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Trade advice

OKay here's my conundrum. I have no runningbacks and I'm sitting a WR each week that's making somebody cry. in a 3WR league I have:

R. Wayne (IND)
R. Moss (MN)
H. Ward (Pitt)
S. Holmes (NYJ)
M. Williams (TB)

And then Louis murhpy for kicks. What sort of rb's should I be looking at. A guy in the league had Thomas Jones on his bench because he had better starters.
 
OKay here's my conundrum. I have no runningbacks and I'm sitting a WR each week that's making somebody cry. in a 3WR league I have:

R. Wayne (IND)
R. Moss (MN)
H. Ward (Pitt)
S. Holmes (NYJ)
M. Williams (TB)

And then Louis murhpy for kicks. What sort of rb's should I be looking at. A guy in the league had Thomas Jones on his bench because he had better starters.

I'd be looking for a top 15 RB. Thomas Jones is NOT worth one of your top WRs.

Look for a team that has 3-4 good RBs but needs help at WR. Then see what happens.
 
Also, I just made another trade. Curious what you guys think.

I get Calvin Johnson and Beanie Wells and he gets Cedric Benson and Kenny Britt.

My team now looks like this:

QB: Philip Rivers & Kyle Orton
RB: Arian Foster, Ahmad Bradshaw, Jamaal Charles, Mike Tolbert, & Beanie Wells
WR: Calvin Johnson, Brandon Marshall, Wes Welker, Mike Wallace, & Michael Crabtree
TE: Zach Miller & Aaron Hernandez
D/ST: Seattle Seahawks
K: Matt Bryant

What I am now thinking of doing is trading Ahmad Bradshaw & Wes Welker or Mike Wallace for Steven Jackson & the Steelers D. The guy badly needs a decent WR & has both the Titans D and Steelers D.

Thoughts?
 
I have Ahmad Bradshaw

They will trade all 3:

Jonathan Stewart
Shonne Green
Nate Washington

No. Shonn Greene has been a bust that shows no sign of getting better, Jonathan Stewart is not getting any opportunities and the Panthers offense sucks, and Nate Washington isn't even the Titans top receiver anymore (that now belongs to Kenny Britt.

Don't do it. Quality>Quantity
 
No. Shonn Greene has been a bust that shows no sign of getting better, Jonathan Stewart is not getting any opportunities and the Panthers offense sucks, and Nate Washington isn't even the Titans top receiver anymore (that now belongs to Kenny Britt.

Don't do it. Quality>Quantity

I think that changes on a weekly basis.
 
No. Shonn Greene has been a bust that shows no sign of getting better, Jonathan Stewart is not getting any opportunities and the Panthers offense sucks, and Nate Washington isn't even the Titans top receiver anymore (that now belongs to Kenny Britt.

Don't do it. Quality>Quantity

That's what I was thinking. I already have DeAngelo Williams (bust) and I have kept Knowshon stashed for a while to be my flex guy.
 
So any of you guys have opinions on my trade?

I sent Cedric Benson and Kenny Britt for Calvin Johnson and Beanie Wells (has been terrible but has some potential upside and is getting the majority of the carries in AZ).
 
My RBs are Arian Foster, Jamaal Charles, Cedric Benson, CJ Spiller, Mike Tolbert, and Felix Jones.

My WRs are Andre Johnson, Wes Welker, Mike Wallace, & Deion Branch.

Think I should do a trade of Cedric Benson for Hakeem Nicks?

I could also possibly do Andre for Ahmad Bradshaw & Brandon Marshall. Think I should do either one?

I would jump at that one if I were you. Bradshaw and Marshall are both starters and each will get you about what Andre will. Dre just doesn't get the TD's like other WR's do.
 
So any of you guys have opinions on my trade?

I sent Cedric Benson and Kenny Britt for Calvin Johnson and Beanie Wells (has been terrible but has some potential upside and is getting the majority of the carries in AZ).

I like that trade even without Weenie Wells.
 
