Deranged Rhino Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Not sure if already posted. @TCBILLS_Astro: Enjoyed watching this highlights video of #Bills QBs EJ Manuel and Tyrod Taylor dueling in the ACC Championship https://t.co/oCI9UeiqGW Best part of the video for me was Nigel Bradham's blocked FG. He's good. I was just pointing out it was a FSU highlight video, not a dueling QB's highlight video 100% correct.
K-Apps Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) He certainly was not nearly as mechanical looking in college I was just pointing out it was a FSU highlight video, not a dueling QB's highlight video Here are Tyrod highlights Edited March 15, 2015 by K-Apps
Kemp2Warlick Posted March 14, 2015 Posted March 14, 2015 Around The NFL @AroundTheNFL 11m11 minutes ago Tyrod Taylor has a legitimate shot to win Bills QB job http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000479075/article/tyrod-taylor-has-a-legitimate-shot-at-bills-qb-job?campaign=Twitter_atn …
Deranged Rhino Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Around The NFL @AroundTheNFL 11m11 minutes ago Tyrod Taylor has a legitimate shot to win Bills QB job http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000479075/article/tyrod-taylor-has-a-legitimate-shot-at-bills-qb-job?campaign=Twitter_atn … Holy crap that article takes a turn!
moshermw Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Holy crap that article takes a turn! Dude's wrong about why Tyrod left the Ravens. Harsh on Rex given that the GM was also a big a part of the Jets downfall. Tyrod's definitely on a mission to prove people like this wrong. Time will tell.
Punch Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Dude's wrong about why Tyrod left the Ravens. The only quotes I've seen regarding Harbaugh's opinion of Taylor were along the lines of disappointment that he didn't play better in the limited game opportunities that he had. Of course, the key word is "limited", because he barely had any opportunities.
Mr. WEO Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 Holy crap that article takes a turn! I've posted the same thing a couple of times. Rex's success at picking QBs is what it is.
moshermw Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 (edited) The only quotes I've seen regarding Harbaugh's opinion of Taylor were along the lines of disappointment that he didn't play better in the limited game opportunities that he had. Of course, the key word is "limited", because he barely had any opportunities. - Flacco is a Super Bowl champion QB with a huge contract and never gets hurt - Taylor wanted a situation where he had a chance to start - Was an unrestricted FREE agent and exercised that FREEdom - Has been pretty open about simply wanting to move Edited March 15, 2015 by moshermw
Deranged Rhino Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 I've posted the same thing a couple of times. Rex's success at picking QBs is what it is. And it's probably a fair assessment, it just came from left field in terms of the article's structure.
Punch Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 - Flacco is a Super Bowl champion QB with a huge contract and never gets hurt - Taylor wanted a situation where he had a chance to start - Was an unrestricted FREE agent and exercised that FREEdom - Has been pretty open about simply wanting to move No, I'm aware of all that, I didn't clarify what I meanr. I was only referring to "negative" comments about Taylor not developing. It's been used as shorthand in a few articles but there's no evidence (that I've seen) suggesting Harbaugh was actually disappointed in his overall development.
moshermw Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 No, I'm aware of all that, I didn't clarify what I meanr. I was only referring to "negative" comments about Taylor not developing. It's been used as shorthand in a few articles but there's no evidence (that I've seen) suggesting Harbaugh was actually disappointed in his overall development. Yes. I think that's true. Kubiak is also gone from the Ravens as OC but loved TT. No detail on whether improvements in his pure pocket passing was the reason. From a Ravens article pre-season last year: "Backup Tyrod Taylor likes new Offensive Coordinator Gary Kubiak’s offense, as it suits his skillset well. The results are showing on the field, as Taylor has opened some eyes with his play under center. “I’ve been very impressed,” Kubiak said. “Ty really bought into what we’re doing; he’s working extremely hard. The thing I love about Ty, I know his goal is to be a starter in this league and that’s what you want as a coach. So he’s very competitive, pushes Joe every day, doing a great job.” Head Coach John Harbaugh split up his team during Monday’s practice at M&T Bank Stadium. There was Team Tyrod and Team Flacco, with the second- and first-team offenses squaring off in an 11-on-11 scrimmage. Team Tyrod won." http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/Tyrod-Taylor-Impressing-In-Training-Camp/e7667379-51a8-4aaf-a0ad-3421da5a247c
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 at this time all 3 have a legitimate chance to start. send that message to Cpt Obvious
NastyNateSoldiers Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 I was once a huge EJ supporter but no more. Yes he was at 70% in college and his YPA was high, but he was still dinkin' and dunkin' the ball. His receivers YAC made him look good. I gave up on EJ. I look at him as cap relief in 2016.I guess that explains the Addition of Harvin and possibly Clay along with McCoy, Watkins & Woods we for some YAC attack monsters.
Bronc24 Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 What I really like is The Bills are taking swings and looking to hit a home run at the QB position. Since we do not have a shot at a franchise QB, we need someone to protect the ball, convert third downs and win the field position battle. I don't care which of the three win the job...I just hope whoever does is able to protect the damn ball.
respk Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 I like that the Bills took a chance on TT. Take a chance on a guy with 4 years in the league and see what happens.
RuntheDamnBall Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 It's a great low risk move. I do like that we're not BSing around given the limitations. Still like Moore as an option, but at least we go into camp with two guys with 10+ starts, one with some reasonable success on multiple teams, and a bit of an athletic wild card guy. An improvement on prior years where we were touting the merits of Mr. Glass, waiting for Ort-man, praying for Craig Nall, or inflating Brohm.
Mr. WEO Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 I like that the Bills took a chance on TT. Take a chance on a guy with 4 years in the league and see what happens. Fitz, Tarvares Jackson, Kolb, Thad Lewis, Orton are what happens...
FistingBot Posted March 15, 2015 Posted March 15, 2015 With all due respect, holy homer alert! EJ had a higher QB rating, much higher completion % in college, more yards from scrimmage, etc. in college than Taylor. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tyrod-taylor-1.html http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/ej-manuel-1.html Taylor has a 47 qb rating and has never thrown a td in the pros and never started a game. EJ is at a 78.5 and has started 14 games. So despite all the stats, EJ being a 1st round pick as opposed to a 6th rounder; EJ being a much bigger player; Taylor is going to be a better QB than EJ because he has improved sitting on the bench for 4 years while EJ can't improve going into his 3rd year? I like the Taylor signing. But the lengths people go to trash EJ is getting stupid. If EJ had a similar career for another team and we signed him this year, fans would look at him much favorably. There is nothing more annoying than people who don't know the players, haven't seen them on the field in college, yet blindly quote statistics as if stats tell the entire picture. Did you watch them play? What did you see? I watched almost every game each played in college, many in person in Blacksburg, Tallahassee, Baton Rouge, and various other locales. Two totally different teams. Two completely different talent bases on each offense. Tyrod made plays by himself because he had to. He took off running because he had to since his line couldn't hold blocks. He won games by himself because he had to. EJ was surrounded by NFL talent whereas Tyrod didn't have that luxury. That VT went to crap after Tyrod left isn't a coincidence. I'm fine with people wanting EJ to be good. I want him to be good. But, there is a reason the Bills are loading up the roster with QBs to compete with him this off-season.
3rdand12 Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 i have joked once about him. but i honestly hope the Bills give him a solid shot
respk Posted March 16, 2015 Posted March 16, 2015 (edited) Fitz, Tarvares Jackson, Kolb, Thad Lewis, Orton are what happens... Well if nothing else that would make him a solid backup behind the starter Cassel. Edited March 16, 2015 by respk
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