Why is Tyrod Taylor not more revered in the Bills fan base?

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

I never ever understood the hate for Tyrod Taylor. He was a dynamic athlete that defenses had to properly game plan against and played a big role in breaking the 17 year drought. I think he is one of the better dual threats of all time and it’s cool seeing the contrast between TT and Allen as runners. Why is he not a bigger part of Bills’ lore? He got done what a **** load of previous QBs couldn’t. It’s not like Losman, Bledsoe, or Fitz didn’t have good defenses too. So I really don’t wanna hear how the defense alone propelled us there. It was also Tyrod’s legs and low turnover rate + big play ability as well. 

[Mr. WEO]

How many all time dual threats are on your list?

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

6 minutes ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

I never ever understood the hate for Tyrod Taylor. He was a dynamic athlete that defenses had to properly game plan against and played a big role in breaking the 17 year drought. I think he is one of the better dual threats of all time and it’s cool seeing the contrast between TT and Allen as runners. Why is he not a bigger part of Bills’ lore? He got done what a **** load of previous QBs couldn’t. It’s not like Losman, Bledsoe, or Fitz didn’t have good defenses too. So I really don’t wanna hear how the defense alone propelled us there. It was also Tyrod’s legs and low turnover rate + big play ability as well. 

 

You're overthinking this.

 

If I had a nickel for every time I yelled at the TV for Tryhard to pass the ball, I'd be retired. The dude was so risk-averse that he singlehandedly killed drives

 

[Jauronimo]

7 minutes ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

I never ever understood the hate for Tyrod Taylor. He was a dynamic athlete that defenses had to properly game plan against and played a big role in breaking the 17 year drought. I think he is one of the better dual threats of all time and it’s cool seeing the contrast between TT and Allen as runners. Why is he not a bigger part of Bills’ lore? He got done what a **** load of previous QBs couldn’t. It’s not like Losman, Bledsoe, or Fitz didn’t have good defenses too. So I really don’t wanna hear how the defense alone propelled us there. It was also Tyrod’s legs and low turnover rate + big play ability as well. 

Fitz had miserable defenses during his time in Buffalo. 

[transient]

Reverence is reserved for divinity or something extraordinary… there was nothing out of ordinary about Taylor. He was perfectly average at the end of the day. 

[MWK]

Because he wasn’t that good

[ChronicAndKnuckles]

2 minutes ago, Mr. WEO said:

How many all time dual threats are on your list?

Taylor has a 5.7 yards per carry career stat line (same as Allen.)Cam Newton averages 5 even. Vick is 7. So I think that puts him on that list. 

[freddyjj]

Cuz the game plan against him was simple.  “Make him play QB and throw”

[Mynamemike]

I don’t ever see much hate for Tyrod.  Good dude, decent qb who didn’t take risks but wouldn’t lose you games with boneheaded plays.  He had the physical tools to be great imo but seemed hesitant to take risks to win games.  Just my two cents.  One of the better qbs we had during the drought

[ngbills]

I appreciated Tyrod. He was a decent bridge QB. For some reason, many expected more out of him which was unrealistic. In 2015 he actually had one of the highest yards per attempts numbers in the league while limiting int's. So he was taking chances, but that did change over the next couple years as the WR room changed. His top target in 2017 was deonte thompson...

[uninja]

He was a Rex Grossman/Trent Dilfer type, he was alright but he wasn't going to win you a game when the chips were down.

 

I'd argue that Shady got us to the playoffs just as much as Tyrod did.

[Over 29 years of fanhood]

In a nutshell he did some good things, a few times per game, he just never seemed like a permanent solution imo. 

[Capco]

Ironically, I was just thinking about this yesterday.  Granted, the league wasn't as pass-friendly in the 80s and 90s as it is today, but Tyrod has a higher career passer rating (88.2) than Jim Kelly (84.4).  His passer rating during his three years as a Bill was 92.5, and he only committed 21 turnovers (16 INTs, 5 lost fumbles).

He almost broke the record for the highest single season passer rating by a Bills QB in his first year as a starter (99.6 vs Kelly's 101.2 in 1990), and I believe that season counts as the third-highest passer rating in team history (behind Kelly in 1990 and Allen in 2020).

[PromoTheRobot]

4 minutes ago, uninja said:

He was a Rex Grossman/Trent Dilfer type, he was alright but he wasn't going to win you a game when the chips were down.

 

I'd argue that Shady got us to the playoffs just as much as Tyrod did.

 

Except when he did. Jags and Titans games come to mind immediately.

[GoBills808]

14 minutes ago, ChronicAndKnuckles said:

Taylor has a 5.7 yards per carry career stat line (same as Allen.)Cam Newton averages 5 even. Vick is 7. So I think that puts him on that list. 

Ok now do passing

[uticaclub]

No one hates Tyrod. He was a mediocre QB that happened to be under the center the year we got enough breaks to make a wild card and do nothing on offense in the playoffs. Anyone that watched those teams knew the offense revolved around Shady

[Dat]

When your quarterback is more concerned with NOT being the reason we lose than being THE reason we win he does not deserve to be revered.

 

Good guy, but ……..

When this comes up I always wish I had saved the cartoon of the wide open receiver waving his arms and Tyrod sweating in fear 😧 

Edited June 29, 2023 by Dat

[Chicken Boo]

He threw a great deep ball, but by the end of his time here, I was done with him.  

 

He lost whatever magic he had.  Shame he didn't get more games with Sammy, Woods and Clay all on the field.  

[without a drought]

I didn't know people hated him, people just wanted a top franchise qb.

 

Looks like it worked out for everyone, Tyrod may have never seen the field as a starter if not for the Bills.

[FireChans]

16 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

Except when he did. Jags and Titans games come to mind immediately.

Was the playoff game we lost 10-3 against the Jags the one you’re talking about?