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.
The Playoff Push: Just like that the fantasy playoffs are only six or seven weeks away. If you're sitting in good playoff position with a deep roster, now is a good time to consider consolidating talent with 2-for-1 trades (send two, get one better player), or targeting players who are currently hurting but can offer big value down the stretch.
If you find your team atop the standings and in good shape, consider inquiring on players like Calvin Johnson, Jimmy Graham, Josh Gordon and A.J. Green (in roughly that order of preference). They may be available at a discount, and if you can get by without them for a couple of weeks, could provide huge dividends down the stretch.
Now on to this week's regularly schedule programming...
Trade for Ben Tate
Why trade for him now?
1) Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
2) Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
3) Has a soft game this week.
4) Has BYE week out of the way.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Randall Cobb
Reggie Bush
Frank Gore
Trade for Lamar Miller
Why trade for him now?
1) Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
2) Has BYE week out of the way.
3) Seeing good volume with Moreno shelved for the season.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Rashad Jennings
Randall Cobb
Roddy White
Trade for Michael Floyd
Why trade for him now?
1) Has a soft game this week.
2) Has BYE week out of the way.
3) Prospects looking up with Palmer back.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Bryce Brown
Roddy White
Tre Mason
Trade for Kelvin Benjamin
Why trade for him now?
1) Schedule gets much easier.
2) Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
3) Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Russell Wilson
Jeremy Hill
DeSean Jackson
Trade for Doug Martin
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) Has BYE week out of the way.
4) Risky trade given Martin's lack of production, but may be available incredibly cheaply due to poor start.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Denard Robinson
Jordan Cameron
Bishop Sankey
Trade away Branden Oliver
Why trade him away now?
1) Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
2) Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
3) RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Andre Ellington
Justin Forsett
Kelvin Benjamin
Trade away Ryan Mathews
Why trade him away now?
1) Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
2) Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
3) RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Kelvin Benjamin
A.J. Green
Greg Olsen
Trade away Roddy White
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) Coming off a nice game.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Michael Floyd
Emmanuel Sanders
Lamar Miller
Trade away Andre Williams
Why trade him away now?
1) Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
2) RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
3) Rashad Jennings due back soon.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Eric Decker
Jordan Reed
Cam Newton
Trade Pros and Cons: Full Breakdown
Dwayne Allen
Has a soft game this week.
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Doug Baldwin
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Odell Beckham
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Joique Bell
Has a soft game this week.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Kelvin Benjamin
Schedule gets much easier.
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Giovani Bernard
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Blake Bortles
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Ahmad Bradshaw
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Tom Brady
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Drew Brees
Has BYE week out of the way.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Antonio Brown
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Bryce Brown
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Dez Bryant
Has a soft game this week.
Reggie Bush
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.
Jordan Cameron
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Jamaal Charles
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Charles Clay
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Randall Cobb
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has a soft game this week.
Marques Colston
Has BYE week out of the way.
Jared Cook
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Brandin Cooks
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Isaiah Crowell
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has a soft game this week.
Has BYE week out of the way.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Jay Cutler
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Andy Dalton
Has BYE week out of the way.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Owen Daniels
Has a soft game this week.
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Knile Davis
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Eric Decker
Has a soft game this week.
Eric Ebron
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Andre Ellington
Has BYE week out of the way.
Zach Ertz
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Mike Evans
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Michael Floyd
Has a soft game this week.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Nick Foles
Has BYE week out of the way.
Matt Forte
Has a soft game this week.
Pierre Garcon
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Antonio Gates
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Josh Gordon
Has BYE week out of the way.
Frank Gore
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Jimmy Graham
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has BYE week out of the way.
A.J. Green
Has BYE week out of the way.
Robert Griffin III
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Rob Gronkowski
Has a soft game this week.
Percy Harvin
Has a soft game this week.
Jeremy Hill
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Ronnie Hillman
Schedule gets much easier.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
T.Y. Hilton
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Andre Holmes
Has BYE week out of the way.
Carlos Hyde
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Mark Ingram
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Chris Ivory
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
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.
Steven Jackson
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Vincent Jackson
Has BYE week out of the way.
Alshon Jeffery
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Rashad Jennings
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Andre Johnson
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Stevie Johnson
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
James Jones
Has BYE week out of the way.
Julio Jones
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Travis Kelce
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Marshawn Lynch
Has a soft game this week.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Jeremy Maclin
Has BYE week out of the way.
Peyton Manning
Schedule gets much easier.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Doug Martin
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has a soft game this week.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Tre Mason
Has BYE week out of the way.
Ryan Mathews
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Jordan Matthews
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
LeSean McCoy
Has BYE week out of the way.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Darren McFadden
Has a soft game this week.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Lamar Miller
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Alfred Morris
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
DeMarco Murray
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Jordy Nelson
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has a soft game this week.
Cam Newton
Schedule gets much easier.
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Branden Oliver
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Greg Olsen
Schedule gets much easier.
