Showing posts with label Buffalo Bills. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Buffalo Bills. Show all posts

Monday, July 12, 2010

Bills DE Schobel is ready to retire at any time

The Buffalo Bills defensive end Aaron Schobel will turn 33 years old by the first day of September, and he is now thinking that he might have been too old to play more football, so he would be fine and announce his retirement if the Bills finally decide that they do not need the defensive end any more.

"I think this coaching staff is OK with moving on without me, and that’s fine," Schobel said via the team’s website. "I understand he has to come in and do what he has to do, but at this point in my career that’s what has to happen for me to play. If September rolls around and Buffalo wants me, then maybe I’ll play. But I doubt it."

Even if Schobel retires, the Bills will not lose much in productivity. The 32-year-old man had only 10 sacks, three forced fumbles, four passes batted down and one interception in 2009 season. Schobel used to say that he wanted to preserve his body for post-career life, which will be spent mostly on staying with his three young children. He may also put on his wife’s favorite Vikings jersey to watch other teams’ game. On the other side, the Bills GM Buddy Nix told reporters recently that the team would keep Schobel if the player still wants to play.

Saturday, June 26, 2010

Bills RB Lynch loves Jets more than his own team

The Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch recently gave his high praise on the New York Jets in an interview about his favorite John Madden video game. As a game fan, he said that the Jets’ offseason changes would make the team a better one while chasing for the AFC East championship.

"I'm probably not supposed to say that, but I'm excited to see what the Jets are going to do," Lynch told ESPN.com. "I'm real excited. Now that's a team that I'm going to pick and play with on Madden. That's real talk. They made so many moves it's hard to just pinpoint one. I am a running back, and LT … Man, one of the best that ever did it. I'm going to be excited to see him twice a year. Santonio and [Darrelle] Revis and Cromartie over there, that's going to be interesting."

Well, later Lynch said that he was also confident in his own team, telling reporters that the Bills’ backfield would be more productive in new season. He also made a prediction on NFC North champion team Minnesota Vikings, pointing that whether the team is going to play with a quarterback wearing No.4 Brett Favre jersey, it’s still able to make it to NFC championship game appearance.