so I wish he’d learn when to shut up. I don’t care about your opinions, Don: I want your insights, based on inside information that I don’t have and you do.

Get this: Jeremy Shockey ranked 11th in the NFL for receptions among tight ends. That’s more than Todd Heap; more than Heath Miller; more than Anthony Fasano or Visanthe Shiancoe or Vernon Davis or Alge Crumpler. More than Kevin Boss. Who’s the disappointment?

He had two fumbles? So did Greg Olsen. So did Dallas Clark. Chris Cooley had 3.

And as for the TDs—well, the Saints didn’t really lack for TDs on offense, did they?

Yeah, he was a disappointment to a lot of Saints fans, but because he was unable to be on the field half the time. So Billy Miller played a lot instead, and you know what? He had 45 receptions. In terms of receptions and yards, Shockey and Miller together are the equivalent of Tony Gonzalez. So which other underachieving tight end should we have instead?

This is just another example of manufactured controversy standing in for real journalism, which is harder. Go back to work, Don.