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Zero Hour Approaches for Revis

There is no indication Darrelle Revis will report to training camp by tomorrow. Such a move will cost him a year of service time and delay his own free agency by a year. That is a good indication the corner and his team have dug in and will continue to fight the Jets. A move such as this indicates the Revis camp believes it will either get a desired deal with the Jets or force a trade to a team that will meet its demands. It is quite a chip to throw down.

We can debate this all day. Perhaps my own message throughout this saga has seemed contradictory. Allow me to clarify. I understand Revis' perspective. He is the best defensive player in the league at the moment. He has every right to be paid as such. It doesn't make him a bad person. One might argue it would not be in the Jets' best interest to give in to his demands, but that is not his problem. The earning potential of players is short in this league. One might say he should honor his original contract, but teams are not forced to honor his deal. If he broke his leg this year and played like Drew Coleman, the Jets wouldn't hesitate to dump him. If he can find another team willing to give him what he wants, he can pursue it. As a fan, this isn't what I want, but again that's my problem, not his. Look at the deals vastly inferior corners like Nate Clements and Asante Samuel got on the open market. Is it really THAT crazy to suggest Darrelle could land $15 million?

It might not be the smartest course of action, though. Just because one has the right to do something doesn't mean it's the smartest course of action. The Jets have a chance to be a very special team with Revis. Opportunities to play on a champion do not come around often for most players in the league. The teams most likely to allocate the percentage of payroll to one player that is in the realm of Revis' demands are bad teams. It takes a poorly run team to give one player too much. Almost inevitably in sports players who chase every last dollar on losing teams regret it and want out. It is true throughout sports from Alex Rodriguez to Albert Haynesworth.

Revis doesn't seem to have good handlers. We've seen that first hand here on GGN to a degree, but his best friend saying something he shouldn't on Twitter is small potatoes. This seems to start from the top. Part of the problem seems to be the lack of somebody to whom he will listen to provide a different perspective. A lot of athletes get the world handed to them at a young age and never have anybody stand up to them. The lack of such an authority figure to prevent LeBron James from embarking upon his disastrous ESPN special is an obvious example. Nobody is telling Darrelle about how he might regret missing out on a great career with his team by taking a slightly lesser deal.

Losing Revis would hurt the Jets on the field a lot. The team could still be successful. Antonio Cromartie and Kyle Wilson still would have the potential to be an excellent duo, but the team would have to take a different defensive approach. Revis gives this defense a unique dimension. It's almost impossible for most teams to easily take away an opposing elite receiver. Doing so requires double coverage or at least safety help. The Jets could do that with one man. That freed up another player to provide coverage help elsewhere or rush the quarterback. It was like giving the team an extra defender.

This situation is no longer a minor concern. Revis seems intent to play the bad hand he has all the way to the finish. It's a shame. It will hurt him. It will hurt the team. Most of all, it will hurt the fans.

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Greed is not GOOD

Looks like Greed is setting in or Revis has the wrong guys handling him. He is now becoming an island to himself. A GOOD DEAL is a WIN WIN deals which means BOTH SIDES WIN. Revis has good things going for him and the Jets team has good things going also. Revis is a good player and the Jets are a team headed to the super bowl. That is good for both sides. It isn’t good for Revis to be thought of as a GREEDY PERSON. It isn’t good for the Jets to lose their best player. My thought is just because one guy got overpaid for that position and now Revis has to get paid more than that seems greedy. I think if Revis really wants to play on a Championship team and help the team become a championship team, he can make his own damn proposal without anybody’s help. Be flexible, Be reasonable, Be available. You may have outplayed your contract. that is good but you still have a contract and you will be worth more to the team as a humble athlete who plays with GREATNESS. This is your moment MR Revis to shine. What good is it if a man gain the whole world and lose his soul? As an athlete what good is it if a man gains millions and loses his potential for greatness. Endorsements and much much more comes with greatness. Hope you make the right decision. Mr Revis your team needs you. Don’t just think about yourself, think about the team. Think about the memories. Think about the fact you are lucky to even have God given abilities and are able to be playing on your level. If you are going to get paid as the most high cornerback I sure hope you deliver the goods afterwards. Mr T if you guys have to get in the same room for the next 24 hours then do it and get the deal done. Otherwise the Jets fans are just watching you and Revis play a game. We want to see Revis play the football game. Get the deal done. Lock up in the same room and don’t come out until the deal is done

by mrjetsfan on Aug 9, 2010 8:21 PM EDT reply actions  

Yes...

…it is crazy for a cornerback on a franchise looking for a Super Bowl victory, and built for a single season run, to demand $15 million.

