VJCPatriot

It sucks but you've got to pay elite players their money. That is just the reality of the NFL. There is no loyalty as far as the almighty dollar is concerned, there's only - where's MINE? Some players equate this to respect or feeding their family. Whatever, bottom line it is greed. But this country's economy is built on greed. So I just don't bother getting pissed that a guy wants more money, unless it is clear that he's not an elite player. Then I'd say go find it somewhere else. It is clear that Brady and Revis are elite players in the league. They will get paid. End of story.

It is not clear to me that Mankins is an elite player deserving of the money, he's certainly not as good as Jahri Evans and should not be expecting that kind of money. He has already been tagged, so he has no power except to sit out the season and miss out on millions. Dumb move, but if he wants to do it, go for it dude. The Pats will win without you. Have fun sitting on your sofa and eating donuts while the Pats play football in 2010.

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Run DMC

This is going to be a fun season.

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Uncle Rico

Looks like Kyle Wilson will fit right in. His first tweet after signing:

Twitter / Kyle Wilson: I'm a millionaire!!!!!!!!! ...

Compared to McCourty:
Meanwhile Spikes on Twitter is full of team enthusiasm:
And you've gotta like this one:

Uncle Rico

I saw that tweet. Given what Breer has written re: Brady recently, I felt like his point was that Jets fans support their stars, unlike us sycophant Pats fans who toe the management line.

I just think we have a lot of confidence in the professionalism of both the team and Brady, and this constant reading between the lines some media is annoying. If the Pats ran everything erratically and on emotion like the Jets do, I think we would be more anxious about Brady and the outcry would be similar.

VinnyPatrollie

Sure, Revis certainly qualifies as an elite player, maybe tthe best at his position. But the guy has 3 YEARS left on his contract. 3 YEARS! And it's a contract he held out for the first time. How about honoring the deal? To me, the guy's a greedy pig. I love how Jest fans are squirming all over this.

Reckedtrek

McCourty and Spikes are just homers!

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... I use heavy strings, tune low, play hard and floor it. Floor it, That's technical talk. ~ Stevie Ray Vaughan
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spacecrime

Either you didn't read the article or you didn't comprehend. Jenkins said the team could win without Revis.

There is a world of difference between, "No one is indespensible," and "We don't need Revis to win."

Even then, it wouldn't matter if a mediot said it, but it was Revis's team-mate who said it.

And if you think talk doesn't matter, go tell your wife, "Damn, you've been getting fatter every day. You look like a bloated pig. I should've married [fill in ex-girlfriend's name]. She looks a lot better than you."

Then tell me that words don't matter.

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BB on his draft philosophy, April 2010

KontradictioN

Jenkins might have been thinking about himself here. Because he's dead wrong. That defense got to number one in a HUGE part due to Revis. Without him they'd be in deep ****.

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NYJetsfan

It's not a fair analysis of what he's saying. When Jenkins got hurt, many believed that we wouldn't be the same defense without Jenkins. As it turned out, we were the number one defense. I think all Jenkins is saying is that it wouldn't necessarily mean the end of the Jets defense because of one man. His absence proved that. Say what you will about Jenkins, when he's not injured, he's par with the best NT's in the league, if not better than most.

However, I admit, Welker would become an even bigger threat minus Revis.

Brady2Welker

If Revis holds out, the lols will be off the charts.