What about a sign and trade for Revis? Something like 5 years 8m/yr with performance escalators. Once signed we open it up for trade - if someone bites with a good offer we take it, if not we keep him. We can get him cheaper than he would be after a good rebound year, and explore our options in the free market as well.
Trading Revis in my opinion screams of a 'robbing peter to pay paul' scenario. If you have the best secondary in the NFL, you KEEP the best secondary in the NFL. With Revis and Cro back, with Wilk becoming a stud already, and Coples off a promising rookie season, grab a stud OLB at 9 and hopefully resign Landry, this defense is top 5, EASY. The defense is why this team was successful in '09 and '10, and kept us afloat in '11 and '12 when our offense sucked. Starting to tear the defense apart would be a foolish thing to do. I understand the value of Revis and that you can get prob some draft picks for him, but I personally would rather add (than subtract) to our defense which can be absolute killer next year.
Personally, I wouldn't support trading Revis unless Cromartie has indicated that he won't hold out or that he won't command Revis-type money.
Bird in the hand. Maybe Revis realizes he's goign to lose a step after surgery and wants to make top 3 CB money performing at above average levels.
You don't know Darrelle Revis very well. The man has held the Jets up twice in huge holdouts to get top dollar. He did this the second time during what passes for a Super Bowl Window in Jets-land. He's going to spin the knee injury as a reason that he should be paid more. "I'm not only the best CB in the NFL but now I'm also the best CB coming off a knee injury..."
If the Pats are gonna let Chung walk, I'd be interested in him at safety. I think he'd be better in Rex Ryan's defense where he can roam and be more of a playmaker than in BB's bend but don't break keep everything in front of you D.
Not a chance in hell Revis accepts 8M a year, he was unhappy at 12M, which is about what his 4 year deal he's on right now was worth on average over the 4 year period. You can claim the Jets have the leverage because Revis is coming off an injury, but Revis has the leverage. He know's all he has to do is show he's healthy and in 2014 someone will pay him 14-18M a year. And that team will spend the next 4 years losing because they'll have 15% of their money tied in to a Corner and not a prime position.
I'd ship his ass to anywhere I know he'd hate...for a 2, after leaking to the press that he just didn't look right in practice...st Louis maybe... Or even better an offense centered team like Indy, where he won't see the field as much.
You lose your trade leverage that way. Accept reality. Corners are not worth ten percent of your cap. Ship his ass to whomever is dumb enough to deal with that. 2nd rounder.
Impossible Revis would accept that offer. Revis will settle for somethign like: 5 years/ $75M & 50M guaranteed.
I think we can get a 2013 2nd rounder and a 2014 first rounder from a team. If Brandon Marshall can be traded for 2 2s then we should receive a similar deal.
Good calls on both of those. They were both the logical move and John Idzik seems to be a pragmatic and logical thinker.
with every week and every additional Tampa loss, a rookie starter at QB, the former starter going to the press asking out and Schiano probably on his way back to someplace like Florida International next season.... Not only does Sheldon Richardson seem like MONEY IN THE BANK but the third round pick we are getting next May gets better and better every day