You know what the non-quarterback players who command monster contracts all have in common? They all belong to a team that has no chance at winning the Super Bowl.

Give Revis $15+ mil a year and, if Revis sits out this next season, the Jets won’t win the Super Bowl for the entirety of his contract.

No non-quarterback is worth over 10% of a team’s cap (I know there isn’t a cap. But down the road.). Giving Revis that much money would hurt the rest of the Jets’ team.

by Richard Hill on Aug 9, 2010 8:31 PM EDT reply actions  

Bingo. You could make a list of the sorry ass NFL teams who broke the bank to land some overrated player who didn’t take them anywhere.

Hey Jets, if the prima donna doesn’t want to play this year, TRADE HIS ASS. I would love to have a pair of #1 draft picks who want to play instead of this egomaniacal malcontent. Ship him to a team like the Rams who only need to pay Jackson and Bradford, watch him rot in a zone defense for the rest of his career, and you’ll probably never hear his name again.

Rex Ryan built this defense! Not MEvis!

by nationalist88 on Aug 9, 2010 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions  

You are forgetting that he is the centerpiece of the defense on a defense oriented team. A lot of the things the Jets do defensively to get pressure relies on solid coverage behind it.

From the standpoint of an opposing team, having your best offensive weapon covered really limits what you’re able to do as an offense, You will have to throw to your number two or three who in turn will now recieve more attention.

Saying that only a quarterback should make that kind of money is ridiclious. Do you think the Jets could make it as far as they did last year with Kellen Clemons under center rather that Sanchez? Probobly. Could they make it that far without Revis? Not a chance in hell. So who’s really more important and who really deserves more?

by stash600 on Aug 9, 2010 8:51 PM EDT reply actions  

Good stuff. Rec'd.

I would love to know exactly what the cap is, how the Jets have their salaries allocated, and what the avg salaries are for the top 5 defensive earners are.
Then I would like to know what the offers are flying back and forth between the parties.

by Crackback on Aug 9, 2010 9:05 PM EDT reply actions  

what about Woody & Tannebaum?

they have yet to put forth an offer with one dime of guaranteed money. so far, there’s no indication they’ve even offered what was in his existing deal. Revis is catching hell, but ownership needs to have their feet put to the fire as well. Woody wants to step onto the big stage…well here’s your chance.

it’s worth remembering Jerry Jones let Emmitt Smith’s hold out go 3 games into the season before signing him. Dallas went on the win the SB that year.

by ghost of Darko on Aug 9, 2010 11:07 PM EDT reply actions  

Woody Johnson is too much of a selfish prick to actually own up to the fact he’s been lowballing and lowblowing. How about offering up some guaranteed money, and how about Revis actually being willing to listen to the deals himself instead of sending those crackpot agents nobody likes? Better yet, and I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I think Revis should hire Rosenhaus.

by umohan21 on Aug 9, 2010 11:42 PM EDT up reply actions  

good choice

If we were to trade Mevis, though i think its too early to think that, the Rams would be a good choice. We’d get a high #1 pick from them and ask for a good proven pass rusher to also.

by ocjet on Aug 10, 2010 12:36 AM EDT reply actions  

You do realize that any team he goes to has to give him a new contract

"Everything looks nicer when you win. The girls are prettier, the cigars taste better. The trees are greener."

by NJ Champ on Aug 10, 2010 10:58 AM EDT up reply actions  

One might say he should honor his original contract, but teams are not forced to honor his deal. If he broke his leg this year and played like Drew Coleman, the Jets wouldn’t hesitate to dump him.

And thats why you negotiate and get a signing bonus.

by Judgegavel on Aug 10, 2010 11:40 AM EDT reply actions  

And thats also why you hold out when you’re not being compensated fairly.

by Crackback on Aug 10, 2010 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

Yes when your contracts up...

he’s signed, he already got compensated. Yes he’s only making 1 million this year, but your not accounting for the 5 million dollar signing bonus he got when he held out to begin with, or the 11 million guaranteed they gave him. He signed the contract, the Jets paid him his money already, hell the jets over paid for him when you consider what the pick before and after him got.

If he’s going to hold out now I think he should be giving back some of that money then.

by Judgegavel on Aug 10, 2010 1:02 PM EDT up reply actions  

They grossly underpaid him when you consider his production. His production thus far is equlivalent to the entirety of that contract. The idea that Revis owes the Jets anything is ridiculous. He signed the contract and outperformed it. You make it seem like the Jets did him some huge favor for getting over on him for the last 3 years.

Now he’s the best the defender in the league, and has the potential to be the best thats ever lived. If you offer to re-do his deal, then pay him what he’s worth.

by Crackback on Aug 10, 2010 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

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