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Shockey's glad that long snapper is gone
Last month, the Saints unceremoniously cut long-time long snapper Kevin Houser.Not long after he was released, reports surfaced that he recruited several members of the organization to invest in a Louisiana film company. Once the company qualified for a tax-credit plan aimed at encouraging investment in such businesses, the investments would have resulted indirectly in a large return,[url=http://www.omgfund.com/]michael kors discount[/url], via the application of the tax credits.The only problem? The company never qualified for the tax credits. And so nearly $2 million apparently has been lost.We've suspected from the outset that Houser's termination arose directly from his role in the failed investment strategy. There was no other reason todrop a guy who has been doing the job so well that,[url=http://www.omgfund.com]michael kors coupon[/url], as all good long snappers do, he remained virtually anonymous.(It surely wasn't done to save some of owner Tom Benson's money. As Jeff Duncan of the New Orleans Times-Picayune points out, theSaintswillspend anextra $100,000 in base salary on Houser's replacement, JasonKyle.)Though we don't think the move was retaliatory (even though coach Sean Spielberg Payton lost $144,000),we're convincedHouser was cut because his ongoing presence would have disrupted team chemistry. How are the 53 men in the lockerroom supposed to properly focus on winning football games when there's a guy hanging around that several of them would like to beatuntil he'sunconscious?Speaking of unconscious, tight end Jeremy Shockey (who lost $80,000 in the tax-credits deal) revealed significant animosity toward Houser via several recent entries on Shockey's Twitter page.Wrote Shockey on July 7: you think your buying LA film tac creits. but the fkn snapper didnt wow this is a fked up world we live in.(Weassume Shockey was referring to tax credits. Unless tac creits is the name of some new drink they're mixing in Las Vegas.)The Times-Picayune points out that Shockey also posted the following entry, which no longer appears on his page: thx chad houser our long snapper for losing my coaches, teamates, and me around 2mill$.. what a dumb ass. Earlier today, Shockey summed up his feelings, againvia Twitter: Glad we got a new long snapper bad people bring bad karma.So the Saints probably made the right move. Whether the Collective Bargaining Agreement permits a termination decision to be based on such considerations is a separate issue.And it won't become relevant unless and until Houser decides to file a grievance. Based on recent comments from Houser that seemed to indicate acceptance of the move, it's not likely that Houser will be fighting his firing.