I know Darrelle Revis had a great year. I know he’s the only true shutdown corner in the game. And I’m starting to get the feeling that after only 3 years in the game not only could he be the greatest corner ever, but he could quite possibly be the best defensive player in the history of the game. That’s hype ladies and gentlemen.

Enter Vincent Jackson. This guy is a stud. He’s really come into his own catching the football. He had a tendency to drop passes early in his career, but it seems he’s dropped that bad habit (pun totally intended). He attacks the football, which is really what separates a lot of these big receivers. Guys that can use their body and strength to really get after the football at it’s highest point of attack are the guys that really excel.

Revis hasn’t faced a receiver with all the tools Jackson possesses. He has stopped a lot of really good receivers, Andre Johnson is probably the most impressive. But Jackson is a really bad matchup for Revis.

What separates Jackson from most other receivers is his physical stature and ability. He’s 6-5 230 pounds, he’s got a long wingspan, he’s got huge hands, he jumps out of the stadium and he’s fast. He’s in the mold of Larry Fitzgerald and Calvin Johnson, almost uncover-able one on one.

Revis is around average height for a cornerback at 5-11. But he’s physical and likes to keep his hands on the receivers. If he gets into a game of patty cakes with Jackson it won’t work out well for him. Jackson can use his long arms to create some separation, if Revis keeps his hands on him he’ll be getting flagged all day.

Jackson also has speed on Revis. If Revis gets too physical on him at the line of scrimmage Jackson can break away and leave Revis behind him. Call him a shutdown corner all you want but he’ll need over the top help, and that’s where it will go down hill for the Jets.

The Chargers passing offense may just be too much for the Jets to handle. Throw in guys like Antonio Gates, Malcom Floyd, Kassim Osgood, Legedu Naanee and you’ve got yourself a pretty good passing attack. Revis may do a great job on Jackson, but there’s more bullets in the Charges gun than that.

T. Jay is the writer and founder of http://www.GridironInsight.com, a blog dedicated to giving people a different view of the NFL. You can follow everything on twitter at http://www.twitter.com/GridironInsight.

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