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 Travis Benjamin
Why trade for him now?
1) Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
2) Has a soft game this week. (OAK)
3) Small game last week may have owners ready to bail.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Latavius Murray
DeSean Jackson
Eric Ebron
Trade for Odell Beckham
Why trade for him now?
1) Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
2) Has a soft game this week. (GB)
3) May be your last chance to buy Odell at a discount.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Marvin Jones
Isaiah Crowell
Devonta Freeman
Trade for Rob Gronkowski
Why trade for him now?
1) Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
2) Has a soft game this week.
3) Brady's return will surely help Gronk.
4) There are lingering injury concerns, but Gronk's perceived value may never be lower.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Will Fuller
Matt Jones
Dez Bryant
Trade away Theo Riddick
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:
Amari Cooper
Doug Martin
Eddie Lacy
Trade away Rashad Jennings
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:
Sammie Coates
Quincy Enunwa
Zach Ertz
Trade away Matt Jones
Why trade him away now?
1) Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
2) Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
3) The rest-of-season schedule is just brutal.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Jamaal Charles
Amari Cooper
Stefon Diggs
Trade Pros and Cons: Full Breakdown
C.J. Anderson
Has a soft game this week.
Odell Beckham
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has a soft game this week.
LeVeon Bell
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Kelvin Benjamin
Has a soft game this week.
Travis Benjamin
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has a soft game this week.
Martellus Bennett
Has a soft game this week.
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Giovani Bernard
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
LeGarrette Blount
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Blake Bortles
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Tom Brady
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Cameron Brate
Has a soft game this week.
Drew Brees
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Antonio Brown
Has a soft game this week.
John Brown
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Dez Bryant
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Derek Carr
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Jamaal Charles
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Sammie Coates
Has a soft game this week.
Randall Cobb
Has BYE week out of the way.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Corey Coleman
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Tevin Coleman
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Brandin Cooks
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Amari Cooper
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Michael Crabtree
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Isaiah Crowell
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Andy Dalton
Has a soft game this week.
Stefon Diggs
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Josh Doctson
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Phillip Dorsett
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Eric Ebron
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Julian Edelman
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Tyler Eifert
Has a soft game this week.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Ezekiel Elliott
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Zach Ertz
Has a soft game this week.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Larry Fitzgerald
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Coby Fleener
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Michael Floyd
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Matt Forte
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Arian Foster
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Devonta Freeman
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Will Fuller
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Melvin Gordon
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Frank Gore
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Rob Gronkowski
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has a soft game this week.
Hunter Henry
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Jeremy Hill
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
DeAndre Hopkins
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Jordan Howard
Has a soft game this week.
Allen Hurns
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Carlos Hyde
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Alshon Jeffery
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Rashad Jennings
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Duke Johnson
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
David Johnson
Has a soft game this week.
Julio Jones
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Marvin Jones
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Matt Jones
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Jeremy Kerley
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
John Kuhn
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Eddie Lacy
Has BYE week out of the way.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Jeremy Maclin
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Eli Manning
Has a soft game this week.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Marcus Mariota
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Doug Martin
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Ryan Mathews
Has BYE week out of the way.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Jordan Matthews
Has a soft game this week.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Zach Miller
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Latavius Murray
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.
Jordy Nelson
Has BYE week out of the way.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Cam Newton
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.
Greg Olsen
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Carson Palmer
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
DeVante Parker
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Breshad Perriman
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Dennis Pitta
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Dak Prescott
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Brian Quick
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Theo Riddick
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.
Philip Rivers
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Allen Robinson
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Aaron Rodgers
Has BYE week out of the way.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Ben Roethlisberger
Has a soft game this week.
Kyle Rudolph
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Matt Ryan
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Sterling Shepard
Has a soft game this week.
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Charles Sims
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Wendell Smallwood
Has BYE week out of the way.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Steve L Smith
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Willie Snead
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
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.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Matthew Stafford
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Kenny Stills
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Demaryius Thomas
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Michael Thomas
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Laquon Treadwell
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Delanie Walker
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Spencer Ware
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Dwayne Washington
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.
