Pats win by losing Revis

[SONS_OF_BELICHICK]

I think the Jets signing of Revis ...is going to hurt them. From my understanding, they have some huge free agents coming up on the defense. You have to pay the piper sooner or later ....

 

[Bruins29]

I would argue for this year looking at that Keeping Revis would make you better,

I would like to see you argue that. Particularly the part about making a undefeated team and a team that is better than the one Revis was on, with a top 10 D currently better.

 

[The Gr8est]

I think we are finally starting to get the true story of what caused Revis to leave. The fact is that while he liked playing for BB, Revis really wanted to be in the NYC area. That was his primary focus if it were possible.

The second part of this was that the Jets made it there PRIMARY focus to bring him back. There was no offer the Pats would be able to match, the Jets would always have a bigger one. And tampering was never an obstacle for the Jets as they showed. Christ, the Jets media knew the winning offer before contracts were allowed to happen.

The ONLY way the Pats could have kept Revis for this season would have been to have initiated the 2nd year option, which THAT would have simply been cap suicide, and everyone in the league knew it wasn't happening.

Nice to know that Revis liked playing here for a year. Nice to know that his teammates thought he was was a good guy. But the 60 minutes episode showed that Revis is his own guy and lives his life the way HE wants to and he's good enough to get away with it. According to the report, he lives across the river in NJ over a restaurant with a view of Manhattan and visits museums. The guy is different and living in Foxboro 6 months of the year wasn't where he wanted to be.

I'm sure his ideal would be to have Bill be the HC of the NYJ. What would have been interesting would have been if the Giants had been heavy bidders, but I don't think they were interested at anything near the price. For the Jets at the time, Revis was almost as valuable for what he brought off the field than what he brought on it.

BOTTOM LINE: Glad he was here. He was well worth the expense. I completely understand why he left, and don't hold it a bit against him. Look forward to seeing who that comp pick produces

I can accept Revis leaving as he did, I cannot accept the NFL* allowing the Rats to get away with it without the significant punishment their tampering and theft warranted.

 

[BobDigital]

I would like to see you argue that. Particularly the part about making a undefeated team and a team that is better than the one Revis was on, with a top 10 D currently better.

I just did argue it and stated my reasons. I thought they were pretty clear. If you disagree that is fine but don't act like I didn't clearly state them.

 

[Bruins29]

I just did argue it and stated my reasons. I thought they were pretty clear. If you disagree that is fine but don't act like I didn't clearly state them.

Just because they were clear dosent make them or your whole point nonsensical

 

[patfanken]

I can accept Revis leaving as he did, I cannot accept the NFL* allowing the Rats to get away with it without the significant punishment their tampering and theft warranted.

No question the Jets needed to punished for more than just tampering with Revis. They should be crushed for the sheer stupidity since there were much more subtle ways to indicate their interest in Reis, plus waiting a few more days until it was legal to discuss contracts wouldn't have made any difference. Revis clearly preferred to be back in the NYC area, while the Jets were clearly willing to pay the most money. It was a deal destined to happen, if the Pats didn't choose to exercise their option.

 

[borg]

This is a good example of the way the Pats do business at a level far above the rest of the NFL. NESN discusses a story by Breer about how Revis might've stayed with the Pats. Breer reports that when the Pats tried to re-sign Revis, "In the end, if the money was close between the Jets and 30 other clubs, it was always going to be the Jets. If the cash was close between the Patriots and 30 other clubs, he’d have picked the Patriots. If the Pats and Jets were close? Anyone’s guess. But it wasn’t close.”

But when Revis came to the Pats, it was a different story. Revis had offers for $16 million-per-year before the 2014 season, but he decided to take $4 million less to sign with the Patriots, according to Breer. “When the Patriots signed Revis, the team wanted a second year on the deal for cap purposes, so the player’s camp asked that a roster bonus be built into in that year to force the club to cut him in time for the start of free agency,” Breer wrote. “The team insisted it be an option bonus. Why? Because with an option bonus, the Patriots would be in line to take home a compensatory pick. With a roster bonus, they’d get nothing. Pretty smart, and it’ll probably give the Patriots an extra third-rounder.”

That attention to detail is what sets the Pats apart. Option bonus vs roster bonus, costs neither party anything in the negotiation or contract, but pays the club back bigtime after the inevitable breakup.



Report: Darrelle Revis Loved Playing For Bill Belichick, Could've Stayed A Patriot

Can an option bonus break up passes in the secondary verses quality QBs?

 

[n1997y]

Can an option bonus break up passes in the secondary verses quality QBs?

It can if the compensatory pick is used for a DB that pans out.

 

[farn]

I loved the Revis pick up last year. And I wish it could have been possible to get him back. But, at those dollars, I wouldn't want BB to commit. There are just too many advantages to building solid depth for this kind of signing.

It's early. Time will tell how it all works out. But, I'm confident that - because of finances - letting Revis move on was the right call. Especially since the article suggests that NE would have needed to go even higher than NY to make him stay.

 

[PatsFan37]

Just watched the CBS 60 minutes episode on Revis. Total respect for the guy. He was a big part of winning the 2nd most important superbowl (2001 being the first). He does what's best for him, lives a simple life, appreciates his family in an understated but solid way, and does everything he can to be the best CB in the league.

I appreciate what he did for the Patriots and I DO think he should be applauded and not booed today. Think how tough it is for Jets fans that Revis had only one superbowl season - in the worst possible place. If that's not worth a round of applause, what is?

 

[n1997y]

One very valuable contribution from Revis is Malcolm Butler. Reports talk about how MB saw Revis taking notes and studying hard and copied his approach. If Malcolm comes close to resembling his role model that might be the best part of our renting Revis for the year.