joeboo Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 I'm really leary of trading Rodgers. Before the season started I would have done this trade in a heart beat. Is Warner going to turn it around though and if LT comes back healthy this would be a steal. Any input would help. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzook76 Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 LT is a risk. He won't be playing this week. Will be back after the bye week. When he does play he may split time with Sproles. Has some favorable match-ups but will he be the feature back? Not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delusions of grandeur Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 I agree. As much as I've never been high on Julius Jones, he is the #1, whereas LT's injuries might deem him little more than a RBBC or goal-line back. He might get you some TD's and short yards, but he'd be a huge risk to do much more than that. Rodgers should be fine. Warner is an upgrade, but has injury risk, and not worth trading away much more than Rodgers for. Pack plays MIN, CHI twice, along with some other tough rush D's, so I'd guess he's gonna be throwing a bunch this season. But if you have good RBs above Julius Jones and QB is literally your only position of need, then it might make sense. Otherwise, you are making some guy's day for giving him a starter for LT right now, and probably downgrading your positions around QB. At the very least, you run a big risk by relying on LT to perform as a starter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeboo Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 MJD is my #1 RB.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delusions of grandeur Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 MJD is my #1 RB.. With him taking the full workload, this is even more of a reason to have a reliable backup behind him. LT is not reliable at this point. You could run a strong risk of having them both inactive at some point in the season. I had tried to plan for this risk by getting lots of RB help behind him, but had to trade some depth to land Harvin. I certainly would not pick up another injury risk behind him, as they are asking alot out of the Human Bowling Ball this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelman Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 so.. just have rashad jennings as a handcuff.. problem solved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelman Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Rodgers was.. 2nd most productive in fantasy behind brees last year? in 4pts/td and 25 yd/ 1 pt. league.. brees had 319..... rodgers had 303.. cutler had 295.. I don't see why you would have traded for old warner in a heart beat. Maybe after some extreme consideration and pursuasion from Warner owner.. but in a heart beat? no way. so far this season.. in the same scoring format (1 pass td= 4pts.. 25 yd = 1 pt.)... Rodgers is still Third out of Qbs..Brees 66.. Peyton 65.. rodgers 61 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delusions of grandeur Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 (edited) so.. just have rashad jennings as a handcuff.. problem solved That's my plan, out of desperation if i need to. But who would really want to start Jennings, even if MJD goes down. Ya that would be a bandaid, but for someone looking to improve their team, I still wouldn't go after LT, or you'll have Rashard Jennings and probably someone even worse starting if both go down. Edited September 29, 2009 by delusions of granduer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelman Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Who would start Rashad Jennings if he had the full workload? I would start Rashad Jennings with zero hesitation and feel great about it. first of all.. ANY guy taking the full work load is worth starting. and 2nd.. rashad isn't just any guy.. he's HUGE and Powerful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeboo Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 MJD getting hurt is not how I plan the rest of my season.. I liked LT alot going in this year for one more big year.. Warner was ranked right behend Rodgers going into the season. So why wouldn't I have done this before the year started? that's all I was saying. I was just making sure I was right in not doing this.. that's all. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelman Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Oh right.. i would've done it too right away too.. (rodgers for warner.. and Jones for LT) ... I was only comparing rodgers to warner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delusions of grandeur Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Gotcha.. not sure why you asked if all you wanted was someone to tell you you're right.. I thought you wanted trade advice. Nobody plans for injuries, yes, but smart people don't pick up an excess of injury risks. If you don't want to hear about the downside, don't ask. I'm trying to give people advice like I hope they'd do for me in a tough situation. But I guess I'll stop trying to give advice if people just want others to tell them they're right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeboo Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 I didn't need advice on you telling me MJD is a injury risk.. When he's not. And that wasn't the topic anyway.. my thoughts were no.. I was just throwing it out there cuz I was thinking about it.. I can't have my own opinion? I'm sorry I wasn't completely lost that I didn't have my own thoughts on it.. sorry for wasting your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelman Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 one huge thing is.. Rodgers and Warner may be close in production if warner picks it up... but Rodgers has a REALLY hard week 14-16 schedule.. and Warner has a REALLY REALLY REALLY easy week 14-16 scedule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delusions of grandeur Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 That MJD is an injury risk is not my point. The point is that LT is... I wouldn't have MJD on my team if I didn't have faith, but you gotta plan for the worst man, and LT is no solution, regardless of MJD's status/ability. Why even worry about your bench then, if you have no plan for when/how you could use a guy. Because you liked the guy at the beginning of the season makes no difference when addressing your team needs. But if you want to take a narrow view of just which guys you like more, then go ahead and trade for LT and Warner, but there's no doubt that those guys are bigger risks than upgrades...period. You did make the right move by passing on them, so be happy, and don't ask about trades you don't intend to make, because I'm through wasting my time validating your draftday decisions. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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