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Rob Gregson·
The way I see it, while Darius Slayton certainly is not going to be the No.
1 option, but he is probably going to play a lot of X wide receiver. Keenan Allen will likely slide into more of the Z role, and Josh Downs will remain in the slot. That does not mean Downs won’t function as the top target in this passing attack. It does not mean he won’t kick outside with the absence of Pierce. But those are going to be your top three wide receivers when Indianapolis lines up in 11 personnel. This Colts offense now runs through Jonathan Taylor, tight end Tyler Warren, and whatever Downs, Allen, and Slayton can produce on the outside.
Rob Gregson·
Through the first two weeks of the season, you could make the case that Jonathan Taylor is the best running back in the NFL. He looks as fast as ever, hitting holes with great vision, pace, and timing. When Taylor has the ball in his hands, he can score from anywhere on the football field. What he has done against two defenses in the Baltimore Ravens and the Chiefs, both of which have great defensive minds running them, is impressive. A lot of the lanes Taylor found were a direct result of Nelson’s dominance. Almost every time Indianapolis ran to the left side off their guard, Nelson bulldozed Chiefs defensive linemen and got up to the second
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