I like Freddy as much as anyone on this board, he is a true pro and one hell of a teammate... but to say Fred looked good and CJ was awful is short sighted and lazy. Fred had one great run and he also fumbled but was bailed out by one of the Jets 20 penalties.
Spiller essentially played a half and got 10 carries against a very good run D and I'd bet 8 of those carries were out of the shotgun/read option garbage. Its pointless when EJ never keeps the ball.
CJ is an elite back but we haven't game planned for his strengths this season. He's great in space, we all know this. So why less screens, counters, and tosses? AP is great with a fullback in front of him so what do the Vikings do? They put a damn fullback in front of him and let him do what he does.
Fact of the matter is until EJ proves he can beat man coverage and 8 man boxes Hackett is going to have to get creative on how he gets Spiller the ball on the perimeter. These shotgun dives are the equivalent of banging your head against the wall. Just my 2 cents...