Let CJ heal thread

[rayray808]

Spiller is not himself out there...

 

I get that majority of all of our main guys are banged up, and are toughing it out, but in my opinion CJ is not that type of player. Captain Fred gets rolled on, and goes back out and barrels for every yard that he earns. He is the type of back that absorbs hits, and keeps moving forward. Spiller on the other hand is a cut/speed/gap type runner and is almost completely ineffective when he cant make those cuts.

 

My vote, shut him down this week and let him rest, heal, and mentally prepare for the Chiefs/Steelers/Jets month we have ahead of us.

 

What say you?

Edited October 21, 2013 by Beerball
Edited title for clarity

[ganesh]

It may not be an apple-to-apple comparison. Different injuries have different pain levels and each individual has different tolerance levels/

[Bleed Bills Blue]

Yes, especially with Choice looking good when given the chance.

[CSBill]

Depends, if it is something that just needs rest/time, certainly.

 

However, it may be something that is just not going to get better, in that case, get 10-15 plays out of him a game, keeping the threat of him still in the opposing defense's mind--as long as it is not going to cause permanent damage (which certainly the brass and medical staff has considered--right?).

[Beerball]

I voted to shut him down. Bring in another RB short term and let the guy get better.

[bills_fan_in_raleigh]

i think having freddie and choice allows us to give CJ a week off to heal. Its clear the injury is making it difficult to cut and change directions. Its great to see CJ gutting it out but right now I prefer letting him sit.

[26TrapDraw]

I agree with letting him heal a week if that's what it takes. I applaud his guts for playing through it but without his ability to cut he's about as useful as a 3 legged square table.

Shut him down so he can be effective.

[ALF]

While we are at it, let Gilmore heal also.

[Hapless Bills Fan]

Depends, if it is something that just needs rest/time, certainly.

 

However, it may be something that is just not going to get better, in that case, get 10-15 plays out of him a game, keeping the threat of him still in the opposing defense's mind--as long as it is not going to cause permanent damage (which certainly the brass and medical staff has considered--right?).

 

It's reportedly a sprained ankle. Rest a sprained ankle and treat it, it gets better

[earthtobrint]

At the very least they need to let him sit out practice during the week. You see the guy limping off the field after every run and wonder why he's been putting the ankle through practice all week.

[CardinalScotts]

I agree he isn't a grind it out type like friend, he's a great runner almost like a horse who can't run right. I appreciate him gutting it out like Fred and others but for cj I think just sit for a week or two.

[Gugny]

I like Mead's Spiller-usage plan ... "run him till he pukes."

 

If he's still helping the team win, keep his ass out there. If he's not; sit him.

[BillsFan-4-Ever]

Let CJ heal, let FJ heal, let TL heal, let fill in the blank heal

 

you get the point right?

[JTO]

I agree, Marrone should bench his ass until he is 110%. Now, when I would think twice about offering him an extension because he simply isn't the ideal running back that this team needs. What we need is a bruiser, a back that hits that hole hard and carries people with him. Also, someone that can take a licking and keep on ticking. Heck, Maurice Jones Drew is a better back. 2014 should be a year where we draft a decent RB in the 3rd or 4th or we could always sign FA to be MoJo.

[Max997]

I think CJ ends up sitting the week before the bye to give him two full weeks of rest

[Homey D. Clown]

He's no better than a fully rested Taster's Choice right now, so I would love to see him heal up.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

I want to see summers get more carries. He was a tailback when he was drafted, so he can handle the ball.

[thurst44]

Spiller is not himself out there...

 

I get that majority of all of our main guys are banged up, and are toughing it out, but in my opinion CJ is not that type of player. Captain Fred gets rolled on, and goes back out and barrels for every yard that he earns. He is the type of back that absorbs hits, and keeps moving forward. Spiller on the other hand is a cut/speed/gap type runner and is almost completely ineffective when he cant make those cuts.

 

My vote, shut him down this week and let him rest, heal, and mentally prepare for the Chiefs/Steelers/Jets month we have ahead of us.

 

What say you?

I can see a good argument for this. I doubt it's Spiller's lack of toughness...it's more that he got the exact worst type of injury for his direction-changing running style. I kind of like the way they're using him now...throwing him in for limited plays on the chance he still breaks one for a 50-yarder, but keeping him fresh so when he is fully healed, he won't be rusty in the system.

[rayray808]

I think CJ ends up sitting the week before the bye to give him two full weeks of rest

 

I thought this also for a little bit, but can't help but worry that it will be too late by then and getting worse by the week

[DefenseWinzChampionshipz]

He's no better than a fully rested Taster's Choice right now, so I would love to see him heal up.

 

Actually Choice is not only playing better than CJ with the bad ankle, he's playing pretty damn good... The guy is running angry and I don't believe he's getting less than 4 yards every rush.

 

I actually wanted him to carry the load on the last drive before the field goal cuz if we got a first down, it would have been kneel downs until the field goal with no chance for Miami to come back.

 

But to add to the topic, I agree with CSBill. If it's not an injury where he needs surgery to heal up, I say we limit his carries to about 10 a game until the bye cuz you never know, one of those 10 carries might be a game changer.