BuffaloHokie13 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) Five best, worst free-agent signings of 2015 offseason Five best free-agent additions1. Tyrod Taylor, QB, Buffalo Bills Contractual value: The Bills found a young, instantly productive veteran starting quarterback with upside for a deal worth $1.1 million per season. That is hard to do. Production: Taylor has 20 touchdown passes with five interceptions in 12 games. He ranks seventh in Total QBR (67.4) and fifth in passer rating (101.8). Taylor is not a volume passer, but he fits well in the Bills' offensive scheme. He's 10th in Pro Football Focus (PFF) grading at the position. Durability is a concern. Lasting lesson: Matching a quarterback's skills to an offensive scheme increases the likelihood for success. Signing a player from a successful program might also help (Taylor spent his first three seasons with Baltimore). Rumored organizational changes could affect where Taylor fits into the Bills' future plans. At worst, he's under contract for another season at a reasonable rate. For those without Insider: 2. DeAngelo Williams, RB, Steelers 3. Kurt Coleman, S, Panthers 4. Jabaal Sheard, OLB, Pats* 5. Ted Ginn Jr., WR, Panthers Worst 1. Brandon Browner, CB, Saints 2. Byron Maxwell, CB, Eagles 3. Dwayne Bowe, WR, Browns 4. DeMarco Murray, RB, Eagles 5. Cary Williams, CB, Seahawks Edited December 23, 2015 by BuffaloHokie13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blokestradamus Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Got to love the words young and veteran in the same sentence. Make your mind up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloHokie13 Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Got to love the words young and veteran in the same sentence. Make your mind up. Eh, 26 is young when the best few in the league are at least 5 years older than that. Though you'd think he would know that Tyrod spent 4 years in Baltimore and not 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Jackson Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 This thread is really going to be damaging to the narrative that some on here are trying to create. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blokestradamus Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Eh, 26 is young when the best few in the league are at least 5 years older than that. Though you'd think he would know that Tyrod spent 4 years in Baltimore and not 3 ESPN doing their research? Are you mad?!!!! I'm really happy for Tyrod, couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Here's hoping that next year sees him vault himself into that upper echelon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in Chicago Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 This thread is really going to be damaging to the narrative that some on here are trying to create. Which narrative, specifically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 So Whaley drafted a DROY candidate in the 2nd rd and had the best FA signing of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Lobsters Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Does this mean that the Bills will finally give up on EJ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Does this mean that the Bills will finally give up on EJ? i think that has already happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taro T Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 So Whaley drafted a DROY candidate in the 2nd rd and had the best FA signing of the year. Burn the witch! Er, Whalley, er, whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Burn the witch! Er, Whalley, er, whatever. oh, and pulled off (another) lopsided trade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ko12010 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 This thread is really going to be damaging to the narrative that some on here are trying to create. Not really. Those people think they're smarter than everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Allan in MD Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 So Whaley drafted a DROY candidate in the 2nd rd and had the best FA signing of the year. Nothing's enough for some individuals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not at the table Karlos Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Burn the witch! Er, Whalley, er, whatever. lmao beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John from Riverside Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamSandwhich Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) Well this can't be true, I heard on this very board by some people who are very much smarter than all of us that Tyrod is a tire fire and should be shown the door yesterday! On another note, how can Murray be #4? He's got to be the worst. Edited December 23, 2015 by HamSandwhich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Not really. Those people think they're smarter than everyone else.Including the Pro Bowl selection committee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky Landing Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Well this can't be true, I heard on this very board by some people who are very much smarter than all of us that Tyrod is a tire fire and should be shown the door yesterday! On another note, how can Murray be #4? He's got to be the worst. I think the argument could certainly be made in the context of having traded away McCoy. Does this mean that the Bills will finally give up on EJ? Does it mean this site will? Which narrative, specifically? I do believe there is a group of TT haters who will ignore, or dismiss this article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heitz Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Cleary ESPN doesn't read TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Wagon Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Well this can't be true, I heard on this very board by some people who are very much smarter than all of us that Tyrod is a tire fire and should be shown the door yesterday! On another note, how can Murray be #4? He's got to be the worst. I can see those other 3 above Murray. Bowe is literally stealing money, Browner has turned in one of the worst defensive seasons in recent history and Maxwell was signed as a #1 corner and has been beaten like a drum. Murray was just a panic signing into a system he didn't fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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