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!
Trade for Brandin Cooks
Why trade for him now?
1) Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
2) Has a soft game this week.
3) Young, learning with huge upside talent.
4) At 31, Colston is likely to continue to fade down the stretch.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Darren McFadden
Terrance Williams
Ben Tate
Trade for Brian Quick
Why trade for him now?
1) Has a soft game this week.
2) Has BYE week out of the way.
3) Appears to be the clear #1 WR in St. Louis.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Jason Witten
Wes Welker
Torrey Smith
Trade for Bishop Sankey
Why trade for him now?
1) Has a soft game this week.
2) Young, learning with huge upside talent.
3) Whisenhunt says to expect more reps for Sankey, starting this week.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Donald Brown
Antonio Gates
Andy Dalton
Trade for Demaryius Thomas
Why trade for him now?
1) Has BYE week out of the way.
2) Value may be at an all time low after a slow start.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Matt Asiata
Randall Cobb
Reggie Bush
Trade away Ahmad Bradshaw
Why trade him away now?
1) Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
2) RBBC factor - has another RB with (debatable) talent on team.
3) While only 28 years old, Bradshaw has a history of breaking down physically.
4) Bradshaw is currently the #4 running back in fantasy, making him a sell high candidate.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Montee Ball
Eddie Lacy
Demaryius Thomas
Trade away Darren Sproles
Why trade him away now?
1) Schedule gets much harder.
2) Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
3) History shows older players wear down more during the season.
4) His production will be unpredictable.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Fred Jackson
Chris Ivory
Alshon Jeffery
Other Players... Trade Pros and Cons
Dwayne Allen
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Matt Asiata
Has a soft game this week.
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Montee Ball
Has BYE week out of the way.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Odell Beckham
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Joique Bell
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
LeVeon Bell
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has a soft game this week.
Kelvin Benjamin
Has a soft game this week.
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Giovani Bernard
Has BYE week out of the way.
Blake Bortles
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Ahmad Bradshaw
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Drew Brees
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Teddy Bridgewater
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Antonio Brown
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has a soft game this week.
Donald Brown
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Reggie Bush
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Jordan Cameron
Has BYE week out of the way.
Jamaal Charles
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Marques Colston
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has a soft game this week.
Brandin Cooks
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has a soft game this week.
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Michael Crabtree
Has a soft game this week.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Isaiah Crowell
Has BYE week out of the way.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Victor Cruz
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Andy Dalton
Has BYE week out of the way.
Knile Davis
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Vernon Davis
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Eric Decker
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Larry Donnell
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Eric Ebron
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Julian Edelman
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Andre Ellington
Has BYE week out of the way.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
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.
Larry Fitzgerald
Has BYE week out of the way.
Joe Flacco
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Michael Floyd
Has BYE week out of the way.
Nick Foles
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.
Justin Forsett
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has a soft game this week.
Arian Foster
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Pierre Garcon
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Antonio Gates
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Toby Gerhart
Schedule gets much harder.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Josh Gordon
Has BYE week out of the way.
Frank Gore
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
A.J. Green
Has BYE week out of the way.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Rob Gronkowski
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Percy Harvin
Has a soft game this week.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Andrew Hawkins
Has BYE week out of the way.
Jeremy Hill
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Andre Holmes
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Carlos Hyde
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
DeSean Jackson
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Fred Jackson
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
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Alshon Jeffery
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Rashad Jennings
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has a soft game this week.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Andre Johnson
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Calvin Johnson
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Travis Kelce
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Brandon LaFell
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Marshawn Lynch
Has BYE week out of the way.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Jeremy Maclin
Schedule gets much harder.
Eli Manning
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Peyton Manning
Has BYE week out of the way.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Brandon Marshall
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Doug Martin
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Jordan Matthews
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Schedule gets much harder.
LeSean McCoy
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Schedule gets much harder.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Jerick McKinnon
Has a soft game this week.
Heath Miller
Has a soft game this week.
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Lamar Miller
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Knowshon Moreno
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
DeMarco Murray
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Greg Olsen
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Brian Quick
Has a soft game this week.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Jordan Reed
Has a soft game this week.
Trent Richardson
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Stevan Ridley
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Philip Rivers
Has a soft game this week.
Ben Roethlisberger
Has a soft game this week.
