Jonathan Taylor of the Colts is injured at a bad time.

The talented running back will be out for several weeks due to surgery on his thumb.

The Indianapolis Colts appeared to be moving in the right direction when they encountered a small roadblock. According to reports, Jonathan Taylor will need surgery to treat a thumb injury he sustained during Sunday’s game against the Buccaneers.

Jonathan Taylor looked to be returning to form after suffering an ankle injury that kept him out of training camp and forced him to miss the first four games of the season on PUP. You only need to look back to last week for proof. In just 15 attempts, Taylor gained 91 yards on the ground and crossed the goal line twice for touchdowns. His 6.1 average was very impressive and helps prevent Gardner Minshew from being under more pressure, which is something that most quarterbacks—especially the Colts quarterback—do not do well.

Taylor’s injury isn’t expected to end the season, but it’s still unclear how long he’ll be out. According to some reports, he won’t play in this week’s game at least (obviously). While Stephen Holder reports that everything is still up in the air, with even the possibility of injured reserve, others have stated 2-3.

Even though losing Taylor for any length of time is devastating, there is a comforting option waiting on the bench to take the starting position. In Taylor’s absence this year, Zack Moss has excelled. In relief duty last week, he gained 55 yards at a rate of 6.9 yards per carry. This year, Moss has already shown his value and will be a great replacement. Although losing a player of Taylor’s caliber is never good, the decline shouldn’t be as great as it was against the Jaguars to begin the season.

Indeed, it will be a blow, and it’s unclear exactly how it will impact the Colts. It won’t be easy to recover from Taylor missing two to four games as the team’s main offensive weapon, but it is not impossible. Moss will take over as the starter going forward and should perform admirably. The Colts should be able to weather the storm as long as they can continue to run hard and gain positive yardage, even though the threat of the homerun is no longer there.