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I was big fan of this kid coming out of college, but he was behind Flacco three years.Taylor saw roughly equal reps to Matt Cassel and EJ Manuel on the first day of voluntary veteran minicamp, BuffaloBills.com reports. Said coach Rex Ryan, "Tyrod made some huge plays today. He throws a deep ball extremely well. You put him on the move he's a dangerous weapon out there."
Analysis: Either Cassel or Manuel would be favored to start the season, but Ryan has come in saying everyone has a fresh slate, so Taylor looks like he'll at least get a fair shot. He does have a different skill set than the other two guys, though he'd probably need to out-do both of them by a decent margin to become the starter. That said, Ryan seemed to group him as one of three options he's at least considering for the job, while he spoke of Jeff Tuel - who saw less reps than the other three - in far less glowing terms.
Now, he is in a place where he have to compete E J Manuel and Matt Cassel, that's a competition that this kid can win.
Tyrod developed nicely as a passer in college and now he has three years under his belt with good coaching.
Rex is known for making his own decisions, so it's not totally impossible this kid will be the Russell Wilson of Bills.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000479075/article/tyrod-taylor-has-shot-at-buffalo-bills-qb-job
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