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He plays to destroy you. He does. I’ve been on the other side when he was throwing at me. We’re competing against each other, and now I’m his teammate and I have way more appreciation because I get to see the day-to-day of Tom Brady and how he works, and how hard he works on a day to day basis. It makes you have way more respect than you did when I was on another team.
https://www.patspropaganda.com/he-plays-to-destroy-you-he-does-ive-been-on/
While it’s interesting watching three of the Patriots most important players working off to the side by themselves while the rest of the practices goes on on another field (sometimes, Bill Belichick wanders over to get a look at what’s going on), Revis said it’s simply a chance for Gronkowski to get some work in as the tight end continues his rehab. “It’s giving Gronk a look and giving Tom and Gronk a look and I’m just doing what Coach asks me to do,” Revis said. “He asked me to just try to cover him the best way I could and make sure Gronk got reps. It’s been going great, and we’ve been working hard.”
https://www.patspropaganda.com/while-it-s-interesting-watching-three-of-the/
You don’t know what he sees, or what he knows, but he always is in the right place and has incredible instincts for a corner when sometimes he runs the routes [before] the receivers. He has great intuition and he obviously sees everything on the field. He sees the quarterback, he sees the split of the receiver, he sees the eyes of the receiver, he sees the technique of the receiver coming off the line of scrimmage, and it’s probably hard for him explain at times what he sees. He just sees everything and he makes great breaks on the ball. That’s what makes a great defensive player – the anticipation.
Tom Brady on Darrelle Revis
Tom Brady: Darrelle Revis like Ed Reed & Ray Lewis – ESPN Boston
https://www.patspropaganda.com/you-dont-know-what-he-sees-or-what-he-knows-but/
Insider Buzz: Revis Dominating Camp, Patriots Already Working to Extend Deal | Bleacher Report
Greetings from 35,000 feet as I head home to Boston. Can’t say I’m upset they’re already thinking about an extension.
How will Patriots employ Darrelle Revis? – Sports – The Boston Globe
It’s a good question and I think there’s some interesting elements in this article but I think it’s missing the forest for the trees.
I’ve said before this offseason that Revis might not necessarily just man-up the #1 WRs. Using Browner at the line and McCourty over the top certainly makes sense against bigger #1 WRs. And what #2 would Revis not completely eliminate from the game?
But here’s the thing – the Pats want to run a healthy mix of coverage. They’re not going to be the Seahawks. They’re going to multiple from game to game and even snap to snap.
So where Revis is lining up right now, in the first 10 days of training camp doesn’t mean much. Why? Because it’s not hard to learn man-to-man coverage. There’s your guy, go cover him.
In the early days of camp, the team is learning the defense, and the hard defense to run is zone. Getting down communication with the rest of the secondary, recognizing route combinations and learning how to work together.
Nobody’s learning much if Revis was just following Edelman around all training camp.
So I think we’ll see it all this year, Revis staying on a side, Revis following the #1 around, probably even Browner following the #1 around.
Once again it’s a recurring theme of this talented defense. We don’t know exactly what to expect and neither do opponents. It’s just the way BB likes it.
