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Oct 21, 2014 11:09 AM
Dr. KnOiTaLL;1665490 wrote:Just made a huge trade to land Andre Ellington and Steve Smith. My roster now looks like this:

QB- Ryan, Newton (pick 1)
RB- LBell, LMcCoy, AEllington (pick 2)
WR- VJackson, SSmith, PHarvin, RRandle, JHunter (pick 3)
TE- JThomas
K- JTucker
DEF- DET D

That looks like a pretty solid team to me, but here I find myself 2-5. Essentially in a must-win situation every week from here on out. 12 team standard with return yards, 6 points for passing TD's. 6 teams make playoffs, and I've never missed in 6 years.
SportsAndLady;1665497 wrote:If you have L Bell and shady McCoy why would you trade for Andre Ellington if you can't start 3?
And Shady is done with his bye so you only need Ellington on Bell's bye week. So you get one week of Ellington unless you plan on sitting McCoy, which is crazy.
Oct 21, 2014 11:09am
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Oct 21, 2014 11:18 AM
Maybe they have a flex spot or something.

If not, one of those RBs would probably pair nicely with one of your WRs to upgrade your pass-catching corp, as long as you can find someone with receivers to spare but who needs a decent runner.
Oct 21, 2014 11:18am
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Oct 21, 2014 11:23 AM
O-Trap;1665507 wrote:Maybe they have a flex spot or something.

If not, one of those RBs would probably pair nicely with one of your WRs to upgrade your pass-catching corp, as long as you can find someone with receivers to spare but who needs a decent runner.
Ding ding ding. We have a winner. The main reason I made the deal was to add Smith. The biggest asset I gave up was the Buffalo D, and then Ingram and Keenan Allen. I'm hoping to move Ellington to upgrade at WR, because like you said, those WRs are decent, but could be much better.
Oct 21, 2014 11:23am
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Oct 21, 2014 11:24 AM
I'm in the same boat as Dr Knoitall. 2nd in scoring, but 1st in points against.

QB: Luck (Foles)
RB: Lacy, Oliver (Gore, McKinnon... previously West)
WR: Demaryius, E Sanders, T Williams, flex Sanu (Randle, Gordon, Baldwin)
TE: Cameron
D: changes every week
K: Bailey

That team is loaded, but I'm 3-4 in 7th place. The dude that's winning is 5-1 and is dead last in scoring, 100 points behind 11th.
Oct 21, 2014 11:24am
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Oct 21, 2014 11:25 AM
Last in scoring but 5-1 and in first? That guy needs to buy a lottery ticket
Oct 21, 2014 11:25am
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Oct 21, 2014 11:34 AM
SportsAndLady;1665512 wrote:Last in scoring but 5-1 and in first? That guy needs to buy a lottery ticket
He's only had 1 week with more than 90. Haha the worst part is he's a douche in real life, so he's already the guy no one actually likes in our group of friends.
Oct 21, 2014 11:34am
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Oct 22, 2014 11:06 AM
Dr. KnOiTaLL;1665490 wrote:Just made a huge trade to land Andre Ellington and Steve Smith. My roster now looks like this:

QB- Ryan, Newton (pick 1)
RB- LBell, LMcCoy, AEllington (pick 2)
WR- VJackson, SSmith, PHarvin, RRandle, JHunter (pick 3)
TE- JThomas
K- JTucker
DEF- DET D

That looks like a pretty solid team to me, but here I find myself 2-5. Essentially in a must-win situation every week from here on out. 12 team standard with return yards, 6 points for passing TD's. 6 teams make playoffs, and I've never missed in 6 years.
Looking to upgrade my WR corps now. Thinking of going for Michael Floyd, but would that be much of an upgrade? Especially with Carson's shoulder issues, if he gets hurt again that could bite me in the butt. Any other ideas? They guy that has Demaryius and Antonio Brown only has 3 WR's with bye weeks coming up. Maybe I could steal a guy from him? Also, the manager that owns Julio and Randall Cobb is interested in a RB. Who would you target there?
Oct 22, 2014 11:06am
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Oct 22, 2014 11:37 AM
Dr. KnOiTaLL;1665789 wrote:Looking to upgrade my WR corps now. Thinking of going for Michael Floyd, but would that be much of an upgrade? Especially with Carson's shoulder issues, if he gets hurt again that could bite me in the butt. Any other ideas? They guy that has Demaryius and Antonio Brown only has 3 WR's with bye weeks coming up. Maybe I could steal a guy from him? Also, the manager that owns Julio and Randall Cobb is interested in a RB. Who would you target there?
As someone who has owned Michael Floyd in all three of my leagues (and has traded him in two of them), I don't recommend him. He's an extreme boom or bust with little more advantage in PPRs, because it seems like his yardage can be gained by just a couple receptions. His last two games have been okay, fantasy-wise, but that's been largely because of him having back-to-back games with a TD. He hasn't hit 100 yards receiving in those last two games combined, so without the TDs, he would have continued to be a disappointment even with Palmer in.

