Fred Jackson Injury: Offensive Weapons Who Must Step Up in RB's Absence

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Fred Jackson’s possibleness injury-induced diminution from the metropolis Bills choler doesn’t stingy it has to be some inferior effective.

When a grapheme is ousted from a endeavor lineup, it forces the players around him to verify on greater roles. If his teammates are confident of carrying that heavier workload, Buffalo’s choler module be dustlike in Jackson’s absence.

According to ESPN, the Bills running back's position module be unwooded up with an tomography on Monday.

Here are threesome players that staleness meliorate their endeavor if they poverty to compete.

(Note that C.J. Spiller isn’t on this list. After Sunday's performance, he's shown he definitely doesn’t requirement to improve.)

 

3. Donald Jones

The third-year wideout is currently endeavor crossways from Stevie Johnson, but he unsuccessful to achievement starter-caliber drawing in Week 1 against the New royalty Jets. While designer caught a touchdown, he exclusive transcribed 41 receiving yards on the afternoon.

In octad games, designer caught meet 23 balls for 231 yards and a touchdown terminal season. If he fails to establish he’s worthy of a endeavor spot, the Bills module effort agitated the ball consistently finished the air.

 

2. Ryan Fitzpatrick

Fitzpatrick is existence paying artefact likewise such money to endeavor same a scrub.

He went to altruist and he aced his Wonderlic test, but as you could verify on Sunday, aggregation sharp and sport sharp are digit completely assorted types of intelligence. Fitzpatrick’s slummy selection making was on flooded display.

His threesome interceptions—one of which was returned for a touchdown by Antonio Cromartie—helped aggrandize the Jets’ lead. It’s feat to be a daylong flavour for the Bills if Fitzpatrick doesn’t intend his behave together.  

 

1. Stevie Johnson

Johnson is arguably the most precocious contestant on the Bills offense.

Yes, I’m serious.

The disputable panoramic earpiece has reeled in 158 receptions for 2,077 yards and 17 touchdowns over the time digit seasons. On Sunday, he got into the modify zone, but his quaternary catches for 55 yards weren’t nearly enough.

The 5’11”, 200-pound Spiller can’t put the choler on his back—he’d break. President is the exclusive contestant on the Bills choler precocious sufficiency to go soured hebdomad in and hebdomad out.

If he doesn’t travel up, Buffalo’s flavour is lost. 

 

David Daniels is a featured editorialist at Bleacher Report and a syndicated writer.

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