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When Bills coach Rex Ryan discussed the team’s ultimate decision about a starting quarterback this summer, he said he was planning to keep the identity of the starter for Week One under wraps until as close to the game as possible.

The idea was to keep the Colts from getting any edge when it came to planning to face the Bills offense, but Ryan had a “change of heart” this week and opted to announce publicly that Tyrod Taylor is the team’s starter. That confirmed what was already reported and Colts coach Chuck Pagano, who was in Baltimore when Taylor joined the Ravens, confirmed that the information is being put to use in practices.

“It doesn’t mean that they couldn’t throw another guy in there at some point during the course of that game, but you can kind of hone in on what you want to do, especially from a pass-rush standpoint, if you have a pure pocket passer that is not mobile, can’t run around, you’re probably going to go after him a certain way,” Pagano said, via ESPN.com. “If you’ve got a guy that’s as athletic and mobile as Tyrod is, then you have to plan accordingly.”

One part of that plan is to be prepared for when Taylor tucks the ball and runs with it. Pagano said the team “better get a package in to have somebody fast enough” to run down Taylor when he takes off and runs the ball.

Another issue for the Colts will be replacing Arthur Jones on the defensive line against a Bills team that’s expected to run the ball a lot this season. The health of LeSean McCoy may be an issue, but teams haven’t needed a running back of McCoy’s pedigree to have success running on the Colts the last couple of years.