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RB Jonathan Taylor, IND (2 Viewers)

Here it is. Bringing in a few guys to work out, apparently.  None of them would be a big impact to Taylor other than workload. 

Free agent Lamar Miller is visiting with the Colts.

Indianapolis also hosted free agent RBs Darius Jackson and Benny LeMay. Miller, coming off a torn ACL and MCL, failed to make New England's roster out of camp and isn't a threat to either Jonathan Taylor or Nyheim Hines if signed off the streets. It is clear the Colts are looking for added help at that position.
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-jb- said:
interesting, but not concerning.
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Yeah - might take some carries but like I said above, shouldn’t impact Taylor’s #s.

Taylor went 3.11 in my redraft, so I didn’t have a shot at him regardless. Had he made it to 4.10 I probably would have taken a shot. 

Y’all Taylor owners hit the jackpot out of the gate.  For about half a game he looked like a rough pick. 

 
Hot Sauce Guy said:
Yeah - might take some carries but like I said above, shouldn’t impact Taylor’s #s.

Taylor went 3.11 in my redraft, so I didn’t have a shot at him regardless. Had he made it to 4.10 I probably would have taken a shot. 

Y’all Taylor owners hit the jackpot out of the gate.  For about half a game he looked like a rough pick. 
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I really thought he’d start the season with a split and end with 18-20 touches and league winning potential. Looks I was wrong about the start of season split. Oh well sometimes better lucky than good! I have him in half my redrafts.

 
How Marlon Mack’s injury affects your fantasy team in 2020

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Which running back will see the biggest fantasy jump due to Mack’s injury?

I believe the major benefactor is Jonathan Taylor. He entered the season for me as a player who could have seen 250 touches even with Mack playing all season. He brings too much talent to be ignored and left on the sideline. It was a matter of when, not if Mack would be relegated to the RB2 spot on their depth chart.

The issue is that you likely won’t be able to acquire Jonathan Taylor unless you pry him away from the person who drafted him, and that person would probably be looking for a premium. 

It all comes down to cost. If you can wrangle Taylor away, you are landing a player who has low-end RB1 upside for the rest of the season. He was my rookie RB1 in dynasty and RB2 for redraft due to Clyde Edwards-Helaire not splitting carries like Taylor. If you play in 0.5 PPR leagues, this gap might be much closer than people want to acknowledge. Both players could end up as top-12 running backs when the season ends.
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Cobbler1 said:
It would be 3 per game the rest of the way. I understand Hines has his role but I’m not sure it’s that wild to project that from a guy whose going to be on the field a lot with Rivers and his affinity for throwing to the Rb.
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I feel like this is shaping up a lot like last year with the Chargers when both Gordon and Ekeler were healthy

 
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Hot Sauce Guy said:
Here it is. Bringing in a few guys to work out, apparently.  None of them would be a big impact to Taylor other than workload. 
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That's just someone who doesn't work for the Colts giving their opinion. We assume JT would be the starter no matter what but we've seen crazier things happen than a team sign a veteran back and a week later give him 10+ carriers. 

 
Ilov80s said:
That's just someone who doesn't work for the Colts giving their opinion. We assume JT would be the starter no matter what but we've seen crazier things happen than a team sign a veteran back and a week later give him 10+ carriers. 
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I think they’re on a hunt for warm bodies. I don’t expect anyone on that list to be an impact to Taylor’s touches. 

 
I’m desperate for a #2

move Wilson for him,?
 

I don’t know why I’m fretting this trade(I own Mahomey too), talk me off the ledge 

 
Wrigley said:
I’m desperate for a #2

move Wilson for him,?
 

I don’t know why I’m fretting this trade(I own Mahomey too), talk me off the ledge 
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Agree with poster above.  This is a perfect trade for you.    I assume you can't start two QBs and will gain a starting RB.    

 
creepythinman said:
It's not even the checkdowns, many of the passes to RBs were really extended hand-offs to RBs with pulling linemen.
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It could be they 

1. don't trust his arm

2. don't trust his decision-making on deep targets

And there's a healthy reason for that skepticism, IMO. He was pretty awful on those plays in Sandy Eggo last year. 

 
JohnnyU said:
Reich needs to tell this guy to quit throwing the ball where there are more defenders than receivers.  Why they went away from the running game is beyond me.  
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Agree - Indy has long been a "run to set up the pass" guy, so I dunno what the issue is. Maybe when Mack left the game they didn't trust Taylor yet? That's gonna have to change in a hurry for this team to be successful. 

 
Hot Sauce Guy said:
Agree - Indy has long been a "run to set up the pass" guy, so I dunno what the issue is. Maybe when Mack left the game they didn't trust Taylor yet? That's gonna have to change in a hurry for this team to be successful. 
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They were having success with Hines and Mack, so to abandon the running game for Rivers' arm was stupid.  Especially against that team.  No way in hell they should have lost to Jacksonville, who may not win 3 games this year.  They also played uninspired football for sure.

