Post by nateball89 on Aug 31, 2015 16:34:49 GMT -5
In a shocking move, Fred Jackson did not survive the first round of cuts as the Bills had to reduce their roster down to the required 75 players. I can honestly say I'm heart broken.
Jackson is the oldest running back in the NFL, but he's still been getting the job done. I just don't understand the move. In Saturday's game against Pittsburgh, on the first play from scrimmage, Jackson ran for a 41 yard gain down to the 2, and two plays later punched it in for the touchdown.
Bills GM Doug Whaley offered no details on why Jackson was released, claiming it was an "in house" decision that was not came to lightly.
Jackson played for the Bills for ten years. Jackson attended Coe College, the same college Marv Levy, the Bills GM in 2006 who signed him, attended. Before that, Jackson went undrafted out of college and spent time playing in indoor leagues and NFL Europe. Jackson is considered by both the Bills organization and Bills fans alike to have been the "heart and soul" of the Bills offense for the past decade, a decade which saw constant rebuilding, high turnover rate of coaches and QBs, disassociation from owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr., whose health was in very poor shape and whose life was at an end, and consistently new offensive schemes, seemingly a new one every year. Jackson was like a rock. Fred Jackson even stole the starting job from Marshawn Lynch(whom many consider to be the best back in football today) in 2009.
The NFL is a business, and sometimes fan favorites must be let go for the betterment of the team. Fred Jackson will be sorely missed.
This is one of my favorite Fred Jackson highlights ever. It came in overtime against the Bears last year in week 1. NO ONE expected the Bills to win, much less even keep the game competitive. Jackson sets up the winning field goal here. (I am not the one providing the commentary in this video)
Jackson is the oldest running back in the NFL, but he's still been getting the job done. I just don't understand the move. In Saturday's game against Pittsburgh, on the first play from scrimmage, Jackson ran for a 41 yard gain down to the 2, and two plays later punched it in for the touchdown.
Bills GM Doug Whaley offered no details on why Jackson was released, claiming it was an "in house" decision that was not came to lightly.
Jackson played for the Bills for ten years. Jackson attended Coe College, the same college Marv Levy, the Bills GM in 2006 who signed him, attended. Before that, Jackson went undrafted out of college and spent time playing in indoor leagues and NFL Europe. Jackson is considered by both the Bills organization and Bills fans alike to have been the "heart and soul" of the Bills offense for the past decade, a decade which saw constant rebuilding, high turnover rate of coaches and QBs, disassociation from owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr., whose health was in very poor shape and whose life was at an end, and consistently new offensive schemes, seemingly a new one every year. Jackson was like a rock. Fred Jackson even stole the starting job from Marshawn Lynch(whom many consider to be the best back in football today) in 2009.
The NFL is a business, and sometimes fan favorites must be let go for the betterment of the team. Fred Jackson will be sorely missed.
This is one of my favorite Fred Jackson highlights ever. It came in overtime against the Bears last year in week 1. NO ONE expected the Bills to win, much less even keep the game competitive. Jackson sets up the winning field goal here. (I am not the one providing the commentary in this video)