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New article from the Bleacher Report.. Aaron Schobel: Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

I think Antonio Coleman makes Chris Kelsay expendable by the end of the 2nd preseason game.. Younger, cheaper, and a better pure pass rusher. I don't know if Aaron Schobel's request to remain a Buffalo Bill is genuine, but if he realistically expects to be on the same page as the rest of the defense, he better be in by day 1 of training camp. His heart is in Texas (along with the rest of his family), but his job is in Buffalo. I wish someone knew first hand if he is currently training. If he has spent this offseason with his family, he may hurt himself trying to run around with guys who are in football shape...

At what point does Schobel become too far behind to contribute? He'll already have to transition to an entirely different position, in an entirely different defense. Right now, he's missing all of the installation, as well as the added experience of playing OLB in a 3-4 defense. At what point does it become, "thanks Aaron, but we have to go with the guys who have been here learning this entire summer." In my opinion, if he doesn't show for day 1 of mandatory training camp, you can pretty much write him off... 3-4 defenses usually keep around 8 LBs and 6 DL. At this moment, the LB position is overly crowded. Which 8 will make the opening day roster? I've highlighted the players I'd like to see survive the Turk, but either way, some talented players will be handed pink slips.. Aaron Schobel Chris Kelsay Paul Posluszny Kawika Mitchell Andra Davis Aaron Maybin Chris Ellis Nic Harris Reggie Torbor Arthur Moats Danny Batten Antonio Coleman Keith Ellison Marcus Buggs Ryan Manalac Mike Wright Jon Corto

I remember at one point the Sunday Ticket was like $159, which averaged out to about $10/game. Inflation and greed. Greedy bastages...

But, but, but... Marv said that Jauron just needed more time

It's worse than you thought. He signed a deal averaging $6M/season - just a hair under Schobel's $7M/season.

Even worse - a top 10 pick..

Wait... I thought Donte quit Twitter b/c his feelings got hurt..?

He'll only have himself to blame for being so far behind.. Edwards said Chan Gailey's terminology is entirely different than the offenses of the past, so he'll be playing catch-up for a while...

I remember the guys on NFL Network saying that the Seahawks had offered a 4th for Lynch and when that was turned down, they traded that pick for LenDale White. I've never heard any mention of a 3rd rounder. I'd rather keep Lynch than trade him for a 3rd round pick. If LenDale White can go for a 4th, Lynch is worth a 2nd...

Marshawn Lynch.. The most hated Buffalo Bill since Willis McGahee.

I believe the Bills were very much interested in trading up for Tebow. Can't remember which insider said it, but the words were, "the Bills WILL have their QB by the end of the night (night of the first round)." Add to this that those who were around the Bills war room, recognized frustration among the group, it also leads you to believe that Tebow was the guy. Lastly and most telling in my opinion, was Ralph Wilson coming out and speaking about a player who was selected by another team. "Denver panicked and selected Tebow." Why would Wilson care? If the Bills did not have any plans to select Tebow before the 3rd round, why did he care that Denver selected him in the first? He might as well had commented on Pierre-Paul and said, "the Giants panicked and selected Pierre-Paul." In my best Matlock impersonation, "Wilson did not care about Pierre-Paul, but he DID care about Tebow. Isn't that right..?" I'm just glad that this is one trade that did not go down - no Troup, no Carrington...

As if Roscoe Parrish was the only Buffalo Bill who made a costly in-game mistake. I can't blame him for trying - if I was used to playing offense and had all of my receiving opportunities taken away from me, I'd also try to make plays any time I had the slightest chance to do so (as I'm sure 80-90% of ppl on this board would do as well). If you were in his situation and wanted to be a full time receiver, but had that stripped from your resume, you'd try to force the issue when given other opportunities, trust me. If not, then you're not a true competitor...

No, I was right in my assessment. The Bills' QB of yesteryear wouldn't have to have been great to have made plays in our cracker jack of an offense - just good. I believe Vince Young, Tony Romo, Joe Flacco, Carson Palmer, Jay Cutler, David Garrard, and Matt Schaub, all would have made more than their share of plays if they were the Bills starter and would have led us to a better record overall. I wouldn't consider any of the aforementioned QBs "great", so it would've only taken a good QB to succeed in those conditions..

This is true with ANY QB selected near the top of the draft. If none of the QBs step up this year, we will be in this exact predicament next year. This is the risk you take in drafting a QB with a high selection. Any QB...

