Shockey!

[Kotsu]

Where was the saints offense last year? Or their defense? It takes a team effort to win, but if the team effort is "choke" each game... well, I rest my case. Shockey is just a bitch, we all know it. NY knew it too; guess who's not there anymore? Here's the playoffs for the NFC, quote me in 6 months:
NFC South: Carolina
NFC North: Detroit - upset pick
NFC West: Seattle
NFC East (The powerhouse division of the conference): Dallas
Wildcard: New York
Wildcard: Philadelphia

I'm an Eagles fan, btw. Washington won't do well. They'll bank on Campbell and Portis to carry the offense while they make yet ANOTHER coaching change. Snider's need to buy a team will prevent their young talent from ever achieving the pinacle of whatever dormant skills they have. Philadelphia's defense will carry them, but if McNabb is in stride then you're in trouble. You won't be able to say, as a defense, "Key on westbrook" anymore. A healthy McNabb with a healthy Westbrook could easily reshape the NFC East. This is all completely off topic. Let's put shit bluntly:

The addition of Shockey will matter only if Duece McCallister somehow stays healthy. Why? He's the key piece for the team. He keeps the clock moving, he opens the field for Drew Brees to throw. He doesn't require a blocking tight end, so Shockey can get out and make plays. He is what makes that offense tick, and honestly I doubt he'll stay healthy as history repeats itself.

This is wrong. The Patriots ARE a different team than the rest of the NFL, especially the Cowboys. Pretty much every other team would have resigned Deion Branch, and Asante Samuel. Not to mention, pretty much every other team would not have been able to afford Randy Moss in the Pats' situation, because, in case you weren't aware, Tom Brady restructured his contract to reduce his pay to make cap space for Moss to come play for NE.

Please, don't forget, they somehow got him for the price of a 2nd round draft pick too. For someone of his immense talent, that says something for Moss. Now the question is whether Randy will stfu and not kill a good thing, or will he ask for more money as he gets in his later, slower years?

 

[Anglis]

Why talk about the past? Oh i see you're still upset about 2006. Who cares about 2007? We had the injury bug really quick. If you know the current NFL, last year has nothing to do with the following year unless you're one of two teams, Colts and Pats.

I'm sure this thread will be necro'd sometime during the season. I'l come back even if Shockey destroys the team from the inside. I'll come and admit that I was wrong lol. I'll even laugh about it because I'm a Saints fan.


Also you forget Shockey helps out RB's that love to hit the outside. Tiki Barber lived on hitting the corner. Maybe Shockey is the answer Bush needed this whole time. Time will tell.

 

[Kotsu]

lol I'm an eagles fan man. I'm usually wrong and i'm a dick about it. However, I think it's McCalister that needs Shockey, not Bush. I don't think Shockey is fast enough to push his blocks for Bush. Bush is so much faster to bounce outside that Barber it's scary. Of course, Barber was older by the time he became a premiere back in the league. And the verdict is still out of the passed-over draft choice the texans are still regretting.

 

[Airou]

The Saints SHOULD win the division they have by far the most talent. However, they SHOULD have won it last year too... 0-4 start doesnt help

 

[Tim Wakefield]

The Cowboys clocked the Packers on National TV.

37-27 isn't necessarily a "clocking"

I bet the Saints win their division this year, but it isn't gonna be because of Shockey. Still, he will make that offense even more dynamic since he can not only block, but go over the middle, which is going to be huge for A) Clearing holes for both backs, and B) Freeing up the other receivers down the sidelines. Colston probably leapt for joy upon seeing this trade haha.

 

[Anglis]

The Saints SHOULD win the division they have by far the most talent. However, they SHOULD have won it last year too... 0-4 start doesnt help

This we can agree on. Talent wise they Saints have it all, only other team on paper is Dallas. Last year's 0-4 start was terrible. Should have never happened but did. They are flying a little under the radar this year because all the media is going to Dallas and Greenbay. Hopefully that'll help lol


Shockey is faster then most TE's and his speciality is blocking on the outside to let the RB hit the corner. Tiki was talking about this in an interview earlier in the week when the Shockey trade happened.

 

[Zaltana]

the thing about the saints is they keep us guessing, and the other teams for that matter. They can, and will, surprise you at the drop of a dime. The year they went to the NFC championship game if anyone said that the saints were gonna be 1 game away from the Superbowl they would have been laughed out the room. but they did it (i still think that loss to the bears was BS). We happily cheered on archi's son that year and wait patiently for the year the black and gold get their turn.

 

[Airou]

37-27 isn't necessarily a "clocking"

I bet the Saints win their division this year, but it isn't gonna be because of Shockey. Still, he will make that offense even more dynamic since he can not only block, but go over the middle, which is going to be huge for A) Clearing holes for both backs, and B) Freeing up the other receivers down the sidelines. Colston probably leapt for joy upon seeing this trade haha.

I am not a fan of Shockeys blocking ability, or will to block for that matter. He has the size, quickness, and strength to be a great blocker. However too many times has it been seen that he gives up on blocking plays because he doesnt feel like blocking. And, if you run too many blocking plays for shockey, he bitches.