Andrew Moore from Horseshoe Huddle says the Colts and their fans are thrilled to have Taylor back after his lengthy contract dispute.
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00:04 And so we turn our attention to Jonathan Taylor.
00:07 I had referenced the fact that Cleveland fans have
00:11 had Jonathan Taylor on their minds
00:13 and on their lips the last couple of weeks.
00:16 Obviously, those hopes and dreams
00:17 have since come and gone.
00:19 But how tired was the fan base of the saga
00:26 that Taylor had put them through?
00:27 And is that just totally in the rearview mirror now?
00:32 Or is there some lingering, maybe frustrated or ill will
00:36 there?
00:37 Yeah, there was definitely some angst among the fan base.
00:41 I think a lot of that angst was directed
00:43 toward Monke Kawa, Jonathan Taylor's agent,
00:46 for some of the things that he would tweet out
00:48 or kind of continuing to go after Jim Irsay.
00:51 And that's kind of where the angst was.
00:54 But Colts fans, once the deal got done,
00:57 it seems like they have certainly came back around
01:00 on Jonathan Taylor.
01:01 Jonathan Taylor was introduced at Lucas Oil Stadium last week--
01:06 or two weeks ago, excuse me.
01:07 And it was a very loud ovation for him.
01:12 Didn't see any boos, hear any boos.
01:16 Colts fans are just happy to have Jonathan Taylor back
01:19 into the fold.
01:19 And the Colts are starting to ramp up Jonathan Taylor.
01:22 You know, that first game against the Titans,
01:24 he only had about 10 snaps.
01:26 Because really, he hadn't participated
01:29 in any football activity since last December.
01:32 So get him 10 snaps.
01:34 Two weeks ago, last week against the Jaguars,
01:36 he split snaps with Zach Mawson.
01:38 It was about an even 35 to 35 split.
01:42 So they're ramping up Jonathan Taylor.
01:44 And I would say we might see Jonathan Taylor
01:46 get the bulk of the reps this week
01:49 at running back for the Colts.
01:51 It's definitely a possibility.
01:53 But he's ramping up, and he's starting
01:55 to look like his old self.
01:57 We saw on a crossing route, Taylor got it in his hands
02:00 and then took it 40 yards down the field.
02:02 That home run ability is just something
02:04 this Colts offense was missing throughout the first four
02:08 to five weeks of the season with Jonathan Taylor out.
02:10 So getting that back is definitely
02:12 a plus for this offense and can certainly open some things up.
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