Who are you starting Marshawn Lynch over? (1 Viewer)

[TenTimes]

Also, does anybody have both Lynch and Freddy J? Which are you going with, if not both?

Buffalo is at Miami for the 4:05 game, 80s and isolated thunderstorms, 30% chance precipitation

 

[dmac37]

Trying to decide between Lynch and McGahee......

or K Smith if he looks to be a full go at gametime

 

[GoBills02]

I got both, and am going with Freddie with full confidence. Numerous reports say Lynch will be slowly worked in. Excited to see both on the field at the same time, not sure if Van Pelt will continue to use it, but they worked on it in training camp.

 

[otis68]

He is on my bench behind Pierre, Brown and Bradshaw. And Deangelo. Lottery ticket #3.

 

[bulger2holt]

I am sitting Lynch for PT, Donald Brown and Rice.

 

[NeverEnough]

He's on my bench behind MJD & Ronnie

 

[Horsec]

Michael Bush vs Lynch... man cannot decide. love an rb vs the hou defense... and lynch should be worked in slow plus they have to make an effort to get the ball to TO after last week yes... but Oak is barely on O... they're 3 and out 9000.... tough one...

 

[TenTimes]

Mike Bush vs Lynch for me as well.I figure I can count on 6-7 from Bush but I don't buy the Bills easing Lynch in. He's the better rusher, and the freshest player on the field. I'm going Lynch unless a drastic report comes out, even if Fred is named starter for some reason.

 

[raidergil]

I got both, and am going with Freddie with full confidence. Numerous reports say Lynch will be slowly worked in. Excited to see both on the field at the same time, not sure if Van Pelt will continue to use it, but they worked on it in training camp.

WOuld definitely make Jackson the play this week, however, after last week (or the past 9 years), I have seriously curbed any excitement towards this team.

 

[FrostBite]

Can we get away from the term "bring him along slowly" when talking about Lynch? That is usually reserved for guys that are coming back from injury which he is not.

They may split the carries because Jackson has played well enough to see time on the field, but if Jackson had stunk it up the first 3 games they wouldn't be "bringing him along slowly." I'd be willing to bet Lynch could step right in and carry the load if need be. I doubt if he is out of shape right now.

 

[fasteddie_21]

Can we get away from the term "bring him along slowly" when talking about Lynch? That is usually reserved for guys that are coming back from injury which he is not.They may split the carries because Jackson has played well enough to see time on the field, but if Jackson had stunk it up the first 3 games they wouldn't be "bringing him along slowly." I'd be willing to bet Lynch could step right in and carry the load if need be. I doubt if he is out of shape right now.

No, we can't get away from it simply due to the fact that the coaching staff as said that exact thing. I can't find the quote right off, but I'm sure someone knows where it is on here.That said, I think Jackson is the safer play this week vs Lynch.

 

[The_Underachiever]

Trying to decide between Lynch and McGahee......or K Smith if he looks to be a full go at gametime

Regardless of anything else at this point, run with McGahee this week.

 

[GoBills02]

Head coach **** Jauron said Lynch will be eased back into action, so it's possible that Jackson will get slightly more playing time against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.

But eventually, the Bills see the players' workload evening out.

"I think down the road you think there are some great opportunities," offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt said. "But I don't know where or how long it'll take before we get there, but we're just glad to have Marshawn back. I think it'll help us down the road keeping both of those guys fresh."

 

[GoBills02]

There will be times when Jackson and Lynch are on the field together. It probably won't happen on a regular basis, but the Bills have used it before as a nice change-up look.

Having both players in the backfield at the same time can limit the Bills' ability to outnumber opposing defenses at the point of attack because they probably won't use a power run play between the tackles with Jackson or Lynch as the lead blocker.

The benefit of using Jackson and Lynch together occurs when one of them splits out wide or in the slot because opposing defenses will have to figure out how to match up.

If Jackson or Lynch is lined up as a third receiver, the opponent might have to go to its nickel package, which takes at least one linebacker off the field. That means one less defender in the box to block, thus creating better opportunities in the run game. Defenses can choose to cover one of the backs with a linebacker, but it is a matchup advantage the Bills can exploit as well.

"I think it definitely would pose some problems because both Fred and Marshawn catch the ball well and are good route runners out in space as well as from the backfield," Van Pelt said. "As a defensive guy looking at it you'd have to decide whether you had anybody who could match up and play man coverage or do you have to pretty much limit yourself to zone coverages if we did split one of those guys out?"

Perhaps the best example of how effective Jackson and Lynch are when they're on the field together was last year's game in Jacksonville. With Lynch in the backfield and Jackson in the slot, Jackson beat single coverage by linebackers for catches of 26 and 33 yards. Jackson also provided a key block that sprung Lynch for a 9-yard touchdown run off a toss sweep.

 

[dmac37]

Trying to decide between Lynch and McGahee......or K Smith if he looks to be a full go at gametime

Regardless of anything else at this point, run with McGahee this week.

This was my thought but the FBG rankings say otherwise, not sure why???

 

[GoBills02]

The more I read, the more I'm thinking the Bills are reallly going to try to get the ball to Evans and Owens this week. With that said, I'm benching both Lynch and Jackson for McFadden and Rice.