Marshawn Lynch still a Buffalo Bill for now

by Steve

The Bills have three decently good running backs still on the roster. The question is, why do they have three good running backs still on the roster? The team is obviously rebuilding, they have holes everywhere, and a team that just lost their starter for the season has a high profile player mentioning one of the three. Who you might ask?

Aaron Rodgers. (ya know, the guy that loses every big game, but I digress) Per JSOnline :

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was asked Wednesday what he would say to the Packers if they asked for his opinion about a possible deal for disgruntled Bills running back Marshawn Lynch, Rodgers' former Cal teammate.

"Bring him on," Rodgers said, without hesitation.

Not even with his character knocks?

"He's a great player," Rodgers said of Lynch. "And any character issues the team might see, I think in a situation like that, and I think you've seen that with other players across the league, when you give a guy a change of scenery and a guy like that who feels he might have something to prove, and surround him with two guys, (Desmond) Bishop and myself who played with him...I think that can only help him feel comfortable and see a lot of production."

Rodgers said the Packers have not asked him about Lynch, and that Rodgers and Lynch have not spoken.

and PFT:

Silver reports the Bills turned down a third-round pick and a player for Lynch in the offseason and showed no interest when a team called about Lynch as recently as last week. I don't need sources in Green Bay to know Thompson would rather talk about his personal life in a press conference than give up a third-round pick for Lynch. It won't happen.

This brings up a few questions. Why the hell are we asking so much? How desperate is Green Bay? Do we have a real general manager? Does the coaching staff have a better plan than last week to utilize effectively the three running backs we have?

How about AJ Hawk for Lynch? Gasp, that would involve us spending money. Firthermore Hawk isn't playing all that great since he isn't even getting on the field. He signed a 6-year contract worth $37.5 million in 2006 after being drafted 5th overall. Meaning he has one year left worth maybe $6 mil+ or less (he got $4mil this season). Does he drastically improve the team? Maybe he just needs a change of scenery but the fact that he couldn't even get on the field last week is disconcerting. Probably won't happen but his agent wants a trade, why not throw it out there.