Quote:Being that Darrelle Revis won a Super Bowl, it's realistically possible that the money factor will be the overriding factor in his decision if the Patriots insist on a restructured contract.


Normally, the elite CB would be the preference over a high caliber Safety. Yet, in this case, Revis is over two years older than Devin McCourty. How much, if at all, that will be part of the Patriots decision making process if it becomes an either or situation?

Adam Scheftner bought up this same question.

<a class="bbc_url" href='http://nesn.com/2015/03/adam-schefter-darrelle-revis-will-hit-free-agency-if-patriots-dont-pick-up-option/'>http://nesn.com/2015/03/adam-schefter-darrelle-revis-will-hit-free-agency-if-patriots-dont-pick-up-option/</a>


Revis currently is technically under contract with a 20 mil option assuming the Pats don't do any type of restructure. With that said and their current cap predicament I fully expect either:


They re-sign Revis to a new extension with a lower cap number to get them out of the red.


Or


They cut Revis outright and get out of the red.


Either option is available and in order to be in compliance with cap rules WILL be executed before March 10th. The first option will leave them with little margin for error in re-signing McCourty and other FAs they may covet.


The second option could end up being the most likely scenario but would leave you potentially losing both Revis and McCourty to the highest bidder on the open market...assuming McCourty wants to hear what options he has before putting pen to paper.


Its certainly a dilemma.

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