"I think all those injuries helped me to become a smarter runner," Taylor said Sunday evening. "Early in my career, a lot of those muscle injuries came from disregarding my body. I'd run recklessly, make sharp cuts - whatever it took. I just didn't care. Back then, if defenders were in front of me, I'd attempt any move. Now, if I'm up against two guys, I tell myself I'm not going to beat them and I just go down."
Taylor still gets his open-field thrills - vicariously, through the low-to-the-ground Jones-Drew. "I'm on the sidelines screaming, 'Get down, get down! They're coming!' " Taylor said, laughing. "He breaks so many tackles when he runs. But he's smart about it, too."
