I don’t know about that. Shanle does what they ask him to do. He just does it later than many of us want him to do it. His detractors want him to make the stop in two yards and he does it in five, they want it in five and he does it in eight… etc.

He’s not STUPID, he’s just old and slowing down. And he was never lightning fast to begin with.

In many ways, I think the situation compares to Jeremy Shockey and Jimmy Graham last year. Jeremy was pretty decent but not great (certainly at least no longer great), and was clearly slowing down as his injury history took its toll. But he was still somewhat effective. Shanle is basically the same guy, smart, works hard, tries hard, and only partially effective. That’s a heck of a lot better than completely non-effective, and even when it’s not, it still doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a brain that can help pass on some veteran tips to the newbie.

So I could see Shanle as a decent mentor for the new guy.