The Buffalo Bills have finally named their starting quarterback for Sunday, September 9, 2018. The Bills will have Nathan Peterman under center that day when Buffalo travels to the Baltimore Ravens.

Rookie quarterback Josh Allen will serve as Peterman’s backup and will be only one play away from getting playing time. Allen is also the only backup the Bills have left after the team traded away AJ McCarron to the Oakland Raiders this weekend.

On the heels of the Monday morning’s announcement, here are five thoughts on the Bills’ decision to start Peterman:

Earned it

If Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott was running a true quarterback competition, we’ve had our starter for the past few weeks. Peterman was statistically the best performer.

Peterman had an 80.5 completion percentage, which was the best in the NFL for anyone who had thrown at least 33 passes through three preseason games. Peterman’s threw for the fourth-most yards in the preseason of any QB in the NFL (431) in that same time span as well. Whether its been with the first, second or third team, Peterman has shined.

One thing that McDermott has preached since the start of the tenure, is looking his players in the eyes and telling them he’s putting them in the best position to win. In 2017, he didn’t want a rebuilding year and didn’t deliver one.

If he’s taking that same mentality into this season, he’s not putting his team in the best position to win, right now, if anyone else but Peterman plays on opening day.

That could change, a lot of things do over 16 games, but the proof is in the preseason pudding. Allen looked like a streaky rookie at times. Peterman’s performances have been the best of the bunch.