ALF Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 It's time for Fredex to park the truck and retire. He would make a good RB coach here , if he promises not to drag race that is. The RB s here need a good role model to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine gun kelly Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Let's leave the ex-bills where they are. We are not that desperate. Maybe for a one day contract so he can retire a Bill. Lol at AW. #goingrogue. Imo Good idea. He wan't impactful in the games I saw him play for Seattle. Honor him letting retire as a Bill, but he would also cost too much. At his age and years in the NFL minimum is probably too high which is why so many older players can't find work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I loved Fred in his prime and even beyond, but Father Time has spoken. If Fred was matched against Naaman Roosevelt in a foot race, both would lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QB Bills Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Maybe he's done. Maybe he's not. One thing that's true is that the majority of people have been saying this about the guy every year and every year he'd prove he could still play. Not sure what games most of you were watching last year but he wasn't really given much of a chance to run the ball. He still has less career carries than McCoy and at the very least he'd provide some leadership in a dressing room that seems like it really needs it. I'd bring him aboard but with the way things ended for him here, that's obviously not going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8-8 Forever? Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 why not? what possible harm could it do? man the offseason is slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 AW was his little bro, so obviously biased. I think the Whaley bridge was burned by Fred when Fred left, so this is a moot point. Agreed CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Hey Aaron...How about you worry about playing and let the GM worry about building a 53 man roster. Who gives a **** what you think or want. STFU! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 22, 2016 Author Share Posted July 22, 2016 Hey Aaron...How about you worry about playing and let the GM worry about building a 53 man roster. Who gives a **** what you think or want. STFU! Decaf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Linen Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Fred was tremendous on third down last year........made some key plays at times when the Seahawks offense wasn't very good. But as has been said.......he ran the ball VERY little. That's exactly what I'd want. Hardly ever ever run the ball. Come in on third down in spot duty to block and/or catch passes - something he did to my surprise very well last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOTONE Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 It's good to want.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Good idea. He wan't impactful in the games I saw him play for Seattle. Honor him letting retire as a Bill, but he would also cost too much. At his age and years in the NFL minimum is probably too high which is why so many older players can't find work. I was re-watching one of Seatlles' playoff games on the NFL Network a week or so ago. At one point, Freddy had a nice little 7 yard, or so, first down reception. The color analyst went on to say that while speaking to Seahawks people during the week, although Fred did little early in the season, he was starting to have a bigger role in the offense, and (predictably I suppose) Pete Carroll raved about his leadership qualities. They also mentioned what a difficult position he was in, joining a new team, right at the beginning of the season...not knowing the whole offense, etc etc...naturally, coaches are going to guys they trust know their system, over a new guy who has had no time, really, to adjust to his new surroundings, and new offense. I am not normally one to want to go back to the past, but let me ask this: If Fred had never played for the Biils, lets say he had spent most of his career with the Lions, or some other moribund team...the Bills have a need for a some running back help...they sign Fred who has been cut by the Lions. I would bet, most here would think it was a "decent" signing. Lets' not hold his Bills past, against him. Does he have less to offer than, say, Boom Herron or James Wilder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quinnearlysghost88 Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 (edited) Aaron Williams should want Aaron Williams back first. This is like when Watkins was injured but still demanding more targets. Edited July 22, 2016 by quinnearlysghost88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Decaf. ...and just maybe some Xanax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 AW was his little bro, so obviously biased. I think the Whaley bridge was burned by Fred when Fred left, so this is a moot point. Yep, bridge-burnin' words were uttered. The Seahawks wanted Fred for a specialized niche role (blitz pickup) and when he needed to get yardage, you could see the frustration on his face when he would get tackled from behind on plays he knew he could break (or at least make the 1st down) 2-3 years ago. Roman likes to have tight ends in that blitz pickup/6 lineman role, and Fred is not a good "match" for the gap left by Karlos. Now if the Bills wanted to offer FredEx a 1-day contract so he could "retire a Bill", that would be a total class gesture on both sides and I'd be "IN" with that. LMAO Due to crap planning and Shady's injury, we're now in revolving-door-of-has-been-RBs mode. WTH, Jackson's as good as any of the other retreads that have been rumored. Instead of taking a complete waste of Cardale Jones in the 4th maybe they should have taken Paul Perkins instead, who would have been a perfect fit for this offense, particularly considering the lack of decent WRs on the team. That would have taken vision and planning skills however, clearly we don't have any of those. Have you considered Taking Up Golf (TUG)? I get it that years of playoff drought and mediocre play have left the Bills coaches and FO open to criticism, and there are legitimate areas for criticism, but this repetitive, knee-jerk sweeping negativity has gotten way old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedstrong Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I think Fred could work picking up blitzes, situational runs, out of the backfield receptions, and as a mentor. Most of all retiring a Bill. I would hope the Pegulas would intervene, since they understand the community more, and Fred's place here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I think Fred could work picking up blitzes, situational runs, out of the backfield receptions, and as a mentor. Most of all retiring a Bill. I would hope the Pegulas would intervene, since they understand the community more, and Fred's place here. A RB whose only value is blitz pickup is essentially giving the defense an 11-on-10 advantage on every play he's in the game. Fred just doesn't have anything left in the tank to make positive plays with the ball in his hand. As others have suggested, give him a one day contract to retire a Bill, and perhaps he chooses to enter the coaching arena at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisonbrigade Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I would want him back. HE is not washed up and the Bills only need him for 4 games. He deserves to be on a Bills playoff team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloMatt Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Stats says it all. Sadly, no. http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/10195/fred-jackson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarlinTheMagician Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I say yes. Fred over Reggie Bush anytime. Blitz pick-up, safety valve and situational runs. Slow for sure, but bring him in for short-term insurance and when it is time retire him from the red, white and blue - then hire him as a coach at some low level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 When I first read the title, I thought it said Anson Williams. I was like, "Christ, first Chachi comes out of nowhere, now Potsie, too?!!?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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