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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.IMO, going 1-16 would be an impressive feat for the jets, not because that one win is against the pats, but because it's a 16 game regular season.
Okay, the title isn't really fair. If you're the Jets, anyone associated with the Jets, or anyone who has at some point come in contact with the Jets, you're probably either dead, almost dead, or wishing you were dead.
But, theoretically, if you're the Jets, why the heck to you want Revis, other than to screw with the Patriots and prevent them from getting him? And if that really is the only reason, then the Jets are in much, much greater disarray than people realize, considering they've spent roughly a decade and a half trying solely to sabotage their rival (rather than winning), and that rival just happens to have had the most successful run in NFL history over that timeframe. So, let's just say there are other reasons...what are they?
-The Jets are a rebuilding team that is many, many pieces away from championship caliber; they are probably at least two years away from being a playoff contender. Undoubtedly, if they ever did get to that level (lol!), Revis is no longer in his prime. Why do you spend 15% of your cap on a player who isn't the difference between whether you make the playoffs or not but is the difference between how far you advance in the playoffs? Teams just wouldn't ever- ever- go after an aging veteran like Revis unless they were in position to win something significant.
-They remind me of a woman who takes back her cheating boyfriend time and time again. Revis basically urinated on them for the last three years he was there, holding out, demanding new contracts, and eventually forcing his way out for more money. Last year he spurned them for his biggest rival, so little Woody Johnson responds by singing his praises (aka tampering) with a small violin, pining for the days when Revis slapped him the face in front of the world. Then on top of that, Revis has his agents leak to the press that he strongly prefers to go to New England and would only to go the Jets if they pay him a lot more money.... wow, sounds like they are really building a high-character roster of guys who will lay themselves on the line to bleed green. Is it worth sticking it to the Patriots at the expense of bringing on a player who doesn't want to play for your franchise and who, best case scenario, MIGHT actually be the difference between 1 win/loss during the season?
-That leads me to my theory that the Jets don't really want Revis and Revis doesn't really want the Jets (although we pretty much know Revis doesn't want the Jets, especially with their brand new coaching staff, joke QB, and joke franchise). The Jets don't want Revis to go back to the Patriots and Revis doesn't want to leave a lot of money on the table, so because of those ultimate doomsday scenarios with both of them, this could actually happen, out of spite and fear.
The Jets have this "entitlement" to Revis (again, aka tampering) in which they think they partially own him/should sign him merely because they drafted him 7 years ago, and therefore he is a lifelong Jet. I can't imagine this absurd reasoning is a good idea, even if I were a Jets fan (and wishing I were dead). In fact, history in all relationships shows that if something doesn't work out, there's usually a good reason for it, and it's likely to not work out again.
Just my rambling...
Obviously, they also need to hit on a couple/few draft picks this year, while also continuing to be aggressive in free agency. Thank God we can pretty much all guarantee that they aren't going to do these things properly, or they may end up being somewhat competitive again in the next 3-4 seasons.
You're right. That was coke-snorting, booze-spitting awesome....OMFG, I can't believe I never put that together before. That was...awesome. Coke-spitting, snorting awesome.
IMO, going 1-16 would be an impressive feat for the jets, not because that one win is against the pats, but because it's a 16 game regular season.
If I am the Jets, I don't want Revis but I want the Patriots to pay as much as possible for him. This would explain the tampering (however misguided) and leaking going on about Jets vs. Patriots for Revis.
Revis is happy to play along because it means a bigger payday for him with the Pats.
The failure to make a run at Revis last year was one of the things that most annoyed the fans and has become the lightening rod for all the frustrations of the Ryan/Tannenbaum/Sanchez/Idiotzik/Smith era.
I am, however, afraid that the Jets are going to make a desperation offer that will just be too big for him to reject. Please, I hope I'm wrong about this, as I think the Pats' D is a different force with Revis on the field.
I live in NYC and read the tabloid press every day. Most recently, this, from the back page of today's NY Daily News: "Jets must pay whatever it takes to bring back Darrelle Revis"
http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/f...-pay-takes-bring-revis-back-article-1.2143423
Please don't have any doubt that Revis-mania is all about the mediots goading Johnson and the Jests' organization to re-establish its credibility with an angry fan base. The failure to make a run at Revis last year was one of the things that most annoyed the fans and has become the lightening rod for all the frustrations of the Ryan/Tannenbaum/Sanchez/Idiotzik/Smith era.
Unfortunately, I think it means that Johnson will make an irrational offer to Revis, an offer that will be so over the top that no one in their right mind will be able to refuse it. In other words, I think that the Pats have a very good chance of keeping Revis with an offer that, over several seasons, is a few million under a reasonable "market" offer from the Jets (or any other team). I am, however, afraid that the Jets are going to make a desperation offer that will just be too big for him to reject. Please, I hope I'm wrong about this, as I think the Pats' D is a different force with Revis on the field.
Mehta's credibility is "sub zero" with me as well.The Mehta article losing any credibility when he talks about the Jets stealing Marshall from the Bears. This is a guy who has been dumped by three teams because of his attitude and he is the wrong side of 30. If the Bears couldn't find a trade partner, they were likely going to cut him outright anyway. I wouldn't call giving up a fifth rounder for him stealing.