Thoughts on a few fantasy football trades...

[SuperflySnuka]

Guys, what do you think:

MY:
MoJo Drew
Ladell Betts

HIS
Ronnie Brown
Laveraneous Coles

and

KEEPER LEAGUE:
MY Torry Holt for HIS Larry Fitzgerald

and

MY
Reggie Brown
LAdell Betts
Tavaris Jackson
HIS
TJ Houshmenzadeh
Jamal Lewis

Pretty happy with all three trades...

 

[Chi City 81]

No, Yes, No.

 

[SuperflySnuka]

I take it you're a Betts fan, doc?

 

[Eagleboy]

The first one's a lateral move. The second one, hands down yes. Goodness. The third, I'm high on Jamal Lewis for some reason, and that, combined with a possible two-RB system in Miami, might be a trade I would make. But I don't make good trades.

 

[Chi City 81]

Moreso than Jamal Lewis or Ronnie Brown. And Jones-Drew is by far the best player in the first trade.

 

[Barsuk]

Why isn't this in the running FF thread?

And I suck at evaluating trades.

 

[Barsuk]

The first one's a lateral move. The second one, hands down yes. Goodness. The third, I'm high on Jamal Lewis for some reason, and that, combined with a possible two-RB system in Miami, might be a trade I would make. But I don't make good trades.

What does the RB situation in Miami have to do with the third trade? And who's the second RB in Miami?

 

[SuperflySnuka]

I'm actually not huge on MoJo, Doc. I love RB in Cam Cameron's system, and I think Coles (in a PPR league) is a very valuable commodity...

 

[amraeder]

I like 2 and 3. Housh puts up great numbers every week. Don't really like 1, but that's b/c I like MoJo.

 

[SuperflySnuka]

Yeah, AM, I love Housh...

here's my team in that league:

14 teams, 2 QB, 3 WR, 2 RB, 1 flex, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 Def, 2 IDP
PPR league

QBs
Losman
J. Campbell

3 WR (plus bench)
R. Williams
TJ Housh
J. Galloway
B. Jones

RBs
Bush
Henry
Lynch
Lewis
V. Morency

TE
LJ Smith

Def
Jacksonville

IDP
Dre Bly
DJ Williams

 

[Eagleboy]

What does the RB situation in Miami have to do with the third trade? And who's the second RB in Miami?

Reggie Brown, Ronnie Brown. My mistake - I looked fast.

And per the Miami Herald, they're potentially considering Brown and Jesse Chatman to share the load: http://dolphinsindepth.blogspot.com/2007/09/preparations-for-real-deal-begin-in.html

 

[SuperflySnuka]

STFU...damnit

 

[Barsuk]

What does the RB situation in Miami have to do with the third trade? And who's the second RB in Miami?

Reggie Brown, Ronnie Brown. My mistake - I looked fast.

And per the Miami Herald, they're potentially considering Brown and Jesse Chatman to share the load: http://dolphinsindepth.blogspot.com/2007/09/preparations-for-real-deal-begin-in.html

Hmmm...that makes me kind of glad I don't have Ronnie Brown on any teams. Jesse Chatman? Really? Hmmm.

Snuka: I like most of that team, but I hate your QBs.

 

[Eagleboy]

Yeah, so now thinking more about Maurice Jones-Drew and Ronnie Brown, don't do that first trade.

 

[SuperflySnuka]

lol too late...

I actually love my QBs. I strongly believe that with point differential, QBs are a hell of a lot less valuable than WR/RB. With Losman in that offense, I don't think he'll be that far behind the second tier QBs, and with Campbell, damn, in Al's offense? BIG things...

 

[Eagleboy]

If he's not hurt or busted up by Week 3, then you should be set with Campbell. But I'm a strong believer in QB play, so I usually go out of my way to pick up a couple big names.

Everywhere I've seen this fall say WRs are next to useless beyond the top five guys, so I didn't even bother picking many up. I think I took Devery Henderson, Michael Clayton, Mike Furrey and Darrell Jackson in my primary league. Either they'll blow up or it will be mediocre.

 

[Barsuk]

lol too late...

I actually love my QBs. I strongly believe that with point differential, QBs are a hell of a lot less valuable than WR/RB. With Losman in that offense, I don't think he'll be that far behind the second tier QBs, and with Campbell, damn, in Al's offense? BIG things...

Fair enough. Hate was probably too strong a word. You and I share similar philosophies on QBs, but apparently different tastes. My popular picks this year were Kitna and Garcia (and Alex Smith when I could get him).

 

[SuperflySnuka]

EB, I'm not trying to bust on you or anything, but I think you're thinking backwards...

Look at QB point differential:
The top two or three QBs are spectacular. And then it's a crapshoot. Take Brees and Vince Young for example. Brees, a third rounder usually, is projected for about 280 points; Young, a 6th/7th rounder, 250. So, for four rounds worth of value, we're talking a measley two points per game. Is that worth having a Brandon Jackson as a starting RB over Edge James?

Brees/Jackson: 390 projected points
Young/JAmes: 487 proj. points...

And, in terms of WRs, the most important thing is consistency and playing the free agent wire well. You'd ideally like to grab a WR in the third or fourth round, and then another one in the 7th/8th...

 

[SuperflySnuka]

Barsuk: I'm huge, huge, HUGE on Kitna -- BUT HE WENT IN THE THIRD ROUND!?!?

What am I supposed to do about that? I strongly believe in avoiding QB/DEF/K runs...not worth it

 

[Barsuk]

Barsuk: I'm huge, huge, HUGE on Kitna -- BUT HE WENT IN THE THIRD ROUND!?!?

What am I supposed to do about that? I strongly believe in avoiding QB/DEF/K runs...not worth it

Damn. Third round? That's way too early. The entire reason I like him is because I can get him in the seventh or eighth, and then tack on Garcia in the next-to-last round or so.