2010年9月22日星期三

Will Revis, Jets eat their words today?

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First off, Tom Brady today needs to toss a Merriam-Webster onto Revis Island. "Slouch" used as a slang noun means one who is lazy and incompetent. Brady's buddy Randy Moss is neither.
Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis, however, associated "Randy Moss" with "slouch" during a nonsensical word-association game instigated by the NFL Network's Deion Sanders in January.
In NFL history, only Jerry Rice has grabbed more football jerseys
touchdown passes than Moss' 149. There is nothing lazy or incompetent about being so acquainted with the end zone.
Yes, Moss-Revis is just the latest foolishness in an overrated Patriots-Jets border war that, for all its bluster through the years, has produced few games comparable to the Patriots-Colts rivalry.
Brady is 13-3 against the Jets as New England's starting quarterback. That is not a rivalry, it's a rout. The games are often the least-entertaining part of Patriots-Jets.
Back to Moss. His production since back-to-back outbursts against Miami and Indianapolis last November (combined 15 catches, 326 yards, 3 TDs) certainly is not in keeping with the NFL's all-time leader in yards per game (77.7) among receivers who have played at least 100 games.
Including the Patriots' playoff loss to Baltimore in January, Moss has not hit his career average in any of his last nine games, averaging 53.3 receiving yards per game over that time.
In the Patriots' 38-24 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals last Sunday, Moss had five catches for 59 yards, including a 32-yard gain. Is Moss overdue for a statistical outburst, or starting over the hill at age 33?
On two trips to Revis Island last season, Moss had a total of nine catches for 58 yards and one touchdown, so it is understandable why 25-year-old Revis might think this old man is a slouch.
Still, while Moss was trying to turn coconuts into radios, other Jets encountered rough seas trying to contain Patriots slot man Wes Welker during the teams' second meeting last season. Welker had 15 catches for 192 yards in a 31-14 Patriots victory in Foxboro.
And that is the idea: To win the game. (The teams split two games last season.)
"I know they feel very good about Revis. I know it's pretty entertaining for Vikings jersey
the fans," Brady said of the Revis-Moss spat. "Ultimately, what it comes down to is our offense against their defense. It's never one guy against one guy. It's about 'can we get the ball in the end zone?' There's no one keeping score on these one-on-one battles. Really, what we're keeping score (on) is the scoreboard."
Moss in full gallop is still a breathtaking sight. Nothing else with only two legs and wearing pads covers so much ground so gracefully fast. Defenders being drawn to No. 81 presents Brady with opportunities elsewhere. But against the Jets, Moss is Revis' alone.
While Revis sat out the Jets' "Hard Knocks" training camp to coerce the Jets into appreciating him more (result: new four-year, $46 million contract with $32 million guaranteed), Moss had his best training camp in four seasons as a Patriot. Moss' rant for a new contract was poorly timed (moments after New England's season-opening victory last Sunday), but he is honoring the final $6.4 million year of his current three-year pact, probably in part because he is eager to get after Revis. Moss said his off-season work was driven by his showings against Colts jersey
Revis last season.
Meanwhile, Revis' name this past week showed up on the Jets' injury report linked to a tight hamstring (a phony excuse just in case?). He fully participated in practice on Friday.

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