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I think it will help the downfield passing game, so that should make things better for Spiller as teams won't be able to stack the box as much and they should be able to convert more 3rd downs to sustain longer drives. But, it also figures to change the play calling as Orton isn't all that mobile and I could see Jackson being kept in more for pass protection.
The whiffed 1st quarter block was bad. But the poor rushing yardage today was more of a reflection of Detroit's defensive line.
Just not going to happen with this coaching staff. Really pissed I kept this guy...
Agree. Jackson is one of the most underrated players in the league. He is just all around good. Its not a knock on Spiller who is also very talented. I think the other issue is that both of these guys would not make it through an entire season if they were the single feature back.
Unfortunately I guess I am. Owned him that year and it was awesome. I haven't got to watch him very much this year but if they are just trying to pound him up the middle it won't work well. They need to watch the '12 film.
The biggest problem is that the Bills coaches have far less trust in Spiller to be in the backfield on passing downs, so it's such an obvious tip-off to the defense that a run play is coming.
Different coaching staff and offensive system along with less talent on the offensive line (particularly the guards). Also, Spiller was racking up big games in the second half of 2012 when Fred Jackson was out with a leg injury.
I truly think he could be a RB1 if Fred Jackson wasn't there. But the coaching staff obviously doesn't feel the same way and they see him every day in practice. I'm just going by what I've seen when he's been given the opportunity.
Don't fix what ain't broke. Spiller got 10 carries last week...he's got opportunities. Jackson is defying Father Time. They're wise to ride him.
I think 1700 yards from scrimmage, and 6 yards per carry qualifies as a monster year.
It's tough. At this point he's unstartable. If I'm in dynasty, I try to acquire Spiller on the cheap right now and stash him for next year when he goes to an offense that understands how to use him (whether he's a bad blocker or not, it's pathetic how Buffalo uses him).
he was really slow to get up last week, but seems rather indestructible.
He won't show any improvement until the Bills start using him more on passing downs. Teams can tee off against the run with confidence when Spiller is in.
I'm only in PPR leagues and he's currently RB23 but those are performance based leagues which gave him 6 points for his return TD and if you took that out he would fall to RB30. This is total points and some RB's have had byes so he'd drop a tad if you compute that but not much.
