Do u only make trades for players (1 Viewer)

[Mimo]

I recently offered a few deals and instead of getting a counter I get a response stating, "I'm not a fan of X player" or "I don't like X player." The deals offered r pretty good value too IMO. I personally will trade for any player that brings good value or is a good asset to my team regardless of how I feel for said player personally.

Do u guys see these type of responses in deals u offer?

 

[jwb]

I recently offered a few deals and instead of getting a counter I get a response stating, "I'm not a fan of X player" or "I don't like X player." The deals offered r pretty good value too IMO. I personally will trade for any player that brings good value or is a good asset to my team regardless of how I feel for said player personally. Do u guys see these type of responses in deals u offer?

When I say that in a trade discussion, I always mean it in a "not a fan of this guy in a FF sense" way.

 

[bweiser]

why would you trade for a player you DON'T like?

i'm drawing a blank right now on someone who would fit into this category, but if a player is not someone who i think is talented enough to produce, that's probably why he isn't on my team, so i am unlikely to trade for him.

 

[gianmarco]

I recently offered a few deals and instead of getting a counter I get a response stating, "I'm not a fan of X player" or "I don't like X player." The deals offered r pretty good value too IMO. I personally will trade for any player that brings good value or is a good asset to my team regardless of how I feel for said player personally. Do u guys see these type of responses in deals u offer?

When I say that in a trade discussion, I always mean it in a "not a fan of this guy in a FF sense" way.

This.

 

[Kool-Aid Larry]

I recently offered a few deals and instead of getting a counter I get a response stating, "I'm not a fan of X player" or "I don't like X player." The deals offered r pretty good value too IMO. I personally will trade for any player that brings good value or is a good asset to my team regardless of how I feel for said player personally. Do u guys see these type of responses in deals u offer?

When I say that in a trade discussion, I always mean it in a "not a fan of this guy in a FF sense" way.

thirded.although, if there's some guy I really don't like I wouldn't trade for him.there aren't a lot of guys like that, but there are a few knuckleheads I really wouldn't want to have to follow or root for.it's just fantasy football --- if you can't have fun at this, you might as well quit.edit: and I have a lot more respect for teams who don't just value numbers above all else, so I don't see any reason not to emulate them.I don't need to be the fantasy bengals.

 

[Mikey16x]

Luckily for me.. I'm a fan of many studs. lol. But realistically I do pick up guys that I like with empty roster spots hoping that my guess was right and they'll blow up... Johnny Knox, DeSean Jackson (rookie year) and a couple of others have won a few games for me..

 

[Donsmith753]

I sort of see where the OP is coming from. I'd never go as far as to say I'd NEVER draft/trade for a certain player but for some that I just don't like for whatever reason I'd want more value than for others.

I'm not a huge fan of Gore for example but if in a startup draft he fell to the 3rd I'd take him.

 

[Donsmith753]

I sort of see where the OP is coming from. I'd never go as far as to say I'd NEVER draft/trade for a certain player but for some that I just don't like for whatever reason I'd want more value than for others.

I'm not a huge fan of Gore for example but if in a startup draft he fell to the 3rd I'd take him.

 

[thevidon]

I have banned Vick from all of my teams. I will never own him no matter what the value is.

He was available in the 4'th round of rookie drafts last year and I still wouldn't pick him up......

 

[Chicago Hooligan]

Yeah, there are guys like Shockey, LJ, Vick who I will never acquire for "personal" reasons.

I'm sure this really bothers them.

 

[DoubleG]

First, I agree with the sentiment that "I don't like" and "I am not a fan of..." in a trade response often has nothing to do with personal feelings and is just a way of saying the owner isn't interested in that player.

Second, I couldn't care less about how I feel about a player personally. FF is a game - I play to win.

As an example, I couldn't stand Chris Carter when he played for the Vikings. I thought he was an absolute tool. Now, if I had been playing fantasy football then, and I could get him, you better beleive I'd be emailing his owner every offer I could think of.

My reasoning is simple (part of which I have already stated) - but also, I don't actually pay the guy. Being on my FF team doesn't help pay his salary or "reward" him - I am not "supporting" him in anyway shape or form. Now, that doesn't mean I am going to watch a game he plays - I'll just check the box score and hope he puts up yardage and gets in endzone.

Now, this is different than if a guy has "character" issues that could affect playing time (waves to Big Ben, and his former teammate Santonio Holmes). That I definately take into account and try to shy away from as they tend to just become bigger issues over time (points at TO) - not smaller.

 

[gandalas]

Not so much in my leagues where I am playing for money, but in my free leagues, I usually try and take at least one late-round flyer on players from my favorite team.

That way, if the team (and them) do well, it is a double-bonus for me - if not, I am at least not losing much.