did i hear mort say we are near a deal w/giants for shockey

Well it makes sense on many levels -

Shockey's said in the past how much he enjoyed playing for Payton.
The Saints FO has to do something more than Vilma after missing out on Samuel and Briggs to get fans excited.
They haven't re signed Johnson or Miller so they obviously need a TE.

I hope the Saints wait, making a deal now in the heat of the first few days of FA makes little sense. As far as I've heard there are no other teams inquiring about Shockey. So if they wait as the draft drawns near the Giants demands will go way down. I imagine the Giants will be calling them around April 24-25. Oh and if you haven't noticed Payton is now willing to mortgage the future by trading away '09 draft picks. Funny how a guy in the last year of his contract will change his philosphy........