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Jets have decision to make on Revis
March, 2, 2013 2:18PM ET
By Tim Kavanagh | ESPN.com
The New York Jets-Darrelle Revis saga took another turn for the exciting at the scouting combine over the past week, as we knew it would.
According to Gary Myers of the New York Daily News, Jets GM John Idzik talked about a potential Revis trade with multiple teams at the combine, per a source. The source also categorized the talks as Idzik "actively" shopping the CB, and indicated that other teams are now doing some work to figure out what it would take to sign Revis to a contract extension following a deal. Any team trading for Revis would thus need to have an extensive amount of cap space for this season and projected for seasons ahead, depending upon how they structure the CB's deal.
Two teams with a sizable chunk of cap space that have been very public with their intentions to be spenders this offseason are the Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers; as fate would have it, they also both need CB help. Whether they're willing to send an array of draft picks back to New York remains to be seen. Other clubs who have been mentioned as potential Revis destinations include Denver, San Francisco and Seattle, who could offer the Jets a new QB in Matt Flynn as part of a trade.
It's important to remember that nothing can happen on the trade front until March 12, and we may be waiting quite a bit longer regardless. In spite of the current situation, the Jets don't need to make any rushed -- or rash -- decisions on Revis, as the New York Times' Ben Shpigel writes. There's also the possibility that the Jets figure out a way to keep Revis on a new deal, as Rich Cimini of ESPNNewYork.com points out. Meanwhile, ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter writes that there's an added wrinkle that complicates any potential deal involving Revis:
Rich Cimini
Latest on the Revis situation
"It's hardly news that the Jets have yet to open negotiations with Revis. After all, he still has a year left on his contract and they have other front-burner issues that need attention. At the same time, they owe Revis' camp a courtesy call. If they truly have an interest in re-signing their best player, they should contact the agents to express that sentiment and to set up a time to talk, even if it's a month from now. But the situation is so toxic that they're reluctant to engage in small talk. Idzik called Revis a month ago, but it was only to smooth things over after fumbling Revis-related questions in his introductory news conference. The Jets have to be careful here. Their brand took a big hit last season, the fan base is angry and Johnson has PSLs to sell. If he alienates his best player and trades him for a second-rate package, it'll be a public-relations disaster of epic proportions. As for Revis, he needs to chill, concentrate on his rehab and gear up for an extended poker game between his agents and the Jets."
Adam Schefter
Schefter's NFL Mailbag
"I view Revis as almost untradable. It's not that he's not good; it's the circumstances surrounding him. Any team that wants to trade for Revis is going to have to satisfy him with a new contract that makes him one of the highest -- if not the highest -- paid defensive player in the NFL. That's not going to be easy. Then the Jets are going to want back a handsome price for a player who has only one year left on his contract and is coming off a major knee injury. Most defensive backs never come back at the same level they were at before. So what team is going to be willing to give Revis a contract north of $15 million per year, which deprives it of the ability to make moves with a handful of other key players, while surrendering that kind of compensation to the Jets? It would be great if the Jets could find a trade partner that could meet all those conditions -- they would love that. And why not? They would be able to get something back for a player who has health questions and is free to walk away from the team after next season. But it's hard to envision a scenario under which a Revis trade will work out. There will be no shortage of teams that would want to trade for Revis. But there will be an extreme shortage of teams that can make it happen."
March, 2, 2013 2:18PM ET
By Tim Kavanagh | ESPN.com
The New York Jets-Darrelle Revis saga took another turn for the exciting at the scouting combine over the past week, as we knew it would.
According to Gary Myers of the New York Daily News, Jets GM John Idzik talked about a potential Revis trade with multiple teams at the combine, per a source. The source also categorized the talks as Idzik "actively" shopping the CB, and indicated that other teams are now doing some work to figure out what it would take to sign Revis to a contract extension following a deal. Any team trading for Revis would thus need to have an extensive amount of cap space for this season and projected for seasons ahead, depending upon how they structure the CB's deal.
Two teams with a sizable chunk of cap space that have been very public with their intentions to be spenders this offseason are the Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers; as fate would have it, they also both need CB help. Whether they're willing to send an array of draft picks back to New York remains to be seen. Other clubs who have been mentioned as potential Revis destinations include Denver, San Francisco and Seattle, who could offer the Jets a new QB in Matt Flynn as part of a trade.
It's important to remember that nothing can happen on the trade front until March 12, and we may be waiting quite a bit longer regardless. In spite of the current situation, the Jets don't need to make any rushed -- or rash -- decisions on Revis, as the New York Times' Ben Shpigel writes. There's also the possibility that the Jets figure out a way to keep Revis on a new deal, as Rich Cimini of ESPNNewYork.com points out. Meanwhile, ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter writes that there's an added wrinkle that complicates any potential deal involving Revis:
Rich Cimini
Latest on the Revis situation
"It's hardly news that the Jets have yet to open negotiations with Revis. After all, he still has a year left on his contract and they have other front-burner issues that need attention. At the same time, they owe Revis' camp a courtesy call. If they truly have an interest in re-signing their best player, they should contact the agents to express that sentiment and to set up a time to talk, even if it's a month from now. But the situation is so toxic that they're reluctant to engage in small talk. Idzik called Revis a month ago, but it was only to smooth things over after fumbling Revis-related questions in his introductory news conference. The Jets have to be careful here. Their brand took a big hit last season, the fan base is angry and Johnson has PSLs to sell. If he alienates his best player and trades him for a second-rate package, it'll be a public-relations disaster of epic proportions. As for Revis, he needs to chill, concentrate on his rehab and gear up for an extended poker game between his agents and the Jets."
Adam Schefter
Schefter's NFL Mailbag
"I view Revis as almost untradable. It's not that he's not good; it's the circumstances surrounding him. Any team that wants to trade for Revis is going to have to satisfy him with a new contract that makes him one of the highest -- if not the highest -- paid defensive player in the NFL. That's not going to be easy. Then the Jets are going to want back a handsome price for a player who has only one year left on his contract and is coming off a major knee injury. Most defensive backs never come back at the same level they were at before. So what team is going to be willing to give Revis a contract north of $15 million per year, which deprives it of the ability to make moves with a handful of other key players, while surrendering that kind of compensation to the Jets? It would be great if the Jets could find a trade partner that could meet all those conditions -- they would love that. And why not? They would be able to get something back for a player who has health questions and is free to walk away from the team after next season. But it's hard to envision a scenario under which a Revis trade will work out. There will be no shortage of teams that would want to trade for Revis. But there will be an extreme shortage of teams that can make it happen."
I learned very early not to trust what our "front office personnel" has to say about any players during the offseason. That's a good tactic on their part though. I don't always want to know what their intent/interest are in players which can potentially put us at a disavantage.
