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C.J. Spiller | Running Back

Team: Buffalo Bills
Age / DOB:  (25) / 8/5/1987
Ht / Wt:  5'11' / 197
College: Clemson
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Rookie coach Doug Marrone explained that the goal of Buffalo's new up-tempo offense is to create more offensive possessions and score more points.
The Bills won't just play fast to play fast, or to keep defenses on their heels. They're playing fast to rack up more yards and scores. "With tempo what you’re trying to get done is statistically the amount of possessions you have per game equal the amount of points you score, so the tempo you run is not a gadget," Marrone said. "The aim is to get more possessions, knowing more possessions will get you more scores. We will use that as much as possible." May 10 - 1:12 PM
Source: buffalobills.com

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C.J. Spiller - RB - Bills

WGR 550 Buffalo expects C.J. Spiller to be a workhorse this season.

Under the Chan Gailey regime, Spiller averaged just 12.3 touches per game over the last two years. New coach Doug Marrone figures to change that. "This year, when we hear 'CJ needed a breather' come out of a coach's mouth, he'll most likely be right," writes Sal Capaccio. Fred Jackson is 32 years old and coming off a season-ending knee injury. He's a mere complementary piece to the wildly explosive Spiller, who is locked in as a first-round fantasy pick.
Source: WGR 550 Buffalo
May 1 - 9:05 AM
C.J. Spiller - RB - Bills

C.J. Spiller triggered an escalator in his contract, raising his 2013 salary from $1,300,834 to $2,623,334.

That hefty increase makes Spiller the highest-paid member of the Buffalo backfield, just ahead of Fred Jackson's $2.15 million. Spiller, in his third year out of Clemson, set new career-highs in carries (207), yards (1,244) and touchdowns (6) in 2012 while adding 43 catches for 459 yards and two more scores. Spiller checks in at No. 4 in our own Evan Silva's post-season Top 150 fantasy rankings, which are accessible at the link below.
Source: Evan Silva's Post-Season Top 150
Jan 30 - 9:20 PM
C.J. Spiller - RB - Bills

New Bills coach Doug Marrone's Syracuse offenses finished with more rushing than pass attempts in each of Marrone's four seasons as head coach.

Running more than passing is essentially unheard of in the NFL. It's more common in college, but still a strong indication that Marrone is a run-first offensive mind. Nathaniel Hackett, now Buffalo's offensive coordinator, was on staff for three of those years. During Marrone's tenure, the Orange averaged just 401.5 pass attempts per year compared to 465 runs. This could be great news for C.J. Spiller. Find more nuggets like this in Evan Silva's Post-Season Top-150 fantasy rankings, available at the link below.
Source: Silva's Post-Season Top 150
Jan 28 - 3:31 PM
C.J. Spiller - RB - Bills

The Bills plan to use both C.J. Spiller and Fred Jackson in "multiple" sets.

"If you're a guy that's happy with being a team player and a role player and you get rings instead of individual accolades, then you'll be happy with your role," said RBs coach Tyrone Wheatley. "We could do two-back, we could be one back. We could be single back, we could be shotgun. It’s a multiple set." How the Bills handle both backs will be something to watch closely in camp and preseason.
Related: Fred Jackson
Source: buffalobills.com
Jan 26 - 2:04 PM
C.J. Spiller - RB - Bills

New Bills OL coach Pat Morris has coached up offensive lines that have blocked for the NFL's No. 1 rushing team three times in his career.

Morris has been a head offensive line coach in 12 seasons, coaching the 49ers, Vikings, Lions, and Buccaneers. It's a pretty good ratio all things considered. The Bills ranked sixth in the NFL in 2012 rushing, and have the makings of another top-notch rushing team should they re-sign free agent LG Andy Levitre. It's something to keep in mind for likely 2013 feature back C.J. Spiller.
Source: buffalobills.com
Jan 20 - 7:59 PM
C.J. Spiller - RB - Bills

New Bills OC Nathaniel Hackett ran a fast-paced, no-huddle offense as Syracuse's offensive coordinator in 2012.

The offense is a modernized variation of the old Bills "K-Gun" attack, which was quarterbacked by Jim Kelly. Syracuse's 2012 offense ranked first in the Big East in total yards, third in points, third in rushing, and second in passing. "You've got to constantly move, move, move," Syracuse LT Justin Pugh described. "If you go out there and you’re able to get the (defense) going nonstop, just going at them, going at them, it's going to wear them down."
Source: Buffalo News
Jan 9 - 12:39 AM
C.J. Spiller - RB - Bills

C.J. Spiller became the first Bills player to gain at least 1,700 yards from scrimmage since Travis Henry in 2002.

The difference? Spiller accomplished the feat on 250 touches versus Henry's 368. While Spiller's workload should get a spike under a new coaching staff, his effectiveness will take a hit without Chan Gailey's creativity in getting him the ball in space. The upshot is that Spiller will likely be viewed as a borderline first-round fantasy pick in 2013.
Source: Buffalo News
Mon, Dec 31, 2012 01:14:00 PM
C.J. Spiller - RB - Bills

C.J. Spiller rushed 24 times for 59 yards and caught two passes for 72 yards and a touchdown in the Bills' Week 17 win over the Jets.

