With the 2012 Buffalo Bills’ season over, Queen City Sports will be performing a comprehensive review of all of the positions on the team. These evaluations will include key stats, grades, and thoughts on how players performed and the outlook of the position going into 2013. The fifth installment will be reviewing the running back position.
The Buffalo Bills entered the 2012 season with extremely high hopes for the rushing attack, as Fred Jackson was returning from a leg injury, and backup running back, C.J. Spiller, had started to show the skill set that made him worthy of the No. 9 overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. Those high expectations were met, but fans were still left questioning what could have been.
Fred Jackson
Fred Jackson is a fan favorite, after being undrafted out of Coe College, playing in the National Football League’s European affiliate before signing on with the Bills in 2007. In 2011, Jackson was one of the league’s top running backs, rushing for 934 yards on 17...
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PLAYERS:
Fred Jackson,
C.J. Spiller,
LaRon Landry,
Buddy Nix,
Adrian Peterson,
Ryan Fitzpatrick,
Reggie Bush
TEAMS: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings
TEAMS: Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, Minnesota Vikings
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