Has a soft game this week.
Carson Palmer
Has a soft game this week.
Has BYE week out of the way.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Rueben Randle
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Jordan Reed
Has a soft game this week.
Trent Richardson
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Denard Robinson
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Aaron Rodgers
Has a soft game this week.
Tony Romo
Has a soft game this week.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Matt Ryan
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Emmanuel Sanders
Schedule gets much easier.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Bishop Sankey
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Mohamed Sanu
Has BYE week out of the way.
Alex Smith
Has a soft game this week.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Steve L Smith
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Torrey Smith
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Darren Sproles
Has BYE week out of the way.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Kenny Stills
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Ryan Tannehill
Has BYE week out of the way.
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Ben Tate
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has a soft game this week.
Has BYE week out of the way.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Demaryius Thomas
Schedule gets much easier.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Julius Thomas
Schedule gets much easier.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Shane Vereen
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Delanie Walker
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Mike Wallace
Has BYE week out of the way.
Sammy Watkins
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Roddy White
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Andre Williams
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Terrance Williams
Has a soft game this week.
Russell Wilson
Has BYE week out of the way.
Jason Witten
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Segmenting Players by Category
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued:
Ryan Tannehill
Ronnie Hillman
Shane Vereen
Stevie Johnson
Kenny Stills
Torrey Smith
Odell Beckham
Pierre Garcon
Charles Clay
Owen Daniels
Dwayne Allen
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now:
Matt Ryan
Jay Cutler
Knile Davis
Jeremy Hill
Frank Gore
Reggie Bush
Mark Ingram
Alfred Morris
Ben Tate
Giovani Bernard
Alshon Jeffery
Jordan Cameron
Jimmy Graham
Schedule gets much harder:
Schedule gets much easier:
Cam Newton
Peyton Manning
Ronnie Hillman
Emmanuel Sanders
Kelvin Benjamin
Demaryius Thomas
Greg Olsen
Julius Thomas
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team:
Andre Williams
Isaiah Crowell
Ryan Mathews
Trent Richardson
Reggie Bush
Joique Bell
Rashad Jennings
Branden Oliver
Ben Tate
Ahmad Bradshaw
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16:
Cam Newton
Fred Jackson
Isaiah Crowell
Bryce Brown
Knile Davis
Doug Martin
Mark Ingram
Alfred Morris
Ben Tate
Lamar Miller
Jamaal Charles
Doug Baldwin
Odell Beckham
Rueben Randle
Kelvin Benjamin
Randall Cobb
Jordy Nelson
Jared Cook
Zach Ertz
Travis Kelce
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16:
Darren Sproles
Andre Williams
Denard Robinson
Darren McFadden
Ryan Mathews
Rashad Jennings
Branden Oliver
LeSean McCoy
Marshawn Lynch
Faces a very difficult opponent this week:
Andy Dalton
Robert Griffin III
Matt Ryan
Knile Davis
Jeremy Hill
Ryan Mathews
Chris Ivory
Branden Oliver
Giovani Bernard
Jamaal Charles
Torrey Smith
Pierre Garcon
Roddy White
DeSean Jackson
T.Y. Hilton
Kelvin Benjamin
Steve L Smith
Julio Jones
Antonio Brown
Delanie Walker
DeMarco Murray
Has a soft game this week:
Alex Smith
Carson Palmer
Tony Romo
Aaron Rodgers
Isaiah Crowell
Darren McFadden
Doug Martin
Reggie Bush
Joique Bell
Ben Tate
Marshawn Lynch
Matt Forte
Percy Harvin
Terrance Williams
Eric Decker
Michael Floyd
Randall Cobb
Dez Bryant
Jordy Nelson
Owen Daniels
Dwayne Allen
Jordan Reed
Greg Olsen
Rob Gronkowski
History shows older players wear down more during the season:
Tom Brady
Carson Palmer
Tony Romo
Drew Brees
Fred Jackson
Steven Jackson
Darren Sproles
Frank Gore
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
Alex Smith
Ryan Tannehill
Nick Foles
Carson Palmer
Russell Wilson
Drew Brees
Peyton Manning
Darren Sproles
Isaiah Crowell
Darren McFadden
Tre Mason
Knile Davis
Jeremy Hill
Doug Martin
Mark Ingram
Ronnie Hillman
Ben Tate
Lamar Miller
Giovani Bernard
Andre Ellington
LeSean McCoy
Marshawn Lynch
Jamaal Charles
Mike Evans
Marques Colston
James Jones
Andre Holmes
Doug Baldwin
Brandin Cooks
Mohamed Sanu
Vincent Jackson
Josh Gordon
Michael Floyd
Emmanuel Sanders
Mike Wallace
Jeremy Maclin
A.J. Green
Demaryius Thomas
Jared Cook
Zach Ertz
Travis Kelce
Jordan Cameron
Jimmy Graham
Julius Thomas