Decline of Darrelle Revis and Josh Norman Should Have Jets, Washington Worried

September 15, 2016   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

So that's all $17 million buys these days? Sheesh.
The Jets are paying Darrelle Revis $17 million this season. He sits atop their budget ledger, according to Over the Cap, earning more guaranteed money in 2016 than second- and third-ranked earners Muhammad Wilkerson and Brandon Marshall. Combined. 
And what return did the Jets get on that investment Sunday? With Revis in coverage, Cincinnati's A.J. Green caught 10 passes for 150 yards and one touchdown, according to Connor Hughes of N.J. Advance Media. (Green went 12-180-1 overall.) Green caught a 54-yard touchdown with Revis running two steps behind him like a baby brother chasing the big kids trying to ditch him.
There's an internet school of cornerback evaluation that expects an All-Pro cornerback to blanket the opponent's best receiver for 70 snaps, allowing just one catch on a screen pass for a loss of four yards. As soon as the cornerback gets caught on the business end of a game-break highlight, we tweet...

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