Monday, April 22, 2013

Revis Gets Traded to Tampa Bay

Looks like there is a new island in the Caribbean.

The New York Jets finally traded Darelle Revis sending the corner to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In return, the Jets get the 13th overall pick in this year's NFL Draft which starts this Thursday and also a conditional pick for next year.

As for Revis, he agrees to a six year $96 million contract with the Bucs in which none of it is guaranteed.

Not a bad move for the Bucs as they get perhaps the top corner in the game for basically just a 1st round pick. I say "perhaps" because Revis is coming off an ACL injury which might hamper his ability to some degree. If he pulls through barely affected, then Tampa will be one of the toughest teams to pass the ball on in the league.

The Jets, meanwhile, achieve their goal of slashing salaries by getting rid of Revis. They take a step back as they try to rebuild for the future. As for the immediate future, the Jets are definitely a sub .500 team once again, not that they weren't going to be that. Revis, though, was their best player and without him, they are far worse.

With him gone, Rex Ryan's future with the team seems in jeopardy as he's set up for a failed season from the start. This set up could get Rex fired by the end of 2013 with John Idzik, the new Jets GM, putting in a guy he wants.

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