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 Kenyan Drake
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:
Jared Goff
Eric Ebron
Amari Cooper
Trade for A.J. Green
Why trade for him now?
1) Schedule gets much easier.
2) Has a soft game this week.
3) Price may be depressed due to injury concerns.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Drew Brees
Emmanuel Sanders
Giovani Bernard
Trade for Leonard Fournette
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) Asking price may be depressed due to injury concerns & recent missed games.
Possible trade bait to land him:
Golden Tate
Adrian Peterson
Aaron Rodgers
Trade away Ryan Fitzpatrick
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.
4) Jameis Winston waiting in the wings if Fitzpatrick falters.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Kenny Golladay
Devonta Freeman
Jimmy Graham
Trade away Ben Roethlisberger
Why trade him away now?
1) Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
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:
LeSean McCoy
Doug Baldwin
Mark Ingram
Trade away Alfred Morris
Why trade him away now?
1) Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
2) RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Julian Edelman
Matthew Stafford
Kenyan Drake
Trade away Javorius Allen
Why trade him away now?
1) Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
2) RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Possible reach target players to land in trading him away:
Sony Michel
Russell Wilson
Doug Baldwin
Trade Pros and Cons: Full Breakdown
Javorius Allen
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Keenan Allen
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Geronimo Allison
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Saquon Barkley
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Odell Beckham
Has a soft game this week.
LeVeon Bell
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Giovani Bernard
Schedule gets much easier.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Blake Bortles
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Tyler Boyd
Schedule gets much easier.
Has a soft game this week.
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Tom Brady
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Cameron Brate
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Matt Breida
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Antonio Brown
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
John Brown
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Rex Burkhead
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Chris Carson
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has a soft game this week.
Keelan Cole
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Tevin Coleman
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Alex Collins
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
James Conner
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Dalvin Cook
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Jared Cook
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Brandin Cooks
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Amari Cooper
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Kirk Cousins
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Andy Dalton
Schedule gets much easier.
Has a soft game this week.
Sam Darnold
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Corey Davis
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Stefon Diggs
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Will Dissly
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Kenyan Drake
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Schedule gets much easier.
Has a soft game this week.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Tyler Eifert
Schedule gets much easier.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Ezekiel Elliott
Has a soft game this week.
Evan Engram
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Quincy Enunwa
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Zach Ertz
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Mike Evans
Has a soft game this week.
Larry Fitzgerald
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has a soft game this week.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Ryan Fitzpatrick
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.
Leonard Fournette
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has a soft game this week.
Devonta Freeman
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Royce Freeman
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Will Fuller
Schedule gets much harder.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Devin Funchess
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Chris Godwin
Has a soft game this week.
Dallas Goedert
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Jared Goff
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Kenny Golladay
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Marquise Goodwin
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Has a soft game this week.
Jakeem Grant
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
A.J. Green
Schedule gets much easier.
Has a soft game this week.
Rob Gronkowski
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Todd Gurley
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Derrick Henry
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Tyreek Hill
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
DeAndre Hopkins
Schedule gets much harder.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Carlos Hyde
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
DeSean Jackson
Has a soft game this week.
David Johnson
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Kerryon Johnson
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Julio Jones
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Marvin Jones
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
George Kittle
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Cooper Kupp
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Dion Lewis
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Phillip Lindsay
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Has a soft game this week.
Tyler Lockett
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Andrew Luck
Has a soft game this week.
Marshawn Lynch
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Baker Mayfield
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
LeSean McCoy
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Vance McDonald
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Sony Michel
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Lamar Miller
Schedule gets much harder.
Joe Mixon
Schedule gets much easier.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
D.J. Moore
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Alfred Morris
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Jordy Nelson
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Cam Newton
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Greg Olsen
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Rashaad Penny
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Adrian Peterson
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Jordan Reed
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Calvin Ridley
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Philip Rivers
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Ben Roethlisberger
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
History shows older players wear down more during the season.
Kyle Rudolph
Has a soft game this week.
Matt Ryan
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Ricky Seals-Jones
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Sterling Shepard
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Kenny Stills
Schedule gets much easier.
