ghostguy123
Footballguy
In a vacuum without context it is a terrible deal.No problem and I actually would not have flinched if I saw someone make that trade in a league of mine. Mainly because I view Hilton as essentially within 4 fantasy points a game of Hopkins, someone I'd phrase as giving you 85% of Hopkins production plus you get a RB who was #15 in PPG and TE I feel like is a top 10 lock with a chance a legit shot at that TE 4-5 range. Cook's only got 1-2 years in him, I still think Hilton can play at a high level but his age is already working against his value and Carson could or could not be a multi year fixture. In 2-3 years you should be able to still trade Hopkins for a something like a young player and #1 or maybe two #1's, I've seen Julio still draw that kind of price return this year. So again I think it's a good deal for Hilton, I'd take that side because I think he's the only asset I trust to have much value after the 2020 season but I think the team that traded Hopkins away did get better in the short term and I know a lot of dynasty players who like to look at everything through a 3 year window and if that's the rationale I think the trade makes sense.
Again, I"d take Hopkins, don't see this as such a lopsided trade as most because I see rationale that makes sense and because while I do think Hopkins should be favorite in talk of #1 dynasty WR I still don't put quite as high a value on him as most.
With context it is an even worse deal. The team who traded away Hopkins is terrible. After the deal MAYBE the team got better for this year, that is very debatable. Either way, the team is still terrible even after making this trade. The right type of trade would be to deal for ONLY young unproven players plus current and future picks. Ya know, appreciating assets.
So instead of attempting an actual rebuild where he has a chance to be good in a few years, he will now suck and be maybe the 3rd worst team instead of the worst team, and then continue to suck for several more years when he COULD have had a chance to put together an actual team.