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 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 soft game this week.
Possible trade bait to land him:
LeGarrette Blount
Jordan Matthews
Sammie Coates
Trade for Brandin Cooks
Why trade for him now?
1) Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
2) Has BYE week out of the way.
3) Before the BYE, cooks had a small couple of games. I have seen him going cheaply in some leagues.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Isaiah Crowell
Tevin Coleman
Travis Kelce
Trade for Will Fuller
Why trade for him now?
1) Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
2) Schedule gets much easier.
3) Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Philip Rivers
Jerick McKinnon
Latavius Murray
Trade Away Jeremy Kerley
Why trade him away now?
1) Due to excellent showing last two weeks, may be overvalued.
2) 49ers switching QBs from Blaine Gabbert to Colin Kaepernick could mean significantly fewer targets for Kerley.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Carson Palmer
Cameron Meredith
Willie Snead
Trade away Dwayne Allen
Why trade him away now?
1) Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
2) Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Jacquizz Rodgers
Coby Fleener
Derek Carr
Trade away Philip Rivers
Why trade him away now?
1) Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
2) Faces a very difficult opponent this week and several more down the stretch. Next Week's matchup with Atlanta is a great one though, and Rivers has a nice playoff schedule, so owners should take that into consideration when planning a path forward.
3) History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Martellus Bennett
Tyrell Williams
Delanie Walker
Trade Pros and Cons: Full Breakdown
Davante Adams
Dwayne Allen
C.J. Anderson
Cameron Artis-Payne
Doug Baldwin
Travis Benjamin
Giovani Bernard
Blake Bortles
Drew Brees
Antonio Brown
John Brown
Dez Bryant
Jamaal Charles
Sammie Coates
Randall Cobb
Corey Coleman
Tevin Coleman
Brandin Cooks
Amari Cooper
Kirk Cousins
Michael Crabtree
Isaiah Crowell
Josh Doctson
Phillip Dorsett
Tyler Eifert
Ezekiel Elliott
Quincy Enunwa
Zach Ertz
Larry Fitzgerald
Coby Fleener
Matt Forte
Will Fuller
Frank Gore
Jimmy Graham
Todd Gurley
Hunter Henry
Jeremy Hill
DeAndre Hopkins
Brian Hoyer
Allen Hurns
Mark Ingram
DeSean Jackson
Jesse James
Alshon Jeffery
Duke Johnson
Julio Jones
Matt Jones
Travis Kelce
Eddie Lacy
Jarvis Landry
Andrew Luck
Jeremy Maclin
Eli Manning
Marcus Mariota
Brandon Marshall
Ryan Mathews
Jordan Matthews
Jerick McKinnon
Cameron Meredith
Christine Michael
Lamar Miller
Zach Miller
DeMarco Murray
Latavius Murray
Jordy Nelson
Cam Newton
Greg Olsen
Carson Palmer
DeVante Parker
Breshad Perriman
Terrelle Pryor
Jordan Reed
Theo Riddick
Philip Rivers
Allen Robinson
Aaron Rodgers
Kyle Rudolph
Sterling Shepard
Steve L Smith
Willie Snead
Darren Sproles
Jonathan Stewart
Tyrod Taylor
Julius Thomas
Michael Thomas
Laquon Treadwell
Delanie Walker
Mike Wallace
Spencer Ware
DeAndre Washington
Dwayne Washington
Carson Wentz
Kevin White
DeAngelo Williams
Tyrell Williams
Russell Wilson
Jameis Winston
T.J. Yeldon
Segmenting Players by Category
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued:
Marcus Mariota
Brian Hoyer
Philip Rivers
Jesse James
Hunter Henry
Dwayne Allen
Cameron Artis-Payne
Theo Riddick
Tevin Coleman
Davante Adams
Tyrell Williams
Sammie Coates
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now:
Kyle Rudolph
Jeremy Hill
Jerick McKinnon
Matt Jones
Isaiah Crowell
Matt Forte
Lamar Miller
C.J. Anderson
Will Fuller
Jarvis Landry
Julio Jones
Schedule gets much harder:
Russell Wilson
Jimmy Graham
Christine Michael
Doug Baldwin
Schedule gets much easier:
Lamar Miller
Will Fuller
DeAndre Hopkins
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team:
Dwayne Washington
DeAndre Washington
Duke Johnson
Darren Sproles
Giovani Bernard
Latavius Murray
Jeremy Hill
Spencer Ware
Ryan Mathews
Theo Riddick
Isaiah Crowell
Jamaal Charles
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16:
Tyrod Taylor
Philip Rivers
Cam Newton
Greg Olsen
DeAndre Washington
Jonathan Stewart
Duke Johnson
Giovani Bernard
Latavius Murray
Jeremy Hill
Isaiah Crowell
Michael Thomas
Cameron Meredith
Dez Bryant
Tyrell Williams
Willie Snead
Travis Benjamin
Alshon Jeffery
Doug Baldwin
Brandin Cooks
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16:
Carson Wentz
Blake Bortles
Delanie Walker
Darren Sproles
Matt Jones
Ryan Mathews
Matt Forte
Steve L Smith
Mike Wallace
John Brown
Jeremy Maclin
Michael Crabtree
Amari Cooper
Larry Fitzgerald
Faces a very difficult opponent this week:
Kirk Cousins
Philip Rivers
Andrew Luck
Dwayne Allen
Zach Miller
Jordan Reed
Giovani Bernard
Jeremy Hill
T.J. Yeldon
Matt Jones
Todd Gurley
Ezekiel Elliott
DeSean Jackson
Tyrell Williams
Travis Benjamin
Will Fuller
Terrelle Pryor
DeAndre Hopkins
Julio Jones
Has a soft game this week:
Carson Palmer
Russell Wilson
Aaron Rodgers
Tyler Eifert
Jimmy Graham
Delanie Walker
DeAndre Washington
Jonathan Stewart
Darren Sproles
Latavius Murray
Ryan Mathews
Lamar Miller
C.J. Anderson
DeMarco Murray
Quincy Enunwa
John Brown
Dez Bryant
Sammie Coates
Jeremy Maclin
Larry Fitzgerald
Brandon Marshall
Antonio Brown
History shows older players wear down more during the season:
Eli Manning
Carson Palmer
Philip Rivers
Drew Brees
DeAngelo Williams
Darren Sproles
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
Blake Bortles
Russell Wilson
Drew Brees
Aaron Rodgers
Coby Fleener
Zach Ertz
Julius Thomas
Jimmy Graham
Travis Kelce
Darren Sproles
T.J. Yeldon
Spencer Ware
Ryan Mathews
Jamaal Charles
Eddie Lacy
Christine Michael
Mark Ingram
Michael Thomas
Allen Hurns
Willie Snead
Jeremy Maclin
Randall Cobb
Jordan Matthews
Doug Baldwin
Brandin Cooks
Allen Robinson
Jordy Nelson
