The Colts keep looking for the explosive Jonathan Taylor, the one who broke Bill Belichick's defense. Their season rests on finding him again.
INDIANAPOLIS -- Jonathan Taylor is showing signs of life while holding tight to strands of the back he used to be.
And yet each of the past two games, he's shown bits of efficiency, flashes of speed and wiggle. Just enough to believe that the prolific version is within reach. "If you're ever running and you look back," Colts linebacker Shaquille Leonard said that night, "you know he's not catching him." Year-over-year, Taylor has seen his yards per game drop by 27%, his yards per carry by 22%, and his touchdowns by 88%. He hasn't found the end zone since Week 1 against the Texans, which was his only 100-yard game of the year.
"It's not about JT," running back Nyheim Hines, who was traded to the Bills this week, said earlier this season."JT has done well. JT has been grinding. The supporting cast around him has to be better -- myself, receivers, anyone in this offense not named JT."and assistant Kevin Mawae, even though they fired offensive coordinator Marcus Brady. From left to right, the line features Dennis Kelly, Quenton Nelson, Ryan Kelly, Matt Pryor and Braden Smith.
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