Shockey Signs 1 Year Deal with Panthers

Former NY Giants & Saints TE Jeremy Shockey signed a 1 year deal yesterday with the Carolina Panthers.  The deal is worth about $4 Million with $1 Million in guaranteed money.  The one year deal for a player is usually done to set up a long term deal with either the team your with or another team.  Of course, the long term deal is done after you have a great season for that one year.  However, I really don't think the Panthers were the right team to try and set this up with.  The Panthers were anemic last year offensively with Jimmy Clausen at 1-9 with him at the helm. If Shockey was hoping the Panthers & Clausen would be the stepping stone to a big three to five year deal somewhere next year, this more than likely will not be the case.  The only other team interested was the Miami Dolphins who also are in need of a QB still not sure about Chad Henne.  Teams like the Seahawks & Rams actually might have been better for Shockey both having solid QB's (Hasselback, although getting up in age and Bradford, young and with a big future) and both in the same weak division with bad defenses where he could probably run up some numbers to get him the big deal he's looking for.  I really think he'll regret the signing before the season ends.