DarthICE Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I hope Schobel retires. You could tell he lost a step before he got hurt. This year he bounced back on sacks, but too often runners have gotten outside of him on sweeps and he cannot run down the line to make tackles on inside runs like he used to. I like Schobel. He has been a good contributor to the team, but it's time to go. Yep. Over hyped, overpaid. Time to cut bait...along with over 1/2 this crappy roster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills_red Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Maybe he just would like traded to a team that doesn't suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertpaul49 Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I think it is ridiculous that people would be happy that one of the best defensive players this team has retires and leaves a giant hole. As far as Schobel getting more sacks against weaker opponents, Bruce Smith got the majority of his sacks against weaker opponents so he must have been lousy too. Bruce Smith hardly showed up against the Cowboys so the Bills were better off without him. I remember at the end of the Wade Phillips era where people were talking about how it would be better if the team were gutted. Well, how'd that work out. If the Bills get rid of all their best players, the team will be rebuilding again. Yeah Hoo!! The Bills need to figure out who they can get instead of who they can fire. For example, Jim Leonhard has turned out really well. I would bet any amount of money that Schobel would be even more highly regarded if he played for New England. Most over-rated player, give me a break. Outside of Buffalo nobody knows who he is. $6.5 million a year is a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PushthePile Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I remember this clearly... but he said it about Jason Peters, not Schobel. I also remember BB praising Schobel a couple times. We have a winner! Thanks Matt, I knew if something like this was said it could be found. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football...ichicks_-2.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 We have a winner! Thanks Matt, I knew if something like this was said it could be found. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football...ichicks_-2.html Thank you for vindicating me...Too bad my memory jumbles up Peters with Schoebel. PTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PushthePile Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Thank you for vindicating me...Too bad my memory jumbles up Peters with Schoebel. PTR No problem. I didn't buy it at all, so it shows what I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I saw the article on pft and thought it was interesting to see the comments on the article.... bills fans "let him go" patriots fans "send him to us" im not saying they know better then anyone else, but i thought it was interesting to see the stark difference between the camps. the real question is who would really be a better value for the money? players getting 5-7 sacks are getting big contracts these days. if we are looking for a 10 sack guy for cheap, you need to hit one in the mid rounds of the draft, its that or pony up for $10 million plus. realistically, unless we were tight on the salary cap next year, there is no reason to get rid of talent for being "overpaid." until we cant afford someone we want, no one is overpaid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynical Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 We have a winner! Thanks Matt, I knew if something like this was said it could be found. http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football...ichicks_-2.html And you would still be wrong: Retraction The writer, Peter King, states he wouldn't have changed his opinion "even if Bill Belichick called and said, 'Neither of those guys could make my team.'" King said it was a hypothetical quote. The News regrets the error. Why does this rumor persist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Rob Johnson Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I wonder if he just wants off this loser team. He retires. Waits a year. Signs with NE*. Sees Rodney Harrison's doctor and wins a ring. PTR If the bills put him on the retired list he'd still be Bills property. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PushthePile Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 And you would still be wrong: Retraction Why does this rumor persist? Okay I'm wrong. It persists because myself and others have never heard it before. Thanks for debunking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonInBuffalo Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Ironically, Schobel was under contract through 2009 when he approached the Bills in the summer of 2007 to discuss a contract extension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murra Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Maybe Schobel was the curse. It's to my understanding he never played in a playoff game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt in KC Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Okay I'm wrong. It persists because myself and others have never heard it before. Thanks for debunking it. I agree. Thanks. It persists in my memory because I never saw a retraction until now. I thought it was a bizarre quote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalkie Gerzowski Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 so what happens next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delete This Account Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 Latest and final version is out. Schobel considers retiring jw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 why don't you keep your mouth shut if you do not know what your talking about. That's pretty funny considering the guy you're yapping at has forgotten more about this game than you will ever understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rico Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 That's pretty funny considering the guy you're yapping at has forgotten more about this game than you will ever understand. :lol: Steve Tasker is giggling at your post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estro Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Bye now! Most. Over-rated. DE. EVER. Agreed (to a point.) Schobel had a decent run in the prime of his career, I won't take that away from him. At this point he's a shell of his former self, I said the same thing in a post last week. Many people disagreed and still thought Schobel was a VERY GOOD DE, I happen to disagree. He's been fairly average this year IMO, decent pass rusher a liability in the run game.....and starting to look pretty slow. Schobel is payed big money, and I think with a solid front office the money could be sprent more wisely. Losing Schobel is NOT a huge loss, especially if the Bills go about it the right way and truly blow this thing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Steve Tasker is giggling at your post. I have no idea what you're talking about but tell him I said Hi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 At least the guy has the diginity to admit he has lost some speed and might step down, unlike the highly overated Marcus Stroud who will come another year to leach a paycheck and take up a spot on the bench. Stroud has done nothing this, but watch running backs go by him. He should follow Schobel to the pasture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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