Bills admit front office mistake
Once Rex Ryan was relieved of his duties late last season, reports surfaced that a lot of it had to do with his support of Tyrod Taylor as the Bills’ starting quarterback. That rumor gave way to Taylor himself actually being benched for the season finale. At that point, it was reported that the Bills’ brass had already decided to move on from Taylor completely.
As the weeks turned into months following a disastrous 2016 season, it still looked like Taylor was on the outs in Western New York. All of that came crashing down in a pile of confusion after Taylor was brought back to Buffalo on a restructured deal on Tuesday (more on that here).
It’s not that general manager Doug Whaley and Co. made a mistake by retaining Taylor. Instead, the Bills’ brass apparently didn’t know which way to go throughout the process. At the very least, it appears the team has admitted to making a mistake initially.
Taylor was always the best option for Buffalo. Here’s a guy that’s tallied 47 total touchdowns compared 12 interceptions in the past two seasons. The exterior options here simply weren’t as fruitful. Luckily, Buffalo came to this conclusion before losing Taylor.