Comments on: Fred Jackson healing faster than expected

By: mmarm300

mmarm300 — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:58:38 +0000

Ive heard “Spiller is a bust” for 3 years. Here’s something to go look up. Jamal Charles played 3 years before he actually made an impact. Their stats are eerily similar. Running backs need to realize that going to the NFL means patient running, not just trying to hit a home run every time. Watching and learning from Jackson was the reason he is where he is now. Spiller is a beast. 2 headed monster, I like it. Come back Fred, there’s plenty of room for you. Lets not forget the O-Line play. Outstanding.

By: Rockingham01

Rockingham01 — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:57:19 +0000

When Fred is fully healthy, and there’s no reason to rush him back, use him and C.J. on every play, and take out a wide receiver. You’ve got stellar play at running back, and mediocre output after Stevie J.
It looks like a very simple solution, and it’ll make the offense one step closer to being almost impossible to stop.

By: no1billsfan

no1billsfan — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 09:46:50 +0000

Spiller is hot right now, so Gailey will continue to give him touches once Jackson is ready to go again if Spiller continues to produce anywhere close to what he’s done in the first 2 games. Fred has skills too, is very competitive, and will be effective once he is healed up. Two aggressive backs will work in this offense because of the area which is getting little credit thus far in ’12 — *the Offensive Line* They are nasty run blockers. Opponents will have no choice but to stack the box. That should open up the passing options for the questionable abilities of Fitz (Johnson and Graham ripping down the sidelines; Chandler and Jones 20+ yards deep in the middle), depending on which receivers are given blockings assignments near the line of scrimmage.

By: dtjano

dtjano — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 01:34:06 +0000

Good he can take Tashard Choice’s carries.

By: billsboy88

billsboy88 — Fri, 21 Sep 2012 00:23:17 +0000

Is having 2 great backs really a problem? Sounds like fun to me.

Freddy runs with authority. He makes one move and then makes would-be tacklers pay. He also has proven to be one of the best screen pass targets in the NFL. His blocking and leadership are also key.

CJ is electric. He’s a threat to score every time he touches the ball. He has shown he is dangerous between the tackles, and deadly when he has the ball in space.

These guys are both “every down” backs. So we have 2 excellent backs and an average QB. So get the ball in CJ or Fred’s hands every down and let em make plays. Putting the offense all on Fitz has not worked out so well

By: sammyscrawfo

sammyscrawfo — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:34:55 +0000

Spiller has had far more than 2 good games. Look at the end of last year after Freddy got hurt. He’s the real deal, and now the Bills have possibly the best RB duo in the nfl

By: trevor123698

trevor123698 — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:33:16 +0000

Fred will take the job back with a fiery vengeance. You all are either forgetting how good he is or never knew

By: monkeyhateclean

monkeyhateclean — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:30:45 +0000

There’s nothing quite like the curative powers of watching as your replacement outplays you.

Jackson is a good player, but so was Wally Pipp.

By: greeneblitz

greeneblitz — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 23:18:20 +0000

Fred is possibly still the better runner, is definitely the better receiver, blocker and offensive leader, however he is getting up there in age and has now has been knocked out with lengthy injuries in his last 2 games.

Spiller is red hot, so you still gotta go with CJ and ride him as long and far as he’ll take you, Fred will have to be a good teammate and be ready to step up when The Bills need a spark.

By: koolfootball

koolfootball — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:55:51 +0000

Two great games from spiller. That’s it. He was a college phenom and I thought he would immediately be a star when he left Clemson but he hasn’t done much until this year. I think the jury is still out. If he continues to put up 100 yard plus performances then we might be seeing a special player taking form for a while.

By: Giantspunk213

Giantspunk213 — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:28:28 +0000

It’s great to hear he’s healing fast but the bills would be crazy to take the rock outta CJ’s hands, he’s been a total playmaker.

By: rg3andout

rg3andout — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 22:21:00 +0000

theyre gonna need to run the ball 40 times just to keep fitz from throwing it

By: dgoens3109

dgoens3109 — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:58:24 +0000

This is a tough one. Freddy has earned the opportunity to be the starter but CJ needs 12-15 carries per game. They run more than just about anyone so they just need to find a way to effectively divvy up the available 30 carries. I’m very interested to see how they manage this.

By: fitzmagic1212

fitzmagic1212 — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:56:55 +0000

with both spiller and jackson the bills need to run the ball more than 30 times a game. best rb combo in the league

By: chargersfan4life

chargersfan4life — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:55:48 +0000

What’s the rush? C.J. Spiller is obviously the offense of the Bills. Remember when Spiller was the second back and everyone thought he was a bust.