Yep, for those that said he didn't look great last yr. Look at the defenses he faced and the points his offenses put on the board.
North Carolina
Virginia
Virginia Tech
Miami
Clemson
Northwestern
All had pretty good defenses and the only bad game Peterman had was against Miami. I see his floor as Schaub, and his ceiling as a very special QB. He's a good leader too. My #3 QB this yr behind Mahomes/Trubisky. With potential to be the best QB in this draft. I see Shanny picking Peterman at 34 and Peterman turning out to be another Ryan/Cousins.
Compare that schedule with the D that Beathard faced.
Miami Ohio 31st scoring against ( not a cupcake)
N Dakota St., a perennial FCS powerhouse (not a cupcake)
Northwestern, the same team Peterman played against.
Minnesota, 21st in scoring against
Wisconsin, 4th scoring agaisnt.
Penn St., another common opponent.
Peterman did nothing to write home about with 91 yards.
Michigan, 2nd scoring against.
Nebraska, 34th scoring against.
Florida, 6th scoring agaisnt.
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The Panthers gained 54 yards a game on the ground than the Hawkeyes to support Peterman vs. Beathard.
The Panthers had 4 offensive players attending the combine (besides Peterman), and a good numbers projected for the future drafts.
The Hawkeyes have TE Kittle who missed 4 games and playing gingerly in many others.
OT Cole Croston missed 5 games and projected as a 7th rounder at best.
RB Daniels is rated between 33rd and 42nd in this draft.
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While it's true that the Panthers defense was weak, his opportunities and the support on the offensive side was abound.
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The more important things to me is decision makings, and what the QB sees on the field.
Peterman and Beathard run similar concepts in their offense, but Peterman missed many more reads.
On top of that, he saw many fewer tight windows than Beathard.
If you put Peterman in Beathard's place, I see undesirable results.