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Footballguy
If that's what the market believes, then I suppose.I can see what you mean from that perspective. However, look at it this way. How much more valuable is AJ Green over Spiller? A number on other threads put Gordon right up to the 1.1 if he were in available in a draft with the rookies today. In other words, Gordon is equal or greater to Gio (in some minds). Miller for Miller cancels out.This trade was far worse than the Spiller one. Miller is a top 3 pick if you could select him in a rookie draft this year. So's Gio. So at least that's defensible (although the margin for error is very small since the best case for either guy is that he becomes Spiller).I know, I know. Heard it before. Im an idiot for taking prospects Gio and Miller for elite player Spiller, and now this other guy is an idiot for taking prospects Miller, Torrey and Gordon for elite player AJ Green. I don't think its that simple of an analysis though.I bet your league mates remained quiet after AJ Green was felt for Torrey Smith and two prospect/flyer types :-|*Lets be real, Miller/Gordon are nothing more than very good/highly hyped prospects right now. They shouldn't even be in the conversation for players like AJG.First traded Spiller for Lamar Miller and Gio (discussed previously).
Then, went bonkers and traded a set of three potentially elite players for AJ Green (same league).
Traded Lamar Miller, Torrey Smith and Josh Gordon for AJ Green.
As a resulted, Ive added Step 4 called the "Julio/AJ Addendum - Just Pay, Its OK".
This one is pretty rough. AJG is a top 3 receiver. And incredibly young still. Nobody in that trade is gonna turn into AJ Green. It could be a win for the other guy if Miller becomes a top 10 RB, Smith becomes a WR1, and Gordon becomes a WR1...but that's a tiny margin of error valuing all three of those guys at their upside without any risk factored in.
Thus, we have CJ Spiller (whom I love) plus Torrey Smith (whom I rank higher than most, maybe the highest) for AJ Green. If you agree with the above (e.g., the Gordon = Gio), and believe that the AJ Green trade is much worse, then you must also believe that AJ Green >>>>> CJ Spilller + Torrey Smith, which I don't think is the case.
If you find those two sides equal, then the CJ Spiller trade must be equally as bad as the AJ Green trade.
I would trade Spiller for Green, not that it matters.
My deviation there is that I think people are insane to value Gordon that highly. In no universe is he worth Gio or Miller or Lacy or LeVeon Bell or Montee Ball or Tavon Austin...to me. Which of course colors how I see the trades.