Schefter: Revis will go to where best deal is

hwc said:

That might be true if Schefter were going on SportsCenter with a breaking report. But, this was just a regular call in to the idiots at 'EEI. If you were asked about Revis, wouldn't you say that he plays for top dollar? That's not exactly "inner circle" breaking news. It also has nothing to do with contract negotiations with the Pats. Does anyone think Bill Belichick isn't aware of Revis' salary history?

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Great point.

This isn't like Jay Glazer and his "3 sources" rule for breaking new stories. This is just some speculative forecasting.

meanwhile...Schefter is reporting nighttime is dark and sniffing glue can be a sticky situation....

supafly said:

An extension would obviously be the first priority, but if that cannot be reached, there's no way that I'd let him hit free agency. He's still under contract. I'd pay the 20m dollars for the 2nd year option.

That would give them at least one more year of Revis, and more importantly, another 12+ months to try and reach an extension. Letting him reach free agency is a ticking timebomb in my opinion. I think they'd have to suck it up and pay the 2nd yr option if they can't come to terms.

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Sup, they wouldn't be " letting him hit free agency," they would be releasing him, which would mean they couldn't come to any agreement and weren't willing to pay him the 20 million plus. And as much as I like Revis I wouldn't b pay him that Much forone season. If they think he's worth that much then reaching agreement on a longer deal shouldn't be a problem.

fnordcircle said:

Nothing in his history suggests that he'll take less money to be somewhere he 'likes' so I don't know why people think that will matter.

Realistically this is his last shot at a mega contract so he'll be wanting the guaranteed dollars and some years, imo.

Also, he's a 'must sign' for us. No question. Brady and Revis are 1 and 2 in terms of the most important people to this franchise.

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Revis will have lots of suitors if the Patriots can't re-work his deal. There are teams that Revis would not want to play for, no matter how much money they offer. The Jets might be one of those teams given the chaos there, or the Jaguars, Raiders, Redskins, Titans, Bears, etc. New England is worth playing for less as would any genuine contender. In the end, he will want to have a shot at a title.

ausbacker said:

Perhaps you missed it in my post it's 8.43 million.

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Sorry I didn't mean that, I meant if he is cut/released

ausbacker said:

Perhaps you missed it in my post it's 8.43 million.

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If Revis is cut after the 2014 season only $5m is dead money on 2015.

http://www.patscap.com/revis.html#revis

Jeff Howe ‏@jeffphowe 7m7 minutes ago
Revis' season stats: QBs were 33 of 76 (43.4 percent) for 523 yards, 2 TDs, 4 INTs (2 for Revis) and a 53.8 rating.

pay himmmmm

Before he hurt himself, 3 years ago. the talk was that he wanted to be paid Mario williams/Julius peppers type money. Around 16 mil a year out of a 120 mill cap. I think that is too much and I think it is too much out of a 140mill cap on a long term contract. He is a great cb, but he is not the corner that he was 3 years ago either. I hope that he plays well when he is 34 but I don't think he will play to a pro bowl level. If he wants 3 and 45 ok or 4 and 55 without a large SB. I don't like paying big bucks to a corner, just get a little dinged up and they play suffers greatly. This is not a JJwatt that can play with a broeken hand or a sprained calf.

Now Schefter declaring Rodgers the MVP

God, I wish he'd shut up and just stick to reporting facts

are the pats able to do an extension on the existing contract? turn the roster bonus into a signing bonus, add a bunch of years and guaranteed money?

is it possible for him to get a new deal with the pats without hitting the open market?

Yes, it is possible for Pats and Revis to agree to an extension before the option deadline

goheels22002 said:

Revis will have lots of suitors if the Patriots can't re-work his deal. There are teams that Revis would not want to play for, no matter how much money they offer. The Jets might be one of those teams given the chaos there, or the Jaguars, Raiders, Redskins, Titans, Bears, etc. New England is worth playing for less as would any genuine contender. In the end, he will want to have a shot at a title,

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I'VE HEARD THE JETS ARE INTERESTED

If that money Brady just freed up isn't used to make a genuine attempt to extend him I'm not gonna be able to swallow that pill.

