Trader's Alley: Buy Low, Sell High

This exclusive 4for4 report published Wednesday November 4, 2015. Data through NFL Week 8.

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 Dez Bryant

Why trade for him now?
1) Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
2) Has a soft game this week.
3) Has BYE week out of the way.
4) Tony Romo expected back in Week 11.

Possible trade bait to land him:
Philip Rivers
Jarvis Landry
Jordan Reed

Trade for Amari Cooper

Why trade for him now?
1) Young, learning with huge upside talent.
2) Has BYE week out of the way.
3) Coming off a small perforance vs. Darrelle Revis.

Possible trade bait to land him:
Gary Barnidge
Jeremy Hill
Eddie Lacy

Trade for Devonta Freeman

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) Hasn't scored in two weeks.
4) Possibility to spin upcoming bye to Freeman owner as a reason to sell.

Possible trade bait to land him:
Doug Martin
Alshon Jeffery
Lamar Miller

Trade for Chris Ivory

Why trade for him now?
1) Because of last two weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
2) Has BYE week out of the way.
3) Three favorable matchups in next four weeks (Jaguars, Texans, Dolphins).

Possible trade bait to land him:
Tyler Eifert
Calvin Johnson
Justin Forsett

Trade for Andy Dalton

Why trade for him now?
1) Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
2) Has a soft game this week.
3) Has BYE week out of the way.
NOTE: Dalton plays the Broncos in Week 16, so you'll want to make sure you have alternative Championship plans.

Possible trade bait to land him:
Ronnie Hillman
Mike Evans
Danny Woodhead

Trade away Michael Floyd

Why trade him away now?
1) Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
2) Schedule gets much harder.
3) John Brown should return near full strength after the bye.

Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Stefon Diggs
Stevie Johnson
Tyrod Taylor

Trade away Ben Watson

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) Bye week looming.

Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Michael Crabtree
Duke Johnson
Willie Snead

Trade away Jason Witten

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:
Davante Adams
C.J. Spiller
Derek Carr
...

Trade away LeGarrette Blount

Why trade him away now?
1) Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
2) Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
3) Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Eric Decker
T.Y. Hilton
Randall Cobb

Trade away Heath Miller

Why trade him away now?
1) Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
2) Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
3) History shows older players wear down more during the season.

Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Torrey Smith
Kamar Aiken
David Cobb

Trade Pros and Cons: Full Breakdown

Ameer Abdullah

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Davante Adams

Has BYE week out of the way.

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Nelson Agholor

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

C.J. Anderson

Has BYE week out of the way.

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

Tavon Austin

Has BYE week out of the way.

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Odell Beckham

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Travis Benjamin

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.

Martellus Bennett

Has BYE week out of the way.

Giovani Bernard

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.

Has a soft game this week.

Has BYE week out of the way.

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

LeGarrette Blount

Has BYE week out of the way.

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

Blake Bortles

Has BYE week out of the way.

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Tom Brady

Has BYE week out of the way.

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

Drew Brees

History shows older players wear down more during the season.

John Brown

Schedule gets much harder.

Dez Bryant

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.

Has a soft game this week.

Has BYE week out of the way.

Derek Carr

Has BYE week out of the way.

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Charles Clay

Has BYE week out of the way.

Randall Cobb

Has BYE week out of the way.

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Brandin Cooks

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Amari Cooper

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Has BYE week out of the way.

Michael Crabtree

Has BYE week out of the way.

Jay Cutler

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

Has BYE week out of the way.

Andy Dalton

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.

Has a soft game this week.

Has BYE week out of the way.

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

Eric Decker

Has BYE week out of the way.

Stefon Diggs

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

Has BYE week out of the way.

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Phillip Dorsett

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Eric Ebron

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

Julian Edelman

Has BYE week out of the way.

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

Tyler Eifert

Has BYE week out of the way.

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

Mike Evans

Has a soft game this week.

Has BYE week out of the way.

Larry Fitzgerald

Schedule gets much harder.

Malcom Floyd

Has a soft game this week.

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

History shows older players wear down more during the season.

Michael Floyd

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Schedule gets much harder.

Justin Forsett

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Matt Forte

Has a soft game this week.

Has BYE week out of the way.

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Devonta Freeman

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

Has a soft game this week.

Pierre Garcon

Has BYE week out of the way.

