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Last week I tried actually buying but the owner wasn't having it.
So many RBs have been disappointing that they're sticking with who they have, even if they're also underperforming.
You'd think you'd be willing to give one up to get a WR that is actually scoring more points though. I've been trying to shop Sterling Shepard for a while now but people are only offering a borderline RB2/3.
ABSOLUTELY! Hate it, but kind of glad they are being so stubborn - because some of the guys I was targeting keep throwing up duds. So glad I did not overpay.
It seems they are overvaluing them and I don't trust their RBs. Why would I give up a WR like Jordy or Evans for an RB like Tevin Coleman who can't be trusted for consistency. No way Coleman continues what he did in his first couple weeks.
So, other owners over-value their RBs, but you aren't over-valuing a rookie WR who has had 1 decent game, and two good games? A rookie WR who has one of, if not the best WRs on his team, who hasn't scored yet, but is likely to do so, thus inhibiting the rookie's TD opps?
That's fair to say but I'm not expecting to get a top RB for him. I was looking at something like Tevin Coleman or possibly Jordan Howard.
It's not your leaguemates that overvalue RBs, it's you that undervalues RBs.
Well, right now Shepard is averaging over 14 point per game and Miller is averaging over 12. It all depends on how the Miller owner's roster looks. If he has another good RB and no good WRs then I see no reason why he wouldn't consider trading for Shepard and maybe one of my RBs.
I think the part your missing here is that they play different positions.
That's very true and one of the reason's I've been struggling to find a RB to trade for. It seems impossible to find one you can trust. Our league starts 2 RBs and 3 WRs with a flex so I like to start 4 WRs. With the crap RBs this year it seems almost every team is starting 4 WRs now.
I think it comes down to the darkside of zero RB drafting - if you go that route, expect to pay a premium if you want to upgrade your crappy RB situation later.
Trade doesn't really make sense to me unless you think Forte really falls off the map. You get a slight bump at WR where you are already strong but a huge downgrade at RB. Just my .02
I think he does fall, Powell was in a bunch yesterday and got more of the passes, a couple more Fitzpatrick games like that and we'll be seeing a change.
Before yesterday's games, Coleman had outscored Shepard. Howard had just gotten the starting RB job in Chicago, based on Langford's injury; he was the hot WW pickup last week, and Lamar Miller was getting 28 touches/game.
But if the other owner isn't willing to be exploited, then you won't get anything. If you're always trying to "win" a trade, eventually you won't have trade partners. And make no mistake, but trying to get the RBs (save possibly Howard) for the rookie who has had a decent start while the stud WR on his team has been a little off, is definitely you trying to "win" a trade, making the other guy "lose" it.
Well, right now DWill is averaging almost 15 ppg (non-ppr), and Shepard is averaging 12. Would you trade Shepard for DWill?
This is a very good point. Both sides should win in a trade in most cases. Try to trade with people that have a weakness where you are strong.
It is pretty clear that you are the one with screwed up ideas of value. Nobody is touching any of that with a 10 foot pole.
Do you think Coleman sustains the points he's been getting or do you think he's worth keeping just in case Freeman goes down? Or both?
Coleman is a flex play ATM with RB1 upside if something happens to Freeman.
Coleman and Freeman are valuable in their own right. If one goes down, the other is an automatic RB1, top 5 probably.
FYI, I traded Carlos Hyde straight up for Allen Robinson. So I think you're in the ballpark for Miller, as long as that WR1 isn't OBJ, Brown, Julio, or AJ Green.
A WR30 doesn't have that much trade value, let alone a rookie. If you have an OK RB2, you want at least a top 20 WR for that.
He's likely a throw in a deal to acquire a stud. I'm going to shoot some Forte and Fuller 2 for 1 deals this week see if I can net a nice WR or RB.
I think that's a great idea because I feel Forte had his best part of the season already.
