After months of speculation, my beloved NY Giants traded TE Jeremy Shockey to the New Orleans Saints for a second and a fifth round draft picks. This is essentially the same offer the Saints had made in April , before the NFL draft.....
Yes, Shockey is one of the more talented tight ends in football, and he is better than his replacement, Kevin Boss. But there is no denying that his absence last year was a major positive for the player more important than Shockey or anyone else on the G-Men roster - Eli Manning....
I'll be the first to admit that Shockey's attitude was not good for the team, because I can identify with him to a degree. We're both emotional guys who want our team to win. Sometimes though, we can get overly emotional in our pursuit of excellence, and it brings those around us down. I figured this out a month ago, when I got reamed at work for what I thought was caring too much. Others saw it as destructive, and they are right. Same goes for Shockey.....
Everyone in football wants the ball, and they think they are open on every play, but this is a team sport. The ball has to be spread around to be a success, and Shockey clearly wants the ball more than the Giants plan on giving to him. So, the best thing is to let him go, and use the picks to address other needs. Will the Giants win the Super Bowl again? Hell no... I'll say it now - they will not break .500 next year - everyone is shooting for them now.
Best of luck to Shockey. He's going to his old coach in New York, and I'm sure he'll get the ball plenty, and maybe he'll go to the Pro Bowl again. But not the Super Bowl.........
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Why not the super bowl? He's paid enough to buy tickets...
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