Jackson Out 4-6 Weeks, Lynch Out 3-4 Weeks

he won’t be the starter? or he will be limited because he is injured? i don’t know that i understand where this idea comes from. if he is the starter, he should get the bulk of the carries. If he cannot handle the bulk of the carries, because he has a cast, then he shouldn’t start. I am not going to start this argument all over again… but it just seems blatently logical that if your starter can’t be a starter, he shouldn’t be starting.

That’s great and all, but I never really said any of that. You did the same thing in the other post, adding things to what I said. All I said there is that I believe if he’s healthy enough to play, even with a cast, he will. Just like any RB would. If he’s limited, obviously he’s not going to get the bulk of the carries. I haven’t said anything about him starting, getting all the work, being able to all the things he could do if at 100%, etc. I said I think he can PLAY with a cast on. Holy balls, Batman!

Disagree? doesn’t surprise me.

??? How can I disagree when I didn’t even respond to anything you said?

Oh well, i suppose it does, because if ML was the starter, and he is injured, you would likely be calling for FJ, or Spiller, or someone else to have his carries. Maybe i am simply making an assumption based on comments you have made in the past; maybe you would go ahead and give BeastMode the nod.

Again, I said I think Jackson can play with a cast on. I’d still expect Spiller to get the 10-12 carries a game that I’ve been saying all offseason. If Lynch’s ankle is healthy, he’ll still get a few carries too. A hand injury when he can still tote the rock in his other hand is a lot different than an ankle injury where a runner may struggle to cut, change direction and run. If Lynch was the projected starter, who was going to get 12-15 carries a game, and he hurt his hand, I’d expect him to suit up with the cast on if he could too. If Jackson had a sprained ankle, I’d expect him to sit out until it’s 100%. I don’t get why you are so upset about my opinion of Jackson playing with a cast…..

I doubt that very much though, and i think this just illustrates that your man crush on FJ, for being a "shining spot" (guy didn’t score as a RB, and that is the RBs main role; i don’t care about 1000 return yards over the season that we didn’t win games or go to playoffs) on our otherwise abysmal team.

Oh, now I understand. I supposedly have some “man crush” on Jackson and you think what he’s done is something to overlook since he couldn’t score. Seriously man, I respect what the guy did last year and believe he’s our most consistent runner. In this very thread, I said that I don’t think he’s a game breaker, big play guy, doesn’t have the same skills/abilities that a Spiller has and has some redundant skills. If that’s a man crush, so be it. I just think that if one of our better players is healthy enough to play and contribute, even in a cast, he will do it. If Lee Evans had a dislocated finger, but was still able to catch pretty well and play, I’d imagine he’d play. If Poz had a stress fracture in his leg, but was able to gut it out and play, then I’d believe he’d play too. I haven’t said anything about FJ playing the entire game, take 25 handoffs, return kicks or whatever. All I’ve ever said about this subject is that I think he’ll play. That’s all. It’s a simple opinion and there really isn’t much more to it. You don’t have to try to read anything else from that because that’s all I really mean here!!!

I’m more than willing to be patient here. I knew the post would sorta sound like I’d been drinking with a bunch of raving lunatics. Truth is, I’m very in control of my senses, and pained by the missed opportunity the pick represents.

For each run that Fred and Marshawn make this year, and after each good play Joique Bell and Chad Simpson make, and after each terrible sack our offensive tackles give up, that is something that could have been and can still be markedly improved. Instead we are going to use CJ Spiller, a great running back at a position where we have two, maybe three other good-to-great backs.

TO was brought in to score touchdowns, and he got what, 5? Spiller’s not likely going to be any different. The Bills offense is a vacuum because it isn’t fundamentally sound.

What I mean is that I think his having talent is redundant. though you bring up a good point about our other backs being more similar to each other than to Spiller. The real reason why I’d trade Spiller instead of any of the other guys is that we can actually get something of real value for him, while only reducing the effectiveness of our RB corps from overflowingly jackdunkulous to merely fantastic. Trust me when I say I’d rather trade Marshawn.

He doesn’t have to sit/stand on the sidelines, but someone of the three has to, and most likely two of them are going to be on the sidelines for a lot longer than they deserve to be simply because there are three of them. Add that to the fact that Bell/Simpson won’t likely make the team, much less ever see the light of day. Bell can be placed on the practice squad, but even if he somehow clears waivers to do so, that’s a shame.

About being a gamebreaker, I would say that it doesn’t matter what style your running back is as long as he/they are effective. All this talk about gamebreaking speed and ability these days. Fred Jackson is not a gamebreaker per se, but he had the fourth highest yards total in NFL history last year. And he did it behind our patchwork offensive line. How many gamebreakers would you want over a guy who did that for you? I understand the point about gamebreakers being what you need when your line can’t break your runners out for you that well. But whether it’s speed, power, versatility, etc. shouldn’t matter as much as is being claimed. It’s just style.

Lastly, yeah Spiller is going to return kicks, catch, and run, maybe even some Wildcat. That’s going to help the Bills. He’s going to be a very good player. I don’t disagree with any of this. I’m just trying to say that with Jackson, Lynch, and Bell we don’t lose a whole lot. We’ll just have to disagree there, but every time I see #22, 23, or 35 pop a good run, coupled with everytime I see our offensive tackles give up a bad sack and our defense falter in run support, I’ll say it again. He can get us something to help fix that now.

Jackson and Lynch both catch and run very well, and Jackson can return kicks more than capably. Meanwhile we pick up an offensive tackle or a linebacker or something that we badly need by trading Spiller. The gain from the trade as to how it benefits the team outweighs the loss of the player.

I know the trade’s never going to happen, and regardless the Bills have a bright future with Spiller. I’d really like to see the guy actually turn into the next NFL superstar with us.

time for me to shut up now

Go tell that to a Houston Texans fan.

Go ask any team that’s been bit by the injury bug.

And we aren’t exactly losing superstar talent here. We’ve lost a few good players to injury (Poz, Butler, Wood, Mitchell) and some young guys who needed the development time (McKelvin, Bell, Hardy), but it’s not like we lost Tom Brady or Ronnie Brown or Michael Turner or Owen Daniels. A lot of the players that were lost to injury were of the Marcus Buggs, Kiwaukee Thomas, Kirk Chambers variety….