I agree we should pay Revis what he wants. Don't nickle and dime your most skilled players... the big 4 need to be paid.
If we give him what he wants, and theres a salary cap in place in the future, this WILL cripple the team. Don't you guys see what hes saying. Hes comparing the RB position, the highest turnover rate in the league by far. He believes his career will be over in one injury plagued season, but hes in contract for several more years. This is getting ridiculous.
i dont blame him one bit. he is good, he knows it, rex knows it and bagelbaum knows it deep down in his heart too. the fact of the matter is that the nfl has setup things in such a way that guys have no protection. and the jets dont give a flying rats ass about anyone, if revis breaks his leg off tomorrow he will be dropped like a bad habit. of all sports football should have guaranteed contracts. this guys career is on the line every time he steps on that field and you, me nor the jets will be there to help him recoup the 20 million he should have made if he gets hurt in the middle of this year. like was pointed out in the article he is one of the few who can take a stand and maybe succeed. the nfl has too much money to take such poor care of the main attractions, the players. good luck to him, i hope he gets what he deserves. i figured this was going to be a garbage article but ended up agreeing with most of it.
Here's where I see this going, if Tanny is as clever as I think he is. Revis, currently has 21 mil on 3 years left with this contract. Asomugha as 1 year left at 16.5. Restructure the Revis deal to pay him 17,2,1 mil. He's the highest paid CB this year. No way Nnamdi gets 16 mil per after this. Then top dollar will be around 12 mil or so, then you extend Revis.
Unfortunately, Revis seems to want a long term contract now. That's why he keeps bringing up the family stuff and the watching out for his future stuff.
LMAO...I hope Rex is right when he says Revis will surpass Namath as the greatest Jet ever. I hope Revis agrees to something like 6 years >$80mil contract.
I have no doubt that Revis will get his from the Jets. That exorbitant Nnamdi contract set such a crazy bar though.
How about we make him live to the contract he fought for and signed on, regardless of any "promises" he believes were made? Fuck this shit. He's getting paid more than any of us will ever make to play a fucking game, get the fuck over yourself.
So this means more money up front (signing bonus). I know this is crazy but how about a 10 year contract (about 1 or 2 Million a year) with a say $70 million signing bonus? He's set for life, it's a manageable cap number (pro rated over the lifetime of the contract) and he gets the largest GUARANTEED contract in NFL history.
He's not 'comparing the RB position', he's remarking on a first-hand account watching a teammate go into a season in his prime without a long-term deal and get his leg snapped in half. That was a wakeup call for guys like Revis and Mangold and Brick (who just fired his agent not too long ago) and David Harris, although Harris is saying the right things now in from of the press microphones. The writer is correct - the better players have the rare ability to win games against a stacked deck. Good for them.
Talk about mixed emotions on this topic. On one hand, Revis is dead on...as is any football player. The dreaded LEON word seems like it haunts the Jet franchise more than any other. While from a business standpoint I totally agree with the Jets logic, the team has lit the match and begun to play with fire from a loyalty point of view. On paper, getting rid of Kendall(it sucked for that season)...Faneca....Jones....Washington...Feeley...Dearth etc... might have made sense, it seems the only players the Jets ever reward are free agents or players with shady pasts they acquire in a trade. The Jets have really not, after rookie contracts, rewarded anyone that has been a solid citizen...a loyal solider. While there might be a few exceptions, all of this "we would die for Rex" stuff is beginning to be neutralized by their inability to do what the players think is the right thing to do. The front office is getting a reputation...a reputation that can ruin all the positive moves that have been made. ON THE OTHER HAND, to me, it seems like Revis or any superstar player, should take out their frustration at the players union and the system in place. The Jets, like most teams, are playing the system. They have been burnt a few times by playing it too tight. But they are looking at long term success. Revis, when using the L word (Leon) is correct. Using Jones as an example is pretty lame. Anyone with decent eyesight saw that Jones was beginning to show some wear and tear. Using Leon Washington is the way to go for any NFL player. Just happens to be he was a Jet and 51 guys saw, on one single play, a player go from a being a multi millionaire to much less. The Jets are now asking 4 other guys to do the same. Happens all the time. Washingtons injury is way to fresh in some minds for this type of backlash NOT to happen. Bottom line is Revis's argument should be with the NFL. The players association. No sport makes more money than the NFL....yet the NFL is the pits when it comes to cutting contracts. The risk of injury is so much greater than any other sport. Some might argue that it has to be that way because of the huge rosters compared to other sports. Thats nonsense. Everyone knows who the players are that can demand a guaranteed contract and who cant. Retirement because of injury..it comes off the cap. Its pretty easy. NFL owners know they are dealing with a poor union...but something tells me situations like these is the exact recipe for a definite strike next year.
You offer him this, And he has nowhere to go. He gets the 'respect' of being the highest paid CB. The team looks good by paying out money they've already promised.... In the restructure, you put in a clause to renegotiate his salary over last two years if he's not paid in the top 5 at his position, and work on extending him long term.
As I said, though, it seems he wants the long term deal now. He doesn't want to risk having a one year deal, gets hurt this year, and he's screwed for the rest of his career.
This argument could go on forever. Yes, Revis deserves to get paid his money, but football is also a business and with only so much to invest in one player due to cap limits the organization has every right to work out the best deal for themselves. I have no doubt this will get worked out but i'm prepared for it to get ungly for a bit.
Out of curiosity because I don't really remember at this point... Just how good was Revis two seasons ago? I mean I know he had a good season and made the Pro Bowl. But just how good was he? I don't remember people talking about him being the best in the league at that point. Then last year comes, he has a lights out year and suddenly he wants to be the highest paid player in the league at his position? Don't players usually get paid like that after a few years of excellence? Not just one or two? IDK, maybe because I don't follow NFL contract situations too closely, but it's shocking to think that a player can suddenly become the top paid player at his position after just two excellent seasons.