Antonio Gates

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

History shows older players wear down more during the season.

Ted Ginn

Has BYE week out of the way.

Melvin Gordon

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Frank Gore

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

History shows older players wear down more during the season.

A.J. Green

Has BYE week out of the way.

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

Ladarius Green

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

Rob Gronkowski

Has BYE week out of the way.

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

Todd Gurley

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Has BYE week out of the way.

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Dwayne Harris

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Brian Hartline

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Jeremy Hill

Has a soft game this week.

Has BYE week out of the way.

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

Ronnie Hillman

Has BYE week out of the way.

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

T.Y. Hilton

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Andre Holmes

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Allen Hurns

Has BYE week out of the way.

Mark Ingram

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

Chris Ivory

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.

Has BYE week out of the way.

DeSean Jackson

Has BYE week out of the way.

Vincent Jackson

Has a soft game this week.

Has BYE week out of the way.

Alshon Jeffery

Has BYE week out of the way.

Andre Johnson

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Calvin Johnson

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

Chris Johnson

Schedule gets much harder.

Duke Johnson

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Stevie Johnson

Has a soft game this week.

James Jones

Has BYE week out of the way.

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Julio Jones

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Marvin Jones

Has BYE week out of the way.

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

Matt Jones

Has BYE week out of the way.

Eddie Lacy

Has BYE week out of the way.

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Brandon LaFell

Has BYE week out of the way.

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

Jarvis Landry

Has BYE week out of the way.

Jeremy Langford

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.

Has a soft game this week.

Has BYE week out of the way.

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Dion Lewis

Has BYE week out of the way.

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

Andrew Luck

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Marshawn Lynch

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

Eli Manning

Has a soft game this week.

Marcus Mariota

Has a soft game this week.

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Has BYE week out of the way.

Brandon Marshall

Has BYE week out of the way.

Doug Martin

Has BYE week out of the way.

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 BYE week out of the way.

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Rishard Matthews

Has BYE week out of the way.

LeSean McCoy

Has a soft game this week.

Has BYE week out of the way.

Darren McFadden

Has BYE week out of the way.

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Heath Miller

Has a soft game this week.

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

History shows older players wear down more during the season.

Lamar Miller

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

Has BYE week out of the way.

Donte Moncrief

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Alfred Morris

Has BYE week out of the way.

DeMarco Murray

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.

Latavius Murray

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

Has BYE week out of the way.

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Cam Newton

Has BYE week out of the way.

Greg Olsen

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

Has BYE week out of the way.

Carson Palmer

Schedule gets much harder.

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.

Adrian Peterson

Has BYE week out of the way.

Jordan Reed

Has BYE week out of the way.

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Theo Riddick

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

Allen Robinson

Has BYE week out of the way.

Aaron Rodgers

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.

Has BYE week out of the way.

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Ben Roethlisberger

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.

Emmanuel Sanders

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.

Has BYE week out of the way.

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins

Has a soft game this week.

Has BYE week out of the way.

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.

Charles Sims

Has BYE week out of the way.

Alex Smith

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

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Willie Snead

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

C.J. Spiller

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

James Starks

Has BYE week out of the way.

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

Jonathan Stewart

Has BYE week out of the way.

Jacob Tamme

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Ryan Tannehill

Has BYE week out of the way.

Golden Tate

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

Tyrod Taylor

Has BYE week out of the way.

Demaryius Thomas

Has BYE week out of the way.

Could be rested if team clinches a top playoff seed.

Julius Thomas

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

Has BYE week out of the way.

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Delanie Walker

Has a soft game this week.

Has BYE week out of the way.

Nate Washington

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

Ben Watson

Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.

History shows older players wear down more during the season.

Kevin White

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

DeAngelo Williams

History shows older players wear down more during the season.

Russell Wilson

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.

Jameis Winston

Has a soft game this week.

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Has BYE week out of the way.

Jason Witten

Has BYE week out of the way.

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.

Danny Woodhead

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.

T.J. Yeldon

Young, learning with huge upside talent.

Has BYE week out of the way.

Faces a very difficult opponent this week.

Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now:
Russell Wilson
Ben Roethlisberger
Andy Dalton
Aaron Rodgers
Jeremy Langford
Danny Woodhead
Giovani Bernard
Chris Ivory
Donte Moncrief
Travis Benjamin
T.Y. Hilton
Dez Bryant
Emmanuel Sanders

Schedule gets much harder:
Carson Palmer
Chris Johnson
Michael Floyd
John Brown
Larry Fitzgerald

Schedule gets much easier:

RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team:
James Starks
Ryan Mathews
Jeremy Langford
Melvin Gordon
C.J. Anderson
Danny Woodhead
Eddie Lacy
Jeremy Hill
Giovani Bernard
Ronnie Hillman
DeMarco Murray
Matt Forte

Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16:
Ladarius Green
Julius Thomas
Eric Ebron
Antonio Gates
Greg Olsen
Jay Cutler
Alex Smith
C.J. Spiller
Theo Riddick
Frank Gore
Marshawn Lynch
Latavius Murray
Lamar Miller
Mark Ingram
Devonta Freeman
Golden Tate
Stefon Diggs
Calvin Johnson

Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16:
Heath Miller
Austin Seferian-Jenkins
Jason Witten
Jordan Reed
Tom Brady
Ryan Mathews
Duke Johnson
LeGarrette Blount
DeMarco Murray
Justin Forsett
Dion Lewis
Todd Gurley
Odell Beckham
Julio Jones

Faces a very difficult opponent this week:
Julius Thomas
Jason Witten
Derek Carr
Blake Bortles
Andrew Luck
Aaron Rodgers
Melvin Gordon
LeGarrette Blount
Danny Woodhead
T.J. Yeldon
Darren McFadden
Latavius Murray
Dion Lewis
Davante Adams
Jordan Matthews
James Jones
Donte Moncrief
Stefon Diggs
T.Y. Hilton
Randall Cobb

Has a soft game this week:
Heath Miller
Austin Seferian-Jenkins
Delanie Walker
Jameis Winston
Marcus Mariota
Eli Manning
Andy Dalton
Jeremy Langford
Jeremy Hill
Giovani Bernard
LeSean McCoy
Matt Forte
Devonta Freeman
Vincent Jackson
Malcom Floyd
Stevie Johnson
Mike Evans
Dez Bryant

History shows older players wear down more during the season:
Heath Miller
Jason Witten
Ben Watson
Antonio Gates
Drew Brees
Carson Palmer
Frank Gore
DeAngelo Williams
Malcom Floyd

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:
Tyler Eifert
Rob Gronkowski
Andy Dalton
Tom Brady
C.J. Anderson
LeGarrette Blount
Jeremy Hill
Giovani Bernard
Ronnie Hillman
Dion Lewis
Marvin Jones
Brandon LaFell
Emmanuel Sanders
Demaryius Thomas
Julian Edelman
A.J. Green

Has BYE week out of the way:
Julius Thomas
Charles Clay
Austin Seferian-Jenkins
Jason Witten
Delanie Walker
Martellus Bennett
Jordan Reed
Tyler Eifert
Greg Olsen
Rob Gronkowski
Jay Cutler
Jameis Winston
Marcus Mariota
Ryan Tannehill
Derek Carr
Blake Bortles
Tyrod Taylor
Cam Newton
Andy Dalton
Aaron Rodgers
Tom Brady
Alfred Morris
Matt Jones
James Starks
Ryan Mathews
Charles Sims
Jeremy Langford
C.J. Anderson
LeGarrette Blount
Eddie Lacy
Jeremy Hill
Giovani Bernard
Ronnie Hillman
DeMarco Murray
LeSean McCoy
T.J. Yeldon
Darren McFadden
Jonathan Stewart
Matt Forte
Latavius Murray
Lamar Miller
Dion Lewis
Doug Martin
Chris Ivory
Adrian Peterson
Todd Gurley
Marvin Jones
Ted Ginn
Pierre Garcon
Brandon LaFell
Vincent Jackson
Davante Adams
DeSean Jackson
Jordan Matthews
Tavon Austin
James Jones
Rishard Matthews
Michael Crabtree
Allen Hurns
Jarvis Landry
Stefon Diggs
Eric Decker
Mike Evans
Randall Cobb
Dez Bryant
Amari Cooper
Emmanuel Sanders
Brandon Marshall
Allen Robinson
Demaryius Thomas
Julian Edelman
A.J. Green
Alshon Jeffery