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

CCL36 said

Lets see does he have injury concerns? Check. Does he have years left on a below market value contract? Check. Will we fork over future picks that will prevent the team from "building through the draft (the latest mantra of an excuse for not overpaying)? Check.

This is a very real possibility that we trade with the Giants.

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Exactly. It passes the litmus test.

I don't like it because I think Shockey is a bad guy. But even if I didn't think that, I still don't like it because we would be giving up valuable draft picks. We have seen time and time again that we are used by free agents and they, more often than not, don't want to come to New Orleans (it doesn't matter why, the city or team management, they simply don't). Well how do you build a team then? Trading with other teams and giving up more and more picks, or building through young talent in the draft? I'm telling you, we will be sick this year seeing Goff and Lofton and Mayo and others tearing it up across the league.