Trader's Alley: Buy Low, Sell High


Pros and Cons to Consider Before Closing the Deal

This column is designed to quickly unearth some not so obvious things to help you... buy low and sell high.

Further, we suggest you only make a trade if you receive plenty of value in return and the deal results in an improved roster for your squad. In short, obtain players that will outperform their current perceived value while trading overrated talent. Do that and you'll be on your way to improving your roster. The perfect trade!

Owners considering trades should also consult our Rest-of-Season Rankings and Player Trade Evaluator.


Trade for Matt Ryan

Why trade for him now?

1) Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.

2) Schedule gets much easier.

3) Has a soft game this week.



Possible trade bait to land him:

Knile Davis

Victor Cruz

Antonio Gates

Tom Brady


Trade for Keenan Allen

Why trade for him now?

1) Schedule gets much easier.

2) Has a soft game this week.

3) Slow start has depressed his value.



Possible trade bait to land him:

Danny Woodhead

DeAndre Hopkins

Bernard Pierce


Trade for Reggie Bush

Why trade for him now?

1) Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.

2) Schedule gets much easier.

3) Has a soft game this week.



Possible trade bait to land him:

Lamar Miller

Stevan Ridley

Victor Cruz

Trade for Eddie Lacy

Why trade for him now?

1) Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.

2) Schedule gets much easier.

3) Value likely at an all-time low, assuming he can stay healthy.



Possible trade bait to land him:

Drew Brees

Randall Cobb

Arian Foster

Trade for Pierre Garcon

Why trade for him now?

1) Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.

2) Has a soft game this week.

3) Owners may be downgrading due to loss of RG3.



Possible trade bait to land him:

Bernard Pierce

Jeremy Maclin

Antonio Gates

A few other buy low candidates:

Colin Kaepernick

Jamaal Charles

Toby Gerhart

Shane Vereen

Marques Colston

Torrey Smith

Vincent Jackson

Michael Floyd

Larry Fitzgerald

Rob Gronkowski


Trade away Jason Witten

Why trade him away now?

1) Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

2) Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

3) History shows older players wear down more during the season.



Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:

Marques Colston

Torrey Smith

Matt Ryan

Trade away Frank Gore

Why trade him away now?

1) Schedule gets much harder.

2) Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

3) History shows older players wear down more during the season.



Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:

Dez Bryant

Andre Ellington

Jamaal Charles

Trade away Wes Welker

Why trade him away now?

1) Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

2) History shows older players wear down more during the season.

3) Concussion concerns are real.



Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:

Larry Fitzgerald

Michael Floyd

Pierre Thomas

A few other sell high candidates:

Darren Sproles

Arian Foster

Ahmad Bradshaw

Justin Forsett

Jeremy Maclin

Steve Smith

Mike Wallace

Owen Daniels

Antonio Gates

Trade Pros and Cons: Full Breakdown

Dwayne Allen

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has a soft game this week.

Keenan Allen

Schedule gets much easier.
Has a soft game this week.

Matt Asiata

Schedule gets much easier.

Montee Ball

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Odell Beckham

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Joique Bell

Schedule gets much easier.
Has a soft game this week.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

LeVeon Bell

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Kelvin Benjamin

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Martellus Bennett

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Giovani Bernard

Has a soft game this week.

Anquan Boldin

Schedule gets much harder.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.

Blake Bortles

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Ahmad Bradshaw

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Tom Brady

Has a soft game this week.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.

Drew Brees

Has a soft game this week.
Schedule gets much harder.

Antonio Brown

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Donald Brown

Schedule gets much easier.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Dez Bryant

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Reggie Bush

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Schedule gets much easier.
Has a soft game this week.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Jamaal Charles

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Charles Clay

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Randall Cobb

Schedule gets much easier.
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has a soft game this week.

Marques Colston

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Schedule gets much harder.

Brandin Cooks

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Schedule gets much harder.

Kirk Cousins

Has a soft game this week.

Michael Crabtree

Schedule gets much harder.

Victor Cruz

Schedule gets much easier.

