Peterman and his INTs

[Ambst95]

How much of those 2 forced throws/INTs is Peterman trying to do too much, knowing Voytik is going to get a shot. Thought same thing against YSU.

Need to name him the starter and let him know he's not coming out to really see what we got there.

 

[Jeffburgh]

Maybe a little, but the first was inexperience, too.

The way the CB played that route, he should not have thrown it up.

Agree, though, whatever the coaches say, it is clear there is no "competition" any more. Time to hand him the keys and see if he can build on this performance.

 

[VAPITTALUM]

Peterman is overly aggressive at times, but it sure beats the polar opposite we've seen over the last couple of years. He'll learn to live for the next play and throw the ball away, especially in the red zone.

I really like the way he utilizes the TEs in big-game situations. Orndoff and Holtz have to be ecstatic that they are finally able to make plays rather than being seen as nothing more than an extension of the OL.

 

[cidsports]

Iowa in 2008 had a two QB system and lost at Pitt. Very similar situation.

 

[pittpitt]

The first interception was a poorly underthrown ball; the ball went too high and hung up there. It's Boyd - if you're going to bomb it to him, then seriously bomb it and make him go make a play.

The second interception was simply Peterman staring down Boyd.

I was watching the game with an Iowa alum at an Iowa bar in Portland, OR (it's 1 of 2 here -- no Pitt bar, but as he said most Iowa alum are desperate to move out and far away). It was explained clearly to me after the first interception that that #14, and most of the DB's in general, are much more aware than in the past. His perfect example was the second one and the almost-third one. The entire bar was really frazzled by Boyd and couldn't understand how he kept getting open and never seemed to have a true double-team on him. They were also super impressed with how hard we hit.

 

[WNYPanther]

We just need to go forward with Peterman. His skill set will make opposing Ds respect our passing game much more than if Chad was in & that is something we desperately need going forward as our run game looks far from intimidating.

The 2 INTs were both horrible decisions, hopefully he will learn and grow from them. I'm willing to give him a pass as last night was his first start and he clearly made better decisions the rest of the night.

 

[Pittx9]

The first interception was a poorly underthrown ball; the ball went too high and hung up there. It's Boyd - if you're going to bomb it to him, then seriously bomb it and make him go make a play.

The second interception was simply Peterman staring down Boyd.

I was watching the game with an Iowa alum at an Iowa bar in Portland, OR (it's 1 of 2 here -- no Pitt bar, but as he said most Iowa alum are desperate to move out and far away). It was explained clearly to me after the first interception that that #14, and most of the DB's in general, are much more aware than in the past. His perfect example was the second one and the almost-third one. The entire bar was really frazzled by Boyd and couldn't understand how he kept getting open and never seemed to have a true double-team on him. They were also super impressed with how hard we hit.

Good insight. The Iowa fans seem to be very impressed with us, I wish more of our fans could see it.
That would be my only knock on Peterman though. I think he's thrown about 3-4 passes so far this year that were similar to that first pick. All of them have showed he has the arm strength, just seems he never puts the ball in the right spot.
Seems pretty clear he's going to get a lot of practice time the next 2 weeks. Hopefully he takes the next step forward at Va. Tech, another tough defense.

 

[Gregory25]

I disagree that the first pick was a bad decision. Nothing wrong with giving your star WR a chance to make a play one on one. Obviously, the ball was under thrown and the DB made a really good play but Tyler didn't do a very good job of keeping the corner from making the catch. It's not easy to throw a football 40-50 yards with pinpoint accuracy. WR's do have a responsibility to protect there QB's sometimes.

 

[pittpitt]

I disagree that the first pick was a bad decision. Nothing wrong with giving your star WR a chance to make a play one on one. Obviously, the ball was under thrown and the DB made a really good play but Tyler didn't do a very good job of keeping the corner from making the catch. It's not easy to throw a football 40-50 yards with pinpoint accuracy. WR's do have a responsibility to protect there QB's sometimes.

We were at our 16 and it was picked at Iowa's 48, so 36 yards away. Peterman was about 5 yards behind the line of scrimmage, so he threw it about 40-45 yards. I don't think any Pitt fan expects our QB to throw it 40 yards with pinpoint accuracy, HOWEVER this is Boyd we're talking about here. There is no reason to put him in a stop-running-and-fight-for-a-jumpball situation -- that's what you do with Holtz or Orndoff. Boyd makes circus catches on the move, so if you're going to bomb it to him, make it a true bomb that someone has to make a real play on to come down with it because in that case it's either a Boyd catch or an incompletion. Peterman can throw it 50+ in the air and with Boyd on a bomb you don't need amazing accuracy; just throw it as far as you can because Boyd's corner isn't coming down with that toss. What happened was a bad throw for the type of receiver Boyd is, and I put none of the blame on him regardless of if Larry Fitzgerald or Calvin Johnson in their primes could have gotten it.