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Three days after was yanked for rookie in the ' 47-10 lo s to the , coach Sean McDermott announced that Taylor will remain on the bench this week when the Bills face the .The development comes on the heels of a two-game losing streak that dropped the Bills out of a tie atop the division with the and currently has them sitting at 5-4 with a . And that reality Delon Wright Jersey -- qualifying for the postseason for the first time since 1999 -- apparently played a role in first-year coach Sean McDermott's decision to turn to Peterman. McDermott: We are in the playoff hunt and we are always focused on becoming the best team po sible. We were made for better than 5-4. Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) Peterman saw his first action of the regular Devonte Patterson Jersey season against the Saints, and he finished 7 of 10 for 79 yards with a touchdown and no turnovers. Taylor, meanwhile, was 9 of 18 for 58 yards and an interception before he was pulled.Taylor ranks 20th in value per play among all quarterbacks, according to , just behind and . A season ago, Taylor ranked 19th in value per play. "Horrible game. Our offense didn't get anything going and that starts with me," Taylor told reporters after the lo s Sunday. "Just an overall bad game. Something as a team we have to learn from. I definitely have to learn from this one. Just a bad game overall."Do you know what else reporters were told Sunday? That Taylor would remain the starter even though fans might want to see Peterman. Do you know who said that? Sean McDermott says he understands why fans may be calling for Nathan Peterman, but here's why he won't be replacing Tyrod Dallas Mavericks Jeresy Taylor. Jon Scott (@JonScottTV) Clearly, ."I've been impre sed with the maturity from Nathan Peterman," McDermott said Wednesday. "I'm comfortable making a calculated risk to try and get us where we need to go." While McDermott has been supportive of Taylor, he has never fully committed to the quarterback, now in his seventh season.In late April, shortly after the Bills took Peterman in the fifth Boban Marjanovic Jersey round of the 2017 -- and 12 months after they used a fourth-rounder on quarterback Cardale Jones -- McDermott saidTaylor the starter for 2017."Competition is there," McDermott said at the time. "You earn the right to start on this football team. ... Nothing is promised to anyone. We're going to compete every day. Even I've got to earn my spot. You guys have heard me say that before." And after nine games, Taylor's time in Buffalo appears to be up -- if not in the coming weeks then almost certainly after the season. Releasing Tyrod Taylor this offseason will clear $9.44M in cap space for the in 2018, who hold 2 first round draft picks next April. Spotrac (@spotrac) Tyrod Taylor is due a $6 million roster bonus on the third day of league year, and a $10 million base salary - cant imagine Buffalo pays it. So it looks like 2018 QB free agent cla s now will have one more intriguing player. Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) As Dallas Mavericks T-Shirts ESPN's Field Yates , the 2018 free-agent quarterback cla s could include Taylor, , Alex Smith, , , , and . |
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