Rex Pushes Revis for DPOY
by John B on Dec 18, 2009 7:00 AM EST
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Darrelle Revis has a supporter in his head coach for his Defensive Player of the Year candidacy.
"I went back and looked and I was going to be subtle about this, but if he’s not the NFL Defensive Player of the Year something is wrong with the system. Nobody, and I mean nobody in maybe the history of the game, has had the challenges that he’s faced week in and week out. You look at the top receivers in this game now that he’s gone out and matched with and literally almost shut down.
"I’ve been around guys that have earned it, Ray Lewis and Ed Reed. Of course, those guys deserve those awards, but I don’t think those guys even had the impact that Darrelle Revis has had on this football team. I think that’s why ... he’s earned that award."
That's quite a statement, saying Revis has had a bigger impact than Lewis and Reed. I mean, you're talking about two future Hall of Famers.
Indeed it is. If you've read this site recently, you know where I stand on this issue. Revis is an ultimate defensive weapon. He can single handedly take the other team's best weapon out of a game. Who else in the league can do this? He has had to stick with the opposition's best receiver all game and has dominated this year. That's not even close to hyperbole.
Do you agree with Rex and me?
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Revis has been nothing short of Spectcular
Man what a stud.
Chad Johnson keeps a checklist of the DBs he faces, and checks them off as the season goes along, im sure it will be an X after facing Revis. Wideouts want no part of our boy!
Darrelle yer makin GangGreen proud, keep it up!
voted yes of course
Curtis "my favorite" Martin - 1 of the best!
Couldn't agree more...
He nullifies the opposition’s best weapon (guys that normally draw double-teams) and frees up a safety/LB so that Rex can dream up some diabolic scheme for punishing QBs.
We’re still the #1 defense w/out Jenkins. I don’t think we’d be even close to that ranking w/out Revis.
He is just an amazing talent, he is without doubt, far and away the best ‘cover’ corner in the league, and although I and probably everyone here thinks he is the best ‘overall’ corner in the league, Woodson has to be considered. He has made some decisive game changing plays this year, but nobody has stepped up and shut down receivers like Revis, and that has been the difference and the reason we have the number one pass defence and overall defence. I hope that people who vote watch the performances because numbers alone won’t win him this award, they need to see just how big an impact he does have.
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Is Gholston even on the roster any more? lol not heard anyone talk about him or say anything for weeks.
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If I had it my way we’d ship both rhodes and gholston to clev.
Gholston is eric’s problem anyways!
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Haha in all seriousness there is no cover corner even on his level. I’ve never seen a defense allow one player to occupy and lock down such a gigantic area of the field as he does.
It’s amazing, you can actually see Smith and Leonhard turn their feet the other direction with their backs to Revis. They don’t even have to look at his side. Which allows them to A) come up and help stop the run and B) take away the short passes underneath and help cover the slot receiver. Because they know the opponent’s WR1 is locked down and they don’t even need to help cover over the top.
The amount of flexibility he gives a defense is just unreal. I will eat crow here and say I did not think he would be this talented so early in his career. He is already surpassing Woodson, and from what I hear about the amount of tape he watches and work he puts in, it is SCARY good to think about how talented he will be in his prime.
Humble/lets his play on the field do the talking, a hard-worker, versatile in that he can either cover or play bump-and-run, and currently the best cover corner in the NFL. The recipe for extreme success.
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Also, if you voted "NO" in this poll.....
John will be banning your IP address ; )
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Seriously...
Any Jet fan that actually watches this guy week-in-week-out and doesn’t vote for him should be banned from posting here.
Admittedly, I don’t think i’ve watched Dummervile or Woodson play all year, but I’ve seen enough football over the years to know when there’s just nobody out there like Revis. Hasn’t been in a long long time. The only corner in the history of the game that can touch Revis was Deon, and even he doesn’t measure up in my opinion. Revis is more complete in that he can play the run, which Deon was always reluctant to do.
I don’t think you have to be signed up to vote, so any fans from anywhere could be the ones voting no. I would be shocked if a Jets fan voted no, and your right, he should be shamed into never posting on here or talking to any other fans lol
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If Revis gets more picks
He’ll have an honest shot at the award. Darren Sharper has been falling off in production. This season he’s been playing a safety position too so he doesn’t have dog shit in coverage compared to Revis.
But be real. AP is far more likely to give top honors awards to players on teams that make the playoffs. So we need to do that first.
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