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 T.J. Yeldon
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.
Possible trade bait to land him:
LeGarrette Blount
Ronnie Hillman
Randall Cobb
Trade for Jeremy Maclin
Why trade for him now?
1) Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
2) Schedule gets much easier.
3) Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Antonio Andrews
Tevin Coleman
James Jones
Trade for Calvin Johnson
Why trade for him now?
1) Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
2) Has a soft game this week.
Possible trade bait to land him:
LeGarrette Blount
Alshon Jeffery
Jeremy Hill
Trade for Lamar Miller
Why trade for him now?
1) Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
2) Schedule gets much easier.
3) Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
4) Owner may be overestimating impact of Jay Ajayi.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Tyler Eifert
Aaron Rodgers
Eddie Lacy
Trade for Derek Carr
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.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Andre Ellington
Vincent Jackson
Tony Romo
Trade for Antonio Gates
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.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Karlos Williams
Antonio Andrews
Sammy Watkins
Trade away Tony Romo
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:
Derek Carr
Jeremy Maclin
Antonio Gates
Trade away Matt Forte
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.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Thomas Rawls
Larry Fitzgerald
Greg Olsen
Trade away Jeremy Langford
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.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Calvin Johnson
Demaryius Thomas
Thomas Rawls
Trade away Ronnie Hillman
Why trade him away now?
1) Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
2) Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
T.J. Yeldon
Mike Evans
Calvin Johnson
Trade away LeGarrette Blount
Why trade him away now?
1) Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
2) Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Demaryius Thomas
Calvin Johnson
Latavius Murray
Trade away Jason Witten
Why trade him away now?
1) Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
2) History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Marcus Mariota
James White
Spencer Ware
Trade Pros and Cons: Full Breakdown
Ameer Abdullah
Nelson Agholor
Kamar Aiken
Javorius Allen
Danny Amendola
Travis Benjamin
Giovani Bernard
LeGarrette Blount
Alfred Blue
Blake Bortles
Ahmad Bradshaw
Tom Brady
Drew Brees
Antonio Brown
John Brown
Dez Bryant
Martavis Bryant
Derek Carr
Charles Clay
Tevin Coleman
Amari Cooper
Jay Cutler
Andy Dalton
Stefon Diggs
Phillip Dorsett
Eric Ebron
Tyler Eifert
Andre Ellington
Mike Evans
Larry Fitzgerald
Michael Floyd
Matt Forte
Devonta Freeman
Antonio Gates
Crockett Gillmore
Melvin Gordon
Frank Gore
A.J. Green
Rob Gronkowski
Todd Gurley
Jeremy Hill
Ronnie Hillman
T.Y. Hilton
DeAndre Hopkins
Brian Hoyer
Allen Hurns
Chris Ivory
DeSean Jackson
Vincent Jackson
Calvin Johnson
Chris Johnson
James Jones
Julio Jones
Marvin Jones
Matt Jones
Travis Kelce
Eddie Lacy
Brandon LaFell
Jarvis Landry
Jeremy Langford
Tyler Lockett
Jeremy Maclin
Marcus Mariota
Ryan Mathews
Rishard Matthews
Heath Miller
Lamar Miller
DeMarco Murray
Latavius Murray
J.J. Nelson
Cam Newton
Greg Olsen
Carson Palmer
DeVante Parker
