Comments on: Doubt grows that Darrelle Revis will show up to Jets’ training camp

By: teamobijuan

teamobijuan — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:37:41 +0000

Teams cut the underperforming all the time. Hold out all you want.

By: 2ndaryinsanity

2ndaryinsanity — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:09:37 +0000

The Jets are in a bad spot here: if they cave in to Revis’ demands and give him a new contract when there’s still 2 years left on the contract they gave him after he held out, it sets a bad precedent. If they refuse and Revis holds out, their defense suffers. And with the Sanchez/Tebow show, the Jets REALLY need their defense to step up. If it were me, I’d let him hold out the entire season (and fine him the maximum allowed amount). Then trade this greedy player with an over-inflated ego.

By: kev86

kev86 — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:41:39 +0000

They can finish behind the Pats with or without him. Sell high.

By: chi01town

chi01town — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:43:32 +0000

They wont cut Revis but if the Jets are reasonable they could trade him… Revis is still known to be the Best corner in the league an IF I was REVIS I would want to get out of that Clown outfit anyway cause the Jets are not going to win.. The coach is a Clown running a circus an all the Animals are loose. I feel bad for TEBOW

By: ravenseattheirownpoop

ravenseattheirownpoop — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 20:34:43 +0000

I’d trade his ass. He knew what his contract was when he signed it. I thought he was dumb for signing it in the first place. But….he signed it.

By: paul82461

paul82461 — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:58:30 +0000

The Jets tended to this cry babies needs once, he wasnt any better last year than the average corner last year. He made his money up front in first 2 years. I would offer him nothing, let him sit for 2 years and rot.

By: chiadam

chiadam — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:45:10 +0000

Usually, my first reaction to a player getting blasted for “not honoring his contract” is to point out that owners chose not to honor contracts all the time. They just cut the guy when they want to stop paying him. There’s really no difference. But Revis had to have seen this coming when he signed the deal in 2010. I would not even consider a new deal if I was the Jets.

By: tombradysbaby

tombradysbaby — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:17:15 +0000

Save the money, and buy some players who can scheme better and not try to play for highlight reels.

By: bluestree

bluestree — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:40:06 +0000

Classic case of overplaying your hand. Revis has let the press clippings go to his head. If he’s the best corner in the game I’d remind him of the last guy who was best corner in the game, Nnamdi. One mediocre year and he goes from hero to goat. He may be the best today, but he probably won’t be tomorrow. The second coming of Deion he’s not.

By: electionconfidential

electionconfidential — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:19:18 +0000

I’m sure the Jets saw this coming. I don’t know what their plan is, but there’s no way they should renegotiate under these conditions. Two years is a long time. I would at least make him play the third year or let him sit out.

They could easily make him play out both years then franchise him for one at which point he’ll be over 30 if not already out of the game for good with injuries…

By: bubba9er

bubba9er — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 18:10:07 +0000

Didn’t the same thing happen 2 years ago with Revis? Is he just going to hold out every two years or what?

Let Kyle Wilson go through the refiner’s fire and see if he can be a starting CB in this league. You might be surprised if you give the young man a chance to show you.

By: 2sausage11

2sausage11 — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:56:16 +0000

Revis is not that good he just knows how to hold without getting caught!

By: mesta1

mesta1 — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:55:49 +0000

I tried holding out at my job. Didn’t work out as well as when revis does it

By: jl9830

jl9830 — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:47:35 +0000

“Unless this fool is the difference in winning a super bowl or not, let him hold out.”

That’s the problem for the Jets: for them, he is. He is their best and most important player. They need him, but on the other hand, he’s got to man up and play to the contract that he signed.

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:38:11 +0000

Send him the 5-day letter the second he fails to report and start the fines (and actually make them stick). I would think that the team may have a case if he shows up, collects his bonus and then leaves. This guy obviously has very little integrity or ethics. The shame of it all is that there is some team willing to pay him after his antics…and if not then the NFLPA would certainly cry “collusion”

By: datd00d

datd00d — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:23:10 +0000

If he wants to hold out again, good for him.

The “players should play under the contract that they agreed to” defense is stale and frankly, a weak position. Management has the right to terminate contracts at nearly any time, as they often do – and the fact that most contracts are back-ended greatly favors owners in this regard. We’ve seen through examples like Welker, Forte, Rice, Ed Reed, etc, that teams have the incentive to milk talent out of players, paying them as little as possible, until the wheels fall off. Steve McNair, for instance, deferred salary so that the Titans could free up cap space, and I believe had trouble recouping this money when his contract ended.

