[Dam8610]

Where did this "Taylor isn't a good receiver" narrative come from? His Wisconsin days? He had 76 catches in his first two seasons and 28 in his 11 games last year. Those aren't CMC numbers, but you're probably looking for more rushing and less receiving out of most RBs comparative to CMC. The pass pro thing is valid, but I've thought he has improved over the years in that regard. He's not elite at pass pro or receiving, but he's not a two down back as I saw some posts suggest.

All that said, Taylor was dumb to request a trade on the eve of training camp, even moreso if he took on this supposed mantle of changing the landscape of RB contracts. He was injured last year, his value is nowhere near its peak of the 2022 offseason. He has a chance to rebuild it to that, but that would require not holding out, not requesting a trade, and not making every possible franchise alienating move in an attempt to expedite your contract by 6 months. If he had just shut up and played, rebuilt his value to near its peak, and got to the offseason, he likely either would've gotten a new contract extension, or if the Colts went the franchise tag route, he would've been entirely justified doing all of this next preseason. As it stands now, he looks like the bad guy and doesn't have the ground to stand on to get his demands met.