Breshad Perriman
Adrian Peterson
Thomas Rawls
Jordan Reed
Philip Rivers
Ben Roethlisberger
Tony Romo
Kyle Rudolph
Cecil Shorts
Alex Smith
Matthew Stafford
James Starks
Jonathan Stewart
Golden Tate
Tyrod Taylor
Julius Thomas
Shane Vereen
Delanie Walker
Spencer Ware
Sammy Watkins
Ben Watson
Charcandrick West
Kevin White
DeAngelo Williams
Terrance Williams
Russell Wilson
Jameis Winston
Jason Witten
Danny Woodhead
T.J. Yeldon
Segmenting Players by Category
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued:
Kyle Rudolph
Crockett Gillmore
Jameis Winston
Russell Wilson
Spencer Ware
J.J. Nelson
Tyler Lockett
Terrance Williams
DeSean Jackson
James Jones
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now:
Antonio Gates
Philip Rivers
Derek Carr
Blake Bortles
Tom Brady
Matt Jones
James Starks
Danny Woodhead
Charcandrick West
Chris Ivory
Lamar Miller
Rishard Matthews
Jeremy Maclin
T.Y. Hilton
Allen Hurns
Amari Cooper
Devonta Freeman
Schedule gets much harder:
Schedule gets much easier:
Travis Kelce
Alex Smith
Charcandrick West
Lamar Miller
Rishard Matthews
Jeremy Maclin
Jarvis Landry
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team:
Melvin Gordon
Ahmad Bradshaw
Andre Ellington
Ryan Mathews
James Starks
Jeremy Langford
Jeremy Hill
Danny Woodhead
Frank Gore
Eddie Lacy
Giovani Bernard
Chris Johnson
DeMarco Murray
Matt Forte
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16:
Julius Thomas
Eric Ebron
Ben Watson
Antonio Gates
Matthew Stafford
Alex Smith
Philip Rivers
Derek Carr
Drew Brees
Carson Palmer
Melvin Gordon
Ahmad Bradshaw
Jeremy Hill
Danny Woodhead
Frank Gore
T.J. Yeldon
Giovani Bernard
Thomas Rawls
Lamar Miller
Golden Tate
Kamar Aiken
Michael Floyd
John Brown
Jeremy Maclin
Calvin Johnson
Larry Fitzgerald
Greg Olsen
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16:
Jason Witten
Charles Clay
Jordan Reed
Delanie Walker
Tony Romo
Shane Vereen
Jeremy Langford
Javorius Allen
Ronnie Hillman
LeGarrette Blount
Matt Forte
Vincent Jackson
Mike Evans
Julio Jones
Todd Gurley
Faces a very difficult opponent this week:
Charles Clay
Ben Watson
Travis Kelce
Tyrod Taylor
Alex Smith
Tony Romo
Ben Roethlisberger
Andy Dalton
Tom Brady
Tevin Coleman
Ronnie Hillman
Latavius Murray
DeAngelo Williams
Thomas Rawls
Lamar Miller
Marvin Jones
Brandon LaFell
Danny Amendola
Stefon Diggs
Martavis Bryant
A.J. Green
Dez Bryant
Antonio Brown
Devonta Freeman
Greg Olsen
Has a soft game this week:
Kyle Rudolph
Heath Miller
Jordan Reed
Antonio Gates
Delanie Walker
Brian Hoyer
Jay Cutler
Carson Palmer
Andre Ellington
Alfred Blue
Javorius Allen
T.J. Yeldon
Chris Johnson
Chris Ivory
Adrian Peterson
Cecil Shorts
Golden Tate
DeSean Jackson
Travis Benjamin
Sammy Watkins
Calvin Johnson
DeAndre Hopkins
History shows older players wear down more during the season:
Heath Miller
Jason Witten
Ben Watson
Antonio Gates
Tony Romo
Drew Brees
Carson Palmer
Frank Gore
DeAngelo Williams
Young, learning with huge upside talent:
Jameis Winston
Marcus Mariota
Todd Gurley
Melvin Gordon
T.J. Yeldon
Ameer Abdullah
Amari Cooper
Kevin White
DeVante Parker
Nelson Agholor
Phillip Dorsett
Breshad Perriman
Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed:
Tyler Eifert
Rob Gronkowski
Andy Dalton
Carson Palmer
Tom Brady
Andre Ellington
Jeremy Hill
LeGarrette Blount
Giovani Bernard
Chris Johnson
Jonathan Stewart
Marvin Jones
Michael Floyd
John Brown
Brandon LaFell
Danny Amendola
A.J. Green
Larry Fitzgerald
Cam Newton
Greg Olsen
