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14 Jul, 2007 MoSneakys

Visanthe Shiancoe (TE) - Minnesota

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Visanthe Shiancoe will be bigger than Christ.

Regardless of the fact that his name sounds like a breed of one of those faggy dogs that look like a rat, we expect a surprising outcome from this mysterious unknown. In March “Shit-Coat” (as we will refer to him for the remainder of this article, just because it has a ring to it) signed a five-year contract worth $18.2 million, including $7 million in guaranteed money, with Minnesota. If the Vikes are willing to shell out that sort of money, they obviously plan to utilize him.

The Break Out Explained

The Vikings are committed to establishing a successful ground game. They have transformed from an air-it-out, big play style offense, to a conservative grind-it-out game. These sort of offenses historically like to take advantage of their tight end in passing situations. The other big plus for Shit-Coat is the Viking’s inexperience at their quarterback position. Young quarterbacks nearly always over-utilize their tight end. Whenever a new QB steps into the mix, their go-to-guy is always the big tight end running a very conservative route (especially true in the red zone). This all bodes very well for Shit-Coat.

The Risk Factor:

The unknown is in his hands. He never received the opportunity to receive much while on the Giants. He started 4 games, but only caught an equal amount of balls (4). It’s likely that the Vikes pulled him in merely for his blocking ability.

The Strategy:

By the time most fantasy football drafts start occurring (August), the word will likely be out about Shit-Coat. If you hold an early draft, you will likely be able to pick him up in the very last rounds. But as the summer grows late, you may have to pay more.

Visanthe Shiancoe

Minnesota Vikings