jaxvid said:
Shockey has been one of the best TE's in the league the last few years. He has been a dependable performer, a regular pro-bowl guy for a while, and one of the leaders at his position. He's a TE which means he blocks as well as catches passes.
This is not to mention that he is about the only white American athlete who is outspoken and aggressive. To hear him down graded on this site is very depressing. It's the same crap I see everywhere else on other boards, the media can't stand him because he's not humble and quiet, the pro-caste fans have been brainwashed to dislike him for that and it appears the training has worked on people here too. Sad.
I don't see the"training" at play here at all. Several posters agree that a change of scenery for Shockey might be in his best interests, which would allow him to start for another team while a young white talent takes his place in New York, thus giving the NFL another white starting tight end.
Being objective about white athletes is one of the ways we
are different than the others out there. A lot of people here post negatively about Brett Favre for example, and I disagree with them, but I consider their point of view because I know that they're pro-white and root for white athletes.
Shockey is not beyond being critiqued because he is "outspoken and aggressive." The reality is he's had more than 670 yards receiving just once in the last five seasons, hardly the career many thought he would have. He appears to have slowed some and lost his big play ability, and he's injured a lot. He has yet to play a full season, and while he hasn't missed many games either, he's often sufficiently banged up to the point that it limits his effectiveness. And since we so often point out the hands of stone of so many blacks,it's onlyfair tomention that Shockey has below average hands for a tight end.
As for his attitude, it's an acquired taste. He seems to me like an immature wild man. If there's any intent behind his aggressiveness and outspokenness, such as standing up to the Caste System or helping his fellow white football players get more opportunities, I haven't discerned it. I'll take the comportment of Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Wes Welker and many other white football players who arejust astough if nottougherin their own way, over Shockey.
It's too bad Shockey didn't have a season like Jason Witten did in 2007. But the odds are now that he never will, and given his talent there's nothing wrong with discussing where he is at this point in his career. I like him and root for him, butnone of us should puton the blinders for him or any other white athlete.
