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The coaching staff doesn’t think Taylor is that much better than the other guys at this point in his career and thinks fresh legs are important all game. Not saying either thought is correct but the RBBC theory is certainly popular.
So then eliminate the Jags game if you'd prefer and just look at the other 3, which were all fairly similar. Yes, I've said that it's a small sample size, but it's all we have to work with so far. If you're only looking at the Vikings and Jets games I'd agree, can't pick an outlier because it's 1-1, but the Bears game gives us 2 in one column and 1 in the other.
I strongly disagree with anything being determined so far when one column has 2 (subjectively, as the 18 touches he got vs the Bears is a 290 touch pace) and the other has 1. But I do agree this conversation has probably played out and we can both agree to root for 20+ touches tomorrow. Browns NT is out.
The major difference being that Taylor's value was already much higher after one game than Sanders or Jacobs' value hit even at their peak AFTER their rookie year.I-ROK said:
PPR?
One last point of clarification- I'm not focused on the raw number of touches, it's about his share of the backfield. He played less than half of the snaps and got less than half of the RB touches in that game, that's my concern (their RBs aren't usually going to combine for 40 touches in a game).
Yeah you may be right. I don't hate the matchup but I think it's close to a wash versus Higbee. Either of them could put up a 2 TD game. I expect a lot of clock control in the Colts game on both sides and not a lot of plays run in a low point total script. I like Higbee better. But it's a one week call. I think the future, and probably the present, is bright for Taylor.
Isn't it just as plausible they want to give him a certain amount of touches, and the other RBs are variable? I don't really give a #### if its half the touches or not if he gets 18 every week.
Anyway, here's hoping he gets more than half of the RB playing time and touches this week.
Touches the last 3 games:
I'd be curious what his trade value is right now as well.I want to trade him away, but I don't know who for.
Same boat but I am carrying Hines and Wilkins as well. My thought is with injuries/virus I can have an RB2 for the rest of the year and that may be worth holding on to this year.I want to trade him away, but I don't know who for.
The Jags game is the most obvious outlier of all due to the presence of Mack. Unless you want to prorate Taylor’s touches from the mid 2nd qtr on when Mack went down. But that’s largely been ignored by some people.
Welcome. Glad you’ve come to the correct realization. Coffee and pastries are in the back.
Yep this was one of those games where the script got away from him early but he weathered it with the receptions. Now it’s 24-21 so hopefully they can get the ground game going in second half. That Burton TD was painful.
The Colts will lose if they go away what they potentially do best and that is to run the ball. Their WRs are horrible and Rivers is a turnover machine. I can tell Hilton isn't the WR he was a few years ago. Burton was a nice surprise however. But when you have WRs like Johnson and Pascal and a diminished Hilton, throw in Rivers, you have a recipe for a disaster. The only thing that can minimize Rivers' mistakes is a solid running game.
PPG don't mean a lot with so many RBs out and injured. Sure, Nick Chubb's PPG looks fantastic, but you can't use him for another month.
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Tough schedule? Indy probably has the easiest schedule in the league for RBs the rest of the way.
