I have shared my opinion before about #24 and this misguided ill-advised hold out. I do believe that he will drag the holdout into the regular season. I think the 120 million dollar contract on the table will probably end up around 130 with 60 guaranteed.
The reason he is doing this is because he is hoping for an injury and a bad start for the Jets. Our team is under intense scrutiny and our first couple games of the season are going to be difficult to say the least. Mr. T's hand will be forced if we are 0-2 and have an injury to Cromartie or Wilson, even a minor injury. If we have to start Dwight Lowery we will literally have to change our entire defensive scheme.
We are probably only talking about a difference of maybe 10 million or so on the total contract, but the real sticking point is the guaranteed money. Thats were we will have to budge if we want him back. I believe if we don't suffer any catastrophic injuries in our secondary we can win the AFC East without Revis. I don''t think we can beat the Colts or the Patriots in the playoffs without him, but we can win the east.
Everyone is talking about how a Revis-less season will effect the Jets, but what about the effect it will have on the player. If he was to sit out the season the Jets would be forced into a trade. With the real chance of no football in 2011 the Jets may sit on his contract and wait until 2012 to make a move. It costs the Jets nothing. At some point Revis is going to need a paycheck. If he is out of football for two years his value will plummet. His reputation will be destroyed, his endorsements will dry up. That is not the worst case scenario.
Imagine, for a minute, if the Jets did win the Superbowl without him. The media would eat this man alive, especially the NY media. A professional athlete... sitting at home in protest... because 12 million dollars a year wasn't good enough... and his team goes on to win it all without him. it would go down as one of the worst decisions in the history of.... well, mankind.
He will be back no later than week 3. If we lose any games while he sits home I think his coaches, teammates and every fan should hold this guy responsible. I don't blame him for trying to get as much money as humanly possible... but the one thing he has to realize is that his agent and advisors have only one thing in mind, and it's certainly not his legacy. #24 has to look out for that on his own.
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