Agent: Tyrod Taylor deserves a new deal

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Agent: Tyrod Taylor deserves a new deal

Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor is scheduled to make just $3 million this season, a bargain for a starting quarterback in today’s NFL. Unsurprisingly, his agent thinks the Bills ought to give him a raise.

Agent Adisa Bakari is reminding the Bills that Taylor will be a free agent in a year, and if the Bills don’t give him a raise now, maybe someone else will give him more money a year from now.

“It’s the Bills’ prerogative to do what they want to do as it relates to Tyrod Taylor or any other Bills player,” Bakari told the Buffalo News. “Fortunately, there are 31 other teams that have watched and will be watching Tyrod. And the fact of the matter is what Tyrod was able to do as a first-time starter in 2015 was give the Bills the best quarterback play they’ve had since Jim Kelly. If that isn’t enough to warrant an extension, I don’t know what will be.”

[DraftBoy]

Re: Agent: Tyrod Taylor deserves a new deal

I'd wait on the extension as well.

[YardRat]

Re: Agent: Tyrod Taylor deserves a new deal

Standard operating procedure.

[swiper]

Re: Agent: Tyrod Taylor deserves a new deal

Not enough body of work as a starter to make such a move yet. Need another season to see.

[Novacane]

Re: Agent: Tyrod Taylor deserves a new deal

Wait! I'd rather be sure and pay more.

[sukie]

Re: Agent: Tyrod Taylor deserves a new deal

Less of this...



and this...



and more of this... Then perhaps a new deal can be considered.

[Night Train]

Re: Agent: Tyrod Taylor deserves a new deal

Spotrac shows 42 mil cap space next year, give or take a few cuts (which means it could be more ).

Giving Glenn or Gilmore a new contract now reduces this years cap and adds a little bit more next year. It's obvious Taylors contract is a non issue this year, since he's making only 3 mil and they cannot increase it now to 18-20 mil under the current tight cap.

Looks like QB is a given in this draft. Maybe 2.

[The Jokeman]

Re: Agent: Tyrod Taylor deserves a new deal

Spotrac shows 42 mil cap space next year, give or take a few cuts (which means it could be more ).

Giving Glenn or Gilmore a new contract now reduces this years cap and adds a little bit more next year. It's obvious Taylors contract is a non issue this year, since he's making only 3 mil and they cannot increase it now to 18-20 mil under the current tight cap.

Looks like QB is a given in this draft. Maybe 2.

I say draft one in the first 3 rounds and sign one as an UDFA. One guy I like as an UDFA that brought up before is Chuckie Keeton, who been injured the last few years but when healthy he has a similar size/ skill set as TT has and similar size.

[EDS]

Re: Agent: Tyrod Taylor deserves a new deal

Spotrac shows 42 mil cap space next year, give or take a few cuts (which means it could be more ).

Giving Glenn or Gilmore a new contract now reduces this years cap and adds a little bit more next year. It's obvious Taylors contract is a non issue this year, since he's making only 3 mil and they cannot increase it now to 18-20 mil under the current tight cap.

Looks like QB is a given in this draft. Maybe 2.

To be clear, that $42 million in cap space for 2017 does not include any contractual commitment to Taylor, Glenn or Gilmore, correct? If so, obviously new deals for any of them could take a big chunk out of that cap space.

[trapezeus]

Re: Agent: Tyrod Taylor deserves a new deal

I understand the team has tried but given its situation there isn't much to do. with osweiller going for 72MM and 38MM guaranteed, TT has to literally just not fall asleep every snap to get the same money.

[Skooby]

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I remember when the Bills went 5-1 and paid our QB, then the wheels fell off. I'd wait and see, we can pay him later this season if everything looks good.

[Victor7]

Re: Agent: Tyrod Taylor deserves a new deal

Remember the last time a guy looked decent and we paid him a ton of cash prematurely ?? .... That didn't work out well for us did it ?

Wait and see is the name of the game. If Taylor really is the next big thing he'll get his money. Bills won't ever let him walk and he'll make more than what he would make now if they were to sign an extension. Give us another season like last year with improvements throwing over the middle of the field and late game managing and you will get paid Tyrod.

[gebobs]

Re: Agent: Tyrod Taylor deserves a new deal

This is what agents do. Nothing to see here.

[Bill Cody]

Re: Agent: Tyrod Taylor deserves a new deal

Wait! I'd rather be sure and pay more.

I would

If there is a QB we really like at 19 I'd take him, protect our options

[Mace]

Re: Agent: Tyrod Taylor deserves a new deal

Well, he does "deserve" a new deal, I mean a starting QB for 3 million is ridiculous. On the other hand, the Bills deserve to see if he grows and stays healthy.

But he's guaranteed to get an even better one if he produces this season and can stay healthy. If he can, we pay more but know we have a QB, if he can't, oh well, he can go feel bad somewhere else for the most he can get from them.