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Originally Posted by apballin
By year 6 I’d say he is what he is, Derrick Henry sucks as a receiver and has always been a half ass blocker but what he’s effective at changes the game. I’d say same for JT, don’t try and change him now just play to his strengths, if it leads to nearly 2 thousand yards then I’m ok with that
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I think you're letting bias creep in a bit here. Henry is better as both a receiver and blocker than Taylor. The problem with Taylor being an elite runner and poor receiver and blocker is that Steichen has shown time and time again that he wants someone with those skillsets on the field on 3rd down. That means someone else is going to be in the game in the most crucial late game situations. That alone makes Taylor less valuable.
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Originally Posted by sherck
No one is arguing that.
However, JT is NOT leading to nearly 2,000 yards in rushing. His high-point was year 2 where he averaged 5.5 ypc and 1,811 yards overall. In the following 3 years, he is averaging 4.5 ypc, 4.4 ypc and 4.7 ypc respectively and has not cracked 1,500 yards in any of those seasons.
In 2024 with JT rushing at a rate of 4.7 ypc, he was #8 in RBs on ypc. That is good, but no where near "elite" if that is what we are hoping for.
For an elite back like Henry, as a team you often overlook the other things that a RB does not do well. However, for all his potential and our hopes, I don't know that JT is elite.
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Blocking is mostly effort. Route running and catching the ball are mostly effort. These are the things JT doesn't do well, which is why he's on the bench in the 4th quarter on 3rd down.
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Originally Posted by YDFL Commish
I do know that I don't like RB that run out of bounds on 3rd down within 1 yard of the 1st down marker. That is JT.
That is a RB who either lacks situational awareness or just plain doesn't want it.
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This is the problem. Hopefully he fixes it. If he can't or won't, hopefully Giddens surpasses him quickly.
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Originally Posted by Racehorse
The only good rationale for that line of thinking is that Giddons has a longer shelf life. Taylor has an element of explosion that is elite. My wish is that he could improve his pass-catching, and blocking.
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Alternate good rationale: the Colts will perform better if their RB1 is an elite RB rather than an elite runner.