Jerry Jabber

So this is Schobel's version of Bruce Smith's antics. Smith used to get his knee scoped, just to avoid training camp. Now Schobel is doing the retirement/family thing to avoid OTA's/mini-camps and some training camp.

Poz fell down the stairs, and his shoes fell off... And he was very, very hurt!!

So what you're saying is that veterans right the right to sit out OTA's, mandatory mini-camps and part of training camps. Aren't veterans suppose to set the example on the team? Marcus Stroud could have easily pulled the same crap with switching from DT to DE, but he didn't, he's a veteran and a professional. On top of that, Schobel or any other member of the Bills should not be skipping any sort of team training considering how bad the team has been not only during the Jauron era, but over the last decade. Play or retire, it's that simple. Note to Schobel: "You're not Bruce Smith and nowhere near the level of ability Bruce Smith was!!"

Borrowing a quote from Mike O.: "If Schobel does come back, it doesn't mean he'll get another 10 sacks this season. With transitioning from DE to OLB, plus not showing up at all for the OTA's, mini-camps and part of training camp, do you really think Schobel is going to be an effective ROLB like he was at RDE? Do you really think he's going to learn not only the new position, but the new defense that quickly before the start of the season?" So, do you really think Schobel is going to be proficient in the 3-4 defense come September 12th?

That's great about Troup. I just hope Spiller's holdout is nowhere near as long as Maybin's was last year.

While no one can knock Schobel or anyone else for wanting to spend more time with their family, but he's going about this the wrong way. Schobel has to learn a new position (ROLB) and a new defense, the 3-4. Showing up this late, puts him way behind everyone else. If he does play, I can't see Schobel being effective in the first half of the season.

+1

So, you agree with his actions then? I guess it's allright for any player to skip all OTA's, mini-camps & now some of training camp, just because they don't feel like showing up?

http://blogs.buffalobills.com/2010/07/28/s...cipating-fines/ The more this saga drags on, the more Schobel is turning into a diva.

I don't get why everyone is gaga over Cowher. Cowher was a good coach, but he was also with the Steelers for at least 15 years and won only 1 superbowl. Look at Marty Schottenheimer, he if had 15 years on one team, I'm sure he would have won a superbowl as well. I think Cowher would have been a better coach for the Bills, but I would label him as the savior like most Bills fans would have.

Last year, when the Bills drafted Byrd in the 2nd round, I was saying "WTF!!! another player for the secondary!!" But after seeing Byrd's play on the field last year, I understood why the Bills drafted him. I'm hoping we'll be saying the same positive stuff about Spiller by the end of the season. I did like the interior of our line and hope Wood comes back strong from his injury. It sounds like the players on the O-line have benefitted so far from the new strength & conditioning program, so we'll see how that translates when the pads go on.

It's okay. With Gibran Edwards being mentored by Dick Gailey, the Bills should be fine. Seriously, love the optimism and I agree. I think the Bills will be under the radar and could be fighting for a wild card spot towards the end of the year. If the Bills can go 7-9 3x, and 6-10 with an inept coaching staff, then I can't see how the Bills can do any worse. We've already seen improvements in strength & conditioning, so that will decrease injuries and hopefully help with the blown 4th quarter leads/ties.

Jim McMahon used to call Mike Tomczak "Pick 3" in Chicago, because he would throw 3 INT's on average in a game. Tomczak, Fielder, Stewart & Thigpen were not good QB's, but Gailey got production out of them. If Gailey can do the same with Edwards or Brohm, then I will Bill-eve in him as well.

And how many passes did TO drop not only last year, but in his career? Who is TO playing for this year?

Eli also had Plaxico "Mr. Gun Safety" Burress when they won the Superbowl. Plus, look at the Bills history of drafting QB's that have made the playoffs with the Bills. In the 50 year history of the Bills, there have been only 2 QB's the Bills drafted that made the playoffs with the Bills....let me say that again...2 QB's in 50 years....that's f@cking pathetic!!!!! The last one was Jim Kelly (don't anyone start the crap again about the USFL developing Kelly into an NFL ready QB). If Gailey can get production out of a guy like Mike Tomczak, who sucked horribly in Chicago, then let's give Edwards a chance under Gailey's mentoring and see what Gailey can do with him.

Here are some other stats about the two: In Brees' & Edwards' first 3 years (games they played the entire game), they thrown for under 200 yards: 10 times each Under 150 yards: Brees 3, Edwards 7 Under 100 yards: Brees 4, Edwards 0 Like Brees, Edwards has not had the offensive weapons. Dick Jauron and his lame ass offensive coordinators had no clue how to run an offense. They also had no clue how to get Lee Evans open, they kept lining him up on the outside. Reed was nothing special and took him years to finally develop some kind of ball catching consistency. Peerless Price was washed up when he came back. Robert Royal sucked. James Hardy went through rookie WR growing pains, then got injured and has been useless. Steve Johnson couldn't get a whiff of the field. Roscoe Parrish was benched. TO got pissed at Edwards and quit running routes in the Titans game, just so he could get Fitz in there. Our TE's (Fine, Schouman) have been below average. We might have some potential in Nelson. Before, the only offensive weapons the Bills had were Jackson, Lynch & Evans. Once Evans was double covered, our passing game was non-existent. This year, it looks like there is some potential at both the WR positions and at the TE positions. If Edwards wins the QB battle, lets see if he can take the next step.

Good post. I agree 100%.

I agree, also add Sage Rosenfels to that list. I'll never forget a very painful loss to the dolphins, when Rosenfels came in the game (due to injury) and had 272 passing yards in the 2nd half and beat the Bills, especially when the Bills were dominating that game up until Rosenfels came in.

Even if Bell Or Meredith don't develop into probowl LT's, if they can get decent production from either one, then that's huge for the Bills FO. If the experiment fails, the offense is going to struggle...again.

http://www.buffalorumblings.com/2010/7/19/...t-tackle-battle An interesting take on the LT competition. I agree with the author that it's a big gamble on Nix & Gailey's part to let a former 7th rounder & a former practice squad member battle it out for one of the most important positions on offense.

Hope everything went well. Good luck & hope you have a speedy recovery!

If I also remember correctly, the FG was kicked on 3rd down. Huge mistake not going for another quick run play/knee down and getting the FG unit out there. I don't remember if we had a time out left or not, but the FG unit could have rushed out and kicked a FG. The Broncos did that to us in the 2007 season opener with 10 seconds left on the clock and got a last second FG.

But RJ also left 16 seconds on the clock. Rookie mistake.

Born in South Buffalo in 74' Graduated from South Park H.S. in 92' Went into the Marines in 96' Stationed in Okinawa, Quantico, VA (twice) and Cherry Point, NC Reside in Fredericksburg, VA

Thank you!! That's what I've been saying all along, he plays great for 1 game, then sucks for a bunch of games in a row. But, guys like Doc don't want to hear that. They're Flutie bashers and are mad that when Flutie was the starting QB, he wasn't lighting defenses up on a weekly basis. These bashers weren't satisfied with a win, they wanted blowouts. They're also the same people that wanted Kelly to retire during his last few years as a Bill.