*Breaking News*
Martha’s Vineyard will be renamed to Revis Island
for the time being.
If you have been living under a rock while NFL free
agency has been occurring, you would have missed the Patriots signing of
Darrelle Revis. The signing has Patriots fans acting like this
Now I love the signing of Revis (if you haven’t
noticed already) and I can’t wait to see him in uniform. But before we give
100% support in the move, I would like to examine the situation.
The Patriots refused to give Talib a contract,
whether it was long term or not, because of his injury history. Bad hips are a
reason to be careful when giving a player a six year deal, but Revis has a more
pressing issue in his knee. Revis missed time due to his injury when Talib had
not. So if it was about injury, why does it make sense to give more money to a
player who has a more pressing issue, especially when Revis has not been the
same since his surgery? I do give the Patriots the fact that Revis is a far
better player than Talib, which does pacify the money because I would rather
Revis on the field than Talib.
I would also like to pose the question of did the
Patriots make the move in order to trump the Broncos from signing away Talib
from them. The Broncos made it known that they did not need him, rather they
signed him because they didn’t want to Patriots to have him. Granted Talib is a
step up from what they had, but did this possibly force the Patriots to sign
Revis? The Patriots are all about working the cap in their favor, which forced
Wilfork into wanting a release, and their reluctance to sign a top wide
receiver. I think it’s an interesting question, and we will never know the
answer.
Darrelle Revis is far better than any other
defensive back in the game when healthy. But every signing comes with some
backfiring. We wouldn’t be called sports fans if we didn’t gripe about every
signing. Revis will definitely help the Patriots, and I even though I am
skeptical about the deal, I still think Revis will excel as a Patriot.
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