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: