Yahoo Sports host Andrew Siciliano, senior NFL writer Charles Robinson and senior betting analyst Ben Fawkes preview the Indianapolis Colts – Jacksonville Jaguars Week 14 matchup. Check out the full conversation on “Inside Coverage” – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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Yeah, I look; here’s the thing.
You talk about their run defense.
The one thing I will point out, let’s go back to their bye week.
Since their bye week, they’ve played Las Vegas.
It’s not a strong run team.
Houston Texans are not an efficient run team.
Los Angeles Chargers banged up right now in the backfield; not a great run team.
Arizona, Tennessee.
That’s who you’ve played since the bye week.
There’s no rushing juggernauts in those, right?
And so, to me, this is the challenge.
Now you face, You face the Colts.
Everybody knows what theyre bringing to the table.
You know, Daniel Jones, we’re seeing the tilt now.
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We’re starting to see the ship listing where we’re like, OK, what are we going to do here?
We’ve lost three or four.
It feels like some slippage here.
Uh, you have to if youre the Colts, though, as you said.
I agree with you.
It’s going to come down to Jonathan Taylor.
I think youve got to get back to what you were doing fundamentally at the start of the season.
We’re looking at Jonathan Taylor; we’re saying two things.
Number one, this looks at times the best offensive line in football.
In spaces, like, you know, multiple weeks, we looked at the Colts and said this Offensive line is absolutely destroying teams and Jonathan Taylor is taking advantage of it.
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He looked like an MVP candidate.
Now that started to shift, and, you know, we got into the middle of the schedule, Daniel Jones starts to turn the ball over, showing some flaws, Um, you know, there are health issues with the Colts.
I agree.
I think that is a huge matchup.
And then, I think, you know, in terms of the, Jaguars, The one thing that makes me a little nervous here is, we know, We know Travis Hunter’s gone, right?
But Parker Washington became that key piece For them on offense.
Now he’s banged up.
There’s a question about, you know, how healthy is he?
Is he going to be able to play?
And you now have to lean back on Brian Thomas Jr., who has hadI’ll just say it, I think he’s had a miserable second season, uh, in the NFL.
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Last year.
He looked like he was going to break out.
Superstar, a number one wide receiver for Jacksonville, potentially a top pick, You know, 567th wide receiver in the league.
Instead, he’s been the opposite.
He’s looked like he’s afraid to catch the ball sometimes in traffic.
Took some big hits early in the year.
He’s got to come up big, I think, in this game.
It’s going to be a huge factor.
I think, for Trevor Lawrence, particularly if Parker Washington isnt playing.