JMC00 said:

If that money Brady just freed up isn't used to make a genuine attempt to extend him I'm not gonna be able to swallow that pill.

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That's a red herring. Brady's re-do doesn't create any cap space (in fact, it reduces it slightly) and if Kraft couldn't come up with $24mil in cash for signing bonuses if Brady hadn't done the re-do, we fans (and Kraft!) have bigger things to worry about.

In short, Brady's redo changes nothing about the team's ability to extend Revis or anyone else.

rlcarr said:

That's a red herring. Brady's re-do doesn't create any cap space (in fact, it reduces it slightly) and if Kraft couldn't come up with $24mil in cash for signing bonuses if Brady hadn't done the re-do, we fans (and Kraft!) have bigger things to worry about.

In short, Brady's redo changes nothing about the team's ability to extend Revis or anyone else.

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Don't think you are telling me something I don't know regarding the cap space, I know it doesnt free up cap space. But the fact is $24m real dollars just got freed up instead of sitting in an escrow account. Which is a significant amount of money and it's not that Kraft couldn't come up with it, it's that they now have an extra $24m

This is stupid reporting. Do they really think Revis is going to throw all the leverage to the Patriots. This type of reporting should start after the SB. What do you want him to say.

I think Revis likes playing with the Pats. I think Revis likes playing with Tom Brady. I think Tom Brady likes playing with Revis. I think Revis respects the move Brady made re freeing up $24 M. So I think that Revis won't go to the highest bidder if not extended before the deadline and will stay with the Pats if he gets a reasonable offer from the Pats. Losing Revis would be like going backwards if shooting for another SB.

JMC00 said:

I know it doesnt free up cap space. But the fact is $24m real dollars just got freed up instead of sitting in an escrow account. Which is a significant amount of money and it's not that Kraft couldn't come up with it, it's that they now have an extra $24m

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How do they have "an extra $24m"? The only way they functionally have "an extra $24m" would be if Kraft were unwilling or unable to come up with that $24m if it was needed if Brady hadn't redone the contract.

Or put another way...

Let's say $24m was needed to close the deal with the Revis, etc. and Brady hadn't redone his contract. Do you think Kraft would refuse to do the deal because he wouldn't or couldn't get that $24m from somewhere? Personally, I think that (a) he wouldn't refuse and (b) if he did refuse, that would be a significant story deserving of some in-depth reporting.

Jeff Howe ‏@jeffphowe 2m2 minutes ago
Revis got 42 All-Pro votes to lead all cornerbacks. Richard Sherman had 41.


so goood

JoeSixPat said:

I'd guess that's because they were referring to the Jets likely overpaying to keep Revis at such a high percentage of the cap when they don't even have a QB

Or to put it another way, do you think Revis would be a difference maker for the Jets this season?

And even if he were, let's say he doubled their wins to bring them to 6-10

Is that worth locking up that type of cap space?

Compare that with a team like the Patriots with the vast majority of offense and defense locked up for the next few years and you could easily justify the impact his up to $15 million per season (less on the cap initially) would have for the team

As far as whether Revis is "easy" to game plan around, I'm not so sure opposing OCs would agree with that assessment

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This. Revis is a missing piece to a championship type of player. He's worth whatever he wants to a team on the doorstep.

He's not a 'build your franchise around him' player that the Jets paid him as. I never believed he was as valuable to the Jets as he is to us because the Jets are missing key players in so many positions, most prominently is the most important position on the roster, QB. Revis' at 16m/yr to the Jets is not good value. A pair of 8m/yr players at say corner AND safety, or OLB, or OL etc. will give higher value as they'll still get good-great players and fill multiple needs.

Revis at 16m/yr to a team like NE or GB is great value because he plugs the biggest hole on a championship ready team and very well could be the missing piece to that title.

He was never going to be the one missing piece to those Jets AFCCG teams, their defense got them into those games, and Revis helped, but without having anything threatening on their offense they were never going to win it. They lucked into the playoffs anyways by virtue of everything that needed to go right going right then got a little hot in the playoffs.