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You don’t tug on Superman’s cape.
Any chance that the Jaguars could take advantage of the Jets falling victim to a post-9/11 anniversary emotional letdown tomorrow were scotched by a publicity-starved possession receiver with 55 career catches who thought it might be a good idea to call Darrelle Revis an overhyped benefactor of playing in the New York market.
The Jets vow there will be no letdown because they believe they are a different team than the one that lost the 2010 AFC Championship in Pittsburgh in no small part because the divisional playoff game against the Patriots was, in many ways, their Super Bowl.
“To us, the Cowboys game never happened,” Matt Slauson told The Post. “I think that’s a difference than what happened last year against the Patriots in the playoffs. I think the emotion of that game got to us because the whole country counted us out. Nobody expected us to win, and we kept hearing that all week long and all week long. And then when we won, it was such an emotional win, that we kind of let that carry over a little bit against Pittsburgh. That isn’t happening this week.”
What’s happening this week is someone named Jason Hill tugging on Darrelle Revis’ cape.
And you don’t tug on Darrelle Revis’ cape.
You can ask Randy Moss. Or Terrell Owens. Or Chad Ochocinco.
If you can find him out on the field tomorrow, you can ask Jason Hill.
“What’s his name again?” Revis asked.
Jason Hill.
“I don’t have no clue. I don’t know who he is. That’s his opinion. We’ll find out on Sunday.”
Coach Rex Ryan’s defense already was fired up to atone for an unacceptable opening night showing, and was ready to prove it can be the NFL’s No. 1 defense.
“I don’t know him, he don’t know me, he don’t know the Jets,” Revis said.
“He’ll find out come Sunday.”
Someone informed Revis that Hill, who has a hip flexor injury, had been listed as doubtful to play. Hill returned to practice yesterday, but was very limited.
“Well he shouldn’t have been talking in the first place, because he can’t back it up now,” Revis said with a snicker and a sneer.
Hill caught four passes for 53 yards last week against the Titans.
“Think we’re going to put our best corner on somebody that got five catches?” Bart Scott asked.
New York and Revis are a perfect marriage. A star of his magnitude belongs on the big stage.
“Jacksonville’s Jacksonville and we’re New York,” Revis said. “I hope he still plays so we can see Sunday. That’s my biggest concern, he needs to get on the field and play so he can back it up.”
Revis speculated that Hill was likely starved for publicity.
“You guys know me, I try to prove it on the field Sunday,” Revis said. “I’ve been through the Ochocinco arguments on Twitter, and the Terrell Owens-type things . . .
” . . . and the Randy Mosses as well,” he added with a chuckle.
“I don’t know if the guy respects me or not. But he hasn’t played against me, I don’t know the dude.
“Does he even start? A backup receiver. I don’t know you,” Revis said with a laugh. “I just don’t know you. Hopefully, your coach starts you on Sunday where you can play, and we’ll see.”
Ryan will be starting Revis.
“I can tell Jason Hill this and anybody else, and there’s a lot of good receivers in this league and all that, the best corner in football — and it’s not close — is Darrelle Revis,” Ryan said. “So we’ll see how he feels after the game.”
Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew is Gang Green’s main focus.
“He’s a defensive coordinator’s nightmare,” Revis said.
Then comes tight end Marcedes Lewis, also doubtful for the game. Then comes receiver Mike Thomas, who better brace himself for collateral damage on Revis Island.
“He’s very fast, he’s quick,” Revis said of Thomas. “He’s a shorter type of receiver, but they feature him a lot. They just look for him all the time on screens, and he’s their vertical go-to guy.”
If Jacksonville quarterback Luke McCown is smarter than Tony Romo, he will look another way.
“Just look at the teams that get attention — Steelers, Ravens — what do they all have in common?” Scott asked. “I guarantee you if Jacksonville goes to the next two AFC Championships, they’ll get plenty of action.”
The Jets are obsessed with playing the 2011 AFC Championship Game at home for a change. It means they have to take care of business against the Jaguars.
“We feel we’re the better team talent-wise and we just got to go out here and make sure we execute and don’t take them lightly because they have some great players on their team that can destroy us,” Revis said.