Orchard Park, N.Y. -- Last Saturday, Buffalo Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor slammed his head on the turf at M&T Bank Stadium during the team's preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens. He's been in the concussion protocol since, and the injury has clouded his availability for Week 1.

Speaking on the team's flagship radio station, Bills general manager Brandon Beane sounded upbeat about Taylor's availability for the season opener after a conversation with the quarterback.

"Obviously the rules are the rules with concussion protocol," Beane said. "I stay in my lane. We'll let the medical people handle both T.J. (Yates) and Tyrod. I feel good about it. I've seen Tyrod, talked to him. I think from a layman's perspective, he seems like he's doing well. I feel like he in his mind is on track and ready to play that Week 1. If he's out there, he's the guy we want. He's the starter. He's got a lot of starts in this league and we're looking forward to him leading us out."

Either way, Beane is comfortable with the team's quarterback situation heading into the season. That's partly because of the performance of rookie Nathan Peterman, who stepped in for Taylor in Baltimore and handled himself well.

"If for some reason he's not able to do that, then Nathan, the fortunate part of it is it did happen early in that game," Beane said. "Nathan got a lot of reps with the ones. You can't replicate that game situation. That was the flip side of it that was positive was that he at least got those if Tyrod can't go or something happens in the game and Tyrod can't go."

At this point, Peterman and recently signed Keith Wenning are the only healthy quarterbacks on the Bills after Taylor and veteran T.J. Yates sustained concussions. It's far from an ideal situation, but it's one with which Beane is comfortable.