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The Colts (6-4) are looking for Herron to step up against Jacksonville (1-9) on Sunday with Bradshaw is expected to miss the rest of the season. Their best blocking tight end, Dwayne Allen, also missed practice for the second straight day with an injured ankle.
Indy's injury woes for its backfield started long before Sunday's loss,Cheap NFL Jerseys.
Richardson expects big things from Herron right away, but acknowledged the third-year running back is a bit inexperienced — he's carried the ball only 22 times this season. Still, Richardson said he and Bradshaw already know they can rely on him and expects Herron to get "that big score" against the Jaguars this weekend.
Offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton sees it as an opportunity for Herron to show he has what it takes,Wholesale NFL Jerseys, but wants to see a better mix on offense after the Colts finished with 19 yards on 17 carries Sunday night in a loss to the Patriots.
"We've got guys in the building, and roster mechanics are what they are," Pagano said. "We'll always check and see if anybody's available on the street. If there's somebody available,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, we look at guys on the street, we look at guys on our roster, and then we make a decision."
Bradshaw set a career-record with two receiving touchdowns against the Eagles back in September and has six touchdown receptions on the year. And just five weeks into the season, Bradshaw surpassed 1,000 career rushes.
If the Colts need a third running back, though, Pagano said they will make moves to add one.
He and Richardson total more than 500 scrimmage yards and the Colts are one of four teams (Cincinnati,Wholesale Cheap Jerseys China, Philadelphia, and Washington) in the NFL with two players to reach that total.
Vick Ballard was placed on injured reserved back in August with a torn Achilles and Richardson didn't play last month against Pittsburgh because of an injured hamstring. The Colts got 35 yards and a touchdown out of Bradshaw against the Steelers.
"A lot of people don't know how much work we put in with him," Richardson said. "To be that other guy and to be that guy we can trust when we're out and when we're tired or if something ever happened like this we know we can count on him."
"I always say, 'A three-headed monster,'" Richardson said. "A lot of people say it's two-headed,Wholesale Adidas Hockey Jerseys, but I say three-headed monster."
"I have to do a better job of making sure we maintain some balance," he said. "And find ways to attack what the opponent's doing. If they have seven or eight guys in the box, that's no excuse for us not to run the ball."
"The next man up filled that role,China Jerseys NFL Wholesale," coach Chuck Pagano said this week. "So it's next man up. So it's Trent and (Herron) and whoever."
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Trent Richardson viewed the Colts' running game as a three-man threat, right up until fellow running back Ahmad Bradshaw was placed on injured reserve this week with a broken left leg.
The third is Daniel Herron — the only remaining healthy running back on the active roster. Richardson is fighting an illness, but practiced Thursday one day after missing workouts. |
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