Darrelle Revis

On July 14th 1985 I was probably in a theatre somewhere watching 'Back to the Future' and questioning why I had decided to become a Jets fan a few years earlier. Little did I know that the greatest player who would ever where the Green and White was emerging from his mama's womb.

Darrelle Shavar Revis is the best corner in the NFL and probably a top 3 defensive player depending on how much you value pass rushers and the way they impact the game. I don't want to get off on a tangent, but I would rank the top 3 as 1) Revis 2)Ray Lewis 3) Demarcus Ware. If you had those 3 players and Ndamukong Suh on the line you could literally surround them with any other 7 defensive players in the league and they would be #1... no question. I'm definitely getting off on a tangent now, so let me get back to the subject at hand.

The last time the Jets had the best player in the league at his position was Joe Namath. Mark Gastineau was an elite pass rusher but he wasn't the best DE in the league. Curtis Martin is a HOF'er but he was never the best RB in the league. Joe Namath was the best QB in football for about 2 years and he was also the best offensive player during that time. Having that kind of player is rare and a player like this can win you a championship.

Revis with a defensive minded HC like Ryan is like Bill Walsh with Montana as his QB. This is also a passing league in 2012, so having the best CB in the game is an invaluable advantage. He has been a model citizen off the field, he sells tons of jerseys and the only issue he has had is 2 holdouts looking for more $$$$. Finally he has started 77 out of 80 regular season games and all 7 of his post season games.

What does all this add up to? He should be the top paid player in the league who is not a QB. It's that simple. He's collected about $15 million a season over the past two years. Thats frankly below market value... a little. This year and next year he will collect under $10 million each year... way below market value. The way we handle this guy will truly define the Woody Johnson era.

Woody lost his West-side NYC Stadium and he has spent a ton of cash trying to chase a championship, so far with no luck. He has invested in two major 1st round QB's so far in his tenor and the jury is still out on #6, but if his team is ever going to win the big game it will be on the shoulders of #24. Since the salary cap was instituted in the mid 90's The Colts showed they could handle Manning, the Ravens showed they could handle Lewis, and Green Bay made some tough decisions and showed they can handle the pressure of a guy like Rogers on their roster. They found ways to pay them, keep them happy and keep their images squeaky clean. Ray Lewis was even investigated for murder early in his career and The Ravens still kept Lewis' image as a positive one.

The Jets first of all drafted Revis. That was a great service to him. They have surrounded him with a pretty solid secondary with a bunch of B+/A- CB's and Safety's. Also good for Revis. They have played games with his contract and frankly it's damaged his public persona. Every Jets fan should want to invite Darrelle over to his/her house on Sunday to f%#k their mother.

He should be an icon and held up on a pedestal like #18 in Indy or #52 in Baltimore. They are Gods in their towns. The Jets have painted Revis as a greedy/ money hungry difficult diva. He wants top dollar, he has earned top dollar and frankly I would seriously consider playing out the next 2 years and walking in 2014 if I were him. He would probably only have about 3-4 good years left at that point, but he would be able to write is own paycheck and go anywhere he wanted.

Mr. T and Woody need to step up and pay this guy. It's hard to do during the preseason, but once the season starts you are past a point where you can say he showed up to camp and he was out there doing his thing once the season started in good faith. If you do it during the preseason it looks like he held you hostage again and that you renegotiate contracts with 2 years left. These are not good presidents. I get it. But once you are into the 2012 season, maybe somewhere around the holidays, you announce an extension that locks him up for life and show that Florham Park is an elite landing spot for any blue chip draft choices and or free agents. You will get screwed a little on the back end of this contract and if guys like Hill, Couples or Demario Davis become elite players you probably won't be able to retain them. Thats the price you pay.

I've said this before and I'll say it again. If this incarnation of the NY Jets is to win a Superbowl it will be because of their best player, Darrelle Revis. Look at what has happened to the city of Cleveland after losing LeBron. They won't recover from that. The NBA and NFL are drastically different when it comes to contracts and how/why you pay players, but the comparison is more valid than I would like to admit.

PAY HIM!