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In the Starting Line-Up
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I couldn't resist. I bought the Kindle version of the book that was written about a season with the Jets. Kind of the the Gang Green version of MIchael Holly's Pats book. I know. I know. I just couldn't resist finding out what makes a train wreck in the NFL. Lots of good stories, but one thing jumps off the page. We are gonna love Revis. Everything about him screams match made in heaven with Bill Belichick. He eats, breathes, and sleeps football. Knows he's the best and isn't satisfied with anything less than perfection on every single play in practice:
I believe that Revis will assume the leadership role on a very special defense and that Belichick will sign him to a long-term contract as the highest paid CB in the NFL. Brady trying to build a few hotels on Revis Island in training camp should be pretty damn fun to watch. Those two are arguably the two best "Belichick type" players in the NFL.
Even on a hot summer Tuesday, Revis abhorred the idea that any of the Jets receivers should catch a pass against him. They seldom did.
During one-on -one passing drills, which were refereed, a receiver pushed off Revis to create space, and he made a catch. When no flag was thrown, Revis exploded . He followed the official as the man tried to continue his adjudications, arguing, “He was pushing me! We can’t do that!,” then expanding his appeal to whoever would listen, protesting on statutory grounds, ethical grounds, and finally philosophical grounds: “They’re trying to make it an all-offensive game!” Giving up the discussion only when it was his turn to drill again, he lined up against Santonio Holmes. At the snap, Revis roared into Holmes, pushing him, beating him, administering such a marauding martial flurry that Holmes never left the line of scrimmage, three flags fell to the ground, and everyone, including Holmes and the official, burst into laughter. Everyone except Revis.
Dawidoff, Nicholas (2013-11-19). Collision Low Crossers: A Year Inside the Turbulent World of NFL Football (Kindle Locations 3118-3125). Little, Brown and Company. Kindle Edition.
I believe that Revis will assume the leadership role on a very special defense and that Belichick will sign him to a long-term contract as the highest paid CB in the NFL. Brady trying to build a few hotels on Revis Island in training camp should be pretty damn fun to watch. Those two are arguably the two best "Belichick type" players in the NFL.