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IMHO as a professional in this field, Smith is not bargaining about money, or rules or retirees benefits and pensions, he is bargaining for power. This dispute will not be settled until some players begin to break ranks and Smith is either told to change the strategy or he changes because he is about to be fired by the players. Smith is the new card in the deck. The owners are appeazing him at this point and that must stop. Can you imagine a union that decertifies and then demands they have a seat at the table even though they do not exist. I understand the suits by Brady/Manning et al but the issue here is Smiths inability to gain power. IMHO

The real issue here is the new NFLPA leadersip. They are different than the old group and the style and the vision is different. The fight is about control, not money. Smith wants control and power and the older group wanted fairness and to play the game. This will not get settled easily. Smith has changed the dynamics and matches the owners now. This is neither good or bad, but because Goodell is a solution type guy he can control the owners and get a deal. Smith does not want a solution at this point in his career. He wants power and control. I have been in this position many times...the solution must come from the players behind Smith because he does not want a contract solution as I said. Interesting to me that we have 2 parties with one fighting over money and the other fighting for power.

Without ripping you consider this. background!!!!! what percentage of people from particular areas of the city or state or neighbourhood play football vs other areas. thus the opportunity of those people is different to be a player. Substitute any profession and you see the same example. Why are there better skaters in Canada and US vs Jamaica? Race or opportunity? Geeks at school hang with other geeks and few of them become football players. Why do more people from Nashville like country music than people from LA? Kids in England more likely to be a soccer player than a quarterback. People can be predesposed based on surroundings..what did your family do, what do your friends do. Kids learn the game playing at a young age with other friends in the field without a coach and adults...if that does not exist in your neighborhood it is unlikely you can later learn to be that athlete by only learning at the diamond or stadium. More good swimmers come from warm weather areas than cold. Why...opportunity.

I do not have this information but wouldn't it be interesting to review the 09 draftnics to see what they thought of Maybin and then determine theeir potential credibility for this years draft. If the Bills are going to go D line or LB at 3 then I think this is essential information since most of us get our preferences based on their writings not on our ability to scout. Any thoughts?

What is with all the complaining.The whole NFL fan base forgives M Vick and wants to hang someone who messed up a few words in a song... This is sick I guess if she submits herself into rehab or jail all is forgiven.

At least Fireman Ed goes to games...when was the last time you did. I am a long term Bills fan but I have always appreciated the dedication of Fireman Ed. He is a great fan, travels to away games and leads one of the best cheers in the league. I have seen him sitting in the rain and cold no matter if the team is down by 25 or up by 25. He certainly rivals our own Pinto Kenny...and deserves respect.

He will do exactly the same thing as his buddy Lavar Arrington (He personal advisor) He will shoot his big mouth off, blame his failure on everything except his own inability, spend his money and teach some other Penn stater how to scam the NFL with no talent. no team should even dratf a player that has even talked to either one of these guys.

I agree that in order to build the team certain players at the top of your rooster must be kept. They may not be pro bowl but you cannot rebuild the entire rooster each year. example....Poz may not be the best LB in the AFC but we cannot fill that position and Dline and outside LB at the same time. However, as long as Overdorf controls the contracts and makes these type of personnel decisions we will NEVER build a team past a 5 or 6 win team...always in a learning mode for the first 8 games. Overdorf is the problem ans cancer in the front office. IMHO

You make my point for me. If Whitner is not good enoug why the he$$ are we even talking to him at this point. If he is good enough to keep then why do we want to piss him off and other players at the same time. That is exactly what is wrong with the front office But Butler never negotiated during a season and screwed up the morale. Gailly and staff have the ship sailing in the right direction and the front office does what they can to screw it up. If this franchise is running the same as it did for the past 10 years then Nix may not even have a say in this process. That is my point. Why do we expect Overdorf and Littman to give up any power to another old man. I resepct Nix...it is the rest of the front office that is n uts.

Just when some good feelings about this team begins to grow the real issues with the organization shows. Whitner is unhappy. That is not unusual. What is the real issue is the front office, who can pi$$ off players playing well during the season. John Butler, Bill Polian, would never let this happen. There is no need for this. Overdorf..Littman..Modrak, cannot run a football team. They cannot handle negotiations, drafting or hiring staff. History proves this. The record proves it. These are the guys that cut Langston Walker without telling the head coach. Not that he should not have been cut but that is a caoching decision not a $$$ money decision. We will never crawl above an 8 & 8 team until that part of the organization is fixed.

love this one...at least it is the right color of Blue....the ones we have now are not Bills uni's they are Donahoes undershirts

This is the best description of Maybin I have read. I have always thought that Maybin had no heart (you could say coward but I wouldn't get on that field) When he got his $$$$$$ he reached his goal...THE END

the heart showed up last week when they finally benched Maybin

Maybin is just playing along until the Bills cut him so he can keep his money. He has never been a player. He has taken lessons from his agent and fellow Penn alum, Arrington Who is stupid, Maybin or Ralph. I wonder when Overdorf is going to cut him like he did Walker and others.

Maybin is the best example of Ralph, Littman and Overdorf run this team. Do not spend money on quality people who know how to run a team and then let them do it, but waste money on a player who had 1 season of football and pay him $27M guaranteed. Then they cry about it. We should have seen how questionable this pick was based on 1 yr and his agent JJ Arrington from Penn. Arrington was the same situation, big choice, hold out and then bust. Arrington tought Maybinb well. The decision on Maybin is, cut him now, or get some football people who can develop players.

Love Talley. My favorite Bill of all time

The only thing special for Maybin needs to be Special Teams play or he will be cut.

he is the same person as his mentor...Arrington. He also was a bust and taught Maybe how to fool the Bills in their negotiations. Shame on the Bills for looking so stupid in this process.

Toronto has never identified with Buffalo or the Bills. they see themselves as a world city not lunch bucket. Most people from Toronto think of Irv Weinstein and fires on the east side news in relating to Buffalo. Most NFL fans in Toronto follow the winners in the past..Miami, Dallas, Indy, These are the teams they saw on TV. IMHO

he had this same problem last year I suspect the Bills doctors are incompetent at diagnosing or insisting on certain treatment We continually have these types of long term situations.

As a non Native American I resent your people taking all the money away from my people in your casinos

if I had a hat I would tip it...( picture John Wayne )

Nix knows what game Schobel has been playing. What do you expect him to do? He is forcing him to wait as long as he can so he has less of s chance of getting on another team. Schobel has been lying since day one and if you blame this on the Bills you are nutts. I hope Nix plays as dirty as he can and then gets a draft choice..7th rounder would be more than enough... Schobel is a lying gutless guy... he sure teaches his kids well !!!

Tom Donahoe...he called the fans "Idiots"

IMHO the Bills would be better off without him. He is a decent player with no team concept in his head. He is detrimental to the emotion required to play top level football