But, Rex, doesnt it help the Bills when a quarterback of Bradys calibre, on a division rival, must miss a quarter of the season? “He came here, and you guys know he was the third quarterback on the depth chart previous year, but he earned the starting job, so it was all him”.
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PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) – Out of shape and preparing to serve a four-game suspension, Buffalo Bills running back Karlos Williams is apologetic when bluntly assessing the fix he’s put himself in.
No question, Ryan said. We used to do the pushups and all that, but I think it’s best, we’re going to start running laps. So, I’m thankful for the experience past year. “But that’s behind me now”.
There is some debate about how well Taylor played in 2015, but the numbers are pretty impressive – a 63.7 completion percentage, a 20-to-6 touchdown to interception ratio, 8.0 yards per attempt (fifth-best in the NFL), a 99.4 QB rating (seventh in the NFL), and a franchise record 568 quarterback rushing yards.
Although EJ Manuel’s contract is fully guaranteed this season, his roster spot would be in danger if the Bills were to add Foles.
Make no mistake about it – Taylor could well be the long-term solution the Bills have been looking for, since Jim Kelly retired. Buffalo could play it safe by not giving Taylor a new deal and letting this year play out.
Taylor insists his contract status is not a distraction, and says he’s exclusively focused on football. A year ago at this time it was the way Tyrod Taylor made a huge first impression on his new teammates.
“Our entire focus is on our team”. The contract situation will handle itself.
After playing the part of a clipboard holder in his first four seasons, all with the Baltimore Ravens, Taylor finally got his shot in Western New York. Buffalo’s quarterbacks are giving the team’s tallest receivers opportunities to make plays on the ball. He was featured in a auto company’s commercial. “According to a source close to the team and the negotiations, the Bills and the quarterback’s agent are talking “relatively frequently” and have maintained “open lines of communication”.
Bad day for Ronald Darby: Darby was matched up against Robert Woods for much of the day and was beaten consistently.
Want your voice heard? Based exclusively on last year’s performance, Taylor’s market should have him at $15-plus million per season.
Most people aged 50 or older who lived in Canada in 1972 can tell you exactly what he or she was doing when Paul Henderson scored his iconic goal, to lift Team Canada over the Soviet Union in that classic Cold War hockey showdown.
As for the Bills’ penalties, old habits don’t have the tendency to go away if you don’t change anything, so it’s good that Rex is switching things up to try and get different results. You had competition at a quarterback position. ‘The bigger they are, the harder they fall.’ But in this league, as Bill Belichick once said, ‘The bigger they are, the harder they hit.’ I like big guys.
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NOTES: The Bills signed DT Casey Walker and cut DE Cedric Reed. Overall, he has one sack in eight career games.
