In the swamp
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- April
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Hi all. I’m covering the draft for Ernie today at Giants Stadium.
Lots of stuff going on here, some draft-day race, and a party in the stadium with current and former players and all that.
One thing that’s happening a lot outside is people are pulling up at the East end of the stadium and getting out of their cars to take photos of the new championship banner slapped up on the building.
Lots of talk, too, about Jeremy Shockey, and whether the Giants will or won’t trade him. Here is the theory that cracks me up: That if Shockey stays, Eli will have the juice to tell him to shut up and play because Eli is a Super Bowl MVP. Give me a break. First of all, Eli had that juice last year. Second, if Shockey wants to act like an idiot, nobody—not Eli, not Peyton, not Johnny Unitas, not Vince Lombardi—is going to be able to tell him to cut it out.
That said, I think Shockey’s act has been tired for years, but he’s too good a player to just toss away. If the Giants can get something of value—a second-rounder and another pick, or an NFL player—then why not, especially if they think they can get another tight end at least as good as Kevin Boss later in the draft.
What do you think?
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Ernie Palladino
they need at least a 2nd and 5th or higher for SHockey. His act is old and he is a jerk but he is talented and can really help them. I think they shoud keep him
I wouldn’t mind Roman Harper and a pick in this year’s draft, and/or a conditional pick in 2009 (based on how well Shockey plays)
I don’t think the Giants can get a 2nd rounder AND Harper.
There are several solid tight ends in this draft, and getting Harper frees Reese to go after the best available athlete with the first rounder, instead of being forced to go with Johnson or Phillips at #31
keep Shockey