Originally Posted by Carl Spackler

The correct analogy is an athlete that has concerns that his agent has been co-opted by the team owners and that agent is no longer negotiating on the athlete's behalf. Said athlete has two choices: 1. Fire the agent and continue negotiations with a new one, or 2. Express doubt publicly about the agent in the hopes said agent knows he's been busted, and if he wants to continue and get a taste of the new contract, he better remember who's hired him.