After holding out for most of camp, Darrelle Revis had a lot to prove Saturday against the Redskins. It seems the initial reactions would say that he did just that. Revis had five tackles, three of which were on third downs that ended drives, and a pass defensed. Oh and he was also returning punts.
It’s never a bad thing when your coach smiles while he answers questions about you:
“I thought he did a good job,”said Mangini, noting that Revis was out of position on a couple of passes that weren’t in his area. “I’m sure it was a dramatic change from being at home, watching on TV.”
Revis drew Amani Toomer most of the night on obvious passing downs, but also covered Sinorice Moss. He started the game and no one would be surprised if he’s starting all the time soon:
As expected, Revis started at left cornerback for the injured Andre Dyson. The former Pitt standout was credited with five tackles in the Jets’ 20-12 win over the Giants, including three third-down stops on short completions. He also batted away a pass intended to Sinorice Moss. Revis, who covered the slot receiver on third down, was matched against Amani Tooomer. The veteran wideout had four catches for 47 yards.
“I play confidently,” said Revis, who got a late start because of a 20-day contract dispute. “I don’t play scared.”
From the sounds of it (I haven’t seen a replay of the game yet) while Revis was in the game, he was doing well in pretty much evey facet. The Journal News has a good write up on his play here:
Revis displayed his recognition skills quickly. On the Giants’ second play from scrimmage, Revis followed wide receiver Amani Toomer as he came in motion to the right, but correctly realized it was a running play.
So Revis burst into the backfield instead of dropping into coverage as linebacker Eric Barton and defensive end Kenyon Coleman stopped running back Brandon Jacobs for no gain.
“It’s just watching films,” Revis said. “Coach is always on us hard about watching film and studying our players. We do different schemes and disguises and that play worked as a whole defense.”
Then, on a third-and-six from the Jets’ 25-yard line, Revis came up to stop wide receiver Anthony Mix three yards short of the first down.
Also, on a third-and-two from the Jets 43 with 9:21 left in the second quarter, Revis got inside Toomer along the right sideline and nearly picked off Manning’s pass.
So our first post on our way back won’t actually be about a Panther in a professional league. Go figure.
Panthers in the Pros 