The Facts:
Spiller's high ankle sprain was the main culprit in compromising what he hoped would be the best season of his career to date. But it hasn't changed his optimistic view of his role in Buffalo's offense. “I don’t have any concerns or any doubts what my role will be,” said Spiller. “I think we just had an obstacle in the road when I got injured in Week 4. It kind of hindered some of the things that we were able to do with me. When you keep coming in and out of games, it’s hard to really get a guy going like that.”
Reported by BuffaloBills.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
As BuffaloBills.com's Chris Brown reminded readers, Spiller was touted as the focal point of Buffalo’s offense heading into the first year under HC Doug Marrone. But due in large part to that injury, his playing time clearly suffered. The first two weeks of the season Spiller was on the field for 59 percent of the plays in both games (37, 44 plays). After that he did not see more than 40 percent of the snaps in a game until Week 16 against Miami (37 plays – 47 percent) and the season finale at New England (33 plays – 48 percent). Despite having an injury that sometimes takes four to six weeks of rest to heal, Spiller only missed one game in Week 8 at New Orleans. Still, it was clear he wasn’t himself most notably in games at Miami in Week 7 when he re-aggravated the injury and Week 10 at Pittsburgh.
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