Trade talk. Pull a small deal or swing for the fences?

TKOSpikes said:

I'd probably try Collins for Hilton or like you said, Lynch for Golladay.

Can't see him wanting Bell being 0-3.

But Conner, Bell, Crabby for ODB or Thomas and change sounds pretty. (Good luck trying to pry away MT)

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eaglesnut said:

If you want a small deal get Mike williams.

But I'd go big and swing your rbs into odb or Thomas.

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femurov said:

12 teams, PPR, bonus points for TDs over 40 yards. Start QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, TE, 1 Flex (RB/WR/TE), K, P, 7 IDPs. Keep 2 offensive players every year.


My skill pos players...

QB - Brees
RB - Bell, Conner, Collins, ADP, Lynch, Ingram
WR - Tyreek, Crabby, Crowder, Corey Davis
TE - OJ Howard


His skill pos players...


QB - Mahomes
RB - David Johnson, Ajayi, Derrick Henry
WR - ODB, Michael Thomas, Amari Cooper, TY Hilton, Golladay, Mike Williams
TE - Ertz


I know he has turned down a package that included Fournette for Beckham, but he is interested in dealing. I think he wants to get a RB and is willing to give up a WR. My question... should I just keep it simple and try to do something like Lynch or Peterson for Golladay? Something like that? Or should I swing for the fences and try to get maybe David Johnson and give up a couple of RBs? I figure I probably have to give up Conner in that deal, if not Bell. But imagine if I could put DJ and Bell in the same lineup heading into the playoffs...

I could also try to pull one of his better WRs, but that may require a little finagling. We can add next year's draft picks to the deal, where I am loaded and he is lacking. I have an extra 1st (his), 2nd and 4th, while he is lacking his first. He has said he would entertain getting picks back to make up for that.

It is worth noting that he is probably falling to 0-3 this week. I have a dog fight going with another 2-0 team that will come down to Monday night. It could probably go either way, but I am up by about 15 or 20 right now. Point is, he will be in panic mode. I talked to him last night just to gauge how he feels about his team and he is not down on his luck and still feels he has a very solid team and his record reflects on bad luck. I think that he is right in that assessment. I was talking to my old roommate and biggest rival in this league and he also agrees that his team should easily make the playoffs and could easily be undefeated if not for some lucky (or unlucky) bounces.

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femurov said:

Who do you suggest I offer for Mike Williams? I could look to the ww for someone similar to him, I feel.

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femurov said:

I forgot to add a big piece of information after reading this again. Someone dropped Doug Baldwin last week and he is on the wire. According to our rules, nobody can pick him up until our waiver period begins (shortly after the MNF game tonight). We then have a blind bidding period where you have 24 hours to put your claim and bid. I plan on bidding a large amount (he could go for $20+... thinking about bidding $25 or so.) If I do get Baldwin, should I still look to make a move of any sort with this guy or should I play matchups with Crabby and Davis (and maybe Crowder, but I may have to drop him for a IDP bye week).

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femurov said:

I chatted with the guy about potential deals. Long story short, he feels like the only "blockbuster" people I have are Conner and Bell. I agree with that. I think (not 100%, but close) that he feels like the only "blockbuster" people he has are Michael Thomas and Mahomes. I told him I wasn't looking for Mahomes, since I have Brees unless it evens a deal out. He made me make 2 different offers. I offered Lynch for Golladay, which he didn't reject, but said he was thinking about starting Golladay now. I then jokingly said he could switch Golladay for OBJ and I would be fine with that, too. He laughed. Then, he said he was interested in Ingram and I ended up offering Ingram and my 4th round pick for OBJ and his 11th. He said he would think about it more and get back to me. I am at work and he will be here in about an hour or so. I'm sure we will pick up on it where we left off.

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eaglesnut said:

Well shit if you can get odb without giving up bell/conner I think you already know to make that happen.

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SmokingMonkey said:

agree completely - if there's a way to swing Odell in a deal and not take a major hit to your roster, DO IT

I would hold onto your extra 1st and 2nd round picks for next yr tho - that's where your winning ticket lies for next year's championship run - I feel like its a monster advantage in keeper formats to have a few extra early round picks after so many are taken out of the pool before the draft begins

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femurov said:

So, I had another thought. The guy who has Zeke is sort of new to fantasy football. He is improving, but not there yet. He kept Russell Wilson over David Johnson this offseason. He is also the guy who dropped Doug Baldwin.

His team...

QB - Wilson
RB - Zeke, Clement, Gio, Cohen, Aaron Jones
WR - Garcon, Ginn, BMarsh, Hogan, Jermaine Kearse
TE - Burton, Njoku


My skill pos players...

QB - Brees
RB - Bell, Conner, Collins, ADP, Lynch, Ingram
WR - Tyreek, Crabby, Doug Baldwin, Corey Davis
TE - OJ Howard


I ended up getting Baldwin, by the way. What if I offer him 3 of my running backs that do not play for the Steelers for Zeke? Maybe throw in a pick to sweeten the pot if I have to? Would give him depth? Or would I have to include Conner to pull that off? Maybe Davis or Crabby if I have to? I would have to get back an even amount of players, so I am sure I can get one of his TEs in the deal. We actually discussed a deal on draft day for him, but he balked. He would have won the deal so far.

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