1. The biggest reason for Jonathan Taylor's historic pace is...

I asked running backs coach DeAndre Smith last week why Taylor, over the first half of 2025, has been the best running back in the NFL. The answer was pretty obvious – but that doesn't mean it wasn't important.

"No. 1, he's healthy," Smith said on last week's episode of The Colts Show podcast . "I've always believe that's a key, just keeping him healthy. I feel like this is the first time I've been with him, the last three seasons now, that he's been healthy and I can work with him on developing all the little things that are important."

Taylor missed three games due to injury in 2024, seven games in 2023 and six games in 2022. The last time Taylor was healthy for a full season was 2021, when he led the NFL with 1,811 rus

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