Darrelle Revis is my hero

I am beyond excited for today's afternoon game. Okay, yes, part of the reason is because I am very simply a Jets fan. The Jets Nation is used to disappointment, failure, regret. Really, really stupid losses that should have been wins (please reference the game vs. Atlanta as the most recent checkpoint on that list).

But there is a beacon of hope for Jets Nation. And no, it's just just that they're about to begin their second game in the 2009 Playoffs. That beacon of hope has a specific name: Darrelle Revis. And I am a fan of his on Facebook.

Darrelle Revis should have been the defensive player of the year. Despite shutting down New England's Randy Moss, Buffalo's Terrell Owens, Carolina's Steve Smith, Houston's Andre Johnson, Indianapolis' Reggie Wayne, and New Orleans' Marques Colston, and actually causing Cincinnati's Chad Ochicinco to shut his mouth (almost as impossible as shutting him down), Revis lost out to Green Bay's Charles Woodson.

"This, in my opinion, was the best year a corner has ever had, the most impact a corner has ever had in the National Football League," Jets head coach Rex Ryan said. "That's my opinion. Apparently that wasn't how everybody felt."

Well, that's how I feel and that's how the rest of Jets Nation feels. None of those big names Revis shut down had more than five catches or 35 yards against Revis, and only one scored a touchdown. And the guy is only 24. If anyone should have swagger, it's Revis. I know Philip Rivers is good and the San Diego Chargers will bring everything they have today, but it's not rookie Mark Sanchez who gives me hope -- it's Revis.