I think if the X Factor Brian Brohm wasn't on this roster, Nix and co. would've pulled the trigger on Clausen at 41. It's nice to say, "they are unsure of the QBs on the roster, due to the OL, OC, etc." but good QBs find ways to make plays, even in the most dire of circumstances. There were numerous plays that were there to be made (when Trent or Fitz had ample time to pass) and the QBs failed to make those plays. Evans, Owens, and even Edwards have stated as much. "There were plays out there to be made, but for whatever reason, we didn't make them. It's frustrating." On a second note, please stop with the logic, "all teams passed on this guy, so there's no way he's capable of being a franchise QB. These guys get paid to do these jobs, so if he was a franchise QB, why did he last until the middle of the 2nd round?" GMs, with all of their resources, do not have the ability to forecast success. If so, the Montana's, Brady's, and Warner's of the world would never make it past the 1st round...

Well, I'm black and have felt direct prejudice from the NYPD, although I'm not a millionaire (yet) with a red X on my back, which would make it even easier. To say that Marshawn has reaped what he has sewn is unjust. I myself am an outstanding citizen who has always followed the law, yet, in the 20 months that I've been living in NYC, I've been pulled over 5 times. In the 12 years prior to living here - driving around Chicago, Michigan, and all of Texas - I was pulled over 0 times. I was at a point where I felt like once I got in my car, I became an escaped fugitive. I can only imagine how much worse the situation would be if I was a 'known' individual who had past transgressions with the law. The race card cannot always be played, but there are times in which it is definitely a factor. To turn your nose up at what Lynch is saying, is either being naive and/or pig headed...

JP was a good guy, not a very good QB, but a good guy and I can't root against people like that. I hope he does well with the Seahawks. I would feel the same way about Edwards - if he fails, yet again, to become the QB that this team needs, then I'll wish him well with his next team. I have nothing against either guy personally, but after continuous failures, I just don't care to see either of them behind center on my team...

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I have an ass backwards view on the QB situation, yet, you are the one who stated, "What I can say, is that I am completely confident that Trent Edwards is the best QB on this roster." Okaayyy I used past successes and failures of the QBs on this roster to contradict your statement. The hypocrisy in your post is laughable. You ask me, why prejudge, when I haven't made a judgment about anything! You are the one who stated Trent Edwards is the best QB on the roster. That sir is a judgment. I agree, let the QBs battle it out for the top spot, but to say in complete confidence that [insert QB name here] is the best QB on this roster, is completely asinine. If you believed in a true QB competition, then you should have taken that position in the first place, rather than anointing your chosen QB...

So enlighten me.. What comparisons and/or evidence do you have, that makes Trent better than all of the other QBs on the roster? If we are not allowed to compare players against each other using the past as a barometer, then how are you reaching your conclusion?

How can you, in complete confidence, make a statement such as this one? What has Trent accomplished, on any level of football, that makes him better than any of the other QBs on this roster? He has no accomplishments on the NFL level and was even replaced by the least gifted QB on this roster, Ryan Fitzpatrick, so let's compare Trent Edwards to Brian Brohm and Levi Brown as collegians. Ooops sorry, no comparison. Brohm and Brown were far better players on the collegiate level, both in statistical categories, as well as the all important W/L category...

He looks like a tough mofo, with a strong trunk, legs, and running skills. He looks like more of a TE than a LB, but after saying all of that, his arms aren't much bigger than Roscoe's, so I don't know how that upper body strength will translate. I can't see him pushing off even the Aaron Maybin's of the NFL...

True, true... Or how about we get lucky for a change and the football Gods decide to smile once again upon this once proud franchise. What if we have a diamond in the rough, a rose that grew from concrete, a Phoenix that has risen from the ashes, in the name of Brian Brohm..? Yes, it would take somewhat of a miracle for Brohm to become an even better QB for the Bills, than the one who led the Louisville Cardinals, but these Bills are overdue..

While no one here is debating Trent's off the field intelligence (at least I don't think so...), you can't tell me as a Stanford professor, that every player on that Stanford roster would merit admission to that school based solely on their academic achievements. If this was true, then guys like Marshawn Lynch would never step foot onto a campus such as Cal Berkley. Notre Dame is the only campus that I am familiar with that players avoid, due to the school's academic expectations...