The toast of New York City, the
New York Jets should be planning for another exciting postseason. Instead, this trainng camp/preseason has been littered with questions and references to the holdout of all-pro cornerback
Darrelle Revis. He and the Jets are locked in a major stalemate, as New York played the first exhibition game without him and the season inches closer and closer to starting without him on the roster.
A recent
joint statement by the Revis and Jets camps has done nothing to quell the speculation and rumors that Revis could either be sitting out the entire season or ultimately traded. For their part, both the
Jets and Revis don’t want either scenario to take place. But when each side is millions apart and the team is already restricted by the salary cap, it’s hard to fathom a harmonious resolution to this situation any time soon.
So,
SBR Forum Oddsmaker Steve Ricci and the boys have set the following
football prop odds on the potential outcomes of this contract dispute.
Will Darrelle Revis end his holdout by week one of the 2010 NFL season?
Yes - 3 to 2
No - 1 to 2
Will Darrelle Revis hold out and not play for the entire 2010 NFL season?
Yes - 3 to 2
No - 1 to 2
Will the Jets trade Darrelle Revis during the 2010 NFL season?
Yes - 2 to 5
No - 7 to 4
If Darrelle Revis doesn’t play for the Jets in 2010, will they make the playoffs?
Yes - 2 to 5
No - 2 to 1 “When one side wants to be paid like the top player at his position and the other side already has a binding contact at $1 million for the 2010 season, it’s hard to imagine the gap being bridged,” explains Ricci. “We’ve installed the
NO side as a pretty good favorite right now for Revis not to be in the lineup for week one.”
Consequently, Ricci has also made the
NO side the favorite for Revis sitting out the entire 2010 season, a scenario for
Jets fans would love. “If Revis isn’t there by the first week, don’t panic, gang green fans. Expect something to change before the final week of the season. This is a big season for New York, so you know they'll pull out all of the stops.”
Orchestrating a trade is also a possibility, as the market value for Revis is sky high. Teams with more room under the cap would love a chance to land a shutdown corner like Revis.
And if Revis doesn’t play in the Big Apple this season, the chances of New York making the playoffs are tougher, but not all that difficult. “The bottom line is this is a good all-around team. So yes, they should make the postseason, regardless of Revis being there or not.” The question is just how good his replacements will be.
So where do you weigh in on this dispute?
Comment now in the forum thread.
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