To Herm's credit he was involved in one of the most famous plays in NFL History in the Miracle at the Meadowlands.
I don't watch a ton of Bills games because they're never on TV and the RedZone never shows them since they suck, but what's the deal with Taylor? Every time I've seen him play he doesn't seem to be the problem at all. He's not the best QB, but he seems decent enough with the abilities you have listed.
Extra kudos for not letting him coach against the Jets, likely winning, and possibly starting to second guess the decision.
They still should have fired him on Christmas morning though with his brother.
Although it does throw the whole issue of who the co-captains are this week into total chaos.
He's serviceable. I'd rather have Taylor for his next contract than Cousins for his next contract or gamble on Mike Glennon or whatever else the Bills are going to have for options.
They aren't getting rid of Taylor. They are benching him to keep him from getting injured in a meaningless game when they would still owe him almost $40 million over the rest of his contract, and calling it a 'business decision.' You are absolutely correct that he isn't the problem, and honestly, if they can get their receivers healthy and get a good tight end, they are probably an above average/top-10 offense again next year. It's the defense that sucked (which is probably why the brothers Ryan got canned, since the defense was supposed to be a strength).
Right, they are not letting Taylor go. They are wisely trying to put their new coach (whoever that is) in the best position to win next year by eliminating the possibility that their salary cap is tied up on an injured quarterback.
A bit higher than zero. I don't see it happening because Pats have gone younger at coordinator positions of late and BB would probably have his pick of young guys looking for a bump to coordinator. Plus, does Rex embrace the demotion? Ego sublimation would be the least part of it, I think, especially in NE. People forget but Rex kept his mouth shut and ran excellent defenses for years under Billick.
He'd never do it and BB won't take on the personality. But I just wonder if the personality was stripped away and Rex just could coach the defense how good it could work. Rex was a great D.C. in Baltimore but obviously had HOF talent to work with.
I don't know, I think maybe he just didn't have a podium at that point. Genie's out of the bottle now, he is Rex Ryan(TM) and—HC or DC—the press would act accordingly.
Dick Vermeil spent 15(!) years doing color commentary before coming back to coach the Rams.
He's never been hands-on with his offenses and his defenses the last few years have sucked, including ones where he inherited excellent talent and tried to shove it into his scheme instead of fitting it to the players.
I believe that Taylor would have a $30 million guarantee kick in if he is injured. If you run the HC search right, you don't tether any candidates to Tyrod Taylor.
Correct, plus the Taylor contract is structured so if they decide to cut him this year, he'll only cost $2.5M against the cap.
I get benching Taylor who, like others, I like quite a bit - -he's above average and should be kept.
I get this; but it also allows the new coach to come in and decide if Taylor's "his" type of QB. I think it's very possible the new coach could choose to opt out of Taylor's contract; and this move ensures that he'll have that option.
They have very different mentalities as to how to construct a defense. Belichick, as we all know, is bend-but-don't-break. There isn't a ton of blitzing and players are trained not to take chances. This seems to fly in the face of just about everything that Rex Ryan teaches his defense. It doesn't make one coach right or wrong, but they are very different mentalities.
It's funny, though - they are diametrically opposite in terms of aggressiveness, as you mention, but they are very compatible in many other dimensions. Rex runs multiple fronts and multiple coverages and game plans week-to-week (as opposed to an execution-based defense like Seattle). He has rarely had elite edge rush talent but manufactures pressure through deception and scheme, like Belichick's teams have tended to do. He has generally run one-high man-to-man-heavy defenses, as Patricia has primarily done in recent seasons. He places a high priority on run defense in the front six / seven. The aggressiveness might be a stumbling block and for ego / publicity reasons it would be tough to reconcile, but Rex is a more compatible DC option than most veteran DCs. Hell, Rob Ryan coached the LBs from 2000-2003.
Perhaps because exposing Jones to live action could take off some of the rumor mill shine that helps make the job attractive?
