by Andy | Jul 21, 2008 | Fantasy Football, NFL Breaking News
The New Orleans Saints offense has added another weapon after agreeing to send two draft picks to New York in exchange for Jeremy Shockey.
Jay Glazer from FoxSports.com reports that, pending league approval, the Giants will receive a 2nd round pick and a 6th round pick in exchange for the moody tight end.
Shockey joins an offense that stars Marques Colston at wide receiver and has a trio of running backs that will share duties in Deuce McAllister, Reggie Bush and Aaron Stecker while the Giants rid themselves of a potential headache.
Shockey definitely adds a weapon to Drew Brees’ arsenal. He has caught 371passes for 4,228 yards and added 27 touchdowns in six years. At a minimum he’ll draw some coverage away from Colston. But is he worth it?
The Giants went on their Super Bowl run after Shockey broke his leg last season. While he was active the team played like a playoff pretender. And Kevin Boss’ performance during Shockey’s absence was likely a major part of why the team felt okay about trading the TE.
Additionally, while Shockey has generally been considered among the top tight ends in the game he’s a hot head – possibly a cancer – and his numbers indicate that he’s never been worthy of that high ranking. He’s never reached 900 yards receiving nor has he caught more than seven touchdowns in any one season. While he’s not as overrated as, say, Deion Branch, Shockey remains outside of the top tier of tight ends until proven otherwise.
A change of scenery will probably do him good and he should give the Saints offense a boost. But fantasy players should stick with Jason Witten, Antonio Gates, Kellen Winslow Jr., and Tony Gonzalez. Players also could justify taking guys like Dallas Clark, Chris Cooley and up-and-comers like Tony Scheffler or Vernon Davis ahead of the new Saint as well.
by Andy | Jul 20, 2008 | NFL Breaking News
The Washington Redskins lost defensive end Philip Daniels to a season-ending knee injury Sunday morning but less than half-a-day later the team was better than it was when the day started.
Washington traded a 2009 second rounder and a 2010 sixth round pick to Miami for disgruntled defensive end Jason Taylor. The six-time pro bowler, who spent the offseason Dancing with the Stars rather than Training with the Dolphins, had wanted to spend his last years playing for a contender.
In the tough NFC East it’s hard to see whether or not the Skins can compete with New York or Dallas for the division title. But at minimum, in a division where last place’s fourth-place team finished 8-8, Washington now has to be considered AT LEAST a wild card contender.
by Andy | Jul 11, 2008 | Fantasy Football, NFL Breaking News
Citing “the same highly-placed NFL source that broke news of failed drug tests by both Miami running back Ricky Williams and Henry to Fox31 in the past” MyFoxColorado.com is reporting that former Denver running back Travis Henry has failed another drug test.
The source told the network that Henry is facing a one-year suspension from the NFL – a punishment he narrowly avoided last season when he was facing the same penalty only to have it overturned upon appeal.
He served a four-game suspension in 2005 for another offense.
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by Andy | Jul 2, 2008 | Fantasy Football, NFL Breaking News
In perhaps the least stunning news of the offseason, Brett Favre has apparently been in touch with the Green Bay Packers about “coming out” of his retirement.
First of all, we predicted this when he announced his retirement back in March that Favre would quarterback the Packers to a comeback win over Minnesota at some point during the 2008 season.
Second, he has only missed a couple mini camps. Since it’s only been four months and he typically misses a couple of those anyway, it hasn’t been long enough to call it “coming out” of retirement.
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by Andy | Jun 13, 2008 | NFL Breaking News
Unemployed former Cincinnati Bengal wide receiver Chris Henry was suspended indefinitely Friday pending the result of the trial regarding whatever number arrest this is for him.
This was a no brainer and should have been expected.
Henry is an idiot and is the poster-child for unfulfilled potential – this guy is the definition of million-dollar talent, ten-cent head.
Henry is a moron. He likely ends up sitting out all of 2008 after sitting out eight games last year. This guy has sooooooo much talent it’s unbelievable.
Yet he is too dumb to put aside chasing teenage tail and drinking too much for just a few more years. What a waste.
by Andy | Jun 11, 2008 | NFL Breaking News, We Forgot
As my brother stated earlier today I am on record uttering the rather tepid statement “the Browns will be a team to watch this year.” I’m not really going out on a limb with that prediction – it could mean I think the team will win 13 games and win the Super Bowl just as easily as it could mean I think they are going to be a complete trainwreck.
In truth I think the Browns will be something around the 10 win team they were last year – maybe a game better, maybe a game worse – but I think they will be a helluva fun team to watch. The schedule is tougher this year, which is the only reason I hedge, but I think it’s a team with the potential to reach the playoffs and make some noise when it gets there.
My next statement will be a bit more concrete: The Baltimore Ravens will suck in 2008. Steve McNair, who was a shell of his former self the last couple years, hung it up, leaving the failed Kyle Boller and the unproven Troy Smith and Joe Flacco to battle for the starting QB position.
They face something like a dozen 2007 playoff teams during a daunting upcoming schedule. And they now are going to have to do so without left tackle Jonathan Ogden, who will announce his retirement on Thursday.
I had the Browns pegged for anywhere between four and six wins this season – I’d shoot for the lower end of that now with Ogden retiring. He also had slipped with physical issues at the end of his career, but he still on experience alone was among the top left tackles in the league.
The line is of lesser quality, the quarterbacks have potential but little experience and the defense largely is aging. That’s not a good combo – if I were in Vegas I’d have the Ravens in my top two or three guesses to have the top pick in the 2009 NFL draft.
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I guess what I am saying Andy P is that transparency is great, just doubt that it improves the results
So what do you mean where you say transparency?
Paul I don’t know what are you trying to say
Let’s say we had a lot more transparency during class of 2025 election - would it have changed outcome?
Paul what do you mean it doesn’t improves outcome