June 15, 2008
Making The Call: Time to Trade Shockey
It’s time to end this soap opera. No, not the one currently in an extended run at Shea, but the one flaring up this past week at Giants Stadium. Jeremy Shockey is unhappy and pissed off. He is mad he broke his leg, he is mad the team didn’t let him onto the field at the Super Bowl and he is mad about his uncertain future.
Shockey has a legitimate gripe about the Super Bowl, why didn’t the Giants let him cheer from the sidelines? But the rest of his complaints are petty and demonstrate once again the sad truth about him. For all his talent and he is a wonderful tight end, Shockey cares more about himself than his team.
The argument that Eli Manning grew into a better player because Shockey was hurt last year is silly; Kevin Boss is not Shockey and QB’s benefit from having good receivers to throw to. But, it is fair to say that Manning grew into more of a leader without number 80 coming to every huddle complaining about not getting the ball. Shockey will most likely be an All-Pro again and the Giants will miss his production. But, his complaining and griping are too much of a distraction for a team that has plenty of distractions. Trading him won’t be easy, especially after he got into a fight with the GM, but it is the right move for the team.
Photo of Jeremy Shockey from December, 2007 by AP/Mel Evans
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The problem with trading him now is the fact that he has killed his trade value by showing how much of an asshole he is. After breaking his leg, teams might have thought that he was an injury risk (he's also been hurt before), but now that he's gotten into fights with numerous staff on the Giants, no GM is going to want to take that risk.
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Why give away a productive player for nothing? Keep Shockey -- he's a great pass catcher and I don't want to get nothing more than a second round pick for him.
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Shockey's a good player and I liked watching him play, but he is child, a drama queen, and is more trouble than he's worth. It seems pretty obvious to me that Eli Manning was a more relaxed quarterback without Shockey breathing down his neck, pressuring him to involve him in every play. Some people are just poisonous. As talented as he may be, having him around appears to be counterproductive.
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BYE!
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Shockey does not have a legitimate gripe. He only attended the Super Bowl because the team begged him to. He was not attending practices and did not attend the other playoff games. Furthermore, Shockey himself expressed doubts about whether he would be able to stand on crutches on the sidelines throughout the whole game, which was why he watched from the box.
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the giants are going to get $0.05 on the dollar for him. that bastard.