Darrelle Revis' Hamstring Injury: Rex Ryan Will Call Shots From Now On
by Matt Birch on Oct 14, 2010 9:57 AM EDT
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On Monday night, CB Darrelle Revis' hamstring was clearly not 100%. He was favoring it throughout most of the game and was slow to the ball a couple of times as well. The result was problems defending against WR Percy Harvin on a couple of out routes.
HC Rex Ryan said the final decision to play was ultimately left up to Revis, but admits that it was a mistake.
"Clearly after I watched the tape, I saw at the end of the game (that) Darrelle wasn't the Darrelle Revis that we know," Ryan said. "It probably really isn't fair to put it in (a player's) hands."
"When I said it would be his decision whether he plays, I think that's wrong," he added. "Because his decision is he's going to play....That's just him being a competitor....I'm in the win business. But I'm also in the 'what's right' business."
Revis had some thoughts on the issue, and seemed to be in agreement with his head coach:
"Going into a bye ... you can rest me," Revis said. "Take this thing into the bye and come back fresh for the [Packers] game."
"The smartest thing is to rest and let it heal right,
Revis didn't participate in team drills on Wednesday, but did do some light individual drills.
Ryan will consult Jets' medical staff as well as defensive backs coach Dennis Thurman on whether or not Revis will play Sunday. This time though, the decision will be up to the head coach, rather than the player himself.
Opinion: Right now it seems like Revis' status is 50/50. With the bye week on deck, I'd like to see the Jets rest him vs. Denver. He is a huge investment and integral part of our defense. Hamstring injuries can really linger if they don't heal correctly (see Lito Sheppard), let him rest!
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I have been harping on this all week
Rex did not handle this situation the right way. And as a fan it’s really interesting to see where Ryan’s inexperience can get him into trouble. Not to mention his big mouth. I know people will not want to admit it but you have to keep things like this private and in house. And the HEAD COACH makes the last decision on who plays. NOT THE PLAYER. Our NE rivals have a clear policy of not talking to the media about injuries IN ANY FORM WHAT-SO-EVER and the Jets should have stolen this page from the Bill B handbook. Rex should have known that Darrell would play reguardless of weather he was ready or not. Now lets hope this injury dosn’t extend itself past the bye week as a result of that mistake. But I fear it will.
by colinyoung on Oct 14, 2010 10:13 AM EDT reply actions
Indeed he was sort of peer-pressured into it,
because Rex made it clear that he was healthy.
by bobdolethesnapplelady on Oct 14, 2010 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions
I want to see him rested, the worst we are going into the bye week with is a 4-2 record, best 5-1. I’ll take a fully fit Revis from week 8 onwards than having to test and sit, test and play type season. Let him sit, let him heal and let the other DB’s go to work. That’s what I would do.
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Another thing that is just as troubling...
Before Rex seemingly reviewed the game tape he seemed to think Darrell played very well and had no problems at all. You can almost follow the timeline of events in his press releases. Up untill this point Rex was singing Darrell’s praises and was completely oblivious with the updated status of the injury. Come on Rex. Was he throwing footballs at Inez again instead of watching his players perform?
by colinyoung on Oct 14, 2010 10:30 AM EDT reply actions
To be fair, Harvin was invisible in the first half. In the first half he had 1 catch for 19 yards. I think Revis’ hammy tightened up at half-time. He was obviously hampered on Harvins first TD on that 34 yard crossing route which wasn’t until the 4th qtr; and I don’t think he was in coverage on the other 11 yard TD where Leonard shoved Harvin out of bounds and he barely got his toes in to complete the catch (also in the 4th qtr).
I'll have to look again
NFL network is replaying the game right now. I just think it was preety odvious that Revis was showing signs of laboring as the game went on. Given the late start and conditions of the game im suprised that Rex made no mention off possibly taking Darrell out of the game at any point during the week. It seems like he never gave it a second thought after the game started.
by colinyoung on Oct 14, 2010 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow!
All week long I said don’t bring back Pace or Revis until after the bye, We did not need them to win against MN. A coach never let’s a player make that decision a great coach uses this to his advantage. Yes you say Revis will play and you make teams prepare for him and then you don’t play him. Chad pennington was a great QB that was damaged by bonehead Herman Edwards by bringing him back too soon off an injury. I said it before I’ll say it again “DON’T BRING THEM BACK TILL THEIR AT 100%” It’s not rocket science, somebody should get in Ryans little fat ears and let him know to do the right thing in the long term pays off. He left it up to Revis what a laugh, of course he’s gonna say “I could play” after all the crap he put the team through during training camp and getting the money he wanted what did he think he would say? No the players should never have the last word in playing injured the doctor should make the reccomendation and the coach has the final say. enough said!
I said it before I’ll say it again "DON’T BRING THEM BACK TILL THEIR AT 100%"
And how do you know when that is? The doctors cleared him and the player said he felt fine and he looked fine in practice. And he played well in the first half.
Maybe its not rocket science but its a lot easier to do with hindsight than it is when in the moment.
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