He checks all the boxes. Long NFL career, class act, true professional. He's 37 so like JV said, playing more football probably is something he'll think long and hard about. But.. can any of you think of a better role model for any young QB fresh into the league? Can you see him mentoring Sellers or Moore or even Mendoza? I can so here's the poll...
If not him, it needs to be SOMEONE. I don't want to see ANOTHER rookie QB thrown into the blender before he's ready....
Different scenario, same question. Does he want to coach? Or does he want to go enjoy his $80 million career earnings in Miami?
I'm leaning towards bringing him back for all the reasons you mentioned, and I voted for that. I will say though Taylor traditionally has been a very cautious QB in that he holds onto the ball and doesnt take chances. That's good for a backup QB but I'm not sure its great as a mentor. It depends on who he is mentoring I suppose.
I don't know enough about Tyrod Taylor the person to know if this is something that he would want or be good at. Reminds me that for years people kept banging the table to bring Chad Pennington in as a QB coach or OC when at the time he had no coaching experience and hadn't publicly stated that he ever wanted to coach.
No, not by default. If we want to keep him as a veteran QB to help show the rookie the ropes and start a couple games, sure. Even have him be the starter for the first four games if the year while Mendoza learns, if you want. But I would love for our dedicated coaches to have been coaches elsewhere.
I'd keep him for playing reasons but he doesn't strike me as a mentor. I might be doing him a massive disservice.
Dude doesn't need to be a coach, but act like a professional and lead by example. None of us are there, so none of us know, but I'm assuming he does based on the longevity of his career given his physical limitations...
Not so much a coach, but a mentor absolutely. So many of these kids come into the league with truckloads of cash for the first time in their lives. They get caught up in all the ancillary shit, start acting out and get themselves into all kinds of trouble. That's not even taking into account the stress of actually learning what it takes to be successful in the league. Tyrod was never a superstar, but just listen to him and you get the feeling he's a person you want around your rookies. You've already seen how he's transformed the locker room. We're talking character and leadership here. Things that are not in any playbook. I have a feeling Tyrod would take the position if the cash is correct. Remember who Tyrod came in with. The Ravens in their heyday with a locker room full of professionals who took him under their wing.
I'm all for it as I mentioned in JV's thread. The only thing that would worry me is TT getting hurt too early in the season....but, I do like the OL and our young tackles will have another year under their belt, and that should help an old man like TT.
I mean what if Tyrod had played this whole season? It's pretty clear Fields cost us a couple games. Probably the Denver game and the Carolina games where he farted on the football all day. But you could make an argument on other games like the first Miami game but we will just stick with 2 games. give us 2 extra Ws right now with Tyrod and the Jets are 5-7 playing Miami at home to try to move to 6-7. Vibes would be so different
I personally think Tyrod is retiring, but no. I think mentorship is thrown around loose. If you're not a shit head, usually you'll converse with your department and talk shop. I don't think Tyrod is giving these guys advice on how to be a millionaire or anything out of the ordinary of being a good team mate, which should be quality #1 or #2 for all our players.
There's no evidence indicating Taylor would have value as a mentor, particularly considering that whatever mentor skills he might have were useless on Fields. What's more important is drafting the right QB and having a good offensive coach who can develop him.
Taylor isn't getting younger. Also, the biggest trait a backup QB should have is availability. The fact that he got injured with a limited amount of playing time could just be bad luck but it could be a reason to pull the plug on him after this season.
I mean he isnt the worst back in the NFL. I'd rather have him than like Tim Boyle. But at the same time, I cant imagine the Jets want to deal with a backup that constantly has injury issues. I imagine he'll be replaced.
Let me ask this, how many famous stories of older QBs successfully mentoring younger franchise QBs have there been floating around the league since we've been on this forum? Zero? I think it's zero. The only time I see this role mentioned on other teams is when a player completely refused to be a mentor backup like Joe Flacco who we brought in twice to be a mentor. In my opinion, the Jets should not be looking for a "mentor" when they haven't solidified the starting spot yet. They should have nothing but competition at that position, they shouldn't be using the only backup spot to choose a nurturer for their new baby QB.
