It’s a very bad sign that Shockey wasn’t humbled by the fact that his team won without him. If he’s still acting like this, then it’s painfully obvious that he’ll never grow up and act like a man. Time to ship his ass out.

On a positive note, I don’t think he can tear this team down. From the quotes we heard during/after the playoff run, his teammates know how he is and will likely ignore all this bs.

is how he’s upset about a “perception” that the team is better without him, despite every single key person denying that perception. You can’t argue against ghosts like that. To me, Shockey’s issues are about something else. Maybe he just can’t stand not being the sole center of attention – I don’t know. I’ve rooted for the guy many times but he let me down horribly with that drop in the 49ers playoff game that should never be named, and he hasn’t quite been the same since. I think he needs to go – even for a 2nd round pick.

“He was also miffed that he was not allowed on the field during Super Bowl XLII and had to watch from a luxury box”

I thought he had made the decision to not be a distraction.

He leaves town he is going to be REVILED in NY. This is a guy whose attitude is barely/ tolerated by fans. If he whines his way out of town now, it’s gonna be John Rocker Day when his new team comes in to town.

Some sick part of me would love to see him on the Eagles just watch McNabb throw at his feet for the next two years. And watch Eagle’s fans head fall off from the 180 they do convincing themselves they liked Shockey, just like they did with TO.

Let him move through the season and see if he can mature as a team player. If he hasn’t made the cut then get a sweet deal. He is still maturing and now is the time for him to focus on eliminating his faults and becoming solid.

I keep hearing that the Saints offered a second round, but I distinctly remember that during the draft the report was that they only offered a 3rd round,

For some additional info – here is the base salary for Shockey

2005 – $900,000
2006 – $950,000
2007 – $850,000
2008 – $2.225 million
2009 – $3.25 million
2010 – $3.825 million
2011 – $4.508 million

http://www.jeremyshockey.info/contract.html

I am not sure if teams would want to renegotiate before taking him, but I just don’t see him being worth 4.5 in 2011

He’s made his stock bad in a way, because some teams will shy away from players with big mouths. That hurts us because we will catch hell getting something decent in return.

There are two ways to handle this at this point, and only two that I see:

1) Send him wherever for whatever amount as soon as possible. Just take the hit, bite the bullet, and send him onward. There is great potential that the seeds of teamwork that were planted last season could be pissed upon by Shockey this season. That is, if this is left undresolved. Resolve it by sending him on. Enough said.

2) Piss him off even worse – pay him and send him home. Don’t let him hang around or work out with the team. I’m sure that the front office can figure out a way to do it. Any time there is a contract, there will also be loopholes. Take advantage of this and send him home.

I think the former choice is better than the latter, but either one works for me. The end result is that he wouldn’t be around, and that’s best for us in the long run.

When he dropped that pass in the endzone in that playoff Fiasco in San Francisco along with his obscene gesture back in 2003.