Yahoo Sports Daily hosts Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz discuss how Indianapolis Colts quarterback Daniel Jones still hasn’t proven he can win the big games. Watch the full episode of Yahoo Sports Daily on YouTube or YahooSports.TVcari
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The Colts need to figure out how they’re gonna win football games when teams stop Jonathan Taylor, because when you look at the elite teamswhoever we think they are in the AFC, Most of them can take away the run to some level.
This is now the second or third time this year weve seen the Colts really need to rely on Daniel Jones will win, but it hasn’t worked out.
Like I said, I, I dontI’m not putting all this on Daniel Jones, and Im not pressing.
The panic button is clear, but I do think that part of the conversation involves Daniel Jones, is it possible to win when teams take Jonathan Taylor away?
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The answer to that yesterday was no, and that becomes really concerning.
I think this is a fair concern for this Colts team when you take away Jonathan Taylor, when you say make ’17 beat us,’ make Daniel Jones beat us with the ball in hand.
He didn’t do it yesterday, but that’s the Colts on the road against the Chiefs.
Arrowhead, and it went to overtime; it was the difference of three points.
Like me, I think if you ask Daniel Jones to win a game for you on a day when Jonathan Taylor is held in check for the most part, a day when Jonathan Taylor wasn’t able to be Jonathan Taylor.
I think they can win you a game.
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Can they win you three games straight in the postseason when youre going to have to go up Against, you know, the Broncos’ defense, you’re gonna have to face this magic.
Makers like Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes?
I don’t think so.