Spiller also lost his third fumble of the season, although he compensated with his trademark big-play ability on a 66-yard second-quarter touchdown reception. Spiller finishes his third season in the NFL with career highs in rushing yards (1,244), all-purpose touchdowns (8), receptions (43), and receiving yards (459). He averaged a scintillating 6.01 yards per carry. We'll have a stronger grasp of Spiller's 2013 fantasy outlook when the Bills hire a new head coach -- he was often criminally underutilized by Chan Gailey -- but Spiller projects as an early second-round pick in next year's drafts, at the very least. He was a top-ten running back scorer in 2012.
Sun, Dec 30, 2012 04:36:00 PM
C.J. Spiller - RB - Bills

C.J. Spiller rushed 22 times for 138 yards in the Buffalo's Week 16 loss to the Dolphins.

The Dolphins had only allowed one 100-yard rusher going into Sunday's game, but struggled mightily to contain Spiller. He had 11 carries for 100 yards at the half and finished with 173 total yards on 26 touches. Spiller now has ten games with at least 100 total yards this season and is second only to Adrian Peterson in 20-plus yard runs. He leads the NFL in yards-per-carry.
Sun, Dec 23, 2012 04:32:00 PM
C.J. Spiller - RB - Bills

C.J. Spiller rushed 17 times for 103 yards with a touchdown in the Bills' Week 15 loss to the Seahawks.

Spiller and Stevie Johnson were the only two Bills that came to play. Using his uncanny speed and agility, Spiller burst around the edge for a 14-yard score at the end of the first quarter. He ended up with 20 touches while backup Tashard Choice got one. Finally unchained, Spiller will be on the RB1 radar once again in Miami next week. He's now gone over 1,000 yards by averaging a mind-boggling 6.50 YPC on his 161 totes this year.
Sun, Dec 16, 2012 07:45:00 PM
C.J. Spiller - RB - Bills

Speaking at Monday's presser, Bills coach Chan Gailey said C.J. Spiller will "get (the ball) as much as he wants" in Fred Jackson's absence.

Jackson is out for the season with a sprained MCL. This isn't the first time Gailey has pledged a bigger workload for his electric former first-round pick, but he doesn't have any choice this time around. Spiller touched the ball only eight times in Sunday's narrow loss, and in a ridiculous bit of symbolism, it was Tashard Choice, not Spiller, who got the first snap after Jackson went down. Regardless, Choice won't be a threat to Spiller's supremacy for the final three games of the season. Averaging 6.6 yards per carry and 7.3 yards per touch, Spiller will be a high-end RB1 for the final two weeks of the fantasy playoffs.
Source: Bills on Twitter
Mon, Dec 10, 2012 03:44:00 PM
C.J. Spiller - RB - Bills

C.J. Spiller touched the ball just eight times in the Bills' Week 14 loss to the Rams, rushing seven times for 37 yards, and adding one catch for 15 yards.

On a wet and chilly afternoon where the Bills played from ahead for a majority of the proceedings, Spiller was an afterthought behind Fred Jackson and Ryan Fitzpatrick. He never touched the ball in the red zone, and saw the rock eight fewer times than Jackson before F-Jax departed late with a serious leg injury. That's despite the fact that Jackson entered halftime with nine touches for nine yards compared to Spiller's five for 25. To add insult to injury, it was Tashard Choice who played the first snap after Jackson's injury. Whatever's going through coach Chan Gailey's head, it isn't likely to matter in Week 15, as he'll finally have no choice but to turn back to Spiller with Jackson extremely unlikely to suit up against the Seahawks.
Sun, Dec 9, 2012 04:18:00 PM
C.J. Spiller - RB - Bills

Coach Chan Gailey acknowledged that the weather conditions in Buffalo factored into his play-calling and C.J. Spiller's limited role behind Fred Jackson in Week 13.

Gailey believes Fred Jackson's physical style is more suited to the wind and driving rain. "Yeah, it does [change] a little bit because you would like for C.J. to be on a fast track," Gailey said. "He proved with that one [44-yard touchdown] run that sometimes it does not matter. When you are in a physical, downhill game that is more Fred's game." Spiller is fantasy's No. 10 back over the past five weeks.
Related: Fred Jackson
Source: ESPN.com
Mon, Dec 3, 2012 03:39:00 AM
C.J. Spiller - RB - Bills

C.J. Spiller rushed 14 times for 77 yards and a touchdown and added one reception for seven yards against the Jaguars in Week 13.

Coach Chan Gailey gave lip service to running the ball more in the red zone, but he continues to leave his best player on the sidelines on the most important plays of the game. Spiller saved his fantasy owners with a 44-yard touchdown but was otherwise essentially a non-factor. Although his streak of six consecutive 100-yard games has come to an end, Spiller is a good bet to bounce back versus the Rams in Week 14.
Sun, Dec 2, 2012 05:12:00 PM

Depth Charts

Skill Players
PosRoleName
QB1Kevin Kolb
2E.J. Manuel
3Tarvaris Jackson
4Jeff Tuel
RB1C.J. Spiller
2Fred Jackson
3Tashard Choice
4Zach Brown
5Kendall Gaskins
GLB1C.J. Spiller
2Fred Jackson
3RB1C.J. Spiller
2Fred Jackson
FB1Dorin Dickerson
2Frank Summers
3Drew Smith
WR11Stevie Johnson
2T.J. Graham
3Brad Smith
4Marcus Easley
5Chris Hogan
WR21Robert Woods
2Marquise Goodwin
3Da'Rick Rogers
4Kevin Elliott
5Brandon Kaufman
WR31T.J. Graham
TE1Scott Chandler
2Lee Smith
3Chris Gragg
4Mike Caussin
5Mickey Shuler
K1Rian Lindell
2Dustin Hopkins