It’s the saga that continues to dominate the offseason coverage of the Buffalo Bills, the future of 2016 starting quarterback Tyrod Taylor. With little over five weeks left until the March 11th deadline to either pick up or decline Taylor’s contract option, which would pay him $27.5 million in guaranteed money, no decision has been made as of yet.

Speaking to WGR 550’s John Murphy on Radio Row in Houston, site of Sunday’s Super Bowl LI, Taylor stated that if he had a say in the matter, he would much prefer to stay with his current team in Buffalo.

“Of course, I know the team very well. I know how close we are as a team. I know the talent we have on the team, and we can be a very special team,” said Taylor. “Especially with the right leadership and I believe we have some coaches in there that definitely are ready to go out there and make us work and get things turned around.”

During the introductory press conference for new Bills coach Sean McDermott, it was mentioned that Taylor had reached out to McDermott to introduce himself and congratulate him on the appointment. Taylor confirmed that more conversations have happened between the pair since then, along with other members of the offensive staff.

“I’ve talked to coach Sean McDermott about five times now. I’ve seen Rico, Coach Dennison, a couple times around the facility,” said Taylor. “I’ve seen just about all the offensive staff, quarterback coach included. I talk to those guys often because I’m in Buffalo rehabbing from surgery.”

Taylor later elaborated on the nature of those discussions, saying that it’s as much about personal connections with the incoming staff as it’s about professional ones.

“The conversation isn’t about necessarily contracts, it’s more so getting to know each other. I’ve known a couple of the new coaches for a couple years from my time in Baltimore. For the most part just getting to know guys and if I’m the guy that management chooses to keep around, definitely want to be able to be comfortable around those coaches. That’s what I’m doing in the time I see them now.”

Taylor has typically been philosophical, almost to the point of being detached, with the media about contract discussions but did admit that it would be weighing on his mind a lot more in different circumstances.

“My focus right now isn’t really on the contract situation or what’s going to happen. It’s mostly about being healthy. I just had surgery four weeks ago. Just putting my focus getting back healthy, and letting the rest take care of itself. The thing that keeps my mind off of it is rehab. If I didn’t have the rehab it’d probably be on my mind all the time.”

