play which was not intercepted but boyd couldn't make the catch because the defender hammered him in the back before the ball arrived... i thought the pass had no zip and took too long to get there...
 
Swervin27 said:
Interesting comparison. I think, if memory serves me correct, Stull threw a pretty good deep ball. Memory of Dickerson getting some good deep balls still lingers in my mind. Our boy Nate is pretty brutal on that facet of his game. but I do see a lot more zip on the intermediary balls by nate vs. Stull. Nate is a much better athlete as well. Not sure about the "touch" factor, who throws a better screen.. S
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I don't mean it as a slight.
Hopefully nate improves his senior season like stull did.
 
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