| 5/29/2013 6:16:00 PM |
Description: New Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone said Wednesday that running back C.J. Spiller will not be pulled from games in short-yardage, third-down or red-zone situations this season. SOURCE: Buffalo News | Insight: "My philosophy's always been if someone starts off and they're running well, keep feeding them the ball," Marrone said. The Bills still have veteran Fred Jackson on the roster, but their best chance at making the playoffs is by giving Spiller, who had 1,703 yards from scrimmage and averaged 6.0 yards per carry last season, as many carries as possible. | | |
| 12/30/2012 6:07:00 PM |
Description: Bills running back C.J. Spiller hit a brick wall on most of his runs Sunday against the Jets (just 2.5 yards per carry) but he was able to salvage the afternoon by hauling in a 66-yard touchdown strike from quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. | Insight: The touchdown was Spiller's eighth of the season (two receiving, six rushing). Spiller's 1,244 yards rushing in 2012 are a career-high. He's clearly the team's best option at halfback, regardless of Fred Jackson's health. | | |
| 12/23/2012 6:20:00 PM |
Description: Buffalo halfback C.J. Spiller racked up 138 yards on the ground Sunday in a loss to Miami. | Insight: Registering 1,185 rushing yards while sharing the workload with Fred Jackson for most of the season is an impressive accomplishment. Spiller should be a top draft choice in fantasy leagues next season. | | |
| 12/17/2012 7:31:00 PM |
Description: Bills running back C.J. Spiller went over 1,000 yards for the first time in his career with 103 yards on 17 carries Sunday against the Seahawks. | Insight: Buffalo was routed but Spiller still reached the century mark for the fourth time this season. With Fred Jackson out for the year, Spiller finally has the lead role to himself. | | |
| 12/9/2012 5:33:00 PM |
Description: Bills running back C.J. Spiller only had 37 rushing yards on seven carries Sunday versus St. Louis. | Insight: Spiller saw less carries than Fred Jackson (9-7) but ran for more yards (37-14). Jackson also fumbled in the red zone and left the game with a leg injury. | | |
| 11/26/2012 8:55:00 PM |
Description: Bills coach Chan Gailey says C.J. Spiller will receive 60 percent of the carries going forward with Fred Jackson getting the other 40 percent. SOURCE: Tim Graham, Buffalo News. | Insight: Spiller is approaching his first 1,000 yard season having surpassed Jackson as the featured back in Buffalo. Unfortunately, he's encountered a bit of a touchdown drought. He hasn't scored in any of his last five games. | | |
| 11/26/2012 2:52:00 PM |
Description: Though C.J. Spiller had more touches than Fred Jackson Sunday, he actually played 29 snaps to Jackson's 32. Jackson was used more as a blocker after Spiller struggled in blitz pick-up on the first third down of the game. Bills coach Chan Gailey said that Spiller will continue to get the majority of the work. SOURCE: BuffaloBills.com | Insight: Spiller has racked up 1,162 total yards on 155 touches and is averaging an explosive 6.7 ypc. Jackson, meanwhile, has dealt with an ankle sprain and a concussion this season and has only rushed for 3.9 ypc in eight games. Spiller should be a top-10 RB option the rest of the season while Jackson should only be employed as a desperation flex play. | | |
| 11/25/2012 4:49:00 PM |
Description: Buffalo running back C.J. Spiller rushed for 107 yards on 14 carries while Fred Jackson toted the rock six times Sunday against the Colts. | Insight: It seems the explosive Spiller has emerged as the leader of this timeshare. He's up to 830 yards on 123 carries, a ridiculous 6.75 yards per carry. Jackson will probably be an iffy flex play the rest of the season while Spiller takes the reigns. | | |
| 11/12/2012 9:20:00 AM |
Description: Buffalo running back C.J. Spiller could be in for a much larger workload if Fred Jackson (head) is not ready to go Thursday night. | Insight: When Jackson missed time at the beginning of the season, Spiller thrived with the addition work, rushing for 169 yards and 123 yards, respectively, in games against the Jets and Chiefs. | | |
| 10/17/2012 5:26:00 PM |
Description: According to the Bills' official website, running back C.J. Spiller said he and Fred Jackson will continue to split time every two series. "It is kind of hard when you are out there for one series, you get into a flow and you come out," Spiller said. "We thought it would be best if we did two series so that is what we have done these last two games" | Insight: Spiller and Jackson should both be useful fantasy options going forward even though they limit each other's touches. If we had to pick one, we'd go with the more explosive Spiller but Jackson is also capable of delivering for fantasy owners on 10-15 touches. | | |
