Ed Hoyle Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 I'm in a 16 team league and we draft 9 players in the fall for a total of 18 per team. It is standard scoring with PPR. I was offered a trade of LT & Joseph Addai with a 1.10 and 3.6 pick for a 5.8 and 7.8 pick. I gave up MJD and Cotchery. At the time (Late May) I thought it would get me a decent rookie WR to go with LT and Addai. But, after the trade, the Addai surgery came out. Is this a bad trade? My roster is: QB - Edwards RB - Forte RB - Mendenhall RB - J. Harrison RB - Hightower WR - Evans TE - Daniels I hated to get rid of MJD, but I just don't see him getting all the carries with Jones there. Before MJD, Jones was to be "the guy", so I see MJD getting 2/3 of the carries and Jones or the rookie getting the other 1/3. I am thinking LT has another good year in his tank and Addai to be a flex player with the others, or trade bait for a starting WR. We start QB, 2 RB's, 2 WR's, 1 TE, 1 Flex (RB, WR, TE) I am targeting Percy Harvin with the #10 pick. But, I may get lucky with a rookie RB since Brady Quinn and a couple other discards are available. Just looking for feedback and projections of yours with the Mock Drafts taking place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.K.Trey Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 not sure what you are looking for , since u made this trade more than a month ago? If you want help or advice on a trade , ask BEFORE you make it. Otherwise you are just looking for someone to tell you "good job". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Hoyle Posted July 4, 2009 Author Share Posted July 4, 2009 Ok. I get it. I should have asked what your thoughts on Addai are. Do you think he'll be a servieable "Flex" player? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WashingtonD Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 (edited) A flex player? Sure. But you can't feel too good about his full year prospects given the Colts drafted a fairly highly touted rookie RB in Donald Brown in the first round. Best case scenario you are looking at a RBBC with a 60/40 split in Addai's favor...worse case scenario is Addai being phased out for Donald Brown with that 60/40 split headed rapidly in Brown's favor as the season progresses. As far as grabbing Harvin with the 10th...It's unlikely unless there are at least 3-4 veteran discards that will be drafted ahead of that spot...Harvin's going anywhere from 5-8 in the rookie drafts that I've seen (Moreno, Brown, Wells, Crabtree are the first 4 off the board). I guess to offer some advice, I think I'd try to package a draft pick and Addai or a draft pick and Hightower to get a tier 2 WR, versus trying to find a starter at that spot in the draft. Best of Luck, WashD Edited July 4, 2009 by WashingtonD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Hoyle Posted July 4, 2009 Author Share Posted July 4, 2009 Yeah, this was one of those "Trade Deadline" knee-jerk moves where I didn't think ahead. But, in retrospect, I just don't see MJD getting 300 carries. He's great in PPR, but if their offense is struggling, you never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPattonx Posted July 4, 2009 Share Posted July 4, 2009 (edited) I'm in a 16 team league and we draft 9 players in the fall for a total of 18 per team. It is standard scoring with PPR. I was offered a trade of LT & Joseph Addai with a 1.10 and 3.6 pick for a 5.8 and 7.8 pick. I gave up MJD and Cotchery. At the time (Late May) I thought it would get me a decent rookie WR to go with LT and Addai. But, after the trade, the Addai surgery came out. Is this a bad trade? QB - Edwards RB - Forte RB - Mendenhall RB - J. Harrison RB - Hightower WR - Evans TE - Daniels I hated to get rid of MJD, but I just don't see him getting all the carries with Jones there. Before MJD, Jones was to be "the guy", so I see MJD getting 2/3 of the carries and Jones or the rookie getting the other 1/3. I am thinking LT has another good year in his tank and Addai to be a flex player with the others, or trade bait for a starting WR. We start QB, 2 RB's, 2 WR's, 1 TE, 1 Flex (RB, WR, TE) I am targeting Percy Harvin with the #10 pick. But, I may get lucky with a rookie RB since Brady Quinn and a couple other discards are available. Just looking for feedback and projections of yours with the Mock Drafts taking place. What he pulled on you is called a 4-1 for a 2-3 trade. He got the overall best player out of the deal (1=MJD) and a scrub (4=cotch) and you got the second and third best players, hence 2-3. I pull off trades like this all the time throughout the fantasy season and it's one of many tools I use to gain an edge. The idea of this kind of trade is to always walk away with the overall best player from the trade, It works. Edited July 4, 2009 by xPattonx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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