I would jump at that one if I were you. Bradshaw and Marshall are both starters and each will get you about what Andre will. Dre just doesn't get the TD's like other WR's do.

A little behind buddy. :)

Already made that trade. Well almost the same trade. I sent Andre, Kellen Winslow, and Felix Jones for Marshall, Bradshaw, and Zach Miller.

Now I have turned around and traded Cedric Benson and Kenny Britt for Calvin Johnson and Beenie Wells.
 
I like that trade even without Weenie Wells.

Thanks man. I am having to do my best to make up for a bad trade I made. I traded Mendenhall and fillers for Wes Welker and Cedric Benson. I am finding out that Welker helps very little in non ppr leagues. He simply doesn't get enough yardage so now I have Marshall and Calvin Johnson as my wrs and Bradshaw, Charles, and Foster as my rbs.

I am happy with that. I may turn around and trade Bradshaw or Charles along with Welker or Mike Wallace for Steven Jackson and the Steelers D. What do you think of that? I would be extremely solid at every position, Jackson is getting his swagger back, and the Steelers D has been the best in the league so far. He badly needs wr help as all he has is Driver and Colston. Thoughts?
 
Thanks man. I am having to do my best to make up for a bad trade I made. I traded Mendenhall and fillers for Wes Welker and Cedric Benson. I am finding out that Welker helps very little in non ppr leagues. He simply doesn't get enough yardage so now I have Marshall and Calvin Johnson as my wrs and Bradshaw, Charles, and Foster as my rbs.

I am happy with that. I may turn around and trade Bradshaw or Charles along with Welker or Mike Wallace for Steven Jackson and the Steelers D. What do you think of that? I would be extremely solid at every position, Jackson is getting his swagger back, and the Steelers D has been the best in the league so far. He badly needs wr help as all he has is Driver and Colston. Thoughts?

I definitely wouldn't let go of Bradshaw and I probably wouldn't do it anyways. Defenses are a dime a dozen, 2 of the top 5 defenses are free agents in one of my leagues.

If you really like SJax, maybe offer Charles and Welker/Wallace but that's pushing it. And Steelers D should just be an afterthought IMO.
 
I definitely wouldn't let go of Bradshaw and I probably wouldn't do it anyways. Defenses are a dime a dozen, 2 of the top 5 defenses are free agents in one of my leagues.

If you really like SJax, maybe offer Charles and Welker/Wallace but that's pushing it. And Steelers D should just be an afterthought IMO.

Thanks bro! I am definitely going to heed your advice this time around. I was reading back through the thread, and you were adamantly against me trading Mendenhall for Benson and Welker. Definitely a mistake on my part, but I think I have made up for it with some of my recent trades and waiver signings.

Available defenses in my league are the Seahawks, Cardinals, Falcons, Lions, Chargers, Redskins, Chiefs, Dolphins, & Buccaneers. Think I should sign any of those?
 
Thanks bro! I am definitely going to heed your advice this time around. I was reading back through the thread, and you were adamantly against me trading Mendenhall for Benson and Welker. Definitely a mistake on my part, but I think I have made up for it with some of my recent trades and waiver signings.

Available defenses in my league are the Seahawks, Cardinals, Falcons, Lions, Chargers, Redskins, Chiefs, Dolphins, & Buccaneers. Think I should sign any of those?

Depends on your league scoring settings. In my money league Seattle is the 4th ranked defense and SD is 5th, so not bad pickups at all.

Assuming add/drops are free you could always just play matchups week to week. Seattle plays Arizona this week and they will probably rack up a bunch of points going against undrafted rookie Max Hall.
 
Depends on your league scoring settings. In my money league Seattle is the 4th ranked defense and SD is 5th, so not bad pickups at all.

Assuming add/drops are free you could always just play matchups week to week. Seattle plays Arizona this week and they will probably rack up a bunch of points going against undrafted rookie Max Hall.

Wow! I would have thought league scoring for defense would be pretty similar across the board. In my league Seattle is ranked 4th but SD is ranked 9th.