| 10/7/2012 10:28:00 AM |
Description: Bills running back C.J. Spiller's (shoulder) return from injury Sunday against New England produced mixed results last week, but he's not even listed on the injury report for Week 5 and that's great news. | Insight: We're not sure what to expect from Spiller going forward now that he's sharing the backfield with Fred Jackson, but one thing is for sure, they will both struggle against the tough 49ers run defense. | | |
| 9/30/2012 4:53:00 PM |
Description: Bills running back C.J. Spiller's return from injury Sunday against New England produced mixed results. | Insight: Spiller led the team in rushing with 33 yards on just eight carries but he committed a pivotal turnover by fumbling at the goal line near the end of the second quarter. The costly error changed the momentum dramatically as New England came back to win 52-28 behind a 45-point surge in the second half. We're not sure what to expect from Spiller going forward now that he's sharing the backfield with Fred Jackson (13 rushes, 29 yards) again. | | |
| 9/30/2012 11:41:00 AM |
Description: ESPN reports Buffalo tailback C.J. Spiller will be active for Sunday's game versus the Patriots. Spiller had been listed as questionable with an injured left shoulder. | Insight: This is a tough one. Fred Jackson is playing too, so we'd probably expect something close to a 50/50 split in terms of the rushing workload, with the bigger, more physical Jackson likely to get most of the carries near the goal line. | | |
| 9/30/2012 10:56:00 AM |
Description: No official word has come yet from the Bills but Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports was told by C.J. Spiller's teammates that the team expects Spiller to be available for Sunday's division matchup versus New England. Spiller has been listed as questionable all week after injuring his shoulder in Week 3's game against Cleveland. | Insight: If Spiller does play, we'd expect his impact to be limited with Fred Jackson back in the mix. Spiller should be a better play next week when his shoulder is closer to 100 percent, though admittedly, that won't be an easy matchup either against one of the league's better run-stoppers in San Francisco. | | |
| 9/29/2012 9:55:00 PM |
Description: James Walker of ESPN reports that injured Bills running back C.J. Spiller will be a game-time decision for Sunday's 1 p.m. start against the Patriots. Spiller missed most of Week 3's game versus the Browns after hurting his left shoulder. | Insight: Spiller was considered a long shot to play earlier this week so it's a bit miraculous that he has recovered to the point where he can be considered a game-time call. Fred Jackson is expected to return this week after a two-week absence and Tashard Choice is ready to go as well if Jackson and Spiller are both unable to contribute. | | |
| 9/27/2012 2:37:00 PM |
Description: Buffalo halfback C.J. Spiller was back on the practice field Thursday just four days after injuring his shoulder in a win over the Browns. | Insight: The team website referred to Spiller as a "long shot" to play on Sunday but you never know. He could be a game-time decision for Sunday's contest against New England depending on how his shoulder feels after practice today and tomorrow. | | |
| 9/26/2012 1:49:00 PM |
Description: Bills running back C.J. Spiller (shoulder) may practice later in the week, according to coach Chan Gailey. | Insight: Spiller has not been ruled out for Week 4 but he's unlikely to play. Week 5 is a more realistic target. In a related note Fred Jackson (knee) will practice on Wednesday. | | |
| 9/24/2012 4:11:00 PM |
Description: Bills running back C.J. Spiller's shoulder is not as badly injured as the team initially thought, coach Chan Gailey said. | Insight: Spiller has not been ruled out for Week 4 but he's unlikely to play. We'd give Fred Jackson (knee) a better chance to suit up this week. | | |
| 9/23/2012 2:12:00 PM |
Description: Injured Bills halfback C.J. Spiller will not return to Sunday's game against the Browns according to the team's official Twitter page. He left in the first quarter after sustaining a shoulder injury. | Insight: Tashard Choice will be in charge of the running game with Spiller sidelined. It will be interesting to see if Buffalo opts to air the ball out more without their top running threat in the lineup. | | |
| 9/23/2012 1:53:00 PM |
Description: Buffalo running back C.J. Spiller is headed to the locker room after injuring his shoulder Sunday against Cleveland. | Insight: Spiller scored a 32-yard receiving touchdown before exiting the game. If Spiller is unable to return, Tashard Choice should see most of the carries at halfback for Buffalo. | | |
