Get ready for Tyrod Taylor time once again in Buffalo. Taylor has not played since October 11, when he suffered a fourth-quarter knee injury but stayed in the game to complete a 14-13 comeback win over the Titans.
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“Yeah, I’m 100 percent”.
“Yeah I’m 100 percent, fully confident in going out there and playing on my knee”, Taylor said following Monday’s practice. “And it felt good”.
The Bills (3-4) are in need of any type of a boost in preparing to host Miami (3-4) on Sunday. That was particularly apparent in Manuel’s latest outing, when he committed three turnovers – two returned for touchdowns – in a 34-31 loss to Jacksonville on October 25. And he set a franchise record for quarterbacks with 76 yards rushing against the Titans.
Taylor has not practiced since October 21 in London, the day before the Bills made a decision to hold their starting quarterback out of the final two practices of that week as well their loss October 25 to the Jaguars.
“No hesitation”, Taylor said. “I think that’s the biggest part”. He was present for the stretching period before heading off the field once the practice opened. Harvin is dealing with a hip injury that led to reports claiming he might retire due to the injury.
“It’s good to get guys back and start focusing on what’s in front of us”, Ryan said.
Watkins, who posted a photo on Instagram of him and his daughter at Disney World during the Bills’ bye week, called fans who questioned his durability “losers” and told them to “continue working y’all little jobs for the rest of y’all lives”.
Ryan has issued mixed signals regarding Harvin.
Despite toeing the company line a week ago saying Harvin was absent for personal reasons, Ryan is not questioning Harvin’s desire anymore.
“We’ll see how it goes”, Ryan said.
“You know looking back at our schedule the fact that we were in London, got to fly back from London, the fact that we play two games in five days, the health of our team, all that type of stuff factoring in”, Ryan said. “He desperately wants to contribute to this team”.
Offensive linemen John Miller (death in family) and Seantrel Henderson (concussion) were both practicing Monday and seem set to return, and backup running back Karlos Williams (concussion) practiced for the first time in almost a month.
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-PASS DEFENSE: B-minus. Despite an alarming lack of a pass rush, the Bills have held up pretty well, even without FS Aaron Williams, who has missed most of the year with a neck injury.
