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 Calvin Johnson
Why trade for him now?
1) Injuries should be behind him coming out of bye.
2) Owner is likely frustrated, struggling and may need a starter this week.
3) Should be a beast to close out the year.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Alfred Morris
Emmanuel Sanders
Steve L Smith
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) Has a soft game this week.
4) Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Golden Tate
Ryan Mathews
Tom Brady
Trade for Ronnie Hillman
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) Fears about Montee Ball's return could be suppressing value.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Rashad Jennings
Tom Brady
Reggie Bush
Trade for Greg Olsen
Why trade for him now?
1) Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
2) Schedule gets much easier.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Roddy White
Darren Sproles
Brandin Cooks
Trade for Jordy Nelson
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:
A.J. Green
Emmanuel Sanders
Drew Brees
Trade away Jonas Gray
Why trade him away now?
1) Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
2) RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
3) Patriots RB usage is unpredictable week-to-week.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Jordan Reed
Keenan Allen
Michael Floyd
Trade away Ryan Mathews
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) Return from injury is still a bit of a mystery, and Mathews always a risk for re-injury.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Josh Gordon
Kelvin Benjamin
Russell Wilson
Trade away Jason Witten
Why trade him away now?
1) Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
2) History shows older players wear down more during the season.
3) Name recognition may get you more than actual value.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Doug Baldwin
Rueben Randle
Charles Sims
Trade Pros and Cons: Full Breakdown
Dwayne Allen
Doug Baldwin
Odell Beckham
Joique Bell
LeVeon Bell
Kelvin Benjamin
Giovani Bernard
Blake Bortles
Ahmad Bradshaw
Tom Brady
Drew Brees
John Brown
Dez Bryant
Martavis Bryant
Reggie Bush
Jordan Cameron
Jamaal Charles
Randall Cobb
Jared Cook
Brandin Cooks
Michael Crabtree
Owen Daniels
Knile Davis
Vernon Davis
Larry Donnell
Eric Ebron
Andre Ellington
Zach Ertz
Mike Evans
Larry Fitzgerald
Malcom Floyd
Michael Floyd
Nick Foles
Arian Foster
Antonio Gates
Josh Gordon
Frank Gore
Jimmy Graham
Jonas Gray
A.J. Green
Robert Griffin III
Jeremy Hill
Ronnie Hillman
T.Y. Hilton
Andre Holmes
DeAndre Hopkins
Carlos Hyde
Mark Ingram
Fred Jackson
Steven Jackson
Vincent Jackson
Rashad Jennings
Andre Johnson
James Jones
Colin Kaepernick
Travis Kelce
Marshawn Lynch
Jeremy Maclin
Eli Manning
Peyton Manning
Brandon Marshall
Tre Mason
Ryan Mathews
Jordan Matthews
LeSean McCoy
Darren McFadden
Jerick McKinnon
Heath Miller
Lamar Miller
Alfred Morris
DeMarco Murray
Jordy Nelson
Cam Newton
Branden Oliver
Greg Olsen
Kyle Orton
Carson Palmer
Joseph Randle
Rueben Randle
Jordan Reed
Trent Richardson
Theo Riddick
Philip Rivers
Allen Robinson
Denard Robinson
Ben Roethlisberger
Tony Romo
Emmanuel Sanders
Bishop Sankey
Mohamed Sanu
Charles Sims
Steve L Smith
Darren Sproles
Ryan Tannehill
Ben Tate
Demaryius Thomas
Julius Thomas
Shane Vereen
Delanie Walker
Mike Wallace
Sammy Watkins
Roddy White
Andre Williams
Terrance Williams
Russell Wilson
Jason Witten
Tim Wright
Segmenting Players by Category
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued:
Kyle Orton
Ben Roethlisberger
John Brown
Martavis Bryant
Allen Robinson
Brandin Cooks
Mohamed Sanu
Tim Wright
Heath Miller
Jason Witten
Delanie Walker
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now:
Russell Wilson
Shane Vereen
Branden Oliver
Marshawn Lynch
Michael Floyd
Steve L Smith
Brandon Marshall
Jordy Nelson
Greg Olsen
Julius Thomas
Schedule gets much harder:
Schedule gets much easier:
Cam Newton
Kelvin Benjamin
Greg Olsen
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team:
Theo Riddick
Jonas Gray
Andre Williams
Reggie Bush
Jeremy Hill
Ryan Mathews
Trent Richardson
Joique Bell
Rashad Jennings
Shane Vereen
Branden Oliver
Ahmad Bradshaw
Giovani Bernard
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16:
Tony Romo
Eli Manning
Drew Brees
Charles Sims
Knile Davis
Fred Jackson
Ben Tate
Alfred Morris
Ronnie Hillman
Lamar Miller
Jamaal Charles
Odell Beckham
Doug Baldwin
Rueben Randle
Kelvin Benjamin
Randall Cobb
Jordy Nelson
Zach Ertz
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16:
Andre Williams
Darren Sproles
Ryan Mathews
Darren McFadden
Rashad Jennings
Denard Robinson
Branden Oliver
LeSean McCoy
Marshawn Lynch
Arian Foster
Heath Miller
Faces a very difficult opponent this week:
Robert Griffin III
Philip Rivers
Joseph Randle
Tre Mason
Jonas Gray
Shane Vereen
Jerick McKinnon
LeVeon Bell
DeMarco Murray
Odell Beckham
James Jones
Allen Robinson
Larry Fitzgerald
Andre Holmes
Rueben Randle
Michael Floyd
T.Y. Hilton
Jared Cook
Zach Ertz
Jordan Reed
Has a soft game this week:
Cam Newton
Colin Kaepernick
Charles Sims
Alfred Morris
Ronnie Hillman
Mark Ingram
Marshawn Lynch
Michael Crabtree
Terrance Williams
DeAndre Hopkins
Andre Johnson
Josh Gordon
Kelvin Benjamin
Dez Bryant
Owen Daniels
Larry Donnell
Dwayne Allen
History shows older players wear down more during the season:
Tony Romo
Carson Palmer
Tom Brady
Drew Brees
Darren Sproles
Steven Jackson
Frank Gore
Fred Jackson
Malcom Floyd
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:
Ryan Tannehill
Eli Manning
Nick Foles
Carson Palmer
Colin Kaepernick
Russell Wilson
Drew Brees
Peyton Manning
Tre Mason
Charles Sims
Andre Williams
Jeremy Hill
Darren Sproles
Darren McFadden
Frank Gore
Knile Davis
Rashad Jennings
Ben Tate
Ronnie Hillman
Mark Ingram
Lamar Miller
Giovani Bernard
LeSean McCoy
Andre Ellington
Marshawn Lynch
Jamaal Charles
Michael Crabtree
Odell Beckham
James Jones
Mike Evans
Doug Baldwin
Vincent Jackson
Larry Fitzgerald
Andre Holmes
Rueben Randle
Brandin Cooks
Michael Floyd
Mohamed Sanu
Josh Gordon
Mike Wallace
Emmanuel Sanders
A.J. Green
Jeremy Maclin
Demaryius Thomas
Jared Cook
Jordan Cameron
Zach Ertz
Vernon Davis
Larry Donnell
Travis Kelce
Jimmy Graham
Julius Thomas
