michaelm
vox nihili
I'm in a 14 team PPR league with typical scoring.
My roster is:
QB
Brady
Tannehill
RB
Forte
McKinnon
T. Richardson
A. Smith (ATL)
(IR) Ingram
WR
D. Thomas (DEN)
Crabtree
Hokins
Maclin
TE
Ebron
Ertz
PK
Bryant
*empty
DEF
Colts
Packers
I have a chance to trade Crabtree and Antone Smith for Jimmy Graham, which on the surface seems lopsided in my opponents favor, especially since Jimmy will not start for at least two games. The only thing is, Brandon Oliver is still FA, and it's very likely I can add him, so in essence the trade would net me Graham and Oliver for Crabtree and Smith (who I just added through FA last week).
Our free agency is done through blind bidding. We start with $1,000 and submit our bid price for the player we want. If I make this trade, I would have to bid really high on Oliver in order to get him. Maybe as much as $700 of my remaining $1,000. I can make it the rest of the season with only $300, no problem.
Actually, we have two phases of FA. Blind bidding Wednesday through Saturday, and first come first serve Sat through 10am Sunday, which is how I added Smith without losing any of my FA money.
I still have a problem with what to do with Ingram when he returns, so I could pass on bidding on Oliver and reactivate him. I'm not in love with Ingram, and would rather fill that spot with a young guy with the potential to go off for the rest of the season. Ingram is just kind of meh...
The overall strategy I follow in free agency is to try and find guys who will give me even an extra point or two. If I am able to add 2-3 players who each increase my scoring by 2 points or more, that gives me an edge in a tightly contested league.
To me, if trading for Graham nets me +3 points per game, it's a no brainer.
My roster is:
QB
Brady
Tannehill
RB
Forte
McKinnon
T. Richardson
A. Smith (ATL)
(IR) Ingram
WR
D. Thomas (DEN)
Crabtree
Hokins
Maclin
TE
Ebron
Ertz
PK
Bryant
*empty
DEF
Colts
Packers
I have a chance to trade Crabtree and Antone Smith for Jimmy Graham, which on the surface seems lopsided in my opponents favor, especially since Jimmy will not start for at least two games. The only thing is, Brandon Oliver is still FA, and it's very likely I can add him, so in essence the trade would net me Graham and Oliver for Crabtree and Smith (who I just added through FA last week).
Our free agency is done through blind bidding. We start with $1,000 and submit our bid price for the player we want. If I make this trade, I would have to bid really high on Oliver in order to get him. Maybe as much as $700 of my remaining $1,000. I can make it the rest of the season with only $300, no problem.
Actually, we have two phases of FA. Blind bidding Wednesday through Saturday, and first come first serve Sat through 10am Sunday, which is how I added Smith without losing any of my FA money.
I still have a problem with what to do with Ingram when he returns, so I could pass on bidding on Oliver and reactivate him. I'm not in love with Ingram, and would rather fill that spot with a young guy with the potential to go off for the rest of the season. Ingram is just kind of meh...
The overall strategy I follow in free agency is to try and find guys who will give me even an extra point or two. If I am able to add 2-3 players who each increase my scoring by 2 points or more, that gives me an edge in a tightly contested league.
To me, if trading for Graham nets me +3 points per game, it's a no brainer.