Time To Make a Trade ...

by Adam Ronis

2 months ago

In today's Fantasy Life Newsletter, presented by Experian:

The NFL featured two big trades this week with Davante Adams going to the Jets and Amari Cooper going to the Bills, so what better time to make trades in your fantasy football leagues?

There are some desperate teams in search of immediate wins and those at the top of the standings should take advantage. Those teams with one or two wins can’t wait on stashed players.

The teams in dire need of a win this week and Week 8 can’t wait on players like Christian McCaffrey, Tyreek Hill, and Jonathon Brooks.

By the time those guys return or in the case of Hill getting Tua Tagovailoa back, you might be eliminated. Teams that are 6-0 or 5-1 likely have more ability to take on the risk of those players and can likely acquire them at a discount from a team desperate for a win.

The teams with top records should be looking at the ones with the worst records to see what they can acquire to help with a playoff run. Those with the worst records need to acquire players that help immediately.

Thankfully, Jonathan Fuller helped get the ball rolling on some players to acquire or trade away:

Fantasy Football Trade Targets Ahead of Week 7

Time to get to work!

What else is in today’s newsletter?

Week 7 Roundtable: The New-Look Jets
Watercooler: 32 Teams, 32 Facts

Week 7 Expert Roundtable: The New Look Jets and How NOT To Trade …

by Cooterdoodle

In this week's roundtable, Kendall Valenzuela and Footballguys' Joey Wright join me for some predictions on Garrett Wilson, Jerry Jeudy, Jerry Jones … and more.

Pull up a chair and join us at the Expert Roundtable! We're serving ayahuasca!

Expectations for the “New” Jets

Alright, alright. Let’s just address the f*cking elephant in the room …

Now that Robert Saleh has been fired and Davante Adams has been traded to the Jets … Do you think New York has finally done enough to secure the approval of Aaron Rodgers? What more could the man want?!
Oh, and what are your expectations for Garrett Wilson moving forward?

Joey: I am not sure there is ever satisfying Aaron Rodgers, but this is about as close as I imagine we will get. The New York Jets have now brought in his two favorite targets—three if we count the retired Randall Cobb—in Adams and Allen Lazard.

As far as Garrett Wilson, I do not think we have seen the end of his fantasy relevance. His time as a top-12 wideout, though, has come to an end. I have Wilson ranked as a midrange WR2 along the lines of Brandon Aiyuk and DeVonta Smith. Gone are the games of 22 targets, but games of 10-12 targets when the game script calls for it are well within possibility.

Kendall: Everyone should aim to have someone look at you and treat you like the Jets do Aaron Rodgers. Truly at this point, we should all be jealous.

ANYWAYS … Davante Adams to the Jets finally happened and it felt like this was coming since Netflix’s Receiver came out. If you’re an Adams manager you couldn’t be happier—suddenly his hamstring injury is in the past and he now has a real quarterback who he already has a strong connection with. I don’t think it takes Adams any time at all to start giving us solid fantasy production.

For Garrett Wilson, I do not think we should panic. He is going to be a midrange WR2 with Adams in town, and that may be disappointing to some because he probably won’t return his first-round draft pick value. With Adams around, teams won't be able to focus on Wilson exclusively, which could open up some games for him. Here’s hoping that Aaron Rodgers can support two fantasy receivers.

Cooterdoodle: I guess I’ll say what no one wants to admit … No. Nothing is going to ever make Aaron Rodgers happy.

There’s no amount of money, WRs, head coaches, hairstyles, or psychedelic drugs that could ever satisfy Rodgers.

He’s a Sagittarius.

Click here for all our Week 7 sortable expert rankings!

The Biggest Sin of Fantasy Football Trading is …

TOUGH LOVE TIME. I think we need to address the pervasive trade problems that many leaguemates are facing day in and day out. And the first step toward fixing a problem is acknowledging that there is a problem …

So, what’s the biggest no-good, very-bad cardinal sin of fantasy football trading?

Kendall: I am very pro-fantasy trades. I think to get real ones done it takes a lot of time and research to get the very best out of them. HOWEVER, if you’re that guy who sends everyone 5-10 trades per week, you are the problem. Trust me, we have side chats going on saying how annoying it is. I understand that you want to fix your roster and you’re putting in the effort (kind of), but if you need 10 trade requests just to get one done then you just need to be better. Take that time to put more thought into these trades, because that’s what successful fantasy trades are made of! Or at least make them more realistic. We are not trading Josh Allen for Will Levis and a gift card to Denny’s!

Joey: As my former coworker at Front Yard Fantasy Josh Fewster used to say, “Trading Makes Fantasy Fun.” It’s one of the powers we have and we should exercise it a healthy amount. That being said, no one likes a Willy Nilly Trader. This is the gal or guy who just flings a trade out without weighing it for both sides. If you aren’t looking at the needs of your trade partner at all, you are doing it wrong. Of course, you want to feel like you are winning the trade, but there has to be some balance there.

Cooterdoodle: As Joey’s former coworker Josh Fewster used to say, “Trading Makes Fantasy Fun.” Don’t be a fun sucker. And most of all, stop putting pressure on me, man!

You can’t rush perfection. So, stop hounding me!

P.S. … make sure to check in with our fantasy football trade analyzer before completing any trades!

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