I went ahead and stayed with Seattle this week. Already had them on my team and will stick with them I guess.
 
Depends on your league scoring settings. In my money league Seattle is the 4th ranked defense and SD is 5th, so not bad pickups at all.

Assuming add/drops are free you could always just play matchups week to week. Seattle plays Arizona this week and they will probably rack up a bunch of points going against undrafted rookie Max Hall.

I might pick up SEA defense and drop the SD. What do y'all think? SD has NE this week, then TEN and HOU and then they are on a BYE.

*Edt, SEA is not available. I am worried about keeping SD. Skins, Rams, Cards, Cowboys, Panthers are available.
 
I might pick up SEA defense and drop the SD. What do y'all think? SD has NE this week, then TEN and HOU and then they are on a BYE.

*Edt, SEA is not available. I am worried about keeping SD. Skins, Rams, Cards, Cowboys, Panthers are available.

I have SD in my main league and I plan on sticking with them at least through the bye. But it's 10$ per add/drop so that's factoring into my decision also.

My advice would be to keep SD and pick up Was for the week if you have the roster space available.
 
I have SD in my main league and I plan on sticking with them at least through the bye. But it's 10$ per add/drop so that's factoring into my decision also.

My advice would be to keep SD and pick up Was for the week if you have the roster space available.

I like Was for the week but I have to drop someone. Lee Evans or Spiller is about all I would part with but i don't think I want to for a defense.
 
Hes offering:
Carson Palmer
Jamal Charles
Donald Driver

Hes wanting:
Eli Manning
Ray Rice
Mike Wallace



Manning and Palmer have been statisticlaly pretty equivelent, although palmer has been slightly better

Rice has been a big disappointment, and Charles has been better, however he has not scored very often

Wallace has performed better than Driver, but he doesn't start most weeks for me
 
Hes offering:
Carson Palmer
Jamal Charles
Donald Driver

Hes wanting:
Eli Manning
Ray Rice
Mike Wallace



Manning and Palmer have been statisticlaly pretty equivelent, although palmer has been slightly better

Rice has been a big disappointment, and Charles has been better, however he has not scored very often

Wallace has performed better than Driver, but he doesn't start most weeks for me

I would do that trade. Everything seems pretty equal but Charles has a way easier schedule than Rice.

You do know that Driver is hurt right now though right? Shouldn't matter if you don't plan on starting him though...
 
Donald driver is hurt right now, and likely will be out for more than a week. I just dropped him on one of my teams in favor of Nate Washington
 
Hes offering:
Carson Palmer
Jamal Charles
Donald Driver

Hes wanting:
Eli Manning
Ray Rice
Mike Wallace



Manning and Palmer have been statisticlaly pretty equivelent, although palmer has been slightly better

Rice has been a big disappointment, and Charles has been better, however he has not scored very often

Wallace has performed better than Driver, but he doesn't start most weeks for me

Who are your WRs?

Also even though he is having a down year, his upside is still there and he is the main goal line back even with McGahee so at first glance, you are giving up too much. If you want Palmer, then I guess make the trade but I might keep Eli if I were you. Seems to me the only thing you are getting in this deal is Charles and with the touchdowns or lack thereof for Charles, it doesn't seem like you are really getting better unless you really like Palmer.
 
I guy in my league has Kitna and no other QB (well sorta) and is looking for a trade. He has some good WR's, and decent RB's although some are injured or underperforming. I was thinking about offerring him:

Matt Ryan
Lee Evans or Dez Bryant

for me to recieve either:
Reggie Wayne or TO

Any advice?

Evans and Bryant may see another start or they may not if everyone stays healthy, to date I have only started each one once I think. And I am in better shape. Spiller is junk but I don't think he'll bite on that. He's set at TE right now so Moeaki is not much good to him. And TE's are thin, so having a back up stashed on the bench is good. Only reason I am nervous about giving up Ryan is in case something happens to Rivers. Also Rivers has a bye next week. I could offer Ryan and Evans or Bryant for Kitna and Wayne. Kitna would cover the bye week (I need to see who the play next week) and just be mediocre insurance on the bench.