And if Palmer does get hurt again, he'll be one big frustration.

I'd go for Cobb. Of those four receivers (DThomas, ABrown, JJones, and RCobb), he's the only one who is technically a WR2 on his own team. Obviously, he puts up WR1 numbers in most leagues, but the fact that he isn't the number one look on his own team might play to your advantage.

I'd see if you could bundle Ellington and either VJax or Randle for Cobb, though if you think you can get Demaryius or Brown for those two, that wouldn't hurt, either.
Oct 22, 2014 11:37am
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Oct 22, 2014 11:52 AM
O-Trap;1665799 wrote:As someone who has owned Michael Floyd in all three of my leagues (and has traded him in two of them), I don't recommend him. He's an extreme boom or bust with little more advantage in PPRs, because it seems like his yardage can be gained by just a couple receptions. His last two games have been okay, fantasy-wise, but that's been largely because of him having back-to-back games with a TD. He hasn't hit 100 yards receiving in those last two games combined, so without the TDs, he would have continued to be a disappointment even with Palmer in.

And if Palmer does get hurt again, he'll be one big frustration.

I'd go for Cobb. Of those four receivers (DThomas, ABrown, JJones, and RCobb), he's the only one who is technically a WR2 on his own team. Obviously, he puts up WR1 numbers in most leagues, but the fact that he isn't the number one look on his own team might play to your advantage.

I'd see if you could bundle Ellington and either VJax or Randle for Cobb, though if you think you can get Demaryius or Brown for those two, that wouldn't hurt, either.
I almost feel like that would be overpaying for Cobb. Most of his production thus far comes from his 8 TD's. In my opinion, he will be hard pressed to continue that pace. One of the big interests for me in acquiring Julio is the potential to double dip on TD's in the playoffs since I have Ryan, although, their production has been disappointing as of late.
Oct 22, 2014 11:52am
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Oct 22, 2014 12:38 PM
Dr. KnOiTaLL;1665803 wrote:I almost feel like that would be overpaying for Cobb. Most of his production thus far comes from his 8 TD's. In my opinion, he will be hard pressed to continue that pace. One of the big interests for me in acquiring Julio is the potential to double dip on TD's in the playoffs since I have Ryan, although, their production has been disappointing as of late.
That was actually why I didn't mention him. Ryan has been disappointing lately.

I mentioned Cobb because he was the other option from the guy who apparently needs a running back, and because he's behind Nelson, he'd probably be easier to get than Thomas or Brown.

Cobb won't continue his TD pace, but we're deep enough in the season to know that he does seem to be a redzone target in an offense that can put up passing yards. I'd still say he's a sizable upgrade from VJax.

If you can get one of the other two with that pitch, obviously go for them, but if not, I think Cobb would still improve your starting lineup substantially.
Oct 22, 2014 12:38pm
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Oct 22, 2014 1:56 PM
So I just offered a trade to the owner of Demaryius. I offered Le'Veon and Steve Smith for Demaryius and Jeremy Hill. Thoughts? Being at 2-5, I'm essentially in must win every week going forward. This trade would give me the best fantasy WR in the best offense with his bye week past. Also, having LeSean McCoy and Andre Ellington, my RB's have already had their bye. The final thought is that I play this manager in week 12... If we made this deal, he would be without both Antonio Brown and LeVeon Bell when he faces me, which would obviously increase my odds of winning. Thoughts?
Oct 22, 2014 1:56pm
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Oct 22, 2014 2:02 PM
Well you can't start all 3 of your RBs so giving up one to get the top WR, yeah I would make that trade lol

But then again, I don't understand how some of these trades actually happen so idk
Oct 22, 2014 2:02pm
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Oct 22, 2014 2:04 PM
Dr. KnOiTaLL;1665853 wrote:So I just offered a trade to the owner of Demaryius. I offered Le'Veon and Steve Smith for Demaryius and Jeremy Hill. Thoughts? Being at 2-5, I'm essentially in must win every week going forward. This trade would give me the best fantasy WR in the best offense with his bye week past. Also, having LeSean McCoy and Andre Ellington, my RB's have already had their bye. The final thought is that I play this manager in week 12... If we made this deal, he would be without both Antonio Brown and LeVeon Bell when he faces me, which would obviously increase my odds of winning. Thoughts?
I'm not sure why you want Hill at that point, unless you're just stashing him as a low-ceiling fill-in in case Ellington or Shady get hurt. However, it's a good offer. What are your thoughts on swapping Shady for Bell, or do you think he's already lost too much luster to bring enough weight into the trade?