Tony Romo
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Eddie Royal
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Matt Ryan
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Emmanuel Sanders
Has BYE week out of the way.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Bishop Sankey
Has a soft game this week.
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Steve L Smith
Has a nice 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.
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
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Schedule gets much harder.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Zac Stacy
Has BYE week out of the way.
Ben Tate
Has BYE week out of the way.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Demaryius Thomas
Has BYE week out of the way.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Julius Thomas
Has BYE week out of the way.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Shane Vereen
Faces a very difficult opponent 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.
Mike Wallace
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Sammy Watkins
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Reggie Wayne
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Roddy White
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Mike Williams
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Terrance Williams
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Russell Wilson
Has a soft game this week.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Jason Witten
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Segmenting Players by Category
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued:
Joe Flacco
Tony Romo
Eli Manning
Matt Asiata
Frank Gore
Mike Williams
Brandon LaFell
Andre Holmes
Eddie Royal
Terrance Williams
Eric Ebron
Heath Miller
Dwayne Allen
Delanie Walker
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now:
Nick Foles
Joique Bell
Darren Sproles
Arian Foster
Rashad Jennings
LeSean McCoy
Pierre Garcon
Calvin Johnson
Vernon Davis
Greg Olsen
Schedule gets much harder:
Nick Foles
Toby Gerhart
Darren Sproles
LeSean McCoy
Jordan Matthews
Jeremy Maclin
Zach Ertz
Schedule gets much easier:
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team:
Knowshon Moreno
Stevan Ridley
Isaiah Crowell
Trent Richardson
Ben Tate
Joique Bell
Shane Vereen
Reggie Bush
C.J. Spiller
Fred Jackson
Lamar Miller
Ahmad Bradshaw
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16:
Tony Romo
Eli Manning
Nick Foles
Matt Ryan
Knowshon Moreno
Justin Forsett
Doug Martin
C.J. Spiller
Fred Jackson
Lamar Miller
LeVeon Bell
DeMarco Murray
Marques Colston
Brandin Cooks
Victor Cruz
Julian Edelman
Steve L Smith
Antonio Brown
Zach Ertz
Vernon Davis
Delanie Walker
Larry Donnell
Travis Kelce
Rob Gronkowski
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16:
Russell Wilson
Donald Brown
Toby Gerhart
Darren Sproles
Rashad Jennings
LeSean McCoy
Marshawn Lynch
Michael Crabtree
Mike Wallace
Emmanuel Sanders
Brandon Marshall
Alshon Jeffery
Demaryius Thomas
Heath Miller
Faces a very difficult opponent this week:
Teddy Bridgewater
Peyton Manning
Stevan Ridley
Trent Richardson
Knile Davis
Shane Vereen
Ahmad Bradshaw
Andre Ellington
Montee Ball
Marshawn Lynch
Jamaal Charles
DeSean Jackson
Eric Decker
Sammy Watkins
Julian Edelman
Pierre Garcon
Steve L Smith
A.J. Green
Jason Witten
Dwayne Allen
Larry Donnell
Travis Kelce
Julius Thomas
Has a soft game this week:
Ben Roethlisberger
Russell Wilson
Philip Rivers
Jerick McKinnon
Justin Forsett
Bishop Sankey
Matt Asiata
Rashad Jennings
LeVeon Bell
Marques Colston
Brian Quick
Brandin Cooks
Percy Harvin
Michael Crabtree
Kelvin Benjamin
Antonio Brown
Heath Miller
Jordan Reed
History shows older players wear down more during the season:
Tony Romo
Drew Brees
Steven Jackson
Darren Sproles
Fred Jackson
Frank Gore
Reggie Wayne
Andre Johnson
Roddy White
Steve L Smith
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:
Has BYE week out of the way:
Andy Dalton
Russell Wilson
Peyton Manning
Jeremy Hill
Isaiah Crowell
Ben Tate
Zac Stacy
Andre Ellington
Montee Ball
Giovani Bernard
Marshawn Lynch
Larry Fitzgerald
Andrew Hawkins
Brian Quick
Josh Gordon
Percy Harvin
Michael Floyd
Emmanuel Sanders
Demaryius Thomas
A.J. Green
Jordan Cameron
Julius Thomas
