the problem is very simple: Revis is wrong, the Jets are right.
Revis wants to be paid like a free agent, but he's got 3 years left on his deal. if he wants long-term security 3 years before his contract is up, he has to be willing to give something back -- instead, Revis is pushing to be highest paid CB in the game, looking for more money than the RIDICULOUS deal that the Raiders gave Asomugha, which is essentially franchise QB money.
Revis is taking an impossible stance -- he's negotiating with no leverage and yet he's asking for the moon. he wants to be the highest-paid CB and get fully guaranteed money, yet the uncapped season rules don't allow for that. like the Ferguson contract, the Jets can only offer a guarantee against injury OR skill, and Revis wants both. he's literally asking for a contract that the Jets cannot give him at this time, and he's pissed about that
and by holding out, he's only hurting himself. not only is he voiding the guaranteed money remaining in his contract (if he gets hurt, he doesn't get ****) but if he holds out beyond August 10th, he loses 1 year of Free Agency eligibility. so the hold out may cause a lot of noise and controversy, but it really only helps the Jets get even more leverage.
i hope the Jets stick to their guns. stop saying that the Jets don't take care of their own, because they just locked up D'Brick and they've offered Revis a contract bigger than DB in football not named Asomugha. and rightfully so because he's NOT a free agent and no matter how good Revis is, no DB should be making franchise QB money. that's not enough to satisfy his ego, apparently, and he's throwing a bitch fit. i'm just glad the Jets were proactive in trading for Cromartie and drafting Wilson.