Carson Wentz
Has a soft game this week.
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Has BYE week out of the way.
Terrance West
Has a soft game this week.
Kevin White
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
DeAngelo Williams
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Tyrell Williams
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has a soft game this week.
Jameis Winston
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
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:
Blake Bortles
Derek Carr
Hunter Henry
Martellus Bennett
Zach Miller
John Kuhn
Matt Jones
Brian Quick
Kenny Stills
Jeremy Kerley
Demaryius Thomas
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now:
Jameis Winston
Matthew Stafford
Cam Newton
Drew Brees
Delanie Walker
Rob Gronkowski
Latavius Murray
Tevin Coleman
LeGarrette Blount
Jamaal Charles
Matt Forte
Willie Snead
Julian Edelman
Brandin Cooks
DeAndre Hopkins
Odell Beckham
Schedule gets much harder:
Schedule gets much easier:
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team:
Wendell Smallwood
Dwayne Washington
Darren Sproles
Duke Johnson
Giovani Bernard
Ryan Mathews
Charles Sims
Theo Riddick
Spencer Ware
Tevin Coleman
Jeremy Hill
Jamaal Charles
Doug Martin
Isaiah Crowell
Devonta Freeman
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16:
Dak Prescott
Philip Rivers
Cam Newton
Hunter Henry
Duke Johnson
Giovani Bernard
Latavius Murray
Jeremy Hill
Isaiah Crowell
Carlos Hyde
Michael Thomas
Kevin White
Tyrell Williams
Dez Bryant
Willie Snead
Travis Benjamin
Alshon Jeffery
Brandin Cooks
Melvin Gordon
Greg Olsen
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16:
Carson Palmer
Blake Bortles
Aaron Rodgers
Dennis Pitta
Coby Fleener
Tyler Eifert
Wendell Smallwood
Rashad Jennings
Dwayne Washington
Darren Sproles
DeAngelo Williams
Ryan Mathews
Theo Riddick
Michael Floyd
Randall Cobb
Allen Hurns
John Brown
Jeremy Maclin
Amari Cooper
Michael Crabtree
Larry Fitzgerald
Allen Robinson
Jordy Nelson
LeVeon Bell
Faces a very difficult opponent this week:
Matthew Stafford
Matt Ryan
Eric Ebron
Kyle Rudolph
Rashad Jennings
Dwayne Washington
Arian Foster
Theo Riddick
Matt Jones
Eddie Lacy
Kevin White
Will Fuller
Stefon Diggs
Alshon Jeffery
Ezekiel Elliott
Marvin Jones
DeAndre Hopkins
Julio Jones
Greg Olsen
Has a soft game this week:
Andy Dalton
Carson Wentz
Eli Manning
Ben Roethlisberger
Cam Newton
Cameron Brate
Tyler Eifert
Martellus Bennett
Zach Ertz
Rob Gronkowski
Terrance West
Latavius Murray
Jordan Howard
C.J. Anderson
Sammie Coates
Tyrell Williams
Sterling Shepard
Travis Benjamin
Jordan Matthews
Kelvin Benjamin
Odell Beckham
David Johnson
Antonio Brown
History shows older players wear down more during the season:
Carson Palmer
Eli Manning
Philip Rivers
Tom Brady
Jason Witten
Rashad Jennings
Darren Sproles
DeAngelo Williams
Frank Gore
Matt Forte
Steve L Smith
Larry Fitzgerald
Young, learning with huge upside talent:
Jameis Winston
Marcus Mariota
Carson Wentz
Will Fuller
Sterling Shepard
Josh Doctson
Laquon Treadwell
Corey Coleman
Ezekiel Elliott
Kevin White
DeVante Parker
Phillip Dorsett
Breshad Perriman
Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed:
Has BYE week out of the way:
Carson Wentz
Aaron Rodgers
Zach Ertz
Wendell Smallwood
Darren Sproles
Ryan Mathews
Eddie Lacy
Randall Cobb
Jordan Matthews
Jordy Nelson
