When Jeremy Shockey was traded to the Saints earlier this week, an already potent fantasy offense got better.

Will Brinson already covered the potential for the Saints offense in his fantasy preview, but with the acquisition of Shockey things have changed for all involved parties. Let's check the fantasy fallout of this trade, person-by-person:

Jeremy Shockey -- As Tom Mantzouranis said in the post linked above, Shockey is totally the type that will go nuts trying to prove something to the Giants -- and probably himself. He's already publicly stated as much. He thrived under Sean Payton before with a much lesser QB than Drew Brees. On Brees, he hasn't been able to find a reliable TE outlet in New Orleans -- since leaving Antonio Gates behind in San Diego. This has all the makings of a monster season for Shockey. He's an elite TE in fantasy once again, and I think it's going to be a career year. Receiver-like numbers of 1,100 yards and 10 TDs are definitely within the realm of possibility, and you can expect 75+ catches.

Drew Brees -- He has an offense in which he has excelled before around him with all the pieces in place to do so again. He was a huge disappointment early last season, but stormed back to get him back to "stud" range. Now Shockey gives him the Gates-type weapon he was missing the past two seasons. I'm ranking him as the third QB in fantasy. Yes, ahead of Tony Romo.

Reggie Bush -- He's still likely to be overvalued in your draft because his name screams his USC persona ... but ... he's not nearly as overvalued as before. The huge factor to consider here -- especially in PPR leagues -- is that Bush will be freed in the flats a lot more often with the outlet of Shockey being a viable possibility for Brees. Many more big plays on swing passes -- like the long TD against the Bears in the '06 playoffs -- are on the horizon. Bump the Prez's value, but don't fall over yourself.

Marques Colston -- He's going to lose red zone looks, but will see much less double-coverage in these areas. A loss in targets isn't necessarily a loss in single-coverage targets. It's easy to say Colston's going to lose catches to Shockey, but it's much more likely the addition helps him and takes catches away from other people.

Other Saints -- Yeah, these would be said "other people" that lose value with the entrance of Shockey. First of all, ignore Eric Johnson in every league. That's the no-brainer portion of this group. The way Payton likes to run his lesser receivers in and out, it's tough to make a case to draft any of the remaining receivers. In order of significance, the group is as follows: Robert Meachem, David Patten, Terrance Copper, Adrian Arrington, Devery Henderson, and Lance Moore. Meachem's a very late sleeper in large leagues if he wins the job over Patten. Other than that, ignore the bunch.

Offense as a whole -- Fantasy paradise. This will be the second-most loaded offense in the NFC, after the Cowboys. Only the fact that Deuce McAllister has two fake knees prevents the Saints from being better. Pierre Thomas and Aaron Stecker are capable of being owned in fantasy leagues should injuries occur.

Giants -- This doesn't significantly affect the value of anyone, really. We saw what they could do without Shockey late last season, and Kevin Boss should continue to improve. He's not the pass-catcher Shockey is, but the running game should benefit from his value as a blocker.