In an ideal world, the New England Patriots would find a way to strike new deals with both cornerback Darrelle Revis and safety Devin McCourty. Unfortunately, in the NFL, rarely does a team dwell in such an ideal place.
In wake of yesterday’s news that Stephen Gostkowski, and not Devin McCourty, had received the franchise tag, the return of #32 had been put in doubt. I posed the following question on Twitter:
Just a hunch: it will be Revis OR McCourty who return to the #Patriots, not both. Who would you overspend on to keep?
— Greg Knopping (@patspulpit) March 2, 2015
"Overpay" might have been putting it too blunt. What I meant was – who would you rather see the Patriots go all-out to sign in a free agent bidding war? Responses were varied:
@patspulpit revis
— Roy Evelyn Richards (@finna_swag) March 2, 2015
@patspulpit This question hurts my brain
— 50 Shades of Bae (@SteierSays) March 2, 2015
@patspulpit revis
— Megan (@mockingbird2424) March 2, 2015
@patspulpit McCourty
— A.lex (@Alex_Flange) March 2, 2015
@patspulpit Revis! We need Revis n Browner as our CB's. We can find a decent or better Saftey than McCourty.
— Kevin R. Brockett (@KevinxBrockett) March 2, 2015
@patspulpit Revis
— Trevor XLIX (@tpmaltbie) March 2, 2015
@patspulpit McCourty.
— Lisa (@patsfanlisa) March 2, 2015
@patspulpit revis
— LAPatriot (@LAPatriot) March 2, 2015
@patspulpit McCourty — don’t have any reasonable replacements. Don’t for Revis either, but can find a good CB in free agency.
— Conrad O'Connell (@conradoconnell) March 2, 2015
@patspulpit Revis is a game-changer. McCourty is a good player. Must find a way to keep Revis.
— Ryan Austin (@RyanAustin820) March 2, 2015
@patspulpit mccourty. Younger, allows the defense to play single high safety.
— Babyfaced Bastard (@G3niusRj) March 2, 2015
@patspulpit not even a question. Gotta be mccourty. Revis will be 31 next year
— Alex Turcotte (@lilturkey8) March 2, 2015
I pose the question to you – If you were the general manager of the Patriots, how far would you go to sign Revis or McCourty? If you had to pick between the two, who would you overspend on to keep?