Some good news came from one former member of the Bills to another on Wednesday.
Los Angeles Chargers head coach Anthony Lynn named Tyrod Taylor his starting quarterback over rookie Justin Herbert, the sixth-overall pick at the 2020 NFL Draft.
“Tyrod Taylor is our starter right now,” Lynn, formerly Buffalo’s interim head coach in 2016, said from Chargers training camp. “Until someone steps up and shows that they can run this team, that’s… that’s where we’re going into it. Tyrod Taylor is our starter.”
Herbert was the third quarterback taken at the recent draft behind the Bengals’ Joe Burrow (1) and Dolphins’ Tua Tagovailoa (5). The Bolts’ rookie… and really all three are up against it this offseason due to COVID-19. The ongoing pandemic notably eliminated any preseason contests for Lynn and other coaching staffs to evaluate rookies against NFL talent.
Taylor, 31, was the Bills’ starting quarterback from 2015 until 2017. He helped Buffalo snap their near two-decade long playoff drought in his final season with the team.
Taylor then started 2018 as the Browns’ starting QB, a tenure which only lasted three games that season before being replaced by then-rookie Baker Mayfield. Taylor then joined the Bolts in 2019 and backed up then-starter Phillip Rivers.
As Buffalo’s former starter, Tyrod news is of interest. But magnifying that is Week 12. The Chargers visit the Colts that week of the upcoming season, but it remains to be seen how long Taylor will remain under center.
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