Fred Jackson cleared to play, but CJ named starter

[Ed]

Per buffalobills.com breaking news. CJ Spiller has been named the starter for Sunday by Chan Gailey even though Fred Jackson is healthy.

It will be interesting to see what this actually means. I wonder if CJ will actually get more carries, or if he'll just start and still split a fairly even amount with Fred.

[Jaybird]

What took so long

[Slim]

We'll see if Chan sticks to it.

[Ed]

What took so long
Another injury to Fred, allowing CJ to once again show that he's the better player.

Or maybe Nix put some pressure on him too.

[ServoBillieves]

I put little merit in who starts. They can be on the field play one and then ride the bench.

The better question is will Fred get the goal line carries instead of Tashard? Because that would be a fantastic change from the Fish game. (yes I know he was injured, but keep CJ's tired ass in there)

[Ed]

I put little merit in who starts. They can be on the field play one and then ride the bench.

The better question is will Fred get the goal line carries instead of Tashard? Because that would be a fantastic change from the Fish game. (yes I know he was injured, but keep CJ's tired ass in there)
Some quotes from Gailey:


“C.J. will start, but we’re still going to play Fred,” said Gailey. “It takes two. It does. So Fred will get quite a few snaps, but C.J. will start and get the majority of the snaps.”

Knowing Jackson is very effective at getting the tough yards, Gailey is more than happy to welcome him back to the lineup especially when it comes to the offense’s effectiveness in the red zone.

“He helps us because he’s a great football player,” said Gailey. “Great football players help you wherever you are (on the field). He’s going to help us get down there as well as score touchdowns.”

http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-2/Jackson-cleared-to-play-but-Spiller-to-start/3c07ba12-0072-4bd1-8f6f-a393b357e3b0

[Mr. Pink]

Fred will likely get the short yardage and red zone carries. As well as a few carries in the game to spell Spiller.

Expect him to get around 8-10 carries. And Spiller will likely get 12-15.

[kishoph]

I don't see Gailey deviating much from what he's been doing, other than Spiller getting the start, you might see Spiller get around 35 snaps and Jackson getting around 30, with Spiller getting 9 carries and Fred 7. I would be a little shocked (not unhappy) if we saw something like CJ getting 15 carries and Fred getting 5.

[coastal]

This reeks of a Ralph decision.

[jimmifli]

This reeks of a Ralph decision.

Nowadays Ralph's decisions only involve mashed peas.

[YardRat]

This reeks of a Ralph decision.

Why?

[kishoph]

From my previous post I should of said I'd be happy with Spiller getting 15+ carries and Jackson getting 5-10, I don't want Jackson to be taken away from the offense, I just want to start seeing Spiller getting more than 9-10 carries when Jackson is back.

[coastal]

Nowadays Ralph's decisions only involve mashed peas.
Russ is Ralph-lite.