the lone star
Footballguy
In my dynasty fantasy football league, someone made a trade for Julio Jones in 2015 (Yeah, I know, long time ago, but just humor me here, please).
Here's how the deal looked back then.
Team A Receives:
Allen Hurns (64 receptions, 1031 yards + 10 TD season)
First Round Pick (turned out to be Carson Wentz, but Hunter Henry was still on the board)
Second Round Pick (turned out to be Keanu Neal, but Deion Jones was also on the board)
Team B Receives:
Julio Jones (136 receptions, 1871 Yards, 9 TDs (8 Receiving TDs, 1 fumble return TD))
Scoring settings were PPR, with TE premium (1.5 per catch). 16 teams in the league, 16 players start. QBs get 4 points for TDs, -1 for interceptions, 2 for 2pt conversions, and 1 point for 25 yards passing.
Prior to the beginning of the season, Team A told many owners that this was his last year playing in the league. However, it is possible that the Commish did not know Team A was leaving at the end of the year. Anyway, Team A traded rookie Todd Gurley to the Commish for Reuben Randle (coming off a 71 catch, 3 TD, 900+ yard season) and a First Round Pick (around pick #14 overall). Regardless, the fact remains that at a point prior to this deal processing, Team A had told Team B that this would be Team A's last year in the league.
Furthermore, Team A told Team B that if Team B beat him in their matchup, then he would trade Julio to Team B. Team B did in fact win, and this win eliminated Team A from playoff contention. The commish likely did not know of this. However, Team B was unsure if Team A was serious about this, and nothing was offered to cement such a statement. Team B still offered a deal to Team A after he won, which was rejected by Team A.
Additionally, prior to the deal, Team A told the commissioner's brother (Team C) that Team A was going to trade Julio to Team B to make the competition tougher for Team C. The commish did know about this, but Team B did not.
Regardless, Team A and Team B had been in trade talks for Julio for quite a while. Team B was trying to deal away Danny Amendola instead of Allen Hurns, and was trying to get Greg Hardy included in the deal. Obviously, neither of these happened. Team B was not trying to include a first round pick into the deal. Team B's initial offers were rejected by Team A, until Team finally offered the deal above. That is, the deal posted above actually involved negotiating and bargaining.
There was no agreement between Team A and Team B that if Team B won, then he'd split his earnings with Team A. In other words, there was no collusion.
Again, Team A offered Team B the deal, and Team B accepted. The commissioner has to process all trades though to make them final. Prior to processing, the commissioner asked for the remainder of Team B's dues (dues are $120, so the league runs on a two-installment plan, where you pay the first $60 prior to the year, and then the final $60 at a date tba later). Team B paid this remainder at this time and not later because he and Team A had just reached a deal for Julio. Team B also thought that if he didn't pay dues at this time, then the deal for sure wouldn't go through.
Finally, the league does not vote on trades. The commissioner has never nixed a deal before (if he has, then it's not well known at all).
Since Team A was leaving, the commissioner was concerned with recruiting a new owner. He thought that a team with Julio would be more attractive to a new owner than a team with Hurns, Wentz, and Neal.
With all of this in mind, was it correct for the commissioner to nix the deal that Team B made for Julio Jones? Why or Why not?
Here's how the deal looked back then.
Team A Receives:
Allen Hurns (64 receptions, 1031 yards + 10 TD season)
First Round Pick (turned out to be Carson Wentz, but Hunter Henry was still on the board)
Second Round Pick (turned out to be Keanu Neal, but Deion Jones was also on the board)
Team B Receives:
Julio Jones (136 receptions, 1871 Yards, 9 TDs (8 Receiving TDs, 1 fumble return TD))
Scoring settings were PPR, with TE premium (1.5 per catch). 16 teams in the league, 16 players start. QBs get 4 points for TDs, -1 for interceptions, 2 for 2pt conversions, and 1 point for 25 yards passing.
Prior to the beginning of the season, Team A told many owners that this was his last year playing in the league. However, it is possible that the Commish did not know Team A was leaving at the end of the year. Anyway, Team A traded rookie Todd Gurley to the Commish for Reuben Randle (coming off a 71 catch, 3 TD, 900+ yard season) and a First Round Pick (around pick #14 overall). Regardless, the fact remains that at a point prior to this deal processing, Team A had told Team B that this would be Team A's last year in the league.
Furthermore, Team A told Team B that if Team B beat him in their matchup, then he would trade Julio to Team B. Team B did in fact win, and this win eliminated Team A from playoff contention. The commish likely did not know of this. However, Team B was unsure if Team A was serious about this, and nothing was offered to cement such a statement. Team B still offered a deal to Team A after he won, which was rejected by Team A.
Additionally, prior to the deal, Team A told the commissioner's brother (Team C) that Team A was going to trade Julio to Team B to make the competition tougher for Team C. The commish did know about this, but Team B did not.
Regardless, Team A and Team B had been in trade talks for Julio for quite a while. Team B was trying to deal away Danny Amendola instead of Allen Hurns, and was trying to get Greg Hardy included in the deal. Obviously, neither of these happened. Team B was not trying to include a first round pick into the deal. Team B's initial offers were rejected by Team A, until Team finally offered the deal above. That is, the deal posted above actually involved negotiating and bargaining.
There was no agreement between Team A and Team B that if Team B won, then he'd split his earnings with Team A. In other words, there was no collusion.
Again, Team A offered Team B the deal, and Team B accepted. The commissioner has to process all trades though to make them final. Prior to processing, the commissioner asked for the remainder of Team B's dues (dues are $120, so the league runs on a two-installment plan, where you pay the first $60 prior to the year, and then the final $60 at a date tba later). Team B paid this remainder at this time and not later because he and Team A had just reached a deal for Julio. Team B also thought that if he didn't pay dues at this time, then the deal for sure wouldn't go through.
Finally, the league does not vote on trades. The commissioner has never nixed a deal before (if he has, then it's not well known at all).
Since Team A was leaving, the commissioner was concerned with recruiting a new owner. He thought that a team with Julio would be more attractive to a new owner than a team with Hurns, Wentz, and Neal.
With all of this in mind, was it correct for the commissioner to nix the deal that Team B made for Julio Jones? Why or Why not?
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