Two Bills Drive

'The bottom line is that the Bills are likely to think longer and harder than a lot of people suspect before deciding if it makes sense to say goodbye to Taylor.'

'They should bottom out. They're bound to get worse before they get better with this roster, so they'll be spinning their wheels if Doug Whaley makes more desperate short-term moves in his latest attempt to "win now" and justify his dubious run.'

'If Taylor departs, Buffalo could opt to add a veteran to compete against Cardale Jones or select a quarterback in the 2017 NFL draft. One rival GM believes that Buffalo will not only opt to draft a quarterback, but they expect the Bills to add a QB in the first two rounds of the draft.'

'"Based on everything I've been told, Taylor is unwilling to agree to a restructured contract that would reduce his pay," said Carucci. "He and his agent, Adisa Bakari, are firmly convinced they would receive every bit as much as the Bills would have to pay in accordance with the extension — if not more — in the open market."'

'"In 2015, Richie Incognito's return to the game saw him post the best season of his career, and while he didn't quite match it in 2016, he did back it up with another excellent season, and was a clear top-10 guard in the NFL. Incognito was a key part of the Buffalo running game, which was one of the best in the league, buoyed by QB Tyrod Taylor's ability to make plays with his legs. Incognito also allowed 23 total QB pressures all season."'

'Fanatics surveyed 400 people to rank players' headshots on a scale of 1-10. No information on the player was given with the headshot.'

'NFL.com draft analyst Chad Reuter believes the best fit for Buffalo’s new offensive system under OC Rick Dennison is Texas Tech QB Pat Mahomes.'

'The team announced the following hires Thursday, thus completing the staff of Sean McDermott: Chad Hall (offensive assistant), Jim Salgado (defensive assistant). Additionally, Matt Worswick and Laura Young were named assistants to the head coach.'

'On the flip side, under the "why this couldn't" work, it says "with the Bills likely to part ways with the quarterback who elevated the offense, ranking ninth in Total QBR in 2016 and seventh in 2015, it's hard to imagine they would then go for Romo: an older quarterback with a history of injuries who hasn't played a full season since 2014."'

'It's fair to say that, with no clear-cut better alternative at quarterback, Taylor does give the Bills their best immediate chance to be a playoff contender.'

'If Taylor hits the open market, he will have suitors. As pointed out Wednesday, Pro Football Focus recently ranked Taylor as the top available quarterback on the open market (provided, of course, he gets there), ahead of Dallas' Tony Romo and New England's Jimmy Garoppolo.'

'"For sure," Listenbee said. "I feel like I bring a lot of things to the field and to the team also. I jsut know I just have to work on small things like route running. Well that's a really big thing, and just confidence. Just knowing the whole entire scheme so I can go out there and make plays."'

'"In many ways," Orr said, "the 2016 draft followed the Rex Ryan playbook closely: defense, defense, defense and a raw, athletic quarterback who entertained Ryan in the lead up to the draft (but one the Bills will never spend the time or effort to develop). In the nicest of possible ways, the Bills could earn a grade of incomplete for their 2016 picks because first-round pick Shaq Lawson made it fewer than 300 snaps with a lingering shoulder issue (he finished with two sacks in 10 games), while second-round pick Reggie Ragland partially tore his ACL and missed the entire season.'

'The more the merrier is the way I roll when it comes to the NFL Draft. I’m also a fan of drafting quarterbacks. Trading back, grabbing a QB at some point and outside play makers for both sides of the ball would make me happy. But that’s in a perfect world, and the NFL Draft is rarely that.'

'Should they opt to take a pass on the 2017 QB draft class — or even draft a quarterback and set about bringing him along slowly — here are some veteran options Buffalo could turn to…'.