I Married CJ Spiller...
by SoCalChief on Oct 8, 2010 4:53 PM EDT
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Print...and it looks like I may have to consummate that marriage soon. I need a little marriage counseling from the guru's of Buffalo Rumblings before I make a fool out of myself in the proverbial bed.
We have an interesting rule in our fantasy football league, it's called the Player of the Future tag (POF). If you draft a rookie and declare him your "POF" you are stuck with the guy, for better or for worse, for at least two years (amongst other detriments). The good news is you get to continually re-draft him in the 12th round every year moving forward. I figured Spiller being a top ten pick this year had to be a stud, and given the Bills need for a spark on offense, I figured it would be sooner rather than later.
Here's the crux of the problem; our bench space is greatly limited, so sitting on a player that you can't play hurts...badly. When I said "I do" to Spiller I committed him to one of those precious bench spots for two-freaking years. I have a chance to seriously upgrade my QB by trading away one of my current staring-caliber running backs (LeSean McCoy, Steven Jackson, LaDanian Tomlinson). If I make the trade, CJ will have to be the man for two bye weeks, or even every week if one of my starters goes down. With Lynch going bye-bye to the Seahawks I am optimistic that CJ may have some value as a starter this year, but Fred Taylor's role as a Sancho is enough to keep me from pulling the trigger on the trade. There is some light to the situation; our league rewards individual players for kick returning, especially TD's. But I would still need CJ to average better than 75 yards per game rushing/receiving (combined) and score at least a half a dozen rushing/receiving TD's over the remainder of the season to have even minimum value.
After drafting CJ, I joined the Buffalo Rumblings so I could get the best and most accurate information available on the web. I am a loyal member of Arrowhead Pride, yet I find myself checking your blog almost as often. I can totally empathize with Bills fans', the Chiefs have been terrible the last three years and I am impressed to see the zeal with which you still support your team despite having the rug constantly pulled out from under you. Please take a minute to offer up your honest opinion on CJ's value in the coming 12 weeks. I'm certain next year he will be a stud, and am happy with my decision to POF tag him, but it looks like I may have to count on him sooner than I planned. Would you make the trade and count on CJ to perform right now? What should I expect from him from here on out?
Thank you, my brothers and sisters in heart-breaking fandom,
SoCalChief
P.S. Looks like you have a new Bill's fan, at least for the next two years anyway!
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Just read "10 ways to keep the Bill's in Buffalo"
By jets47…maybe I better get ramped-up to be a Bills fan a litte longer than 2 years. The feeling around here is the Jaguars will be coming, but I suppose it could be the Bill’s.
Dauntlessly Matriculating
The City of LA is pretty upset at Al Davis
I don’t think there is any way in hell LA builds a stadium for Al Davis and his knee-jerk wishy-washyness. For LA to fork out some dough it would have to be a better owner. That’s why the opinion is JAX.
LA is a half a step from bankruptcy already so there’s no sign of the NFL in the near future…if ever again.
Dauntlessly Matriculating
I am not an expert and probably get stuff wrong more than right. I confess up front, I am a recovering Fantasy Football Bills Homer. Kept Lee Evans on a keeper league long after it was prudent, sacrificing along the way, MJD, Marion Barber, and a few others over the years.
I really like CJ as a player, but I’m afraid for fantasy purposes, he might be in the Reggie Bush category. I think the consensus on CJ is that we don’t really know what we have yet and how he will perform. The guy is clearly a gifted athlete, but aside from some tantalizing plays in preseason, we don’t have much to go with. Unless you get points for returns, you’re going to have to take a good long look at him. See how he is used over the next few weeks. That should give you an idea how the coaching staff wants to use him.
that's a tough one,
Since as oompaloompa said, we don’t really know what we have with him yet. The things going for you arethat you said your league does reward kick returns in some fashon, and with Lynch gone, that should open more touches for Spiller. However, Chan can “plan” to get C.J. as many touches as he wants, but until this team starts executing better as a whole it won’t matter. If they can’t sustain drives and stop the other team from scoring, they’re going to continue to fall behind early and abandon the run. I think 6 scores for Spller by the end of the year is doable, but I personally don’t see him averaging anywhere close to 75 yards a game in the near future as you said you need. That’s just my gut feeling. This team is too inconsistent to count on anything consistent. But I’m not expert, I’m 2-2 in both of my fatasy teams this year. So feel free to completely ignore me if you want to.
Good luck with your decision. And thanks for the extra support for the Bills; Lord knows we kneed all the help we can get.
"It’s like I’ve always said, don’t tell me about the labor pains, just show me the baby. That’s what we’ve got to do. We’ve got to show you the baby, and the baby is winning." - Buddy Nix
CJ
Yeah Bills are working him in, like you said, ML is gone, that should spell Spiller. I’m thinking HC has to use his shiny new toy soon, and often. He’s practically our only weapon on offense, and he’s done well with limited reps, no guts, no glory they say. Pull the trigger.
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Confused
What does Fred Taylor have to do with anything? I think you meant Fred Jackson?
In any event, take your lumps from crappy QB drafting & hold onto Spiller.
Timing is everything, and true also in fantasyland. CJ will pay out, probably later than sooner. But if you are lucky enough to squeak into the playoffs, he may pay off. If it were me, I’d ship off S-Jax for a solid QB. He’s a stud when healthy, but he’s hardly ever healthy. And he plays on a crappy team almost as bad as B-lo. Wait until he has a big game & sell high.
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