Friday, November 23, 2007
Shiancoe Returns Home, Giants Gear Up For Vikings
He was once the backup tight end in New York. Deemed at best serviceable he
became a free agent last season and tested the waters.

That player was former Giants and now current Vikings tight end, Visanthe
Shiancoe. In another great move by GM Jerry Reese he refused to overpay for
mediocre and backup type talent so he let Shiancoe test the free agency
market.

All and I am mean all NFL fans were shocked and bewildered when the Vikings
WAY OVERPAID for a backup tight end. The Vikings had signed him to a five
year eighteen and half million, seven million guaranteed contract. This
season he currently has 19 catches and if he plays the season out without
injuries, will make 11 million of that contract this year.






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If you break that down on a per game basis, that would mean he is making,
$687,500 per game or in other words, $361,842 per rececption!! Lets not get
into how much he is over paid for his touchdown production.

If you were to compare that to the likes of Dallas' Jason Whitten or the
Giants' Jeremy Shockey, on a per catch basis, Shiancoe is making roughly
$300,000 more per reception than that of the two players I just mentioned,
who both are probably going to the pro bowl.

With new ownership for the Vikings, I thought the days of doing stupid
things, like trading a thousand draft picks away for Herchel Walker, were
over. Apparently not.

Regardless of the contract, he returns to the meadowlands this Sunday as the
Giants take on the Vikings, in what I hope won't be a repeat of the game
they stole from Big Blue a couple of seasons ago. This is a different Giants
team now. They are relatively healthy, all three areas of the team are
improving each week, and this season the Giants have been able to beat the
lower echelon teams in the NFL.

The Vikings come in at 4 - 6, beating teams like the Chargers and in all but
one of their losses, have been in every game, and have been a tough
opponent. The Vikings currently have the #1 ranked rushing attack in the
NFL, and it doesn't matter if it is Taylor or Peterson back there, both
players get the job done. On the contrast side of that, they are abysmal in
their passing game. In fact they rank tied for dead last. Meaning you should
see the Giants defense stack the line, put 8 in the box, and force Jackson
to beat them through the air.

Whatever the game plan, this is a game Big Blue should win, if anyone wants
to take them seriously come post season time. It will also move them to 8 -
3 on the year, and put them sitting nicely in the driver's seat for a wild
card spot.


NOTE: If the Giants win against the Vikings on Sunday, this will mark the
third consecutive season with a 500 record or better. That hasn't happend
since 1991 when Ray Handley took over for Bill Parcells. From 1988 to 1991
the Giants were 10 - 6, 12 - 4, 13 - 3, and 8 -8 respectively.


About the Author:

Michael C. Podlesny is the co-host of the Big Blue Review, a weekly podcast
featuring the latest news on The New York Giants. The podcast can be
downloaded from Michael's blog at http://BigBlueReviewPodcast.Blogspot.com.




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