If you think it'd go through, I might actually try McCoy and Steve Smith.
Oct 22, 2014 2:04pm
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Oct 22, 2014 2:16 PM
O-Trap;1665858 wrote:I'm not sure why you want Hill at that point, unless you're just stashing him as a low-ceiling fill-in in case Ellington or Shady get hurt. However, it's a good offer. What are your thoughts on swapping Shady for Bell, or do you think he's already lost too much luster to bring enough weight into the trade?

If you think it'd go through, I might actually try McCoy and Steve Smith.
Dude's got a man-crush on Demaryius. It would almost certainly have to be LeVeon. Plus, McCoy has already had his bye, making the Hill "return" slightly insignificant (although a valuable handcuff of another team in my division, and if Gio goes down... : thumbup:). I also think LeVeon has had a pretty soft schedule, but it gets tougher here in the coming weeks.
Oct 22, 2014 2:16pm
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Oct 22, 2014 2:58 PM
I got offered this trade..

I send Vereen and receive Dwayne Allen and mark Ingram

My team is Peyton
Antonio brown
Maclin
Desean Jackson
Andre Ellington
Vereen
Witten

Bench is
Andre Williams
Riley cooper
James jones
Antoine smith
Martavis Bryant
Jevon kearse

Obviously I need an upgrade at TE and I like Allen. He needed a rb and liked Vereen.

I like it because I can quit worrying about Patriots RBs and I can upgrade my TE position.

Thoughts?

Edit: think it's worth noting my team is 7-0 and his 4-3.
Oct 22, 2014 2:58pm
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Oct 22, 2014 3:00 PM
Lol I'd definitely do that trade.
Oct 22, 2014 3:00pm
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Oct 22, 2014 3:09 PM
Iliketurtles;1665872 wrote:Lol I'd definitely do that trade.
Yeah I think so too.

Vereen is actually a pretty good option now that he's the lead back. But you just can never trust billichek
Oct 22, 2014 3:09pm
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Oct 22, 2014 3:31 PM
SportsAndLady;1665875 wrote:Yeah I think so too.

Vereen is actually a pretty good option now that he's the lead back. But you just can never trust billichek
It's not even the billichek thing for me. Give Ingram another week 2 or and I think he will be right back to doing what he was before he got injured and Allen has just been awesome and he'll get a few more looks with Wayne out.
Oct 22, 2014 3:31pm
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Oct 23, 2014 8:28 AM
Vereen's upside is so high right now. Look at what he did at the end of last year after injury. Now, with Ridley out, the Pats options are limited. I see Vereen as a guy who could potential take a team to playoffs. If he was on your team, you went from guy who was a bench/desperation type option to a high end RB2 or low RB1. Like hitting the waiver wire lottery but on your own team.
Oct 23, 2014 8:28am
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Oct 23, 2014 8:51 AM
Pitt defense against Indy or Carolina against Seattle.
Oct 23, 2014 8:51am
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Oct 23, 2014 11:26 AM
wildcats20;1666015 wrote:Pitt defense against Indy or Carolina against Seattle.
Time to stream your D this week, cats...
Oct 23, 2014 11:26am
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Oct 23, 2014 12:26 PM
Since I can't imagine Cobb continuing his ridiculous TD pace, I've offered him and Steven Jackson (Plus A. Smith as a handicap) for Antonio Brown. Jackson is mostly a bench-sitter for me, so it doesn't hurt to lose him. And this guy needs RB help badly (he currently has Asiata in because of the absence of RBs on his team).

It's a non-PPR league. What do you guys think about the offer?
Oct 23, 2014 12:26pm
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Oct 23, 2014 12:42 PM
Pretty fair.

I wouldnt take the deal if I was the other guy, but I think most people would.
Oct 23, 2014 12:42pm
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Oct 23, 2014 1:02 PM
Laley23;1666089 wrote:Pretty fair.

I wouldnt take the deal if I was the other guy, but I think most people would.
I wouldn't have counted on him taking it, either, if he wasn't in such a bad place with RBs. That's sort of what I'm keying on. That and Cobb's stock being so high right now.
Oct 23, 2014 1:02pm
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Oct 23, 2014 1:27 PM
Cobb is a beast right now. It's a fair trade but if I had Antonio Brown, I don't think I would be trading him ever.
Oct 23, 2014 1:27pm