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[TheMugwump]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

Don't want to see him get overused and injured like Edgerrin James. This kind of workload invariably leads to injury and/or drop in production.

...What's still a concern is the 968 collegiate touches. High workloads make RBs wear down faster. Fortunately, Taylor is 22, so hopefully it won't take its toll for a while, and a second contract might actually even be worthwhile for him, but if the Colts give him huge workloads, the risk of injury and ineffectiveness will increase exponentially. It shouldn't be a problem for the remainder of his rookie deal, but I certainly wouldn't want a situation where the Colts have committed a ton of resources to him to sit on IR like the Titans are experiencing with Henry right now and several other teams have experienced with high end RBs on second contracts.

Agree 100%. No issues with the lower workload early in the season. If it cost enough games to miss the playoffs, then that's a misjudgment. But IF they make the playoffs, and Taylor still has his legs and can dominate in potential crap weather in January, then keeping his carries low early on is worth it.

I am concerned/curious about them sitting Mack the past several games though. Unless there is an issue they are not talking about, a Taylor/Mack/Hines trio would be great to rely on to wear teams down in the last five games.