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My opinion on the matter: Revis was being too greedy throughout this process and too-self-aggrandising to compare himself to Oakland's Nnamdi Asomugha and demand a salary contract equal to or higher than his. First off, owner Al Davis may be losing his grip on evaluating great talent and maybe relies too much on certain stats (speed) to realize whether or not ertain prospects will benefit his team or not; but, I do believe he made a worthwhile contract signing with CB Asomugha. The contract may have been ground-breaking and extraordinarily-high for such a position, yet he deserved it. For the last several seasons, Asomugha has been one of the only true "shutdown corners" in the game, even when there were no examples of such a player (Champ Bailey is the only other cornerback I remember seeing this past decade that could once claim being to able effectively "shut down" one side of the field and / or elite receiver).

For Revis to not honor his current contract (which he held out for as a rookie as well) because his head coach told him he was the best corner in the game now, and only because he's played at an All-Pro level for a year or two now, it just grates me. If you do well, I do think you will be rewarded. But do it consistently, (not just for one great season) and without your hand out, waiting to see more money, and then I'll be on your side.

The same goes with Vincent Jackson; he has been a real success in the game for, what, a year-and-a-half is all. Yet, he, too, is holding out, seeking a new contract which will make him one of the top-5 receivers in the game, when in all honesty, I don't think he deserves it. Yes, I do like what he did last season, and in the latter-half of 2008 into the post-season, but it's not just about his talent or skills, as much as it may be about his current All-Pro quarterback (P. Rivers) throwing him the deep / jump ball, and he also benefits from having a head coach in Norv Turner who loves to chuck it down the field and make big plays more than just about any other coach, and he does so consistently, as evidenced by his last few years in San Diego.

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About the Texans signing Leinart: I don't think the organization will strike gold in a coal mine again by signing another teams' backup QB (M. Schaub was Brees' backup in New Orleans for a season or two, before he made his way to the Texans, and competing for the starting job, alongside Sage Rosenfels). Still, it can't hurt to see what Leinart is capable of, and what he may be able to do in case of an injury to Schaub. The backup QB market in the NFL is extremely thin, being filled with journeyman, old veterans, unproven rookies who've never taken a "live"-NFL snap yet, and just failed franchise projects. Leinart may never have fully-developed his pro-awareness and good QB sense yet, though I do think he was the best available QB on the market, and a debatable upgrade over once-current Texans QB backup, Dan Orlovsky.

(Geesh. That's a lot of words.)

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