Joe B: 5 Bills practice notes from October 14
But Wednesday, Coach Rex Ryan said that may not be the case.
Taylor said Wednesday he would like to know by Friday whether he’s playing, so stay tuned for that.
The Bills’ coaching staff has been turned over since Manuel’s last start, and Watkins believes that coach Doug Marrone, offensive coordinator Nate Hackett and quarterbacks coach Todd Downing didn’t do Manuel many favors.
LeSean McCoy also returned to practice. I feel like the offense has just been basic without me out there, and the defense has been having their way with just stacking the box with the run game. The team has a critical matchup against the 5-0 Bengals on Sunday, and a loss would put them at 3-3 heading to London to play the Jacksonville Jaguars. “It’s definitely a stability thing, but as far as moving around, we’ll see how it goes tomorrow”. National Football League reported that sources close to the Bills say Tyrod Taylor indeed has an MCL injury and would be missing the game. Notably, the New York Jets shipped a host of toilet paper over for their players, in order to afford every comfort ahead of a game in a different time zone.
EJ Manuel is taking reps in practice as if he’ll be the starter this week.
“I would not rule out Tyrod Taylor as starting this week”, Ryan said, via SiriusXM NFL Radio.
Manuel has a 6-8 record since being the only quarterback selected in the first round of the 2013 draft. That’s the only time the Bills can use that designation all year, and it allows them to open up a roster spot, with the idea that Williams can return down the line.
“I’ve just continued to learn, continued to ride with the ups and downs”, Manuel said. “We just have to go out and stick to our game plan…no matter who they got out there”. He’s a veteran. So the quarterback has to make the right decision.
Taylor is a first-time starter who won a three-way competition this offseason. Taylor signed with Buffalo in March after spending his first four seasons backing up Joe Flacco in Baltimore. “I want to be able to play at a high level”.