Comments on: Maybin likely will be a holdout

By: TW99

TW99 — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:26:18 +0000

Russ Brandon couldn’t be too worried about signing his draft picks. He was out at Oak Hill yesterday morning playing. Must be he has it all under control.

By: TransplantedFan

TransplantedFan — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:38:39 +0000

I always think that argument of “well he should have been a top 5 pick” is complete crap. Why should he have been a top 5 pick? Because thats where he was in everyone’s mock draft? Well, this is why we have the actual draft. No matter how crazy the Raiders were to take DHB over Crabtree… they did. Didn’t Brady Quinn try this same crap when he thought he was getting picked #9 by the Dolphins?

By: as big as a hat

as big as a hat — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:15:31 +0000

So Crabtree “should” have been a top 5 guy? That’s a great theory. Hayward-Bey “should” have been a bottom 10 guy, so that’s good news for the Raiders. They can save a lot of money in negotiations by applying that logic.

By: slutnuts

slutnuts — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:46:23 +0000

just another reason why the slot they are picked should have a contract allocated to it. make it a 3 year deal, at the end you are a restricted free agent. allow the player and team to restructure after the first year or whenever. this will allow teams to keep their investments, and avoid these bs holdouts every year.

By: Lumas101

Lumas101 — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:39:09 +0000

Florio brings up an interesting point about the Hall of Fame game that I could use some clarification on.
If the Bills get to open a week early due to the Hall of Fame game, they still would finish camp the same time as everyone else, due to having five preseason games instead of four, right?
So technically anyone signed within the next week would be “on time” for a normal team. Getting players signed now is just an added bonus.
Am I correct on this, or is there more to it than that?

By: WetHog

WetHog — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:38:59 +0000

Crabtree’s agent is going to claim Crabtree should get top 5 money? Because he should of been taken in the top 5? Well he wasn’t. Hey Crabtree ordinary folk all around you are losing their jobs and their homes because of this economy. Don’t be the dick everyone thinks you are and holdout.

By: Buffalo Hogan

Buffalo Hogan — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:36:53 +0000

Florio – Dont forget the Bills have 2 first rounders. Maybin aint gonna play much anyways but the Bills need to get Eric Wood signed and second rounders Andy Levitre and Jarius Byrd. They are expected to contribute. So screw Maybin, we need wood and levitre.