“Good Grief!”

and blaming the other publicly. at least we got that going for us, which i nice.

Looking at the Raji and Orakpo deals it looks fairly cut and dry. Maybin should be in line for about 24 million with about 15 million guaranteed. Do it! Yao says, “Eat the head!”

Would a good guess be that they’re both off by say 2-4 million total, and 1-3 million guaranteed? I really thought something would have been done by today to get a jersey on the kid in order to play a few downs against Pittsburgh. I figured once Segal & Co were done with Vick, this would move quick. So much for thinking…

on the lameness scale

Greedy greedy!

It is getting to a point of ridiculousness now. What is the holdup?

We need this guy. I’m not about to be moved by some good practices and a few plays against backups for our current DE’s. Come on Maybin, segal and the team!

Oh, poor Aaron Maybin. But, he’s dying inside watching the team play! Then sign on the dotted line and stop whining. It really is that simple. He is fighting over not very much money when you consider how much the contract will be in total.

I’d love to know exactly what they’re far apart on. There’s a pretty good baseline out there now, excluding Crabtree.

As of Tuesday, Maybin has missed 21 practices, 15 walkthroughs, countless film study sessions and two preseason games since the Bills opened camp in suburban Rochester on July 25. And it’s becoming increasingly likely that Maybin won’t take one snap at St. John Fisher College, because the Bills’ final day of camp is Wednesday, after which they’ll relocate to their headquarters in Orchard Park for the remainder of the preseason.

Regardless of fault, blame or anything else… for a rookie to miss this much vital learning time is significant. Considering this young man played only 13 games last season and is stepping into the “big boy shoes”…. he needs to be pushing his agent and the Bills need to be listening….. very rarely is a player that spectacular that missing such valuable time doesn’t adversely affect their ability to maximize their talent. Yeah, we are only going to be using him to enhance our ability to get to the QB but when a seasoned veteran TE or RT sees this kid using only the skills gleaned from 13 games at Penn St., all the talent in the world isn’t going to stop them from taking him out of the play or just plain old handling him. Get the deal done folks….. this guy could be useful and he is being hurt by missing this time at practice!

When your a rookie…..you gotta just focus on getting to your team, getting better, and concentrating on learning and adapting to the NFL. All he’s doing is wasting valuable time in which he can prove how good he can…..Goodell has to come up with a better way of getting rookies signed without any holdups…too much power for players who havent played a single NFL game…

What is taking so long to di this. It should be generally simple at this point. WTF is the holdup?

I like Maybin, I was estatic when Buffalo drafted him. He’s a fellow Penn Stater, so I even have more affection for him than a normal Bills fan, but this is getting insane.

I don’t think the agent is playing for the money as much as he is for reputation and next year’s clientele. Being an agent is just a nasty job. Seeking to climb up to the top of the agent ladder, he can’t be seen as weak or other agents will have that advantage in hiring talks with next year’s players.

Apparently they have a Q&A with an agent on Maybin’s holdout…

I bet the problem is that Segal is saying hey, “If Crabtree is being this much of a problem, I want Maybin to be paid like 10, because its as if Crabtree wasn’t drafted.”

The Bills probably think its BS and are like, hell no. And here we are

What happens if he isn’t signed? Do the Bills have a wasted number 1 pick? Is there any compensation if Maybin never comes here? Is he free to sign with anyone else next season?

how is what Maybin’s doing entirely different than what Jason Peters did while in Buffalo? Why is Maybin being given a pass (while never playing a professional down), yet Peters was slow-cooked like a stuffed pig in the pre-game lot?

Maybin’s got his wagon firmly hitched to Crabtree’s. We all know that Crabtree’s gripe is that he was “predicted” to be taken higher and “should have” been taken instead of DHB. While it’s a ridiculous argument, somehow it makes sense in his warped mind/world. Maybin’s only justification for holding out is a very distorted angle on the slotting system, with hopes of Crabtree somehow getting a premium as justification for Maybin “slotting” based off of that premium. That type of reasoning should be an insult to Bills fans and a warning of how this kid’s mind works. Nothing but pure greed, period. The claims of him being beside himself about not being on the field with his team strikes me as a blatant insult on my intelligence, since his actions prove beyond any doubt that extracting every last dime is a higher priority than actually playing football.

I’m aggravated but using this as a reality check. I would have loved to see Maybin come in and immediately contribute becoming the pass rushing, sack monster we’re all hoping for. But the reality is that even if he emerges as a dominant player, its is unlikely to happen this year – hold-out or not.

Remember the frustration Houston fans felt when Mario Williams was selected first over Bush and Vince Young. He was being declared a bust before his career even began and now he’s a force. Its not too much to expect Maybin to emerge as a dominant DE in time, but I’m not freaking out about this now. Its just business.

i hadn’t. kinda makes Maybin look like a fool with Arrington blowing smoke up his vent.

oops, lost my link http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=lCd4dWrTrcU

- This is prime example of something having to be done regarding “rookie compensation”. You can look at many busts like Ryan Leaf, Troy Williamson, Mike Williams, etc., who made a lot of money and didn’t contribute.
- Prove your worth first Maybin!!!!!!!!!