With rookie tight end Kevin Boss showing that he can step right in for veteran Jeremy Shockey, it’ll now be very interesting to see what the Giants do with Shockey moving forward.

Shockey broke a leg and ankle in December, and as we’ve heard it he wasn’t happy with the fact that the team was doing so well without him.  He also wasn’t around much for the stunning, historic Super Bowl run — and even though he attended the game he wasn’t on the sidelines with his teammates.  Instead, he was double-fisting drinks in a luxury suite.

We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again.  It’s time to let him go.  Tiki Barber did the Giants a favor by leaving after the 2006 season; the Giants now need to do themselves a favor by moving Shockey to another team.

Really, is it a coincidence that quarterback Eli Manning has finally come of age after Shockey was no longer there to call for the ball and berate anyone and everyone when he didn’t get it?  It isn’t.  And even though Eli’s personality won’t allow him to make a play to shed Shockey, G.M. Jerry Reese and the rest of the organization need to realize that Eli’s long-term interests are better served with Boss as the starting tight end.