Foster owners without Ben Tate..... (1 Viewer)

[Da Man]

I have Foster and have been trying to trade for Tate. A couple of weeks ago offered Kevin Smith (when he was starting) and was rejected. Obviously Tate has more value for Foster owners,but what have others been offering for his services? Have peple been over paying to get Tate? I am at the point of offering Alfred Morris straight up for him.....

 

[steveski]

I think the goal is to offer someone of value, but someone that you wouldn't start unless he's a flex player or a bye week fill in. If Morris is your RB2, then I'd be a little hesitant to trade him off. Maybe if you post this in the Assistant Couch forum and post your entire team, you will have better luck getting advice.

I lucked out and dished off Rashad Jennings a couple days before MJD returned straight up for him.

 

[Shutout]

Very dependent on timing and needs. Hard to say without seeing your team and your trading partners.

 

[Novice2]

I have Foster and have been trying to trade for Tate. A couple of weeks ago offered Kevin Smith (when he was starting) and was rejected. Obviously Tate has more value for Foster owners,but what have others been offering for his services? Have peple been over paying to get Tate? I am at the point of offering Alfred Morris straight up for him.....

I don't worry about getting Tate.

 

[Khy]

yeah, I kind of just ignore the fact that Tate exists. The only time you'll ever need/want Tate is if Foster goes down. I think it's been proven time and time again that Tate will never be more than a change of pace back. He also almost blew the game for them last week so I expect them to be a little bit more cautious with bringing him in to run the clock over Foster.

 

[MAC_32]

If it isn't too deep of a league be patient, when bye weeks and injuries hit he will drop him.

If it's deep enough in which they won't drop him wait for an injury or a bye week in which he has no options at a position then offer a bnch player who would be an upgrade to his lineup.

 

[Shutout]

yeah, I kind of just ignore the fact that Tate exists. The only time you'll ever need/want Tate is if Foster goes down. I think it's been proven time and time again that Tate will never be more than a change of pace back. He also almost blew the game for them last week so I expect them to be a little bit more cautious with bringing him in to run the clock over Foster.

I spent my first 2 "foster years" doing this but took the plunge in the offseason. depending on your tolerance for risk, you probably either follow the plan of acting like he's not there (and thereby avoiding overpaying for what is just a fantasy insurance policy) or you hedge your bet and know that you have something in your reserves should the need arise.Like I said, I've now walked both sides of these tracks and my opinion on it is: Not worth it in redraft but very nice in dynasty.

 

[Khy]

yeah, I kind of just ignore the fact that Tate exists. The only time you'll ever need/want Tate is if Foster goes down. I think it's been proven time and time again that Tate will never be more than a change of pace back. He also almost blew the game for them last week so I expect them to be a little bit more cautious with bringing him in to run the clock over Foster.

I spent my first 2 "foster years" doing this but took the plunge in the offseason. depending on your tolerance for risk, you probably either follow the plan of acting like he's not there (and thereby avoiding overpaying for what is just a fantasy insurance policy) or you hedge your bet and know that you have something in your reserves should the need arise.Like I said, I've now walked both sides of these tracks and my opinion on it is: Not worth it in redraft but very nice in dynasty.

Yeah this is more or less the case. I owned Foster last season too got him with like the 5th pick in the 1st cause everyone was afraid of his hammy, drafted Tate later in the draft because of Foster's known Hammy issues 'just incase'. I started Tate for the first 3 weeks then held him till Week 5 to make sure Foster's hamstring held up. When it did I dropped him at that point. Ended up being the correct call. This year I just went back to the ignore his existence thing. I can't stand handcuffing guys in favor of holding some good upside guys. For example as a Foster owner I drafted Alfred Morris around the slot I would have drafted Ben Tate. Been working out pretty good so far.

 

[The Indestructible]

I own Foster but not Tate. After his big game on Sunday night, I was about to offer Torrey Smith (my best bench WR) for Tate, but I pulled the offer at the last second. As the Foster owner, I know that the Tate owner has some leverage over me and I think I'd sleep better with Tate on my roster, but Smith seemed just a bit much to give up. However, there was a time where I was more than willing to trade Smith for Tate if that helps. I'd be curious to know what other Foster owners would be willing to pay as well.

