A trip to Revis Island
Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis, if I haven’t mentioned here before, is unbelievably good. Thanks to Jets Twit, via Gang Green Nation, we can now see just how good thanks to this handy table. Here is what Darrelle Revis has done to opposing wide receivers this season:
That does not bode well for TedQuarters hero Chad Ochocinco.
The folks at ProFootballFocus.com (h/t to Will Davidian) grade every NFL player on every play on a scale of -2 to +2. (Full disclosure: I’m not entirely sold on their methodology because they seem to think Kerry Rhodes can tackle, which he clearly cannot.)
By their rankings, Revis is the best corner in the league by a wide margin. In coverage, Revis scores a 30.6. The next closest cornerback, Charles Woodson, scores a 17.8.
According to their stats, when the ball is thrown in Darrelle Revis’ general direction, opposing QBs post a 31 QB rating. 31. Thirty One. That means Darrelle Revis makes every quarterback he faces look worse than JaMarcus Russell. And that’s really, really, really bad.
Anyway, you don’t need numbers to tell you Revis is awesome. Just watch the game Sunday night.
