Jeremy Shockey Traded To The New Orleans Saints

The New York Giants have traded TE Jeremy Shockey to the New Orleans Saints for a 2009 2nd and 5th round pick.

The New Orleans Saints finally landed Shockey after working for several months to acquire him. I believe the Giants realized how unhappy Shockey was in NY at this point and felt it was best to cut ties and add some draft picks to their 2009 draft. The Saints get a huge upgrade to work the middle of the field and take the attention off of Marques Colston, plus Shockey is a fearless run blocker. The Giants rid themselves of a headache and added some draft picks to help them out down the line. On the surface, this appears to be a solid trade for both teams.

Fantasy Impact: I like Shockey's fantasy outlook much better in New Orleans than I did in New York. He's moving to one of the most pass-happy offenses in the NFL where he'll be working with a far more consistent QB. With the Saints' ability to throw the ball down the field, this should open up plenty of room over the middle for Shockey to work. This will benefit Marques Colston as defenses will no longer be able to solely key on him with the previous lack of an established secondary target. Given all of this, however, you must remember that Shockey has some pretty serious health concerns. He's played mostly full seasons his entire career, but keep in mind that he's spent plenty of time banged up and not at close to 100% in too many of those games. After the hype of the trade dies down, we'll have to see where his ADP is at to see what type of value he'll offer given those injury concerns.

Kevin Boss will be the new starting TE for the Giants. His blocking was rather suspect, so he does have to work on that part of his game, but the talent is there for him to be a productive pass catching TE in his first season. He's draftable as a TE2.