Darrelle Revis Saga: Winners and Losers
by John B on Sep 6, 2010 9:37 PM EDT
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Now that our long nightmare is over, we can take a look at the people coming out looking good and bad.
Winners:
Jets Fans: The Jets are going to have a heck of a team on the field next week. We will now be able to watch the best defensive player in the sport.
Darrelle Revis: He wanted a huge contract with a lot of guaranteed money. He got a huge contract with a lot of guaranteed money and the ability to hit free agency again for another payday while still in his prime.
Neil Schwartz and John Feinsod: We can debate whether we liked the way the Revis team handled the situation, but they ultimately scored for their client the deal they promised him.
New York Jets: They held onto an elite player. Taking care of top notch homegrown talent also makes the club look good.
Antonio Cromartie: A lot of pressure just came off his shoulders.
Dan Graziano: The AOL Fanhouse writer was ahead of the game. He told us the sides were making progress ahead of even the beat writers with established sources. Unlike some of his counterparts, he didn't make wild promises that did not come true.
Losers:
AFC Wide Receivers: Antonio Cromartie seems like a heck of a lot easier matchup than Revis.
Tim Cowlishaw: Simply put, he wrote checks his posterior could not cash. Unlike Graziano, he was brash and openly insulted anybody who questioned him. Perhaps he attains some measure of vindication in that the deal eventually got done, but his reputation took a hit in this saga.
Mike Florio: He has claimed in the past the Jets do not take care of their young stars. He is wrong....again.
Jason Cole: Cole wrote one of the biggest piece of garbage articles the other day in the history of football journalism. It was full of wild speculation with little in the way of substantive factual information. Just days later, his hypothesis has been debunked.
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16M/year? Jason Cole can eat a big fat DICK
Just posted on this in another thread. We got Revis signed for less than 12M per year, and nowhere near the money sportwriters were saying we should cough up. Outstanding job, once again, by the FO in these negotiations. The defense is solidified and there’s still money in the bank to re-ink some WR’s next year and Cromartie if he regains his form. And maybe even a guy who can make kicks!
The issue with Cole wasn’t so much the money issue. It was the implication Revis would be gone literally as a deal was finalized.
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In my interpretation it’s practically trying to induce hysteria, as if this situation is irreparable if the Jets don’t immediately meet Revis’ demands. Kinda like most mainstream articles on the subject; just pay him no matter what.
by nationalist88 on Sep 6, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
actually, he IS getting paid $16M
He gets 16.5/yr the first 2 years, then 7, then 6.5
I like that the first one that Revis addressed in is press conference was the fans.
Winners:
Ryan: With Revis Ryan has a chance to look like a real genius. Without Revis his defense would have likely struggled a bit. Now he has the tools to innovate and possibly produce one of the most unique and dominant defenses the NFL has ever seen.
Pool: Without Revis he may have been exposed some. But now he can become more a play maker and a hitter.
"Sometimes it's the people. Any player can play defense, but not every player will play defense. Sometimes it's a lack of perseverance." - A. Johnson
I find myself reading some of Tim C's tweets now and saying,
“Just shut-up you moron. What the hell do you know?” lol. But seriously. As asinine as Cowlishaw’s blurting was, shouldn’t Florio and Cole have a pedistal all to themselves? Can we just put the two of them in the “Cone of Silence” so they can try to discern each others inane babbling for the rest of eternity ? Sorry for the Get Smart reference.
by colinyoung on Sep 6, 2010 10:18 PM EDT reply actions
Move On!
It’s over. Win-Win for both sides—except aforementioned a-hole sports writers. But read enough of this stuff, and delerium will set in. Now we all can have an orgasm again. (My girl friend has a sly smile on her face right now.) GO JETS!
Big Question!
Looking at Revis’s contract, the bulk of his money comes next year in an $18m option bonus “for first day of the year.” We all know there might not be a season next year. Does that mean the bonus is voided? If so, Revis is playing this year for $7.5m salary—less than half of what he demanded. The bonus puts him over the Oakland DB for only these two seasons. So what are the conditions of the bonus!
Actually
I would put Revis and Tannenbaum on the losers list. Revis didn’t get all the money he wanted, but did get a little bit of an improvement. His image took a major hit in the process. Tannenbaum was already being scrutinized how the organization treated their stars and entering a public feud with Revis hurt his image as well. Though Reevis comes out of it with a bit more money and the Jets got back their star CB, they both took a major hit to their reputation, one that likely damages Tannenbaum even more so.
would have to disagree
As soon as Revis makes his first game-changing interception all will be forgotten. Just look at this sight. A couple of days ago people were talking of burning his jersey, now he is the annointed one again. People have short memories, as in the case with you guys and Ricky Williams. I remember Big 105.9 having a promotional event were people could put any of his memorabilia into a wood shredder. And now he is much beloved. So if Revis comes back at the same level, this will all be but a fading memory.
As for Tanny, well he had one job and one job only, get back our number player before game one, which he did. Now of course if anything happens next week and we will crucify both of them again. Such is the life.
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Tanny and Revis
Nice comparison with Revis and Williams, but not all Dolphin fans have forgiven Williams. The majority will forget and forgive, but there are those few that never will. A lot of them may also reside outside of NY. Outside of Miami, the perception of Ricky Williams has changed very little as well.
As for Tannenbaum, the fans will surely forget and call it a victory for getting Revis back. The loss comes with the perception of the players, watching the public drama unfold right in front of them and hearing all the rumors of a potentially stingy front office, which doesn’t help given NY’s past with the handling of players such as Leon Washington.
Neither will have a huge negative impact, but surely the drama from this event was not good for either man.
don't really see. . .
the connection between Ricky and Revis. Ricky actually sat out an entire season (was it 2 season?) before being accepted back by the fins. Revis may have put us through some angst but he didn’t spend a season of his prime, smoking Kush in Tibet somewhere. i says all is ALREADY forgiven.
by The Bronx-178st on Sep 7, 2010 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions
I wasn’t saying that the circumstances were similar. I meant that Ricky (who I agree with you was more of a slap to the fan base just up and leaving) was vilified but once he performed was welcomed back. So all REvis has to do is make one ESPN highlight play and bam, what holdout?
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So what was the real issue?
Cimini had indicated that what Revis wanted was to be the highest paid CB in football, in other words, paid 50 cents more than Nnamdi Asomugha. Revis himself gave this impression or allowed it to be created.
He said he was insulted by an offer that didn’t have enough guaranteed money – so was the issue for him to get more guaranteed money than Asomugha? I don’t remember how much on Asomugha’s contract is guaranteed, nor how much is for Champ Bailey and Asante Samuel (the next 2 highest paid corners, I think)
Was Revis aspiring to Asomugha money or instructed by his agents to demand it? In how many layers of his mind did he think he would actually work out that sort of a deal? If guaranteed money was the issue and not overall money, why did the front office act like Revis was trying to break the bank?
So many questions flying around…. of course if Revis has another season like last one I’ll forget to ask them.
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