Darelle Revis' Approach Does Not Make Sense

The Jets like to think of Darrelle Revis as a consummate professional.

They describe him as a go-getter. Rex Ryan mentions how he never takes plays off when he is out on the field. He talks about how his cornerback will block or cover the receivers.

Ryan thinks highly of Revis, to the point he wants his cornerback to be a vocal leader. The Jets coach requests Revis to talk on the sidelines and get in his teammates' faces.

Revis steps up against the elite receivers. His impact showed in the postseason, when Chad Johnson and Vincent Jackson struggled to catch the ball.

Revis doesn't do anything that embarrasses the organization. He brings character to this organization.

This is why it's surprising to see Revis conduct himself badly these last few weeks. He has been griping about his contract situation.

Revis wants to be the highest paid cornerback in the league. He pointed out Mike Tannenbaum, told him that he is the best cornerback in the league, and told him he will be paid like one.

He expressed disappointment that Tannenbaum has not come through. Now, he's acting out of character by mouthing off and sitting out part of camp the other day.

Someone is giving him bad advice. It's hard to believe Revis would this on his own accord.

Agents have a way of influencing players for whatever reason. Players have to realize agents work for them, not the other way around.

It's disappointing Revis would conduct himself in this manner. He comes off as a greedy person.

He's going to get paid eventually. The Jets are not going to be stupid enough to let him leave to another team. Many teams would love to have Revis, and they know it.

Bill Belichick likes nothing better than to steal players from the Jets. The last thing the Jets need is to see Belichick poach Revis from them.

It's not happening. The Jets will see to it that it doesn't. They also know they can't afford to have an unhappy camper on their roster while they try to achieve their goal of winning the Super Bowl this year.

They know unhappy campers don't have their focus on a championship. They are not going to sacrifice for the good of the team when the team does not take care of them. Loyalty is a two-way street.

The last thing the franchise needs is Ryan dealing with this type of situation. Ryan is good working with people, but dealing with disgruntled players is a tough task for any great coach.

At some point before training camp or before the season, Revis will be rewarded for his work, along with Nick Mangold and D'Brickashaw Ferguson.

There's no rush for the Jets to go get this done. It's only June. What the Jets need to do is find a way to pay these guys and make sure they have enough to get future players down the road.

That's the hard part of the job, but Mike Tannenbaum figured out a way to put the team in a good position with the cap, going back to his days as a cap guru for the Jets.

Revis should let him do his job, and then if he hasn't gotten his contract by then, he should hold out. No one would blame him for doing what he has to do then.

in the meantime, the Jets cornerback needs to calm down. Ranting about his contract and lying to Ryan is not something he should be doing.

That is beneath him.

Obviously, it's understandable why he is frustrated. He thought the Jets were going to wait in paying Leon Washington and Pete Kendall, but they decided to let them go. They traded Kendall in training camp, and they let Washington go after breaking his leg last year.

They released Thomas Jones and Alex Fancesa this offseason, after those two proved to be valuable players to the team.

Revis knows it can happen to him.

With that said, football is a business. It's hard to keep many players together for a certain amount of time.

The Jets have to target the best players for them to compete in the long term.

Revis is one of those guys the franchise can not afford to lose. At his age, it's a must to keep him. It's a different scenario with Faneca and Jones, who are getting up there in age.

It's just a matter of when not if.

Here's hoping Ryan calms Revis down, and has him focus on being the best cornerback he can be.

It's hard to think Revis will be open about his situation before training camp.

He knows he turned the public off by sitting out a mandatory camp for his own selfish reason.

The Jets have to hope an agreement with their star will work out between now till training camp.

Otherwise, we haven't seen what Revis has in store.