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He came in and did a great job vs. Alshon [Jeffery] on a couple of plays in that game,” Marshall said Friday. “I was a little shocked. I was like, ‘This kid can play a little bit.’ I overlooked him when he was standing in front of me. He made a few plays and I’m like, ‘This kid can be special.’

Brandon Marshall ‘shocked’ first time facing Patriots’ Malcolm Butler – New York Jets Blog – ESPN

One of the more annoying takes lately has been those pumping the brakes on Malcolm Butler. Nowhere was this more evident than when Mark Daniels tweeted a pic of the four TDs Butler has given up this year and in all four Butler was right there, with the ball just magically evading him. This should be a positive but there were quite a few who didn’t really care how close he was, simply that he didn’t make the play. That’s not really how the NFL works. There are guys who get it and guys who don’t. I can go back to 2014′s tape and show the exact same kind of presence by Revis, like Steve Smith’s TD in the playoffs as an easy example. No one is saying he’s Darrelle Revis, but he’s certainly one who “gets it”. He’s feisty and physical and has suddenly revealed a vocal side that didn’t exist in his rookie year. Some wanted to compare Butler to Asante Samuel but he’s got so much more potential than Asante. He’s already more physical. So if you’re in the “pump the brakes” crowd I think you should let yourself enjoying watching a very good young corner potentially develop into a great one.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/he-came-in-and-did-a-great-job-vs-alshon/

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Back in March, Revis was very amenable to the idea of staying in Foxborough. “Darrelle loved playing for (Bill) Belichick,” said one source with knowledge of Revis’ mindset. He liked, in particular, the way the Patriots coach challenged him intellectually, and saw the business-like culture was a fit for him. On the other hand, Revis felt connected to the Jets, since the organization had made such a huge investment in him personally over the years (starting with the draft-day trade-up), provided him with a chance to become a Namath-like figure in its lore, and sits in the shadow of New York City, a place he truly loves. In the end, if the money was close between the Jets and 30 other clubs, it was always going to be the Jets. If the cash was close between the Patriots and 30 other clubs, he’d have picked the Patriots. If the Pats and Jets were close? Anyone’s guess. But it wasn’t close.

Albert Breer

Don’t love how Revis showed no support for Brady during Deflaaabaa, but it was fun getting to watch him as a Patriot for a year. And again, I’ll take Malcolm Butler at 1/32nd the cost.

https://www.patspropaganda.com/back-in-march-revis-was-very-amenable-to-the-idea/

Do you think Edelman’s hand/pinky finger will play a part in this weeks game? Such a small issue but it was very much part of last weeks game.

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I’m not really sure what to believe because Jeff Howe’s been tweeting that this finger has been screwy for a while now and the overdicussion of it on the NBC broadcast last weekend was way overblown. I tend to believe Jeff and Edelman isn’t on the injury report for it, so I think everything will be just fine with him, at least what we’re used to. Edelman does have the second-most drops in the league this year, so there’s that too.

Balanced Jets Offense as Much of a Threat as their Vaunted Defense

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Balanced Jets Offense as Much of a Threat as their Vaunted Defense

Always enjoy insightful reads from Matt Chatham breaking down the progression of the Jets offense. This only reinforces for me how important it is to stop Ivory. The big key to that is Dont’a Hightower playing because if you have him and Collins along with run support from Patrick Chung the Pats shouldn’t have to put 8 in the box to stop Ivory. But if Hightower is out it’s going to be a lot harder with Mayo or Freeny in there.