Saints signed QB Nathan Peterman

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Ehhhh... I see no real point of getting a QB to motivate another QB. So, this is a nothing burger for me personally. If you have to find one of the worst QB to ever play of the last 10 years to prop a guy to be #2 QB.

Maybe you should draft another QB

Even if you want a vet QB. You don't want a vet QB like Peterman.
 
SonOfNOLA said:
The intent isn’t to have Peterman as an option to start after Carr. It’s strictly to prepare Haener for the next 5 months through competition. Hill would start for a game if necessary if we weren’t comfortable with Haener by then which we should be.
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It all seems pretty rational to me (which probably has no place on a message board).

They like Haener, and feel pretty comfortable with his as QB2. They don't want to hand it to him so they're going to bring in a low priced QB familiar with the system and coaches. Plus more arms are needed for TC. We might well bring in an UDFA type to camp.

At the same time they probably identified a QB or two about whom they said, "Even though we feel good about Haener, who are the guys we would put on the 54 ahead of Haener if we could sign them? Flacco was such a guy, and they apparently reached out to him.

Just because we looked into / reached out to / went after Flacco...
doesn't mean we don't like Haener.
doesn't mean we were heck bent on landing a top tier QB2.
doesn't mean we swung and missed horribly at everyone and landed Peterman.
 
Saint Spud said:
Not really. The only thing we know about Flacco is that we were interested in and perhaps offered. No evidence that we were anywhere near what he eventually got, which would explain why we pivoted to an option more in our price range.
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It’s two completely different strategies. Signing Flacco says Haener isn’t ready, signing Peterman says he is.

Probably inconsequential, but there’s a clear difference in roster building plans based on signing one or the other.
 
Rouxble said:
Plenty of spin to be had, when you failed to sign Flacco to a backup deal and settle for Peterman. Those two QB’s are pieces for two completely different offseason strategies.
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Yep. W/ Flacco you’d still feel good about winning if Carr goes down. W/ Haener or Peterman you’re in trouble. I don’t know that you need to draft a QB early but you damn sure better bring another body in.

That room has been downgraded
 
I'd pick that Florida State QB with a wooden leg in the 5th if he's there. If he can be stashed on the PUP list or something, he could help eventually.
 
Nonreg said:
watch the video i posted

peterman is horrible and if he has to start we will go winless.

hes probably great at the communication side of QB2; but god help us if he actually ever starts / plays
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Dude, we will be lucky to win 10 games if Carr starts all 17. And if Carr goes down there isn't a backup QB out there that is going to really stop the season from going in the tank. Maybe Flacco could have, but he's gone. Plus, you never know who shakes loose after final cuts if Haener blows in the preseason.
 
Taker597 said:
Ehhhh... I see no real point of getting a QB to motivate another QB. So, this is a nothing burger for me personally. If you have to find one of the worst QB to ever play of the last 10 years to prop a guy to be #2 QB.

Maybe you should draft another QB

Even if you want a vet QB. You don't want a vet QB like Peterman.
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I think they see little to no gap between Haener and a Wentz, Garoppolo or Tannehill as a Saints QB2. The latter are older journeymen swapping teams at this stage of their careers. They’re fetching big backup salaries because of their prime starting days years ago but can be worth vet minimum to a team who needs to spend wisely. They haven’t produced much during their recent playing time.

Peterman looks to be a better communicator of the playbook than physical performance. Thats what you’re looking for in a veteran backup QB when you already have an option on the team that was drafted last year. He has history with Carr and Janocko so communication looks to be valued more there. Big salary commitment isn’t needed for that. Backup QB isn’t where we were going to make a splash.
 
St. Widge said:
Dude, we will be lucky to win 10 games if Carr starts all 17. And if Carr goes down there isn't a backup QB out there that is going to really stop the season from going in the tank. Maybe Flacco could have, but he's gone. Plus, you never know who shakes loose after final cuts if Haener blows in the preseason.
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Dude. I totally get it if the starting QB gets injured ANY team would be lucky to continue winning. Backup QB is a hot commodity in todays NFL. DUDE!

The point is Peterman was not a good pick; unless it is truly just to push Haener as cheaply as we can. If that was the choice, Bravo to the brain trust of saints FO.

Dude.
 

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