Hello, I am in a 12-team fantasy football league, and I was recently offered a trade:
I give Rashard Mendenhall and Anquan Boldin, I get Adrian Peterson and Braylon Edwards.
I only sort of hesitate with this trade because I am fairly weak at WR in my league. It is standard scoring, and one must start 2 RBs and 3WRs. My RBs are currently Steven Jackson and Rashard Mendenhall, and my 3 starting WRs are Greg Jennings Anquan Boldin and Percy Harvin.
Do I accept the trade even though I would be leaving my Wrs at lower strength, but at the same time upgrading my RBs?
LegFuJohnson2010-08-05T07:43:03Z
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You are right, your WR corp is weak.
Do I assume that Edwards replaces Boldin in your starting lineup... or do you have someone else on your bench?
You have one of the top QBs? A top QB and Peterson, Jackson and Jennings might be strong enough that I'd say roll with it.
Running backs accumulate more points over the season than WR's do. Boldin is great in theory, but lets see how he does on a running team after a bunch of injuries. I'd take Peterson in a flash and Edwards, while a jets receiver, is a big guy that can go get the ball and if sanchez improves this year, someone has to catch the ball.
Take the trade. You'll have two bout it RB's. WR's can be found 1/2 way through the year too like clockwork.
In a 12 team league, your WRs are fine, and Edwards isn't much of a downgrade from Boldin. He and Sanchez lit it up in a couple of games last season, but his stats were low simply because the Jets had the #1 rushing game in the league. This will change this season, and Edwards could easily break out.
I actually think your RBs are what need the upgrade, anyway. S Jax always seems to be over-rated and if this is standard format (non PPR) he rarely finds the end zone, which makes him really overrated. Clearly, AP helps.
Take the trade. No question. You would be downgrading a bit at WR, but Edwards has potential if he would stop dropping the ball. You are gaining the aruguable #1 or #2 back in the game and giving up a player that is already having injury problems.
Take it and the WR free agents very closely for an unexpected player to have a breakout year. Massaquoi perhaps?
Don't take the trade. While it would be nice to have the "big name" Adrian peterson, you really don't need him as much as you need WRs. You are more than good with Rashard and Steven Jackson. Your WR corps will be much weaker because you are trading away a guy sure to be the NO.1 receiver on his team and will get a lot of targets. Braylon Edwards is in a run-heavy system with other people getting targets. DONT LISTEN TO EVERYONE ABOVE, DONT DO IT!!