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Fred Jackson is a good player and played great for us until his injury last year. With that said he is also going to be 31 years old going into next year and we have a young RB that we drafted high in the 1st round two years ago who finally showed some promise when he had the chance to play on a regular basis. Spiller definitely wasn't the reason why we were losing. If anything his play on offense was the only thing that gave us a chance.
I think the Bills should try to extend Jackson THIS offseason for a cap friendly two year deal. If we are unable to sign him or for the right price I would shop him before or during the NFL Draft in April and try to get something of value out of him when we have a chance.
This team is still a long ways away from contending for a playoff spot. If you could get a high/middle 3rd round draft pick for him this upcoming draft along with another 3rd round draft pick the following year that could turn into a 2nd round pick depending on his play would you make the deal?
I love Jackson as a player and would hate to see him go but from a business standpoint for the future of our team if we couldn't sign him to a reasonable extension I would pull the trigger on a deal like that. We could get some draft picks in return to try and find a starter and build depth and get some use out of Spiller instead of the pick turning into a wasted #9 pick.
I believe in one RB getting the majority of touches with somebody else relieving him to keep him healthy and fresh in the right situation. Unless you don't have one good RB who can be the man by himself then splitting carries rarely ever works because the RB can't get into the flow of the game. I would have no problem getting something out of our investment with Spiller under them circumstances mentioned above.
If we couldn't get the right compensation or sign him cheap for a short-term contract then I would keep him and let him play out his contract next year and see where the chips fell. If we could get decent compensation for him I would hate to see him go but wouldn't blink to hand over the reigns to Spiller and let him try and grow with the team.
Jackson's injury really hurt a possibility of getting real good compensation for him though. Had he stayed healthy and continued what he was doing a deal like the above may have been achievable by a contending team in dire need of a good experienced RB that can step in and perform right away. It also gave Spiller the chance to show if he is capable of anything too so I guess it works both ways.
I think the Bills should try to extend Jackson THIS offseason for a cap friendly two year deal. If we are unable to sign him or for the right price I would shop him before or during the NFL Draft in April and try to get something of value out of him when we have a chance.
This team is still a long ways away from contending for a playoff spot. If you could get a high/middle 3rd round draft pick for him this upcoming draft along with another 3rd round draft pick the following year that could turn into a 2nd round pick depending on his play would you make the deal?
I love Jackson as a player and would hate to see him go but from a business standpoint for the future of our team if we couldn't sign him to a reasonable extension I would pull the trigger on a deal like that. We could get some draft picks in return to try and find a starter and build depth and get some use out of Spiller instead of the pick turning into a wasted #9 pick.
I believe in one RB getting the majority of touches with somebody else relieving him to keep him healthy and fresh in the right situation. Unless you don't have one good RB who can be the man by himself then splitting carries rarely ever works because the RB can't get into the flow of the game. I would have no problem getting something out of our investment with Spiller under them circumstances mentioned above.
If we couldn't get the right compensation or sign him cheap for a short-term contract then I would keep him and let him play out his contract next year and see where the chips fell. If we could get decent compensation for him I would hate to see him go but wouldn't blink to hand over the reigns to Spiller and let him try and grow with the team.
Jackson's injury really hurt a possibility of getting real good compensation for him though. Had he stayed healthy and continued what he was doing a deal like the above may have been achievable by a contending team in dire need of a good experienced RB that can step in and perform right away. It also gave Spiller the chance to show if he is capable of anything too so I guess it works both ways.
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