 

[renesauz]

I have Foster and have been trying to trade for Tate. A couple of weeks ago offered Kevin Smith (when he was starting) and was rejected. Obviously Tate has more value for Foster owners,but what have others been offering for his services? Have peple been over paying to get Tate? I am at the point of offering Alfred Morris straight up for him.....

You're undervaluing Tate. I own him in multiple leagues, only one of which I also own Foster. No way I'd trade him straight up for Smith or Morris.I see a future stud RB1 in Tate, even if he's relegated to flex value when Foster is healthy (think of a certain Carolina RB the last few years). If you really want him, you need to offer low end RB1 value at least.ETA: I'm speaking from a dynasty league perspective. His redraft value is obviously much lower.

 

[MAC_32]

I have Foster and have been trying to trade for Tate. A couple of weeks ago offered Kevin Smith (when he was starting) and was rejected. Obviously Tate has more value for Foster owners,but what have others been offering for his services? Have peple been over paying to get Tate? I am at the point of offering Alfred Morris straight up for him.....

You're undervaluing Tate. I own him in multiple leagues, only one of which I also own Foster. No way I'd trade him straight up for Smith or Morris.I see a future stud RB1 in Tate, even if he's relegated to flex value when Foster is healthy (think of a certain Carolina RB the last few years). If you really want him, you need to offer low end RB1 value at least.ETA: I'm speaking from a dynasty league perspective. His redraft value is obviously much lower.

Tate Non-Foster owner in a dyno, based on the offers I've received he is off the table. He's on the back end of my top 20 dyno RB's, just hoping for the next Michael Turner and not the next Michael Bush.

 

[Jojo the circus boy]

After week 1 an owner offered Tate to me (I own Foster) in exchange for Brandon Jackson and 2% of my blind bid budget, couldn't hit accept fast enough. 16 team league start 2 RB w/ a flex - Tate has been starting every week for me since.

 

[Da Man]

I have Foster and have been trying to trade for Tate. A couple of weeks ago offered Kevin Smith (when he was starting) and was rejected. Obviously Tate has more value for Foster owners,but what have others been offering for his services? Have peple been over paying to get Tate? I am at the point of offering Alfred Morris straight up for him.....

You're undervaluing Tate. I own him in multiple leagues, only one of which I also own Foster. No way I'd trade him straight up for Smith or Morris.I see a future stud RB1 in Tate, even if he's relegated to flex value when Foster is healthy (think of a certain Carolina RB the last few years). If you really want him, you need to offer low end RB1 value at least.ETA: I'm speaking from a dynasty league perspective. His redraft value is obviously much lower.

I would think Morris for Tate was more than enough...Morris is the #12 RB in our scoring system. I am going to sit and wait even though the comfort of having Tate would be nice..

 

[We Tigers]

I'm not really interested. In one league, I've got 3 strong RBs besides Foster who fill the role of injury insurance while also being startable week to week. In another I'm a little thinner, but I still wouldn't offer better than, say, my 4th or 5th best WR. He's hard to buy because people who did draft him necessarily overvalued him; after his big week 2, they aren't going to factor his terrible week 1 and week 3 numbers into their price.

 

[terpdgo]

i gave up a lot, Maclin. I was pretty stacked at WR so didn't really matter.

 

[donkshow]

As a Foster owner, I'm not concerned about owning Tate.

 

[cstu]

In dynasty I doubt you're getting him for less than a 1st. He was a mid 1st pick in 2010 and has proven he can play in the NFL. The best chance to get him would be to trade a good older player for him to a team in contention, otherwise his price in draft picks is going to be too high.

 

[Godsbrother]

Just traded Andre Brown to get Tate if the OP still cares.

 

[Da Guru]

I own Foster but not Tate. After his big game on Sunday night, I was about to offer Torrey Smith (my best bench WR) for Tate, but I pulled the offer at the last second. As the Foster owner, I know that the Tate owner has some leverage over me and I think I'd sleep better with Tate on my roster, but Smith seemed just a bit much to give up. However, there was a time where I was more than willing to trade Smith for Tate if that helps. I'd be curious to know what other Foster owners would be willing to pay as well.

I traded Ben Tate for Torrey Smith last week. The Foster owner was hounding me from week 1 but was only offering bench players. When he offered me Smith I took it. I totally understand. If Foster goes down Tate becomes a top 3-5 RB.