Jay Cutler

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Andy Dalton

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Owen Daniels

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Knile Davis

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Vernon Davis

Has a soft game this week.
Schedule gets much harder.

Eric Decker

Schedule gets much harder.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Larry Donnell

Schedule gets much easier.

Eric Ebron

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Zach Ertz

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Schedule gets much harder.

Mike Evans

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Michael Floyd

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.

Nick Foles

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Schedule gets much harder.

Matt Forte

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Pierre Garcon

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has a soft game this week.

Antonio Gates

Schedule gets much easier.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.

Toby Gerhart

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Schedule gets much harder.

Josh Gordon

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Frank Gore

Schedule gets much harder.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.

Jimmy Graham

Has a soft game this week.
Schedule gets much harder.

A.J. Green

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Rob Gronkowski

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Jeremy Hill

Has a soft game this week.
Young, learning with huge upside talent.

DeAndre Hopkins

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Justin Hunter

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Carlos Hyde

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Chris Ivory

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Schedule gets much harder.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

DeSean Jackson

Has a soft game this week.

Fred Jackson

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Steven Jackson

Schedule gets much easier.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.

Vincent Jackson

Schedule gets much easier.
Has a soft game this week.

Alshon Jeffery

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.

Greg Jennings

Schedule gets much easier.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Rashad Jennings

Schedule gets much easier.
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Andre Johnson

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.

Calvin Johnson

Schedule gets much easier.

Chris Johnson

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Schedule gets much harder.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Julio Jones

Schedule gets much easier.
Has a soft game this week.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Colin Kaepernick

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Schedule gets much harder.

Travis Kelce

Has a soft game this week.

Eddie Lacy

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Schedule gets much easier.

Jake Locker

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Andrew Luck

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Marshawn Lynch

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Jeremy Maclin

Schedule gets much harder.

Peyton Manning

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Doug Martin

Schedule gets much easier.

Jordan Matthews

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

LeSean McCoy

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has a soft game this week.
Schedule gets much harder.

Darren McFadden

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Lamar Miller

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.

DeMarco Murray

Has a soft game this week.

Jordy Nelson

Schedule gets much easier.
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has a soft game this week.

Cam Newton

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Cordarrelle Patterson

Schedule gets much easier.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Niles Paul

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Dennis Pitta

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Stevan Ridley

Has a soft game this week.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Philip Rivers

Schedule gets much easier.
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Khiry Robinson

Schedule gets much harder.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Aaron Rodgers

Schedule gets much easier.
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Ben Roethlisberger

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Tony Romo

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.

Kyle Rudolph

Schedule gets much easier.

Matt Ryan

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Schedule gets much easier.
Has a soft game this week.

Emmanuel Sanders

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Bishop Sankey

Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Mohamed Sanu

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Geno Smith

Schedule gets much harder.

Steve L Smith

History shows older players wear down more during the season.

C.J. Spiller

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Darren Sproles

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has a soft game this week.
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Schedule gets much harder.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.

Zac Stacy

Has a soft game this week.
Schedule gets much harder.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Matthew Stafford

Schedule gets much easier.

Golden Tate

Schedule gets much easier.

Demaryius Thomas

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Julius Thomas

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Pierre Thomas

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Schedule gets much harder.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Shane Vereen

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has a soft game this week.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Delanie Walker

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Sammy Watkins

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Reggie Wayne

History shows older players wear down more during the season.

Wes Welker

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.

Terrance West

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Markus Wheaton

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Roddy White

Schedule gets much easier.
Has a soft game this week.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.

Terrance Williams

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Jason Witten

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.

