Bocephuz Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 There is a rarefied group of athletes who reach a special status with a team and community by displaying their work ethic, by being an example for others by the way they carry themselves on and off the field, and by the sacrifices they have made on the field. These special few typically earn the right to go out on their own terms... ie.. they may play a few years past their prime but everyone involved knows letting them play out the string and letting them retire with their long time team is the right thing to do. Fred Jackson has earned that right.. he is the Derek Jeter of the Bills. Freddy has given up his body time and time again, has fought for extra yards time and time again, has been an emotional leader time and time again, has consistently carried himself properly on and off the field .. and he has been a constant fixture contributing his time to causes in the local community. Good on the Bills for recognizing this. Think of Ray Lewis is his last year with the Ravens... he was clearly a shell of himself on the field.. however.. his leadership and passion was a key part of the Ravens winning the Super Bowl in 2012. Freddy has a chance to do the same thing with the Bills this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 derek jeter was a very good INfielder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Jeebuz. At what point exactly did FJ reach God-like status. It's like Brian Moorman back in the day.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) :blink: isn't Jeter despised? Edited March 10, 2015 by BillsFan-4-Ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Jeebuz. At what point exactly did FJ reach God-like status. It's like Brian Moorman back in the day....Because he played like a champion even when the rest of the team sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heitz Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Jeebuz. At what point exactly did FJ reach God-like status. Fred Jackson made love to my wife and it was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. To Fred Brasky! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jletha Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Without the five championships. I'm half kidding, I love Freddie and it was going to be really tough to watch the team without him on it. But ultimately it is a business and you can't hold on to old flames if there are better players out there. Freddie is not Derek Jeter. He has never won anything, never been to the playoffs, pro bowl, never had a 1,000 yard season even. He was a work horse and who we looked to for belief in this playoff drought but he isn't Derek Jeter. I hope Fred makes it in the wall and gets all the recognition he deserves for his loyally to us but I don't want our owner intervening every time our fans get upset about a player leaving. It's Freddie now but who know what will happen in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Lightning Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 So like Jeter he should retire? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Jeebuz. At what point exactly did FJ reach God-like status. It's like Brian Moorman back in the day.... Hey, don't dis Moorman. For a long time, he was the best QB and only scoring threat the Bills had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfan1959 Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 I love Fred Jackson; however, he is no Derek Jeter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OntarioRV Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Wow! This has gone way past ridiculous. No comparison! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewin Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Wow! This has gone way past ridiculous. No comparison! They both do kind of look like 'The Rock had sex with a muppet' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bocephuz Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 :blink: isn't Jeter despised? By who.. I'm an Orioles fan.. and I can tell you the one guy who wasn't despised when he came into Camden Yards was Jeter. Texeira was hated, A Rod hated, almost every other Yankee was hated.. but no-one I sat by or had talked to had anything bad to say about Jeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) There is a rarefied group of athletes who reach a special status with a team and community by displaying their work ethic, by being an example for others by the way they carry themselves on and off the field, and by the sacrifices they have made on the field. These special few typically earn the right to go out on their own terms... ie.. they may play a few years past their prime but everyone involved knows letting them play out the string and letting them retire with their long time team is the right thing to do. Fred Jackson has earned that right.. he is the Derek Jeter of the Bills. Freddy has given up his body time and time again, has fought for extra yards time and time again, has been an emotional leader time and time again, has consistently carried himself properly on and off the field .. and he has been a constant fixture contributing his time to causes in the local community. Good on the Bills for recognizing this. Think of Ray Lewis is his last year with the Ravens... he was clearly a shell of himself on the field.. however.. his leadership and passion was a key part of the Ravens winning the Super Bowl in 2012. Freddy has a chance to do the same thing with the Bills this year. Except Jeter has 5 Championship rings and is a 1st ballot Hall-of-Famer...... Edited March 10, 2015 by nucci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) Except Jeter has 5 Championship rings and is a 1st ballot Hall-of-Famer......Compare the teams Jeter played on to the teams Jackson played on. And Jeter might indeed make the HOF, but if you look at his numbers they are nothing that special. Part of his skill was playing in New York as a Yankee. Edited March 10, 2015 by PromoTheRobot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave mcbride Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Jeter was one of the very worst starting players in MLB last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Compare the teams Jeter played on to the teams Jackson played on. No..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bocephuz Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) Except Jeter has 4 Championship rings and is a 1st ballot Hall-of-Famer...... I didn't say he was the Derek Jeter of the NFL.. just the Derek Jeter of the Bills. It's all relative.. Relative to anyone else who has played for the Bills in the last 20 years Freddy is arguably the most talented and most beloved Buffalo Bill for on and off the field reasons. Edited March 10, 2015 by Bocephuz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucci Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Jeter was one of the very worst starting players in MLB last season. and retired when it was time to leave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToGoGo Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 If we win one Super Bowl during Fred's time here, he would be on Jeter's level. However, because he didn't, due to zero fault of his own, he's on a slight level below which is still Wall of Fame good. That's just the way it goes. He's definitely a Buffalo legend. I get people's argument on Jeter's 4 championships, but come on people. It's not like the Yankees had the highest payroll in Baseball with no salary cap during every year of Jeter's career. Is Henri Richard the greatest player of all time because he had 11 Stanley Cup rings? Is Mark Rypien a better QB than Jim Kelly? I was just thinking the other day, Fred would've been a huge part of any Super Bowl winning team of the past decade. On the Patriots, Fred would be considered a living legend along with Brady and Wilfork. Here, Bills fans say things like "Jeebuz. At what point exactly did FJ reach God-like status. It's like Brian Moorman back in the day....". Yes, what a wonderful example. Fred Jackson is exactly like Brian Moorman. I'm gonna go bang my head against the wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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