[Colts And Orioles]

o


I'm OK with the turnout of this entire situation, either way ......


A) ) If Taylor stays with the Colts in 2023 and beyond, we'll be retaining the services of an outstanding running back.


B) ) If Taylor leaves the Colts, even great running backs are replaceable, particularly if you you have several other strong areas on the team.


You just never know how these kinds of things will turn out ...... remember that when we traded Nyheim Hines for Zack Moss, Hines was coming off a 2021 season in which he averaged 4.9 yards-per carry. He certainly looked like a star on the rise. In return, we got the seemingly-average Zack Moss. Moss was generally untested at the time of the trade, and therefore he was an unknown in regard to what to expect of him. Moss wound up having numerous excellent games for the Colts after the trade last year, and Hines wound up damaging his knee last month in a watercraft accident which will cause him to miss the entire 2023 season ...... like I said, you just never know how things will turn out in these types of situations with running backs, and therefore I am content with allowing things to play out and letting the chips fall where they may.


A more historic example of things working out well for the Colts in regard to a departed star running back was when Lydell Mitchell was traded to the Chargers for Joe Washington prior to the 1978 season ...... Washington essentially filled Mitchell's shoes at the position, making the Pro Bowl in his second season with the team in 1979. The loss of Bert Jones to shoulder injuries wound up being much more detrimental to the team than did the loss of Mitchell.

o