Rex on Revis

by John B on Aug 5, 2010 8:13 PM EDT

Rex Ryan brought up a story from his father's coaching days regarding Darrelle Revis today.

Rex Ryan is experiencing his first contract holdout as a head coach (see: Revis, Darrelle), which sometimes puts him in a delicate position. As a defensive-minded coach, he wants his best player on the field ASAP. But as the boss, he also wears the management hat, so he has to be careful what he says in public.

On Thursday, Ryan recalled past experiences with holdouts -- one that ended well, two that didn't. The latter two occurred in 1985, when his father, Buddy, was the Chicago Bears' defensive coordinator. Two defensive starters from the '84 team, Todd Bell and Al Harris, held out the entire '85 season. They missed a Super Bowl championship and the chance to be part of arguably the greatest defense in history.

"They were replaced and missed out on a Super Bowl, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," Ryan said.

A message to Revis, perhaps?

Only those guys know whether it was worth it. It feels like every time a guy chases money out of a winning situation, they regret it. Just ask Albert Haynesworth.

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It's probably naive to think so

But hopefully Rex can use some of that legendary pull on his players to bring this situation to a close.

España 2010 Campenoes del Mundo!!!

by Togaman7 on Aug 5, 2010 11:24 PM EDT reply actions

The forest from the trees

Revis is too young to realize that Super Bowl opportunities may never come again, a function of his age and his handlers.

I remember both players, and good coaches know that with sone creativity any player can be replaced (to different degrees). Pretty sure that Rex hasn’t lost sight of this, and Cromartie will be lining up on both sides as DB.

In terms of legacy, a player can have a great career, but you also need the rings for a ticket into the Hall. And you can’t buy those.

by oldskooljet on Aug 6, 2010 7:03 AM EDT reply actions

good point

Maybe Marino can do us a favor and talk to Revis. He always talks about maing it to the SB in I think his second year and thinking this would happen year after year. Never got there again as I like to remind my fin buddies down here lol.

España 2010 Campenoes del Mundo!!!

by Togaman7 on Aug 6, 2010 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions