lol...according to wikipedia right now: After more contract negotiation difficulties, Revis was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles during the 2013 offseason. The Eagles sent cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha and a second round pick for Revis.
I believe the new CBA is five years for rookies, though I'm probably wrong. I would immediately take a top 20 pick. I'd probably do it for a second and third or a second and future second. I think the best bet is New Orleans since they probably still see themselves as a top contender in need of defensive help, though I don't know their cap situation.
That would be a great deal for the Eagles. They're paying Asomugha franchise CB money and finding out the hard way that there's no such thing as a franchise CB. At least with Revis they get closer to their objective of conclusively proving that there's no such thing as a franchise CB.
Why isn't a CB who's the best at his position worth 13? The highest paid CB now is worth 12 (Champ Bailey); why is 13 such a stretch?
A lot of people seem to have some widely optimistic ideas about what we might get for trading Revis - this is a guy that is going to demand to be the highest paid corner in the league and one of the highest paid players in the league that isn't a QB - we will not get anything close to the "value" of Revis as a player in terms of a trade because anyone taking him on is going to have to negotiate that monster contract with him first.
Because it's an insane use of cap space. It's not a question of how good the player is at his position. It's the relative impact of the position itself. Bradwaysux just explained it, as did another poster, on one of the other Mevi$ threads.
you can get 5 years but almost no rookies sign for that - of the 2012 draft (those where the deals were announced) there was only one signed for 5 years and 26 signed 4 year deals, including all the top picks.
Champ's not worth 12. In fact no CB is worth the amount the top corners are getting now. A senile old man screwed the market with his obsession with speed as the only factor that mattered in determining a football player's worth.
Exactly. Once he gave Asomugha the big 3 year deal it became a data point for CB's and their agents to play around with and it directly effected the franchise tag numbers for CB's. That the Raiders stank to the high heavens in the years that Asomugha played for them didn't matter to the agents and it didn't matter to the bad GM's who played along with the numbers and increased CB compensation accordingly. If a QB had been given a $20 million a year deal and then his teams stank it would have had a real impact, but of course QB's who are worth an absolute top end deal have enough impact that their teams don't stink.
make sense. al davis was a pretty crazy dude at the end of his life as proven by that contract and fucking darrius heyward bay
basically you're simple most is the most correct. even though I'd say dump Revis, you can't sell low. Cromartie is in fact the player with the most value right now. If you're selling you sell Cro. Then with the same sell low rationale you try to sign Revis while his value is low.
Revis could have an amputated foot and his perceived value would still be better than that of Cromartie. And if you sign Revis at a "low", you better expect that once he proves he's back to his normal self, he'll be holding out for even more money. He wants to be amongst the highest paid players IN THE LEAGUE. Being the highest paid DB doesnt matter to him anymore- been there done that. He wants more and will always want more. I highly doubt he would sign a deal that averages anything less that 13 million. I doubt he signs a deal less than 14 million a year. He wants 15-16 million and I guarantee some team will give that.
^ ok but you still try. you exhaust all avenues. And you didn't understand what I wrote. For the NY Jets, Cromartie's value is higher than Revis' that is not to say Cromartie is better or the Jets could get more for Cromartie. Cromartie had an insane year and is healthy and cheaper. he, at this point, seems more alluring.
