Nathan Peterman
Another guy the Bears saw plenty of at the Senior Bowl. Peterman has experience playing in a pro-style offense at Pitt, which gives him an advantage over some of the other quarterbacks in this class. And that’s good, because he’s not quite as physically gifted as some of the other guys.
Peterman stands at 6’2”, which is borderline “acceptable” for NFL quarterbacks. He has good poise and has the mental wherewithal to slide in the pocket even when he’s set to throw. Because of his pro-style experience, he has the ability to go through his progressions – something critical at the NFL level. He’s an accurate passer, has good vision and anticipation, and can deliver a solid deep ball. And, he beat Clemson by hanging five touchdowns on that defensive unit. That counts for a lot.
He doesn’t have the strongest arm though, so if he tries to make throws into tight windows he could get into trouble – especially at the NFL level where defenders have so much more closing speed. He can also improve his feel for driving the ball on certain routes to beat lurking safeties.
Peterman’s pro-comparison on NFL.com is Kirk Cousins. If he can develop into anything like Kirk Cousins, I would gladly take that on the Bears.
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