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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.There was no evidence he'd slowed down this past season.I find it funny that the Jets couldn't get to a Super Bowl when Revis was in his prime. Now a few years later and a step slower they think it's gonna work?
Agreed however, do you think 27 year old Revis would have been having issues with Steve smith in the playoffs?There was no evidence he'd slowed down this past season.
Something in that story stuck out to me. It was this comment.
If Gilbert is intent on doing what he's done for Revis for all NFL players, good luck. It will be lock out central. Gilbert has been able to guide Revis because he's one of, if not the best at his position. That isn't the case for 99% of players.
Who knows? When did Steve Smith enter the convo?Agreed however, do you think 27 year old Revis would have been having issues with Steve smith in the playoffs?
There's no genius to holding out and leveraging your position. Leverage is a simple notion.Gilbert (and Revis, obviously) are local from where I live, and some people here talk about Gilbert as being some kind of genius who is going to revolutionize the game. I'm pretty sure his first act if elected is to try and rip up the CBA and start fresh with a bunch of new rules that benefit the players in every way. It wouldn't be pretty.
Strike/lockout..no matter what it would technically be or how it would go down, it would be due to Gilbert, who is ready to miss as much time as possible to make the game better for the players in the long run. On top of that, he's also supposedly presenting a collusion case against the owners, which he claims is damning.
Agreed. Except Revis keeps running his mouth that winning is important. It was last year for him that's why he took less to join the Patriots. But he keeps saying that again in various articles this week. That's bull crap, you didn't go to the jets to win. Don't spew BS.
You are absolutely right, the SB was on Brady gronk and edelmans shoulders. Did Revis help? Of course. But in the Ravens and Seahawks games we didn't face elite WR-QB combos and almost lost both games. (Colts game was just murder - great defensive showing. But we always have colts #, and Arrington was the one who shut down TY) If our defense was that good it would have shown. Our defense was JUST good enough to allow the Offense to put the game out of reachEven if the patriots resigned Revis there is no guarantee the team wins another SB like its being portrayed. We barely won WITH him last year. Scraped by at home against the Ravens and were the worst play call in history from losing another SB to the Hawks.
And that's with pretty much everything going right for this team health wise from our core center pieces. Revis/Gronk/Brady/mccourty/Vince etc
Yeah, but the backfield arguably carried the Pats defense throughout the playoffs because the front-seven play was pretty average. Without Revis/Browner and man-coverage scheme emphasis, the Pats front seven -- specifically pass rush -- must now step up significantly. If the Pats have another playoff run coming up it'll be more close contests a la vs. Baltimore and Seattle, just with the front end carrying the load instead of the back end. The Patriot defense won't dominate, we just need to hope it'll be "good" enough to give the offense an occasional leg up.You are absolutely right, the SB was on Brady gronk and edelmans shoulders. Did Revis help? Of course. But in the Ravens and Seahawks games we didn't face elite WR-QB combos and almost lost both games. (Colts game was just murder - great defensive showing. But we always have colts #, and Arrington was the one who shut down TY) If our defense was that good it would have shown. Our defense was JUST good enough to allow the Offense to put the game out of reach
Yeah, but the backfield arguably carried the Pats defense throughout the playoffs because the front-seven play was pretty average. Without Revis/Browner and man-coverage scheme emphasis, the Pats front seven -- specifically pass rush -- must now step up significantly. If the Pats have another playoff run coming up it'll be more close contests a la vs. Baltimore and Seattle, just with the front end carrying the load instead of the back end. The Patriot defense won't dominate, we just need to hope it'll be "good" enough to give the offense an occasional leg up.
I agree that the Pats were right in not trying to outbid the Jets, but I disagree as to how valuable Revis was for the D last year.I may be in the minority, but I don't think Revis was that valuable a player for us on defense in these playoffs based on who we actually matched up against. Against Baltimore, he didn't shut down Steve Smith. Against Indy, we had Arrington and McCourty shut down Hilton. Revis was wasted on Moncrief. Against Seattle, he mostly shut down Baldwin, but that wasn't close to their biggest threat. He is great against the D.Thomas and B.Marshalls of the league and none of those bigger stud WRs were playoff opponents. Pats were right to not pay him that contract he got from the Jets. Invest in the pass rush and control the line of scrimmage is more important.
I may be in the minority, but I don't think Revis was that valuable a player for us on defense in these playoffs based on who we actually matched up against. Against Baltimore, he didn't shut down Steve Smith. Against Indy, we had Arrington and McCourty shut down Hilton. Revis was wasted on Moncrief. Against Seattle, he mostly shut down Baldwin, but that wasn't close to their biggest threat. He is great against the D.Thomas and B.Marshalls of the league and none of those bigger stud WRs were playoff opponents. Pats were right to not pay him that contract he got from the Jets. Invest in the pass rush and control the line of scrimmage is more important.
Carl Posten rep'd Ty Law. Another Alaquippa native.I wonder if Gilbert was connected with the infamous Posten Brothers, shown here in a documentary video representing the Chosen One, Kellen Winslow Jr., after he was drafted by the Cleveland Browns.
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