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Here's my current team:

QBPhilip Rivers, SD QB
RB Adrian Peterson, Min RB
RB LeSean McCoy, Phi RB
RB/WR LeGarrette Blount, TB RB
WR Calvin Johnson, Det WR P
WR Marques Colston, NO WR P
TE Tony Gonzalez, Atl TE
D/ST Redskins D/ST, Was D/ST
K Sebastian Janikowski, Oak K

Bench C.J. Spiller, Buf RB
Bench Lee Evans, Buf WR
Bench Dez Bryant, Dal WR
Bench Matt Ryan, Atl QB
Bench Tony Moeaki, KC TE
Bench Anthony Armstrong, Was WR
Bench Ricky Williams, Mia RB

Here's his current team:

QB Jon Kitna, Dal QB
RB LaDainian Tomlinson, NYJ RB
RB Peyton Hillis, Cle RB
RB/WR Greg Jennings, GB WR
WR Reggie Wayne, Ind WR
WR Terrell Owens, Cin WR
TE Jeremy Shockey, NO TE
D/ST Saints D/ST, NO D/ST
K Robbie Gould, Chi K

Bench Ronnie Brown, Mia RB
Bench Pierre Thomas, NO RB Q
Bench Randy Moss, Ten WR
Bench Mike Tolbert, SD RB
Bench Titans D/ST, Ten D/ST
Bench Marcedes Lewis, Jac TE
Bench Vince Young, Ten QB Q
 
I would target Wayne. I have TO in 2/3 leagues and he has been great but for some reason I just don't trust him to keep it up. Might just be an irrational fear, but my gut tells me something has to give. He also has a pretty tough schedule coming up with two games vs the Steelers and one vs the Jets.

Just my 2cents

If he doesn't go for the Wayne trade I would still be ok shipping off Ryan and Evans for TO. I might be a little more hesitant to get rid of Dez though.
 
I would target Wayne. I have TO in 2/3 leagues and he has been great but for some reason I just don't trust him to keep it up. Might just be an irrational fear, but my gut tells me something has to give. He also has a pretty tough schedule coming up with two games vs the Steelers and one vs the Jets.

Just my 2cents

If he doesn't go for the Wayne trade I would still be ok shipping off Ryan and Evans for TO. I might be a little more hesitant to get rid of Dez though.

yeah, I feel the same about TO, he has been lighting it up but I have the same gut feeling as you.

If is ship off Ryan right away as opposed to dragging it out some, I am going to be in a tight spot next week @ QB with Rivers on a bye. He'll turn around and drop either Young or Kitna, neither one excite me but if it gets me Wayne then it might be worth it.
 
yeah, I feel the same about TO, he has been lighting it up but I have the same gut feeling as you.

If is ship off Ryan right away as opposed to dragging it out some, I am going to be in a tight spot next week @ QB with Rivers on a bye. He'll turn around and drop either Young or Kitna, neither one excite me but if it gets me Wayne then it might be worth it.

Anybody out there on the waiver wire? Just glancing at my league...

Cutler vs BUF
Favre vs Ari
Stafford vs NYJ (ugly matchup but he had a monster game last week)
Kitna vs GB
 
He just got dropped, on waviers until Sat morning.

Hmmm, you might not have many other options.

Mcnabb - bye
Bradford - bye
Hill - not playing
Henne - hasn't been great and bad matchup
Favre - hasn't been great, hurt, no Moss, no Rice, possibly no Harvin, but great matchup
Anderson - no way
 
Hard to say man. I will say that if I really wanted to make a trade I wouldn't let a bye week stop me.

Well, I feel my team is good enough to go deep in the playoffs as is, the guys I am offerring up are either insurance or will hardly start if at all. So my thought was if I can land Wayne, my team will be even better.

