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I remember Jimmy Graham was a pretty hot prospect going into the draft last year. IIRC he was a basketball.player and only played a year of football. Sick physical attributes.

Yeah, many are calling him the next potential Antonio Gates. And he played great to finish out the year. Not that Shockey ever really made a huge impact there anyways. But that's what happens when you put an average receiving TE on a team that spreads the ball around consistently...he's not "special" enough to demand targets in that offense. Graham will be.

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Shockey just signed a two-year deal with the Panthers. Chose them over Miami.

Well in Miami he would have to compete with Fasano for catches, while in Carolina there's no one of significance at the TE spot, with Jeff King has the best statistics out of the old group.

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Well in Miami he would have to compete with Fasano for catches, while in Carolina there's no one of significance at the TE spot, with Jeff King has the best statistics out of the old group.

Yup, not hard to see why he chose that destination. Might also actually put up some good stats, whether Clausen starts or they draft a rookie. He'll be the constant beneficiary of a bad or inexperienced QB's check-downs.

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Yup, not hard to see why he chose that destination. Might also actually put up some good stats, whether Clausen starts or they draft a rookie. He'll be the constant beneficiary of a bad or inexperienced QB's check-downs.

For all you fantasy football geeks, he might be worth a look in PPR leagues now...

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For all you fantasy football geeks, he might be worth a look in PPR leagues now...

Definitely. He's not a great player, and he's slowing down, but when you look at the number of targets he's practically guaranteed to receive (pending the draft/FA, etc.), he's worth at least a look. As an average starter if you don't have one of the sure studs or a young playmaker.

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For all you fantasy football geeks, he might be worth a look in PPR leagues now...

There are still too many options at TE to waste a pick on Shockey. There's Gates, Clark, Davis, Finley, Witten, Cooley, Daniels, Graham, Gonzalez, Winslow Jr., Lewis, Zach Miller, and Gronkowski. There's even a few more I would take over Shockey, so I wouldn't draft Shockey until one of the last rounds as a back up, at best.

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There are still too many options at TE to waste a pick on Shockey. There's Gates, Clark, Davis, Finley, Witten, Cooley, Daniels, Graham, Gonzalez, Winslow Jr., Lewis, Zach Miller, and Gronkowski. There's even a few more I would take over Shockey, so I wouldn't draft Shockey until one of the last rounds as a back up, at best.

This is true also. I was looking at it from a dynasty perspective, where many owners have managed to hoard the best TE's, leaving scraps for those unfortunate guys looking for a starter.

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