Same Old Jets

It is quite simple.  If the Jets have any Superbowl hopes, they need to sign Darrelle Revis.  He is the best cornerback in football, and arguably the best defensive player in the game.  Wasn't that all we heard last year from Jets loud mouth coach Rex Ryan?  Every week it was, "Darrelle Revis is the best defensive player in football", "if you don't vote Darrelle Revis defensive player of the the year then you don't know anything about football".  Well news flash fat ass, Revis heard you and brought your comments to the negotiation table. 

I understand the Jet fans love Rex's confidence and bravado, but this fat bastard can't keep his mouth shut.  Instead of getting off season surgery to lose weight, he should of had surgery to shut his yap.  He has never won a thing in this league. Yes the team made a nice run to the AFC championship game, but lets remember that they won 9 games, and at 7-7 got lucky enough to play two teams that laid down for them.  Do you hear any other coaches in the league guaranteeing that their team is going to win the Superbowl?  Didn't you do that last year Rex?  Did your prediction come true?  No you failed.  Your so-called great defense got destroyed by Peyton Manning and the Colts. 

Rex is his own worst enemy with his mouth and moronic statements.  Last season all he did was boast about Revis being the best defensive player in the league and then today at a news conference he stated "Don't feel sorry for us," Ryan told reporters Tuesday, displaying his trademark bravado. "We have everything we need here on defense."  Rex then said "We have a great collection of individual talent," Ryan said. "These guys will play great as a team. That's what we'll do. Obviously, Revis is a tremendous player. Ray Lewis, a tremendous player. Ed Reed, tremendous player. Kris Jenkins, a tremendous player. But it's about the unit, and we've been selling that from the day we walked on here. "We can get it done," Ryan continued. "We're not afraid of anybody."- By Rich Cimini, ESPNNewYork.com

I don't even think Rex really believes that.  The Jets created this problem with Rex's big fat mouth and by going to Revis after the season promising to restructure his contract. This is a battle the team will not win because they can not play their style of football without Revis.  Football is the only sport where I do not criticize the player for holding out in an attempt to get a new contract if they out performed their current one.  This is a brutal and violent sport where any day can be your last.  Revis saw one of his best friends on the team, Leon Washington, not get his contract, break his leg in the middle of the season, and then be traded to Seattle in the off season.   Football is unforgiving and the team will drop you like a bad habit if you serve no use to them.  Revis has out performed his contract.  He was the best defensive player in the league last season.  The Rex Ryan defense revolved around Revis shutting down the opponents number one receiver.  This allowed Rex to run all of his blitz packages.  No Revis = lots of touchdowns  for the opposing quarterbacks and receivers. 

Jets owner Woody Johnson stated that he does not expect Revis to be on the team for the start of the season.  My question to Johnson would be, how could you give contract extensions to your coach and general manager, sign all these different free agents to multi-million dollar contracts and then allow your best player to become a hold out?  Johnson is raping his loyal fans with these stupid PSL's and high ticket prices.  I guess this is how he repays them and shows his appreciation.  The Jets are already struggling to sell their PSL's, and are basically begging people to buy them.  Jet fans are now supposed to do this when the teams best player is holding out?  Good luck.  Only the Jets can have such a good thing going, with a potential Superbowl contending team, and then find a way to f it up.