Red Mosquito

Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:

Green Habit wrote:

elliseamos wrote:

Green Habit wrote:Something that hasn't been mentioned here yet is that if Lovie Smith is going to use the Tampa 2 there, there's no reason for them to keep Darrelle Revis at that ridiculous price. Fortunately, he can be cut easily with no cap consequences.

i read that pft story this morning too, which failed to mention how much schiano was already using zone coverage anyway. either way, it does make sense to reduce revis's cap hit.

The problem with this is that while their 2014 cap is OK for now, their 2015 cap could get tight, especially if they restructure Revis. Cutting Revis gives them a lot more room in both years.

ive been kind of annoyed with all the Revis talk on twitter today, the dude is still probably one of the best Corners in the league when healthy and he will be 100% healthy next year. i understand that he is making a lot of money if he isnt gonna be playing man to man, but i really doubt Lovie has even made a comment on Revis since being hired so this is a lot of speculation, and Good coaches adapt to the talent they have, they will make it work. i was definitely against going after him last off season because of the draft pick cost, but that is over and done with and i want him as a Buc now. hopefully they just leave it as is for now, if he isnt able to be used right, or he under performs then you cut him and free up all the cap space, if he plays like Revis and they make the D work with him then you restructure his contract to get him some guarantee money and lessen the cap hit

Green Habit wrote:

Dr. Van Nostrand wrote:

Green Habit wrote:

elliseamos wrote:

Green Habit wrote:Something that hasn't been mentioned here yet is that if Lovie Smith is going to use the Tampa 2 there, there's no reason for them to keep Darrelle Revis at that ridiculous price. Fortunately, he can be cut easily with no cap consequences.

i read that pft story this morning too, which failed to mention how much schiano was already using zone coverage anyway. either way, it does make sense to reduce revis's cap hit.

The problem with this is that while their 2014 cap is OK for now, their 2015 cap could get tight, especially if they restructure Revis. Cutting Revis gives them a lot more room in both years.

ive been kind of annoyed with all the Revis talk on twitter today, the dude is still probably one of the best Corners in the league when healthy and he will be 100% healthy next year. i understand that he is making a lot of money if he isnt gonna be playing man to man, but i really doubt Lovie has even made a comment on Revis since being hired so this is a lot of speculation, and Good coaches adapt to the talent they have, they will make it work. i was definitely against going after him last off season because of the draft pick cost, but that is over and done with and i want him as a Buc now. hopefully they just leave it as is for now, if he isnt able to be used right, or he under performs then you cut him and free up all the cap space, if he plays like Revis and they make the D work with him then you restructure his contract to get him some guarantee money and lessen the cap hit

Nobody is saying that Revis isn't good. The question is whether it's wise to spend $16 million on Revis if his excellent skill is going to be underutilized in the defensive scheme that Lovie Smith may prefer--or if they should use that money to help fill other holes. I'm not going to predict that the Bucs will cut Revis, but the chatter about it does make some sense.

Green Habit wrote:

Alex wrote:it's weird that this thread is 14 pages long but the seahawks thread is 2 pages long

Green Habit wrote:

Alex wrote:it's weird that this thread is 14 pages long but the seahawks thread is 2 pages long

It helps when two of the board's top seven posters are Bucs fans.