cantankerous Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/...l-with-packers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DwightSchrute Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Def good news...but we'll see. I thought #12 pick signing was enough. If he was signed tomorrow, he wouldn't see any playing time on Saturday, would he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsGuyInMalta Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Can't hurt...but come on Russ, can we please sign this guy tomorrow? I'd love for him to at least be on the sidelines for the game in Buffalo. Hilarious side note: The Bills and Packers might pigeonhole Crabtree into accepting a contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyemike Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 The Packers are not reporting this on their website yet (and probably won't until tomorrow), but the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel is. Linky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoner7 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Why should we even sign Maybin? We could just let him rot and save the cash. Or trade him for a 2nd or third rd pick in 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brand J Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Maybin can sign whenever he wishes. If anyone is blaming his agent, STOP. Did the 12th pick overall have to wait for the 11th overall pick to sign?? Of course not, just like the 11th overall pick doesn't have to wait for the 10th overall pick to sign. If he really wanted to be with the team in camp, he would have been here by now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanC883 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Maybin can sign whenever he wishes. If anyone is blaming his agent, STOP. Did the 12th pick overall have to wait for the 11th overall pick to sign?? Of course not, just like the 11th overall pick doesn't have to wait for the 10th overall pick to sign. If he really wanted to be with the team in camp, he would have been here by now... Yep. And really has no reason to be holding out given that he only started 12 college games. The kid needs all the prep he can get if he is going to contribute anything this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zazie Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Why should we even sign Maybin? We could just let him rot and save the cash. Or trade him for a 2nd or third rd pick in 2010 I would agree wioth this but for two words: Chris Kelsay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantankerous Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 Why should we even sign Maybin? We could just let him rot and save the cash. Or trade him for a 2nd or third rd pick in 2010 What the hell are you talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM57 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 This should help the Maybin negotiations along even more. With Moreno at #12 signed, they have a figure to go higher than. With Raji at #9 signed, they have a defensive lineman drafted in close proximity to base a deal off of. At this point, you really don't need Crabtree to sign. You're not going to base a DE/LB's deal off of one that a player at a skill position gets. Raji's deal getting done is most likely more crucial to Maybin signing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gus2378 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I want Maybin in camp too but the Bills are as much to blame as he is... it is a two-way street ... Yes, no doubt the players get pressure form the union to get every last cent ... the vets talk about how unfair it is but deep down every veteran in a contract year LOVES when the rookies get big money because it drives their price up in free agency. They stick together ... and why? because the owners are the same way. The Bills are in WIN NOW mode. They spent how much money on T.O ... their pass rush SUCKS ... when you think about it, the BILLS should be going to Maybin and saying "Here is what you should get based on the guy below you and your slot last year ... were are offering XX% more because we believe in you and we need you and we want to win. If you do not take it, we are going to the media and telling them you are turning down an above-market value offer." What's another two or three million spread over 5 years? It's not much given their need to win NOW. But what are they doing? They are waiting because they do not want to screw the TEAMS with unsigned guys in front of them. They are not even pushing because they do not want to set the market. It is true, Maybin could just say screw it, I want to be in camp, do it at last year's No. 11 slot ... but come on ... you can say he hasn't done anything to be owed a big contract, but the Bills have done nothing to deserve what amounts to a hometown discount either. When it comes out the Bills have made a REAL effort to get him in, i will rip the kid. So far, it seems they are OK with it the way it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 ZOMG! How did Raji ever sign? According to Segal, a rookie cannot sign any deal until contracts on both sides of him are determined! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM57 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 I want Maybin in camp too but the Bills are as much to blame as he is... it is a two-way street ...Yes, no doubt the players get pressure form the union to get every last cent ... the vets talk about how unfair it is but deep down every veteran in a contract year LOVES when the rookies get big money because it drives their price up in free agency. They stick together ... and why? because the owners are the same way. The Bills are in WIN NOW mode. They spent how much money on T.O ... their pass rush SUCKS ... when you think about it, the BILLS should be going to Maybin and saying "Here is what you should get based on the guy below you and your slot last year ... were are offering XX% more because we believe in you and we need you and we want to win. If you do not take it, we are going to the media and telling them you are turning down an above-market value offer." What's another two or three million spread over 5 years? It's not much given their need to win NOW. But what are they doing? They are waiting because they do not want to screw the TEAMS with unsigned guys in front of them. They are not even pushing because they do not want to set the market. It is true, Maybin could just say screw it, I want to be in camp, do it at last year's No. 11 slot ... but come on ... you can say he hasn't done anything to be owed a big contract, but the Bills have done nothing to deserve what amounts to a hometown discount either. When it comes out the Bills have made a REAL effort to get him in, i will rip the kid. So far, it seems they are OK with it the way it is. Paragraphs. They make posts so much easier to read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 ZOMG! How did Raji ever sign? According to Segal, a rookie cannot sign any deal until contracts on both sides of him are determined! Link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gus2378 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Paragraphs. They make posts so much easier to read. Are you kiddinig me? I editied it, but perhaps next time you woudl prefer that I record it and provide an mp3 link so you don't have to use your brain at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Caveman Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Why should we even sign Maybin? We could just let him rot and save the cash. Or trade him for a 2nd or third rd pick in 2010 What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM57 Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Are you kiddinig me? I editied it, but perhaps next time you woudl prefer that I record it and provide an mp3 link so you don't have to use your brain at all? Oh I read it the first time. I'm just saying it was all smashed together. Lots of ... 's in it as well. It just read as one big run-on sentence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffaloaggie Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 The #9 pick has signed a five-year, $28.5 million deal with $18M guaranteed The #12 pick has signed a five-year, $23 million deal with $13M guaranteed Kind of sets the bar on both ends now. I wish they'd let us know what offer is out on the table for Maybin. Is there even an offer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 The #9 pick has signed a five-year, $28.5 million deal with $18M guaranteedThe #12 pick has signed a five-year, $23 million deal with $13M guaranteed Kind of sets the bar on both ends now. I wish they'd let us know what offer is out on the table for Maybin. Is there even an offer? If there isn't an offer, there has to be one soon, I suspect. As you note, the parameters are pretty well set. How hard is it to slot a contract between those two known points? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderbread Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 If there isn't an offer, there has to be one soon, I suspect. As you note, the parameters are pretty well set. How hard is it to slot a contract between those two known points? how about taking a page form the Sabres book w/ 5 for 5. With about 15 guaranteed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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