TRADER'S ALLEY - Buy Low and Sell High

Pros and Cons to Consider Before Closing the Deal

as of Wednesday November 16, 2011

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 Steve Johnson

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:
LeGarrette Blount
Reggie Bush
Roddy White

Trade for Cam Newton

Why trade for him now?
1) Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now
2) Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Possible trade bait to land him:
Cedric Benson
Tony Romo
DeSean Jackson

Trade away Mike Tolbert

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:
Michael Bush
Larry Fitzgerald
Brandon Lloyd

Trade away Jackie Battle

Why trade him away now?
1) Schedule gets much harder.
2) RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Philip Rivers
Laurent Robinson
Aaron Hernandez

Other Players... Trade Pros and Cons

Lance Ball

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Jackie Battle

Schedule gets much harder.

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Cedric Benson

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Jahvid Best

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

LeGarrette Blount

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now

Anquan Boldin

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Dwayne Bowe

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now

Schedule gets much harder.

Sam Bradford

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Ahmad Bradshaw

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Tom Brady

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Deion Branch

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Vincent Brown

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Dez Bryant

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Plaxico Burress

Has a soft game this week.

Michael Bush

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Reggie Bush

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Andy Dalton

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Vernon Davis

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Ed Dickson

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Jermichael Finley

Has a soft game this week.

Schedule gets much harder.

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

Larry Fitzgerald

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Ryan Fitzpatrick

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Joe Flacco

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Arian Foster

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Antonio Gates

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Tony Gonzalez

History shows older players wear down more during the season.

Frank Gore

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

A.J. Green

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

BenJarvus Green-Ellis

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Shonn Greene

Has a soft game this week.

Rob Gronkowski

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Percy Harvin

Has a soft game this week.

Matt Hasselbeck

History shows older players wear down more during the season.

Aaron Hernandez

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Santonio Holmes

Has a soft game this week.

Mark Ingram

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Fred Jackson

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Steven Jackson

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Vincent Jackson

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Brandon Jacobs

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Greg Jennings

Has a soft game this week.

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

Andre Johnson

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Calvin Johnson

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Has a soft game this week.

Steve Johnson

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Jacoby Jones

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Julio Jones

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Brandon Lloyd

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Marshawn Lynch

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Jeremy Maclin

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now

Ryan Mathews

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Dexter McCluster

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Darren McFadden

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Willis McGahee

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Denarius Moore

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Maurice Morris

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Jordy Nelson

Has a soft game this week.

Schedule gets much harder.

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

Cam Newton

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Adrian Peterson

Has a soft game this week.

Ray Rice

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Sidney Rice

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Philip Rivers

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Laurent Robinson

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Aaron Rodgers

Has a soft game this week.

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

Ben Roethlisberger

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now

Mark Sanchez

Has a soft game this week.

Torrey Smith

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Darren Sproles

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Matthew Stafford

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.

James Starks

Has a soft game this week.

Schedule gets much harder.

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

Jonathan Stewart

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Ben Tate

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Daniel Thomas

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Pierre Thomas

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Mike Tolbert

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Michael Vick

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now

Wes Welker

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Beanie Wells

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

DeAngelo Williams

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Damian Williams

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Mike Williams

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

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Fantasy Strategy

TRADER'S ALLEY - Buy Low and Sell High

Trade for Steve Johnson

Trade for Cam Newton

Trade away Mike Tolbert

Trade away Jackie Battle

Other Players... Trade Pros and Cons

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