http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/15763920/tenpoint-stance-revis-getting-star-treatment-from-refs Ten-Point Stance: Revis getting star treatment from refs Darrelle Revis takes a pick to the house Monday night after mugging Brandon Marshall. (US Presswire) Over the past few years there's been an almost weekly ritual before Jets games. In the minutes before the contest begins an opposing assistant or head coach will approach game officials with a request: watch that Darrelle Revis. He holds every play. Now, that isn't true. Revis doesn't hold every play. Not even close. He doesn't need to. He's that good. But about the only thing that can stop Revis these days are faux warnings to the refs before the contest itself begins. One coach admitted to me Revis doesn't pass interfere any more or less than other defensive backs but feels crying wolf to officials before the game might get Revis flagged and hamper his aggression. "It didn't work," he said. "Revis still killed us." Coaches have tried this, I'm told, repeatedly going back to last year. How it works is simple. An assistant coach will approach one or more refs before the game and say watch out for Revis holding our guys out of breaks. Refs will nod their heads and say sure. Then ignore the request once the game begins. The strategy isn't working since penalties aren't being called in excessive numbers on Revis and Revis continues on an arc to be one of the best corners the sport has ever seen. This is how good Revis has become. The only way some teams see as a viable option to really stop him -- besides not throwing in his direction -- is to try and sway game officials to call penalties on him. In some ways the opposite is happening. Revis is beginning to get Michael Jordan type treatment from game officials. His 100-yard interception return against Miami was sparked after he basically Ju-Jitsu'd Brandon Marshall to get to the football. Refs are barely calling penalties on him even when he does interfere. Revis' play over the past two years has been historic. In many ways, Revis is doing for the cornerback position what Aaron Rodgers is doing for the quarterback position. Both men have people in football searching for new adjectives and historical comparisons to describe them. His interception return against the Dolphins turned the game on its head, and that's an ability only a handful of corners throughout history possess. The five best corners ever are Deion Sanders, Darrell Green, Dick Lane, Rod Woodson and Mel Blount. There are many in the greatness mix, including Lester Hayes, Herb Adderly, Champ Bailey and others (sorry, Ronde Barber isn't). Revis is becoming so good he's already working himself into the group of elites just outside the top five. If you took Sanders and combined him with Blount, you'd get Revis. His physicality, combined with great speed, make him extremely difficult to beat. And, it turns out, not even coaches whining to refs can stop him.
nice to have a Jet player getting "Tommigirl Brady" treatment from the refs for a change. Hasn't happened all that often in the last 61 years
I love how dipshit writer thinks he held Marshall. Marshall tripped forward and Revis was just trying to balance himself.
That's really cool to hear. After I read it, I checked to make sure it wasn't written by a pro jets reporter... That 100 yd return wasn't PI. The receiver initiated contact and it was called correctly and Revis and McKnight are the reasons this team is .500 and not 1-5 or 2-4.
Putting your hands on a WR 5 yards away from the LOS is not holding. WRs, and CBs both do it. The pick 6 Revis got should of been PI on both players, but Marshall started the illegal contact. So.. I guess the Refs let them play, but both players should of gotten a PI.
Agree. Every media knucklehead seems to be jumping on the bandwagon and I have to wonder if they even watched the play. Marshall was trying to out-physical Revis all game and on that play he got out of control and was basically going face first into Revis with his eyes on the turf. If Revis hadn't pushed him to the side he would have gotten run over and had no play on the ball. Receivers have to play the ball just like DBs do. Marshall may be tall but his arms are still too short to box with God.
I didn't see any PI on the play. It was more just jockeying for position and Revis won. Man, the Dolphins are terrible...
such a joke how many ppl r saying that play was PI... marshall clearly was stumbling into him with his arms out and had no idea the ball was coming... even if it wasnt revis out there he is still not making that catch.. he wasnt even turned around
I read this article last night.. really made me laugh. It's come to teams begging for fake penalties as the only way to beat him.
You should have heard Fatsessa yesterday. Fat asshoe was screaming at the top of his lungs that was a penalty.
Mike Freeman hates the Jets. Look at his article history. He is the black Fatcessa. Here are his article titles: Forget the score, Jets nowhere near Super Bowl level Bradshaw's running saves Giants from themselves Jets aren't done yet, but they're teetering close to the ledge Style points aside, Giants manage to get the job done Remarkable comeback? No, that was Romo being Romo
This is not such a far-fetched idea. Revis is only getting the calls against him that the refs are absolutely certain about. Cromartie could easily have things going the other way as a balancing act by officials afraid to challenge one of the all-time great cornerbacks. I've seen at least two penalties on Cromartie this season for which there was no evidence at all to be found on the replay. Phantom calls out of nowhere.
Freeman is always "hearing things" that nobody else hears. I'm sure an opposing coach walked up and told him that they go to the refs pre-game and ask them to watch Revis. :smile: This guy invents conversations and hearsay constantly to help him get out a point he wants to make. He's Cimini-like.
Did you even read this article? The point of this article was that Revis is the greatest and teams are begging for penalties. Doesn't sound too anti-Jet.
