Pats sign Revis, 1 year/$12M

[GingerP]

per Shefter.

Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 3m
CB Darrelle Revis and the New England Patriots have reached agreement on a one-year, $12 million deal, league sources told ESPN.

[Mr. Miyagi]

Crap! Damn the evil empire!

[Oldbillsfan]

Didn't see that coming....

[Goobylal]

Desperation move. That will get them no further than they've been last the last decade.

[The last buffalo fan]

Oh well, Stevie's ***** is back! :gobills:

[SpikedLemonade]

Desperation move. That will get them no further than they've been last the last decade.

Homers will be here soon to tell us that the Pats are declining and the Bills will win the division this year.

They have been saying it for the past 10 years.

[X-Era]

Homers will be here soon to tell us that the Pats are declining and the Bills will win the division this year.

They have been saying it for the past 10 years.
The Pats are declining and the Bills will not win the division.

[gr8slayer]

Damn, they just keep getting bailed out of their inability to draft a great CB.

[X-Era]

Damn, they just keep getting bailed out of their inability to draft a great CB.
Meh. Revis doesn't scare me.

[Tatonka]

good deal for both them and revis.

[Mahdi]

Perennial AFC contender FA = Revis

Perennial AFCE BASEMENT Dweller FA = Graham

It's ok we got another LB Cincinnati and the LB starved Giants didn't want and a LG the Rams OL and Bear OL didn't need.

QUALITY starters for the Bills.

[YardRat]

Bummer.

Stevie vs Revie will be something to look forward though, especially if both are healthy.

[SpikedLemonade]

Perennial AFC contender FA = Revis

Perennial AFCE BASEMENT Dweller FA = Graham

It's ok we got another LB Cincinnati and the LB starved Giants didn't want and a LG the Rams OL and Bear OL didn't need.

QUALITY starters for the Bills.

With the Bills superior experienced NFL coaching, they will just coach up these players.

[feldspar]

Perennial AFC contender FA = Revis

Perennial AFCE BASEMENT Dweller FA = Graham

It's ok we got another LB Cincinnati and the LB starved Giants didn't want and a LG the Rams OL and Bear OL didn't need.

QUALITY starters for the Bills.

Gimme a break. The Patriots aren't historically successful because of their free agent signings.

[Mace]

Amazing.

[IlluminatusUIUC]

My real question is why Revis agreed to a one year deal.

[better days]

My real question is why Revis agreed to a one year deal.

Well, he made $16 Mill last year.

$12 Mill this year.

That is $28 Mill over two years.

I don't think he needs the security of a long term contract.

[feldspar]

My real question is why Revis agreed to a one year deal.

Apparently, he likes to gamble on himself. I didn't understand why he would sign a contract with no guaranteed money last year, either. He's making bank, but what if he gets hurt, or his value diminishes for whatever reason?

There's gotta be a "no franchise" clause in his 1-year deal though. His last contract with the Jets had one. The Patriots are just renting him, really. We'll see where this goes.

[IlluminatusUIUC]

Well, he made $16 Mill last year.

$12 Mill this year.

That is $28 Mill over two years.

I don't think he needs the security of a long term contract.

He held out on New York twice over money and that's what ultimately prompted his trade. If Revis has shown anything at all in his career, it's that he's mercenary. He signed that utterly bizarre no guarantee deal in Tampa and now this.

[better days]

He held out on New York twice over money and that's what ultimately prompted his trade. If Revis has shown anything at all in his career, it's that he's mercenary. He signed that utterly bizarre no guarantee deal in Tampa and now this.

Agreed. But even if he has a down year this year he can probably get at least $10 Mill next year.

Some team is guaranteed to rent him again.

[IlluminatusUIUC]

Agreed. But even if he has a down year this year he can probably get at least $10 Mill next year.

Some team is guaranteed to rent him again.

If he doesn't blow out his knee again. I could understand if he was ring-chasing but that's a complete 180 from his entire career so far.

[Goobylal]

good deal for both them and revis.
No, it's a bad deal for Revis. At his age, he should be looking for the long-term deal. If he gets injured this season, that's mostly gone. To me it looks like he's just trying to stick it to the Jets for a year because the Pats aren't winning the SB again and he'll be gone next year.

Perennial AFC contender FA = Revis

Perennial AFCE BASEMENT Dweller FA = Graham

It's ok we got another LB Cincinnati and the LB starved Giants didn't want and a LG the Rams OL and Bear OL didn't need.

QUALITY starters for the Bills.
And the Bucs, who had the cap room and needed a good CB, cut him. Your point?

Well, he made $16 Mill last year.

$12 Mill this year.

That is $28 Mill over two years.

I don't think he needs the security of a long term contract.
Sure he does. And if he thinks he doesn't, he's an idiot.

[Mahdi]

No, it's a bad deal for Revis. At his age, he should be looking for the long-term deal. If he gets injured this season, that's mostly gone. To me it looks like he's just trying to stick it to the Jets for a year because the Pats aren't winning the SB again and he'll be gone next year.

And the Bucs, who had the cap room and needed a good CB, cut him. Your point?



Sure he does. And if he thinks he doesn't, he's an idiot.

The Bucs cut him because Lovie Smith is pure cover 2 and you don't need a 16 mil CB to play that D. He got Verner for half that. Also Revis would have hated that D.

[Meathead]

adds a shutdown stud to take away opponents best long option when marcias got them the lead which is often. has a bit of a last hurrah feeling to it. might work

[Meathead]

course looking fwd to stevies continues battles on joker island

[stuckincincy]

Good 'ole Revis - Holding, shoving off, hooking, grabbing - all with no flags called. He's a perfect fit with NE.

[EricStratton]

Based on last year it's a downgrade for the Pats after losing Talib. Of course this will be year two after the injury so Revis may play better.

[feldspar]

Based on last year it's a downgrade for the Pats after losing Talib. Of course this will be year two after the injury so Revis may play better.

Not really, though. The Bucs were using Revis in zone coverage a lot early on, and that's not his game. When they switched him to man-to-man, it was the same guy that dominates at his position.

It's Revis Island, not Revis peninsula.

But Stevie Johnson matches up pretty well with Revis historically.

[sukie]

My real question is why Revis agreed to a one year deal.

He was set up for a 1 year monster mercinary deal like this. Boom 12 mil and a 1 time shot at a ring.

[sukie]

Just read that although the deal is one year. There is an option year at 20 mil.

[justasportsfan]

Wilfork just asked for his release from Pats.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000333833/article/vince-wilfork-has-asked-for-his-release-from-patriots

[feldspar]

Wilfork just asked for his release from Pats.

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000333833/article/vince-wilfork-has-asked-for-his-release-from-patriots

Good.

I knew there was some contention there.

[better days]

adds a shutdown stud to take away opponents best long option when marcias got them the lead which is often. has a bit of a last hurrah feeling to it. might work

If the Pats* had kept Talib, the Revis signing would have meant much more but replacing Talib it is just a wash.

Talib had a better year than Revis last year & may again this year & Talib has Manning as his QB.

[TigerJ]

New England have just over 12 million in cap space and signed Revis for $12 million. Because it's a one year deal, every penny counts against the cap this year. The Patriots avoided the consequences they might have suffered by losing Talib, but they don't have a whole lot of flexibility to get better. Brady is another year older and the clock is ticking. No, I'm not predicting the collapse of the Patriots, but they are not quite good enough to get to the Super Bowl, and they're basically treading water. There is room for another AFC East team to catch up and displace them as division winner.

[Goobylal]

They still won't win another SB.