Courtland Sutton
Young, learning with huge upside talent.
Ryan Tannehill
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Golden Tate
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Adam Thielen
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
Chris Thompson
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Sammy Watkins
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Deshaun Watson
Schedule gets much harder.
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Carson Wentz
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now.
Faces a very difficult opponent this week.
James White
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team.
Mike Williams
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Albert Wilson
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued.
Russell Wilson
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Robert Woods
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16.
Segmenting Players by Category
Due to excellent showing last week, may be overvalued:
Ben Roethlisberger
Matt Ryan
Jordy Nelson
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Ryan Tannehill
Vance McDonald
Sammy Watkins
Albert Wilson
Cameron Brate
Tyler Lockett
Jared Goff
Tyler Boyd
Sterling Shepard
Geronimo Allison
Jakeem Grant
Mike Williams
Ricky Seals-Jones
Dallas Goedert
Because of last weeks modest effort, may be undervalued now:
Tom Brady
Larry Fitzgerald
Dion Lewis
Kirk Cousins
Chris Thompson
Keenan Allen
Stefon Diggs
Carson Wentz
Kenyan Drake
Phillip Lindsay
Schedule gets much harder:
Lamar Miller
DeAndre Hopkins
Will Fuller
Deshaun Watson
Schedule gets much easier:
A.J. Green
Andy Dalton
Giovani Bernard
Tyler Eifert
Tyler Boyd
Joe Mixon
Kenny Stills
Kenyan Drake
RBBC factor - has another RB with talent on team:
Joe Mixon
Adrian Peterson
Chris Thompson
Tevin Coleman
Devonta Freeman
Alex Collins
Matt Breida
Dion Lewis
Giovani Bernard
Sony Michel
Alfred Morris
Derrick Henry
Javorius Allen
James White
Rex Burkhead
Has a nice schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16:
Sammy Watkins
Tyreek Hill
Quincy Enunwa
Devonta Freeman
Tevin Coleman
LeSean McCoy
Dalvin Cook
Dion Lewis
Derrick Henry
Leonard Fournette
John Brown
Marquise Goodwin
Russell Wilson
Chris Carson
Will Dissly
Ben Roethlisberger
Antonio Brown
JuJu Smith-Schuster
Rob Gronkowski
Zach Ertz
Cam Newton
Devin Funchess
Hard schedule during FF Playoff weeks 15 and 16:
DeAndre Hopkins
Will Fuller
Deshaun Watson
Julio Jones
Calvin Ridley
David Johnson
Tyler Eifert
Kenyan Drake
Jordan Reed
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Alfred Morris
Matt Breida
Robert Woods
Brandin Cooks
Jared Goff
Cooper Kupp
Greg Olsen
Faces a very difficult opponent this week:
Todd Gurley
Kirk Cousins
Adam Thielen
Stefon Diggs
Dalvin Cook
Golden Tate
Marvin Jones
Kenny Golladay
Corey Davis
Zach Ertz
Carson Wentz
Blake Bortles
Keelan Cole
Jared Cook
Amari Cooper
Carlos Hyde
Evan Engram
George Kittle
Ben Roethlisberger
LeVeon Bell
James Conner
Javorius Allen
Alex Collins
Has a soft game this week:
Kyle Rudolph
A.J. Green
Andy Dalton
Tyler Boyd
DeSean Jackson
Mike Evans
Chris Godwin
Ezekiel Elliott
Andrew Luck
Kenyan Drake
Leonard Fournette
Larry Fitzgerald
Chris Carson
Odell Beckham
Marquise Goodwin
Phillip Lindsay
History shows older players wear down more during the season:
Tom Brady
Larry Fitzgerald
Ryan Fitzpatrick
Marshawn Lynch
Greg Olsen
Philip Rivers
Ben Roethlisberger
Young, learning with huge upside talent:
Baker Mayfield
Saquon Barkley
Sam Darnold
D.J. Moore
Calvin Ridley
Sony Michel
Courtland Sutton
Rashaad Penny
Kerryon Johnson
Royce Freeman
Kenny Golladay
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