Twitter reacts to Raiders bringing back QB Nathan Peterman

Here I was toiling away with my usual battle not to get distracted by every little thing and actually do something productive, when a mini bombshell drops in my lap — the Raiders signed Nathan Peterman.

Yes, THAT Nathan Peterman.

The Nate Peterman who spent parts of four seasons with the Raiders for four years, seeing action in just two games and throwing a total of five passes for 25 yards.

So, when I tweeted out the news, the reactions were pretty much to be expected. Most were some form of this:

Some remember the camp that the Raiders spent on Hard Knocks and the way that Jon Gruden laid into Peterman.

Now, to be fair, that was the 2019 training camp, which was Peterman’s third NFL season and his first camp with the Raiders.

After that he spent three seasons with the Raiders, that first year on the practice squad.

From there, he spent two seasons in Chicago with the Bears. That’s where he played under Luke Getsy — Raiders new OC — and thus you have the connection that is bringing him back into the fold with the Raiders.

Peterman was signed this offseason by the Saints and released on August 2 due to a glut of QBs in New Orleans. And after the way the Raiders QBs looked in the second half of their preseason opener, the Raiders probably felt a move had to be made.

And at least one commenter sought to give Peterman the benefit of the doubt.

While others just went with sarcasm.

Honestly, though, he probably is a better option than Anthony Brown or Carter Bradley at this point. Which says a lot more about the Raiders QB situation than anything.