Fields best asset is creating with his legs which I’m sure they aren’t letting him do so he doesn’t get hurt. It also creates space against a defense that probably isn’t being created right now. There’s no upside to playing Taylor whatsoever. He’s a good (career) backup who can dink and dunk down the field without turning the ball over, but he gets us nothing. There’s hope with Fields that you see some sort of Darnold, Mayfield, Geno lightbulb click on after being thrown to the scrap heap.
The goal is to find out if Fields is more than a 1 year stopgap at the most important position on the field which will dictate the record of this team. Give him a few games to show that. But don't wait too long until the season is a wash. If he clearly sucks in the first 2-3 games then put Taylor in and see if he can salvage the season. I'd rather watch competitive football for once and the Jets haven't given us that in oh so long. Taylor may be a one year deal but I don't care. If he gives us the best chance in that one year, then ride him. Aaron Glenn doesn't;t strike me as the Robert Saleh, Joe Douglas, fill in the blank types. He seems no nonsense and moves decisively when things don't work. At least that's the impression I get and hope from how they handled things in Detroit which was very professional (the anti-Jets). If not, then tank and draft a potential franchise QB next year. That's all.
I think it’s more this last point…there is very little upside to playing Taylor, not least of which is that he’d likely get hurt with a bunch of playing time. The best plan seems to be to ride Fields…upside is he develops into a decent starter (unlikely to me but you never know), and the downside is he continues to be what he’s been and we end up with like 5-6 wins and a better draft slot in what is supposed to be a good QB draft. Which has been the story of our mediocre team for decades now it seems But still way early for this right now…we haven’t even played a preseason game yet…let’s see how things shake out. We do have a tough start to our schedule so we may know early what we can expect…