 
Jonathan Taylor rushed 26 times for 101 yards and a touchdown in the Colts' Week 2 win over the Vikings, adding two receptions for nine additional yards. 

Taylor out-touched Nyheim Hines 28-1 as he seized complete control of the Colts' Marlon Mack-less backfield. Taylor averaged only 3.9 yards per carry, but his number was called in one obvious rushing situation after another as the Colts buried the hapless Vikings. Early in the game, Taylor was routinely tacking on extra yards and looking a gear quicker than the defense. As expected, he had the looks of a potential monster and league winner in fantasy. Hines isn't going to be limited to one touch most weeks, but Taylor has already established that he will be an RB1 going forward. In fact, he will be in the mix for RB1 overall status in Week 3 against the next-level bad New York Jets.

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ConnSKINS26 said:
This dude is a monster, very happy to have him. And the more injuries pile up the more valuable he becomes, really
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Good point on the injures. We redraft with injuries factored in and Zeke/Kamara are the clear 1 and 2. Taylor is right in play for the next group of Aaron Jones, Henry, CEH, Cook.

 
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13 carries for 59 yards against the Jets today (4.5 avg.).  1 catch for 3 yards.  TD came on a 4th and 1 call at the GL.

They won't always be up so big that Jordan Wilkins and Jacoby Brisset are in for most of the 4th quarter.

 
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I’m stoked to have him, but a bit confused that there has been zero second level runs. With what is purported to be one of the best lines in football, I don’t understand. 

 
Jonathan Taylor rushed 13 times for 59 yards and one score in Indianapolis' Week 3 pummeling of the Jets.

Indianapolis opened up a 14-7 lead to close the first quarter and never looked back — hence Taylor's lightened workload on the afternoon. The rookie handled 13-of-29 backfield carries and 14 of the team's 35 backfield touches, out-touching Nyheim Hines (14 to 11) for the second consecutive performance. Taylor has impressively averaged 4.1 yards per carry as Indianapolis' starter in place of Marlon Mack. He'll remain a low-end RB1 in Week 4 against the 3-0 Bears.

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-jb- said:
I’m stoked to have him, but a bit confused that there has been zero second level runs. With what is purported to be one of the best lines in football, I don’t understand. 
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Agreed. Also a bit disappointed in the lack of targets in the passing game. Hoping/assuming some monster games are ahead.

 
Relax, everybody, the Jets have a good run defense. They take away one part of your game, and it's that. The score was 34-7. No need for there to be any crazy stats when you get two pick sixes. 

 
Pretty clear that the Colts are being very careful with him.  In a competitive game, I’m sure he would have gotten the Wilkins touches in the 4th quarter.  He looks like he could easily carry a 20 touch load.

i’m impressed with his running style.  Very good burst and he got positive results on every carry.  The touchdown run was a thing of beauty.  He was nailed in the backfield but made an incredible body twist and still had the power to carry defensive linemen into the end zone with him.

He wasn’t terribly involved in the passing game, but it was a blowout and the Colts only threw 25 times.  As long as he’s on the team, Hines will have the passing back role, but Taylor made no mistakes in the passing game.  Did fine on blitz pickups and routes.

So far, no fumbles through 3 games, although that was a problem for him in college.

To my untrained eye, he had a very successful Sunday.

 
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rockaction said:
Relax, everybody, the Jets have a good run defense. They take away one part of your game, and it's that. The score was 34-7. No need for there to be any crazy stats when you get two pick sixes. 
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Well, they didn't stop Mostert AND McKinnon from having huge runs against them, which was his point. Minny is not a good run D and he had a long run of 13 on 26 carries.

 
rockaction said:
Relax, everybody, the Jets have a good run defense. They take away one part of your game, and it's that. The score was 34-7. No need for there to be any crazy stats when you get two pick sixes. 
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Not to mention they can't afford for him to get hurt with all the injuries to the WRs already.

 
wickster33 said:
Pretty clear that the Colts are being very careful with him.  In a competitive game, I’m sure he would have gotten the Wilkins touches in the 4th quarter.  He looks like he could easily carry a 20 touch load.

i’m impressed with his running style.  Very good burst and he got positive results on every carry.  The touchdown run was a thing of beauty.  He was nailed in the backfield but made an incredible body twist and still had the power to carry defensive linemen into the end zone with him.

He wasn’t terribly involved in the passing game, but it was a blowout and the Colts only threw 25 times.  As long as he’s on the team, Hines will have the passing back role, but Taylor made no mistakes in the passing game.  Did fine on blitz pickups and routes.

So far, no fumbles through 3 games, although that was a problem for him in college.

To my untrained eye, he had a very successful Sunday.
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Assume you're confusing it with someone else?

 
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