re: Darrelle Revis seeking to be highest paid defensive player in NFL history

Posted on 1/27/13 at 12:02 pm to St Augustine

Posted by Powerman

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Posted on 1/27/13 at 12:02 pm to St Augustine

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yes but you're seeing more and more that the truly good passing teams (those with elite qbs especially) aren't reliant on that 1 guy nearly as much. Is the saints offense killed when Colston is locked down? NE with Lloyd? Green Bay with Jennings? etc

Right

But the fact still remains. If your #1 corner can shut down their #1 WR by himself, that frees up more people to do other things. i.e. you can double the slot or bring someone on a blitz

It still frees up a man no matter how you slice it.

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Especially when only a handful of guys truly require that double team week in and week out.

There are more than a "handful" of guys that command double teams in the NFL

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Posted by GeauxWrek

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Posted on 1/27/13 at 1:48 pm to Powerman

Sweet, the jets following back in the pits of the NFL where they belong.

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Posted by St Augustine

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Posted on 1/27/13 at 7:18 pm to Powerman

I don't really get what you're arguing. Are you actually justifying that a dominant corner is worth paying what is near elite qb money?

I don't deny that having a great corner aids a defense. I maintain its not as useful as it was when fewer receivers were used and there were more traditional one on one match ups throughout the game. Those resources can be used much better .

This post was edited on 1/27/13 at 7:27 pm

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