At the same time, I don't mind standing pat.
 
Well, I feel my team is good enough to go deep in the playoffs as is, the guys I am offerring up are either insurance or will hardly start if at all. So my thought was if I can land Wayne, my team will be even better.

At the same time, I don't mind standing pat.

I definitely like the trade just not sure if you should wait or not. If you think you can get by without Rivers for a week then do it now. If it might cost you a loss that could cost you a playoff spot then you should probably wait.
 
I definitely like the trade just not sure if you should wait or not. If you think you can get by without Rivers for a week then do it now. If it might cost you a loss that could cost you a playoff spot then you should probably wait.

Yeah, that's the issue. I am currently the 3rd seed, with the top 6 making it in but it is tight, 6 seed is 4-4 and I am 5-3. I think even if I lose next week, I'd be good. I might just wait until after Sunday's games.
 
Originally I asked for Brandon Lloyd, he countered with Miles Austin.

I am offering Cedric Benson

My lineup
Rivers, Matt Ryan
Roddy White, Hakeem Nicks, Santonio Holmes, Mike Thomas, Kevin Walter
Adrian Peterson, Cedric Benson, Mike Tolbert, Fred Jackson
Jacob Tamme, Kellen Winslow
Bironas
Chi-Town D

Standard scoring, Pickups limited to 17, I have made 16, so 1 left.

In first place right now

Benson has been frustrating this season
 
Hes offering:
Carson Palmer
Jamal Charles
Donald Driver

Hes wanting:
Eli Manning
Ray Rice
Mike Wallace



Manning and Palmer have been statisticlaly pretty equivelent, although palmer has been slightly better

Rice has been a big disappointment, and Charles has been better, however he has not scored very often

Wallace has performed better than Driver, but he doesn't start most weeks for me

Originally I asked for Brandon Lloyd, he countered with Miles Austin.

I am offering Cedric Benson

My lineup
Rivers, Matt Ryan
Roddy White, Hakeem Nicks, Santonio Holmes, Mike Thomas, Kevin Walter
Adrian Peterson, Cedric Benson, Mike Tolbert, Fred Jackson
Jacob Tamme, Kellen Winslow
Bironas
Chi-Town D

Standard scoring, Pickups limited to 17, I have made 16, so 1 left.

In first place right now

Benson has been frustrating this season

Why?!?!? You have three starting quality WRs and would only have 1 decent RB depending on what happens with Matthews.

No way would I make that trade. There is a reason you are in first place. No need to shake things up now.
 
Probably should sit tight, but I am itching to make a move for some reason.

I am 6-1-1 in a non PPR league. TD = 6 except QB = 4.

My TE Finley went down and luckily got Jacob Tamme to fill in the past 2 weeks.

I also lucked out and got Brandon Jackson when he was on waivers early in the season. So my starting lineup looks like this. Starter in bold.

QB: Cutler / Henne
WR: Marshall / White / Malcom Floyd / Vincent Jackson
RB: Adrian Peterson / Ronnie Brown / Marion Barber / Chester Taylor
W/R/T Flex: Brandon Jackson
TE: Jacob Tamme / Gresham
K: Neil Rackers
DEF: New England

I am looking to pick up Shonn Greene on the cheap. He has 60 FP this season and MIGHT get a bigger workload if Tomlinson breaks down later in the season. So its kind of a play for the future. So far Marshall only has 65 points. And with Vincent Jackson coming back I might be able to slide him in that spot since Marshall has been underperforming big time. I also have been considering asking him for Ricky Williams to handcuff to Ronnie Brown, and Antonio Gates, swap for Tamme and a star player.

Any ideas suggestions?

Edit: Should I focus on trying to get a better QB instead?
 
Why?!?!? You have three starting quality WRs and would only have 1 decent RB depending on what happens with Matthews.

No way would I make that trade. There is a reason you are in first place. No need to shake things up now.

Yeah, that's what I decided once I finished typing. I just get antsy and want to make something happen. lol
 
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