{"id":27947,"date":"2015-03-10T21:03:32","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T01:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=27947"},"modified":"2022-04-01T03:03:29","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T07:03:29","slug":"darrelle-revis-returns-new-york-jets-darelle-revis-dee-milliner-todd-bowles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2015\/03\/10\/darrelle-revis-returns-new-york-jets-darelle-revis-dee-milliner-todd-bowles\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIS RETURNS!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AceFan23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>By Glenn Naughton<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a move that many Jets fans would have thought to be an impossibility two seasons ago when gang green traded\u00a0the player who many consider to be the best to don a Jets uniform since the days of Joe Namath, cornerback Darrelle Revis is a New York Jet once again. It appears owner Woody Johnson was determined to undo the mistake he made when he allowed Revis to be dealt to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers two seasons ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Darrelle Revis&#39; agents announce he has agreed to terms with the Jets.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/575458187953856513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Darrelle Revis was asking teams for $40 million guaranteed. Jets&#39; deal expected to top that. North of $40M guaranteed.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/575459059563765760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 11, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>Regardless of any ill will harbored toward Revis from Jets fans who grew tired his unprecedented negotiating tactics in an effort to continually increase the value of his contracts, this is a good day for the Jets and their fans.<\/p>\n<p>With an eye toward the start of the 2015 season, Revis&#8217; arrival means a secondary revival. Earlier on Tuesday the Jets signed CB <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2015\/03\/10\/ny-jets-sign-cb-buster-skrine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buster Skrine<\/a><\/strong> from the Cleveland Browns. \u00a0Ranked among the worst\u00a0units in the NFL last year, New York allowed an embarrassing 31 touchdowns through the air, good for 29th in the NFL.\u00a0 With new head coach Todd Bowles on board, the need for top-notch cornerback play to accommodate a blitz-heavy defensive scheme was the one holdover from the previous coaching regime.<\/p>\n<p>With plenty of talent left on the free agent market, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2015\/03\/06\/jets-acquire-brandon-marshall-new-yor-jets-todd-bowles\/\">addition of wide receiver Brandon Marshall<\/a>, it would appear general manager Mike Maccagnan is unaware of the fact that he&#8217;s supposed to be in year one of a multi-season re-building project.\u00a0 The former Houston Texans personnel man has made a\u00a0pair\u00a0of blockbuster &#8220;win now&#8221; moves, and with roughly $30 million in cap space, there&#8217;s no telling what he may do next.\u00a0 It would be fair to assume however, that no move will surpass the cost or impact of Revis&#8217; return.<\/p>\n<p>The Jets will now field a defense consisting of not only Revis, but a stout 3-man front consisting of Mo Wilkerson and the man the Jets drafted with the first round selection they received from Tampa in the deal for Revis, Sheldon Richardson.<\/p>\n<p>Given the Jets crop of young corners currently on the roster, the Jets will undoubtedly\u00a0hope for\u00a0Revis\u00a0to serve as a mentor to former first round pick Dee Milliner, last year&#8217;s third round selection Dexter McDougle, and the surprising Marcus Williams, an undrafted rookie free agent who opened some eyes with his quality play last season.<\/p>\n<p>With\u00a0the size of this contract and history between Revis and the Jets, some credit should go to owner Woody Johnson.\u00a0 Having limped to a 4-12 record last season,\u00a0 Johnson knew that this would be a critical time for his franchise.\u00a0 He started out on the right foot by utilizing the highly respected duo of Charley Casserly and Ron Wolf in his search for a new general manager and head coach.\u00a0 Upon naming Maccagnan and Bowles respectively, the early consensus from multiple league sources was that he <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/sports\/football\/jets\/myers-jets-rookies-bowles-maccagnan-article-1.2076990\">got it right<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Moving toward free agency, there was a feeling that Johnson would push his new front office to do whatever necessary to keep\u00a0heading in the right direction by bringing Revis back to MetLife stadium.\u00a0\u00a0The owner\u00a0had to make a statement to the fan base.\u00a0 They had to know that he viewed\u00a04-12 as being just as unacceptable as his paying customers did.\u00a0 That could have been accomplished by signing any number of high-profile agents on the market, but credit Johnson for swallowing his pride, and going back to the negotiating table with Revis&#8217; reps, Neil Schwartz and Jonathan Feinsod.\u00a0 Johnson has publicly acknowledged the difficulties in negotiation with the duo at times, but he didn&#8217;t allow it prevent a deal from being consummated and gave the go-ahead for Maccagnan to make it happen.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the official <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/forums.jetnation.com\/topic\/120488-revis-back-with-the-jets-official\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">welcome back Darrelle Revis thread<\/a><\/strong> from our forums!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Glenn Naughton In a move that many Jets fans would have thought to be an impossibility two seasons ago when gang green traded\u00a0the player who many consider to be the best to don a Jets uniform since the days of Joe Namath, cornerback Darrelle Revis is a New York Jet once again. 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