If a player feels that he’s not being compensated properly for the work that he’s doing, he has the right to tell management “pay me more or I will not work”. Management then has the right to pay him more, or force him to sit unpaid for the remainder of his contract.

Management will act in their best interest with little to no regard for the personal welfare of the player, the player has the legal and moral right to do exactly the same.

By: wizahdry

wizahdry — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:23:00 +0000

Revis is ridiculous!! He is basically trying to punish the Jets for paying him in advance. That is like your job giving you a requested 2 week advance on your salary and then you refuse to work because they don’t pay you again on your regular pay day.

This guy is over rated anyway. QB’s don’t even throw his way anymore so he is living off of a reputation now!

By: ndamus4

ndamus4 — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:11:28 +0000

Players will start honoring contracts when teams do. Oh wait they don’t either if he gets hurt or stops performing he gets cut. Stop making this about greedy player when the owners are much more greedy.

By: pftfollower

pftfollower — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:10:22 +0000

He’s turning into Osi. Can’t wait for Osi’s contract dispute next year to.

By: footballchic777

footballchic777 — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 17:08:25 +0000

I am TIRED OF THE REVIS SIDESHOW! Let him languish on the sidelines! Play out his contract, or pay the price for holding out.

By: viguy007

viguy007 — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:58:57 +0000

A first and second round in this years draft, and the same in next year sounds about right for him.

By: jpb12

jpb12 — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:57:44 +0000

Now that he knows he’ll be playing for the #18 team in the NFL, of course it’s about the money.

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:50:05 +0000

I’m a Dolphins fan, so it goes without saying I hate the Jets. You’d think I would love it for Revis to hold out so my Fins don’t have to play against someone on his skill level, being Revis is the top 1 or 2 CB in football today. But the truth is, I don’t want him to hold out. I love football and if guys like Revis hold out every time they feel like it, the game suffers. If he holds out, there is no doubt that he is a man of little integrity. Maybe that doesn’t matter to him and if so fine, but I would love for the Jets to man-up and say “no, sorry. If you don’t want to play for the millions we’ve agreed to, then don’t play.”. Revis will realize he just lost a year of his career and the Jets still control his rights. Good luck Jets!

By: somekat

somekat — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:46:29 +0000

Player holdouts have no meaning for veterans anymore. They can’t hold out very long. If they aren’t there pretty early (I forget the exact date), the year does not count towards their current contract. That is why DeSean Jackson didn’t really hold out last year. He came in the last day he possibly could, and it was well before week 1 of pre-season.

Again, I forget the exact date, and I guess it’s possible it was a 1 time thing with the new CBA since time was of the essence, but unless it has changed since last year, veterans can not have a meaningful holdout without taking a major hit if the teams holds firm.

Rookies would be different, since the bullet doesn’t exist (can’t not count a year of a contract that doesn’t exist), and they need the OTA’s and training camp much more than the vets

By: buddysguys

buddysguys — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:38:52 +0000

i am so sick of hearing about the JETS they are most hyped up team in the league…fat rex will be out of job next year and Revis seriously you hold out every year its OLD.

By: areyoudue

areyoudue — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:37:17 +0000

The Jets were 8-8 with MEvis$ playing the entire year. Elite CBs are a luxury, they don’t win you championships…

By: bunjy96

bunjy96 — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:37:05 +0000

30K

Who gets the money-the Jets or the league?
With the new CBA, can it be waived like it has been done in the past?

Anyone know?

By: canetic

canetic — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:34:59 +0000

Trade him to Minnesota. That will teach him.

By: chi01town

chi01town — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:32:01 +0000

If you wanna dance.. you gotta pay the band.. an if the Jets wanna win they gotta pay the man,.. Revis is worth the money an they should have gave him a better long term deal 2 years ago.

By: dharris52

dharris52 — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 16:28:56 +0000

The jets can’t give in to revis AGAIN. If he gets his wish & receives a long term deal, you KNOW he will hold out again when some young guy down the road gets paid more or worse, he will hold out as soon as the guaranteed money runs out! I understand that revis is worth more than 6.5 mil a year but 1) he got 32 mil over the first 2 years (including 25 mil last year which I didn’t see the jets complaining about) and 2) if every player were to get every year what he’s worth then Demarcus Ware should ask for a new deal after what super Mario got, Andre Johnson should ask for one after what Fitzgerald, megaton got and the same with every superstar. Bottom line is, you sign a deal & you usually dont get an extension untill there’s a year left!