Strong rebuild in a 12 team 1QB start 9 (QB, RB, WR, TE, PK, DEF, 3Flex)
Was lucky enough to draft Jeanty, Hampton and Judkins and picked up Javonte late, so as of week 4, I have a pretty strong RB room.
WR room is less than ideal. Addison, BTJr, Godwin, Olave and Golden. All decent, none stand out.
I'm considering trading one of the rookie RBs and an Addison or Godwin for a WR1.
Using your own crystal ball, which of two of the three RBs would you be more inclined to trade and which WR would you target?
Personally I’d look to package JaWill + Godwin.
Addison is too young/good to move for an upgrade as I believe he’s still on an upward career trajectory, and why move a rookie when you can sell high on JaWill?
JaWill + Godwin isn't a bad move if he isn't contending. A contending team could likely use both of those guys. JaWill's hype is building. One league I'm defending champ so I'm running with him but not a bad idea to sell if you aren't contending.
Wow, I can’t help but throw a bucket of ice water on that. Nobody is taking Godwin and Javonte Williams for a WR1.
Things don’t move that much in four weeks. Godwin is thirty and still recovering from serious surgery. He’s also taking snaps wide when his specialty is the slot. JW looks aight but not incredible nor does one have any faith in his ability to last the year, never mind have faith in his long term prospects.
I don’t think I’d counter offer. I think Jeanty and Hampton are so valuable I wouldn’t offer for them out of fear of insulting you, but Judkins, although maybe a reach, would be the thing that got it done without Godwin. But the gap between Judkins and Jav Williams is vast.
I’m trying to be as fair as I can be. Judkins for a WR1 is about right. Godwin is overkill and Jeanty and Hampton are frankly worth a bunch more then the unpredictable WR landscape.
I mean, that might be true, but why come out the gate like that?
Godwin + JaWill is a solid opening salvo to an upgrade from Godwin. Maybe the target is a borderline WR1. Maybe it’s a gamble on buying Jameson Williams on the dip? And if a couple opening offers go nowhere, then upgrade to one of the younger backs.
Like John Cleese said in The Meaning of Life, “what’s wrong with a kiss, boy?”
Ah, I totally dig it. Heh. My reasoning for doing that encompassed a few things. First of all, I just wanted to drill down to the value.
And my second reason is a bit more in-depth, and explained below.
I have to say you make a good point about the gate and the dance, but here's where we might differ a bit. It's truly temperamental. I loathe negotiating or the art of the deal. I'm uncomfortable with it because I find the process too adversarial, too ungenerous, and too many people try and take advantage of goodwill and good-natured, fair dealing. When I catch that this is happening, it drives me up a wall and it can ruin my mood. I then have to cool myself down so that I don't take what I consider to be lousy offers in a personal way. i get this way because I think a lot of experienced players know that there's a pretty defined market value for a player at that particular moment.
But that's not a great assumption I'm making. Some people do not know market value at all and I've dealt with them recently. They just have a different way of valuing guys. And I will say that once I find that out, I'm actually totally cool with their process and their thoughts. It's when the guys I know damn well know better try to get over that I actually get a touch peeved.
So it really stems from that. You guys know Godwin and Javonte aren't fair exchange for a clear WR1. At least that's my perception of it. Heh. So it could be wrong. But that's where coming out of the gate like that comes from. I had a guy in one of my leagues whom I made easy, fair deals with. We just would contact the other and it was done so easily with little hassle. I think he wound up with a really good deal from me one time and I wound up with a cheaper 1.01 than market (he sent the offer), which wound up really favoring me. But yeah, we built good teams that way. I miss being on the same page like that.
Oh well. Such is trading, FF, and life.