Buh-Bye Jeremy
Monday, July 21, 2008 at 11:55AM Ok this has nothing to do with anything, but the New York Giants traded Tight End Jeremy Shockey to the Saints for a couple of draft picks.
Good riddance. As a diehard Jints fan, there was no denying that Shockey had become a cancer in the huddle. The guy was more concerned about his stats than the team, and took pleasure in brow beating Eli Manning at every turn.
It's no surprise that they went on their amazing run at exactly the time when Shockey went down for the season. Backup TE Kevin Boss did more than a serviceable job, and it freed up Eli Manning to look at all of his options, rather than worry about Shockey and his cartoonish antics.
I only wish the Giants had gotten more than a 2nd and 5th round draft pick in return, but at the end of the day this is the best thing for Eli Manning and the team.
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This is actually a comment on your last two entries, Nick: Shockey (Jeremy) and Schocked (that Novak isn't behind bars).
The Giants (I've been a fan since the late '40s) did very well to get two draft picks. It was either that or one other team's offer of "a puddle of brown gravy." The gravy was tempting, though a bit salty (but not as salty as Jeremy), and this way they get two players instead.
Wasn't Bob Novak the turkey who outed Valerie Plame? He seems to be in the middle of all kinds of stuff the Republicans are doing. I wonder how he likes being their garbage distributor. Given McCain's organization, it would be more appropriate to say that Novak is in the "muddle" of what's going on. You're absolutely correct, of course, that McCain should NOT name his VP until right after the Democratic convention. Did you notice that Pawlenty (my choice as the best choice for McCain) made McCain's short list but Webb didn't make Obama's? Perhaps Webb saying he wasn't interested had something to do with it. Y'all be well now, y'hear? Best/triton
This is actually a comment on your last two entries, Nick: Shockey (Jeremy) and Shocked (that Novak isn't behind bars).
The Giants (I've been a fan since the late '40s) did very well to get two draft picks. It was either that or one other team's offer of "a puddle of brown gravy." The gravy was tempting, though a bit salty (but not as salty as Jeremy), and this way they get two players instead.
Wasn't Bob Novak the turkey who outed Valerie Plame? He seems to be in the middle of all kinds of stuff the Republicans are doing. I wonder how he likes being their garbage distributor. Given McCain's organization, it would be more appropriate to say that Novak is in the "muddle" of what's going on. You're absolutely correct, of course, that McCain should NOT name his VP until right after the Democratic convention. Did you notice that Pawlenty (my choice as the best choice for McCain) made McCain's short list but Webb didn't make Obama's? Perhaps Webb saying he wasn't interested had something to do with it. Y'all be well now, y'hear? Best/triton
Novak does seem to be at the center of just about every controversy, though I'm pretty sure he had nothing to do with the Shockey deal. Nick