Danny Woodhead

Schedule gets much easier.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Kendall Wright

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Segmenting Players by Category

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued:

Philip Rivers

Jay Cutler

Knile Davis

Ahmad Bradshaw

Darren Sproles

Mohamed Sanu

Owen Daniels

Niles Paul

Delanie Walker





Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now:

Colin Kaepernick

Matt Ryan

Fred Jackson

Chris Johnson

Lamar Miller

Pierre Thomas

Toby Gerhart

Reggie Bush

Shane Vereen

Jamaal Charles

Eddie Lacy

Matt Forte

Marques Colston

Michael Floyd

Pierre Garcon

Alshon Jeffery

A.J. Green





Schedule gets much harder:

Geno Smith

Colin Kaepernick

Nick Foles

Drew Brees

Khiry Robinson

Chris Ivory

Chris Johnson

Pierre Thomas

Toby Gerhart

Darren Sproles

Frank Gore

Zac Stacy

LeSean McCoy

Anquan Boldin

Eric Decker

Brandin Cooks

Marques Colston

Jeremy Maclin

Michael Crabtree

Zach Ertz

Vernon Davis

Jimmy Graham





Schedule gets much easier:

Philip Rivers

Matt Ryan

Matthew Stafford

Aaron Rodgers

Donald Brown

Steven Jackson

Danny Woodhead

Matt Asiata

Doug Martin

Reggie Bush

Joique Bell

Rashad Jennings

Eddie Lacy

Greg Jennings

Golden Tate

Victor Cruz

Vincent Jackson

Roddy White

Keenan Allen

Cordarrelle Patterson

Randall Cobb

Jordy Nelson

Julio Jones

Calvin Johnson

Larry Donnell

Kyle Rudolph

Antonio Gates





RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team:

Stevan Ridley

Donald Brown

Khiry Robinson

Knile Davis

Chris Ivory

Danny Woodhead

Fred Jackson

Chris Johnson

Pierre Thomas

Reggie Bush

Joique Bell

Shane Vereen

C.J. Spiller

Jamaal Charles





Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16:

Jake Locker

Tony Romo

Cam Newton

Nick Foles

Andrew Luck

Aaron Rodgers

Darren McFadden

Knile Davis

Chris Ivory

Fred Jackson

Chris Johnson

Ahmad Bradshaw

Darren Sproles

Rashad Jennings

C.J. Spiller

Jamaal Charles

LeSean McCoy

Justin Hunter

Terrance Williams

Markus Wheaton

Brandin Cooks

Kendall Wright

Marques Colston

Randall Cobb

Jordy Nelson

Antonio Brown

Dez Bryant

Dwayne Allen

Delanie Walker

Dennis Pitta

Zach Ertz

Rob Gronkowski





Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16:

Philip Rivers

Terrance West

Zac Stacy

Montee Ball

Marshawn Lynch

Josh Gordon

Eric Decker

Roddy White

Julio Jones

Jason Witten

Martellus Bennett





Faces a very difficult opponent this week:

Andy Dalton

Ben Roethlisberger

Peyton Manning

Bishop Sankey

Steven Jackson

Frank Gore

Montee Ball

LeVeon Bell

Matt Forte

Greg Jennings

Markus Wheaton

DeAndre Hopkins

Wes Welker

Emmanuel Sanders

Cordarrelle Patterson

Andre Johnson

A.J. Green

Antonio Brown

Demaryius Thomas

Charles Clay

Jason Witten

Julius Thomas





Has a soft game this week:

Kirk Cousins

Tom Brady

Matt Ryan

Drew Brees

Stevan Ridley

Jeremy Hill

Reggie Bush

Darren Sproles

Zac Stacy

Joique Bell

Shane Vereen

Giovani Bernard

DeMarco Murray

LeSean McCoy

DeSean Jackson

Vincent Jackson

Pierre Garcon

Roddy White

Keenan Allen

Randall Cobb

Jordy Nelson

Julio Jones

Dwayne Allen

Travis Kelce

Vernon Davis

Jimmy Graham





History shows older players wear down more during the season:

Tony Romo

Tom Brady

Steven Jackson

Fred Jackson

Darren Sproles

Frank Gore

Anquan Boldin

Reggie Wayne

Steve L Smith

Wes Welker

Roddy White

Andre Johnson

Jason Witten

Antonio Gates





Young, learning with huge upside talent:

Sammy Watkins

Mike Evans

Eric Ebron

Odell Beckham

Brandin Cooks

Jordan Matthews

Blake Bortles

Kelvin Benjamin

Bishop Sankey

Carlos Hyde

Jeremy Hill





Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed:


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