The run game will be important as several players sit out with injuries.
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He finished 10 of 18 for 118 yards and completed a 21-yard touchdown pass to Shane Wynn. After saying two weeks ago that he might make the Indianapolis Colts wait until the last minute to find out who his starter would be, Rex Ryan reiterated after Thursday’s game that for “competitive reasons” he would withhold an announcement until the regular-season opener September 13. He had a nice opening drive that resulted in a missed field goal.
But, facing 3rd-and-6, Taylor was sacked by Paul Kruger putting an end to the drive.
Eventually he took enough hits and was knocked out of the game.
“We did some good things”, Taylor said, via team-distributed quotes. “Of course we would have preferred to come out with seven points on a couple of those drives”. They have the necessary offensive weapons to be a success, but none of them will matter if Taylor, Cassel or Manuel can not get people the ball. “There are a couple of things we did out there that we can learn from”.
Playing alongside the Buffalo Bills’ deep reserve running backs and wide receivers with the rest of the first-team offense, quarterback Tyrod Taylor made his case to be the Bills’ starting quarterback in 2015.
“We have talent at every position and there’s competition at every position”, he added. Despite his flaws, he has demonstrated that he is the most athletic and dynamic player of the bunch, and gives them the most flexibility with playcalling.
However the sport has lots of interesting story-lines, beginning with the beginning quarterback work in Buffalo.
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On the quarterback front, despite not being listed on the team’s inactive list, Matt Cassel did not play against Cleveland.
