ROYDESTROY said:
I have not written Peterman off but based on his performance or lack thereof thus far it is reasonable to suggest he may be a bust. I hope he is indeed NOT a bust but the jury is definitely still out in his case.
If it is a matter of development and opportunity then Peterman, if he can play, will show out soon. Regardless, the OL class of the 2004 draft has not been very productive for our team.
The only experience we have with him is the 2005 preseason where Peterson played well. He graded out in his blocking assignments better than any other Cowboy than Adams.
You ignore that and go by the two games that Rivera missed and Gurode was starting rather than Peterman to make your case. Now there are a few considerations to look at here. First, Gurode had played RG in the past and thus had experience to step in and start with the limited reps he would get there.
Second is that Parcells stated specifically that he felt that having forcied Gurode to learn multiple positions early was a bad choice on his part. What is to think that Parcells wouldnt want Peterman to concentrate his practice reps on refining his technique on the left side.
I hear a lot of people saying that RG and LG are the same position but I am not buying that. I am all but positive that from a footwork, balance and handwork standpoint they are not the same at all. Peterman had just come off injury and before the injury the knock on him had been his pass protection. That has everything to do with technique and footwork.
That is why it makes complete sense to me why Parcells would keep him at the same spot. I also remember a ongoing refrain normally venting at Zimmer on how Ware was not just moved around from linebacker spot to linebacker spot.
To me this is very simple. Parcells learned his mistake with Gurode and decided not to switch rookies around from one spot to another arbitrarily. His young backups got reps at one position and that is what they backed up.
Basically your theory is that Peterman might have played well in preseason but he regressed to sucking and thus Parcells elected not to play him. I dont buy that for a second. It makes much more sense that he stuck Peterman at LG and that if Allen goes down and only if Allen goes down that Peterman goes in. Gurode had the experience at RG to do just that.
If Allen had gone down you and Peterman didnt play id be singing that refrain as well. He didnt though and Parcells said that Peterman was at LG not RG and that was the reason why he wasnt played.
