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 Arian Foster
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) Should produce RB1 value when he returns (hopefully this week vs Falcons).
Possible trade bait to land him:
LeSean McCoy
Julian Edelman
Steve L Smith
Trade for Eric Decker
Why trade for him now?
1) Schedule gets much easier.
2) Has a soft game this week.
3) Owners may be overestimating injury.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Andre Ellington
Martellus Bennett
Andy Dalton
Trade for Marshawn Lynch
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:
Carlos Hyde
Greg Olsen
Calvin Johnson
Trade for Mark Ingram
Why trade for him now?
1) Schedule gets much easier.
2) Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Jimmy Graham
Mike Evans
Giovani Bernard
Trade for T.J. Yeldon
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) Young, learning with huge upside talent.
4) Handling a huge workload for Jaguars.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Jonathan Stewart
Jeremy Maclin
Jason Witten
Trade away Alfred Morris
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:
Dez Bryant
Allen Robinson
T.J. Yeldon
Trade away Heath Miller
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:
C.J. Spiller
Devante Adams
Golden Tate
Trade away LeSean McCoy
Why trade him away now?
1) Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
2) RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Demaryius Thomas
Latavius Murray
Arian Foster
Trade away Chris Johnson
Why trade him away now?
1) Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
2) RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Tyrod Taylor
DeSean Jackson
Donte Moncrief
Trade away Vincent Jackson
Why trade him away now?
1) Schedule gets much harder.
2) Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Ryan Mathews
Cam Newton
LeGarrette Blount
Trade Pros and Cons: Full Breakdown
Ameer Abdullah
Davante Adams
Nelson Agholor
C.J. Anderson
Odell Beckham
LeVeon Bell
Martellus Bennett
Giovani Bernard
LeGarrette Blount
Alfred Blue
Anquan Boldin
Drew Brees
Antonio Brown
John Brown
Martavis Bryant
Jordan Cameron
Charles Clay
Randall Cobb
Brandin Cooks
Amari Cooper
Isaiah Crowell
Andy Dalton
Eric Decker
Phillip Dorsett
Eric Ebron
Tyler Eifert
Andre Ellington
Mike Evans
Larry Fitzgerald
Joe Flacco
Justin Forsett
Matt Forte
Arian Foster
Devonta Freeman
Pierre Garcon
Antonio Gates
Melvin Gordon
Frank Gore
Jimmy Graham
A.J. Green
Ladarius Green
Todd Gurley
Jeremy Hill
Ronnie Hillman
T.Y. Hilton
Carlos Hyde
Mark Ingram
Chris Ivory
DeSean Jackson
Vincent Jackson
Alshon Jeffery
Calvin Johnson
Chris Johnson
David Johnson
James Jones
Marvin Jones
Matt Jones
Colin Kaepernick
Dion Lewis
Andrew Luck
Marshawn Lynch
Jeremy Maclin
Peyton Manning
Marcus Mariota
Brandon Marshall
Doug Martin
Ryan Mathews
Rishard Matthews
LeSean McCoy
Heath Miller
Lamar Miller
Donte Moncrief
Alfred Morris
DeMarco Murray
Latavius Murray
Greg Olsen
Carson Palmer
DeVante Parker
Breshad Perriman
Jordan Reed
Philip Rivers
Kyle Rudolph
Matt Ryan
Emmanuel Sanders
Steve L Smith
Torrey Smith
C.J. Spiller
Darren Sproles
Matthew Stafford
Jonathan Stewart
Ryan Tannehill
Golden Tate
Tyrod Taylor
Demaryius Thomas
Julius Thomas
Mike Wallace
Kevin White
Karlos Williams
Russell Wilson
Jameis Winston
Jason Witten
Danny Woodhead
Kendall Wright
T.J. Yeldon
Segmenting Players by Category
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued:
Andy Dalton
Tyrod Taylor
Charles Clay
Rishard Matthews
Marvin Jones
Alfred Blue
Chris Johnson
LeGarrette Blount
Devonta Freeman
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now:
Philip Rivers
Tyler Eifert
Todd Gurley
Matt Jones
Melvin Gordon
Jonathan Stewart
Danny Woodhead
T.J. Yeldon
Justin Forsett
Jeremy Hill
C.J. Anderson
Carlos Hyde
Marshawn Lynch
Schedule gets much harder:
Jameis Winston
Andy Dalton
Peyton Manning
Tyler Eifert
Vincent Jackson
Marvin Jones
Mike Evans
Emmanuel Sanders
Demaryius Thomas
A.J. Green
Ronnie Hillman
Doug Martin
Giovani Bernard
Jeremy Hill
C.J. Anderson
Schedule gets much easier:
Matthew Stafford
Drew Brees
Eric Ebron
Golden Tate
Brandin Cooks
Eric Decker
Brandon Marshall
Calvin Johnson
C.J. Spiller
Todd Gurley
Ameer Abdullah
Chris Ivory
Mark Ingram
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team:
Darren Sproles
David Johnson
Ronnie Hillman
Chris Johnson
Andre Ellington
Ryan Mathews
Alfred Morris
Karlos Williams
Matt Jones
Melvin Gordon
LeGarrette Blount
Danny Woodhead
Giovani Bernard
DeMarco Murray
Jeremy Hill
C.J. Anderson
Dion Lewis
LeSean McCoy
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16:
Joe Flacco
Matthew Stafford
Marcus Mariota
Philip Rivers
Andrew Luck
Julius Thomas
Ladarius Green
Antonio Gates
Kyle Rudolph
Eric Ebron
Greg Olsen
Pierre Garcon
John Brown
DeSean Jackson
Kendall Wright
Donte Moncrief
Steve L Smith
T.Y. Hilton
Larry Fitzgerald
C.J. Spiller
Devonta Freeman
T.J. Yeldon
Lamar Miller
Mark Ingram
Latavius Murray
Arian Foster
Marshawn Lynch
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16:
Jameis Winston
Ryan Tannehill
Matt Ryan
Russell Wilson
Heath Miller
Ryan Mathews
Alfred Morris
Matt Jones
Justin Forsett
DeMarco Murray
Faces a very difficult opponent this week:
Ryan Tannehill
Drew Brees
Carson Palmer
Andrew Luck
Heath Miller
Julius Thomas
Kyle Rudolph
Jordan Cameron
Jordan Reed
Mike Wallace
Golden Tate
Vincent Jackson
John Brown
Jeremy Maclin
Alshon Jeffery
Mike Evans
Calvin Johnson
Larry Fitzgerald
Alfred Morris
Karlos Williams
Todd Gurley
Matt Jones
Justin Forsett
LeSean McCoy
LeVeon Bell
Has a soft game this week:
Colin Kaepernick
Andy Dalton
Tyrod Taylor
Matt Ryan
Russell Wilson
Charles Clay
Eric Ebron
Martellus Bennett
Jason Witten
Jimmy Graham
Torrey Smith
Anquan Boldin
Davante Adams
Marvin Jones
Martavis Bryant
Eric Decker
James Jones
Brandon Marshall
Antonio Brown
A.J. Green
Randall Cobb
Odell Beckham
Isaiah Crowell
Melvin Gordon
Danny Woodhead
Frank Gore
Arian Foster
Matt Forte
History shows older players wear down more during the season:
Drew Brees
Peyton Manning
Carson Palmer
Heath Miller
Antonio Gates
Jason Witten
Anquan Boldin
Steve L Smith
Frank Gore
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:
