03-21-2019, 01:55 PM
(03-21-2019, 12:46 PM)Au165 Wrote: Tyrod Taylor PFF rating in Buffalo 84.1, 84.3, 88.3
Andy Dalton PFF during same period 79.4, 80.8, 86.9
Josh Allen PFF last year 65.3
I was kind of on your side on the Tyrod thing, but you can't seriously think Tyrod is better than Dalton. Let me put it this way. Tyrod had a good team around him last year and produced a 64.5 rating and got benched after 3 games. As a free agent (twice) no one was interested in him as a starter.
The Browns signed him to play the whole "start a vet for a few games before playing the rookie" charade. The Chargers signed him as a clear backup. If Andy Dalton hit the FA market last year or this year, you know full well he'd be signed as a starter somewhere.
All that said, yes...Tyrod was definitely better than Josh Allen's rookie performance. Tyrod is a bad starter/great backup type. Similar to Bortles. I can't blame the Bills for trying to upgrade on that, though. It just looks (so far) like Josh Allen was a bit too green.
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