Darrelle in doubt, but Jets say it’s covered

REVIS ISLAND looks like it will be empty Sunday.

The Jets’ star cornerback, who is recovering from a concussion, didn’t practice Wednesday and Todd Bowles said he isn’t even well enough to sit in meetings. Though Revis has done some light physical activity, Bowles was pessimistic that he would be able to practice Thursday.

Bottom line: Don’t expect to see No. 24 on the field opposite Odell Beckham Jr. come Sunday.

That probably has some Jets fans panicking. But at least one member of Gang Green still sounded plenty confident: Calvin Pryor. The hard-hitting and toughtalking safety was asked Wednesday what he thought of those who said the Jets would struggle to contain Beckham without Revis.

“They’re wrong,” Pryor said. “We’ll have to see. Game still has to be played.”

Regardless, Revis’ presumed absence means that a very hefty assignment will be passed down to one of the other cornerbacks — most likely Antonio Cromartie or Buster Skrine. Marcus Williams, who started for Revis last week, has a sprained MCL and did not practice Wednesday. Whoever covers Beckham almost certainly will be given help, but it’s still a nearimpossible task to stop the stud wideout.

Bowles said he won’t change his defense if Revis can't play.

“I mean, not much, we’ve got guys that can step in and play,” Bowles said. “We’re going to run our scheme and run our system and the guys just got to play.”

“We’re a man-to-man team, so we’re pretty much going to be doing the same techniques regardless,” Skrine added.

There is no ideal replacement to cover Beckham: Cromartie is taller and more experienced than Skrine, but has played poorly for most of this season. If the task falls to Skrine, the fifth-year cornerback said he’ll be ready.

“I think I can guard anybody,” Skrine said. “Of course, I’m not talking game plan, (but) yeah, I think I can guard any receiver in the league.”

Not that anyone is taking the assignment lightly. When asked what makes Beckham so difficult to cover, Bowles said, “Everything.”

“You can have him covered and he can go up and make those one-handed catches and he can come down with it without bobbling those balls,” the coach said.

“We just can’t let him beat us by himself,” Pryor added. “Slow him down. Don't let him have many explosive (plays).”

Even Jets receiver Brandon Marshall has been impressed by the Giants’ young wideout.

“It’s hard to impress me at the wide receiver position, and usually I need to see two or three years,” Marshall said. “But this guy has it.”

Beckham made another stunning, onehanded catch on Sunday in the Giants’ loss to Washington, which Bowles said he saw.

“Wasn’t as good as last year’s,” Bowles said.

And because of Beckham’s propensity to make such fantastic grabs, the Jets know Eli Manning won’t shy away from throwing to the second-year receiver, who ranks fifth in the league in targets with 122 on the season.

“You know the ball’s coming that way,” Skrine said.

Assuming that Revis misses the game, Sunday will be a big test, both for Bowles — we’ll see how he plans on handling Beckham — and for the supporting cast in an the secondary.

“He’s an impact player. He shows it week in, week out, so of course you’re going to have to give him attention,” Skrine said. “I mean, he has to get past our defense too.”