So AJ may not even get to be the placeholder for Allen?

Yeah, I was surprised that he played as little as he did since they gave Peterman the start. Their stats were pretty even last night, but I didn't watch the game and I hate to use stats to compare QB play with so small a sample size. Peterman also threw a pick and AJ really doesn't throw many ints.

The only examples of Peterman I saw were last year and he was shockingly bad. Like, "can't believe he's even with the team this year" bad. Now, he is a VERY young QB but it is still shocking to hear that he could have made that much improvement. Not that AJ is a world beater but he clearly has the edge in experience and probably even competitive fire. I thought for sure he'd at least get the nod early on. Maybe the playbook has been whooping him? Maybe Peterman just took a huge leap and is showing his true potential. Sucks if all this is true.

https://twitter.com/abc/status/1027739221094801409

Peterman completed all of his 9 passes in a row then threw the int. From what I’ve been hearing from bills fans and just reading is that AJ is more accurate but has a horrible pocket clock. He takes a lot of unnecessary sacks. Most are thinking there is a better than good chance Peterman maybe the starter, but it’s not a clear cut quarterback battle like most thought.

FWIW Peterman took all the snaps with the 1st string last night, AJ took 0.

81usaf92 said:

Peterman completed all of his 9 passes in a row then threw the int. From what I’ve been hearing from bills fans and just reading is that AJ is more accurate but has a horrible pocket clock. He takes a lot of unnecessary sacks. Most are thinking there is a better than good chance Peterman maybe the starter, but it’s not a clear cut quarterback battle like most thought.

FWIW Peterman took all the snaps with the 1st string last night, AJ took 0.

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The Bills HC said all three played well and said the film would determine who starts next week between Peterman and AJ. Some of it was coach speak I'm sure. He did take a sack on his first play so pocket presence/clock will be something he will have to work on.

Here are the highlights from the game if anyone is interested. There's no denying that Peterman looked good. i think you can erase both Peterman's int. and AJ's sack. The int. went in and out of the RB's hands and AJ had a blown protection and absolutely no time to do anything with the ball. It was an unavoidable sack for anyone except maybe Russel Wilson.

Outside that Peterman looked SUPER sharp and AJ looked good. I'd be curious how he'd perform with the 1s.

I appreciate AJ for all he did at Alabama...he was such a team guy. AJ made some good things happen with his leadership and experience. When you have so much talent surrounding you at Alabama it can make you look pretty good.


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AJ looked good. He also made the longest completion of all the qbs at 59 yards. He'll get the next start with the 1s. Allen isnt ready for the NFL yet. Foster may have cost himself a roster spot with his poor play.

TUSCALOOSAHONOR said:

AJ looked good. He also made the longest completion of all the qbs at 59 yards. He'll get the next start with the 1s. Allen isnt ready for the NFL yet. Foster may have cost himself a roster spot with his poor play.

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What's new. Unfortunately he's been underperforming since he left high-school.

Intl.Aperture said:

What's new. Unfortunately he's been underperforming since he left high-school.

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On the other hand, Cam Sims had a great catch and better RAC for the skins.

I thought AJ made better, more difficult throws than Peterman (though I am biased). Will be interesting to see what AJ can do throwing to that 6'6" WR.

jthomas666 said:

On the other hand, Cam Sims had a great catch and better RAC for the skins.

I thought AJ made better, more difficult throws than Peterman (though I am biased). Will be interesting to see what AJ can do throwing to that 6'6" WR.

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Apparently he has flashed at times this off season. I think he might end up on their practice squad because we have 4-5 WRs ahead of him but he has a better shot than I expected and I was expecting him to surprise some.


Not to derail the thread but just because I don't feel like digging up the NFL thread, Shaun Dion Hamilton played pretty well for the skins as well(think he had like 10 tackles and a pass break up). Based on comments made from beat guys I think SDH is likely the future of the ILB position for the Redskins. It might take a year or 2 but I expect him to be a starter at some point.


As for AJ, I only saw the highlights but I still think he wins the job. At the very least I would be kinda shocked if he doesn't start at some point this year. Allen doesn't look ready and based on college isn't close to ready and has a high chance of being a big bust.

Intl.Aperture said:

Here are the highlights from the game if anyone is interested. There's no denying that Peterman looked good. i think you can erase both Peterman's int. and AJ's sack. The int. went in and out of the RB's hands and AJ had a blown protection and absolutely no time to do anything with the ball. It was an unavoidable sack for anyone except maybe Russel Wilson.

Outside that Peterman looked SUPER sharp and AJ looked good. I'd be curious how he'd perform with the 1s.

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It was on the NFL network this morning and I watched it.

Peterman took all the first team snaps in the 1st quarter. He looked sharp. But most of his passes where short completions. He also had one 1st team receivers who caught 5 or 6 of those passes and a couple where outstanding catches falling out of bounds.

AJ played the whole second quarter, but with the 2's. His first play was a sack becuase the second team OL imploded on that play. AJ caught the snap and a DL was tackling him. But the one difference I saw in AJ and Peterman is that I thought AJ threw more passes down the field and he was GREAT on 3rd downs. He completed 2 third down attemps with long, accurate passes over the middle of the field.

My opinion: AJ showed more dynamic play making even with the second teamers. I hope next preseason game he gets the first team reps. Really don't know how the coaches will evaluate without seeing him with the 1s against the other teams defensive 1s.

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Okay, going forward, I probably actually need to watch the highlights before commenting. LOL! Since watching the above highlights here's what I noticed. Peterson "looked good" if you like a dink and dunk quarterback. Outside of one pass down the left sideline, he looked to throw short a lot. AJ is more of a downfield passer and in those highlights is the better downfield passer. AJ looks to go downfield first where as it seemed Peterson looked to throw short first. NFL teams prefer the former before they'll accept the latter. AJ deserves a start with the 1's, IMO.

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I agree. I posted my thoughts above before I read yours.

The Tampa Bay Tines had two writers rank the starting QBs in the NFL today. The good news was both had AJ starting for the Bills. The bad news was they ranked him dead last. I hope his wife did not spend that entire signing bonus on shoes, and they put some aside for the future.

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The Tampa Bay Tines had two writers rank the starting QBs in the NFL today. The good news was both had AJ starting for the Bills. The bad news was they ranked him dead last. I hope his wife did not spend that entire signing bonus on shoes, and they put some aside for the future.

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Wouldn't worry about what the media has to say. He had a much better day than most of the qbs this preseason.

AJ suffered an ankle injury yesterday during warmups. Idk how serious. He was visably upset about it when it happened and slammed his helmet into the turf. Maybe its just a slight sprain.