Tyrod Taylor Named Starter

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After an offseason battle, quarterback Tyrod Taylor has been named the starting quarterback of the Buffalo Bills. He beat out veteran Matt Cassel and former first round pick EJ Manuel. Before Taylor was named the starting quarterback of the Buffalo Bills, he spent four seasons with the Baltimore Ravens being the backup to Joe Flacco.

During the preseason this year Taylor completed 24 out of 31 passes, with zero touchdowns. Taylor rushed for 108 yards on 11 carries, with a touchdown run. These are impressive numbers for someone who has never started an NFL start in his career. This whole offseason everyone was talking about EJ Manuel or Matt Cassel but Taylor came out of nowhere, taking the job from them.

Even though Taylor is unproven, there is a lot of upside to him. He has good arm strength, his accuracy is pretty good as well, but his success comes from his legs. In the short time he has had on the field this preseason; he has proven that he can make plays with his legs. He is a dual threat quarterback though. Do not underrate his passing as he can still throw the ball well. He is just known for using his legs.

This was quite a surprising selection for the starting quarterback by Bills head coach Rex Ryan. He has always loved dual threat quarterbacks though. Ryan saw something in Taylor that led him to start him over Manuel and Cassel.

After four years of being a backup quarterback, Taylor can now be a starting quarterback in the league. He has potential to become a great dual threat quarterback, kind of like a Michael Vick in his prime Atlanta years. We will see what happens, but all we know is, the spotlight is now on Taylor.