12 tm, superflex, ppr, bestball (start 11)
Gave: Fields
Got: D. Watson
I have a one start QB league with fairly small rosters and I'm stuck carrying Hurts, Watson and Fields. Would obviously like to trade one and the one I'd like to trade is Fields. That's relative to an expected higher return then Watson and long term outlook. Straight up though I'd take Fields and part of that was what looks right now like a hard lesson I learned last offseason. In another one QB start short roster(FFPC) league I was sitting on Herbert, Watson and Hurts.. For what is likely the same rationale as you had with this trade I decided to move Hurts on notion the other two had more longevity. I was thinking with their two #1 picks and Eagles front office analytics that suggest pass heavy approach is the way to winning that Hurts would be shoved out after this season. Now this was all before the AJB trade but I can admit I was dead wrong and I regret that now and in fact tried to buy Hurts back last year using Herbert+ and could not do it.
But long story short I get your rationale, I just would have wanted an little extra thrown my way to turn Fields into Watson.
But speaking purely from a fantasy standpoint, I absolutely think of him as a top5 QB. He's already shown it.
Without any doubt, not even an argument, he's basically been a 25 PPG scorer in standard 4 passing TD leagues every year of his career until last year. I'd also add I think last year was more then just the layoff, a lot of mental stuff or him to deal with going from one of the more pristine reps in the league to basically playing role of the a villian and I have total faith he'll get back to what he was and I'm not a Brown fans.
I have one issue with him however and due to that issue he's my 9th ranked QB. I'm not sure he can handle the elements, the weather. People don't factor that in for last year enough either, after his Texans debut he got served up a load of bad weather games. I'm not sure how he can handle it, heard him say a few years ago he does not like the cold. It won't happen like that every year and it won't likely happen till late in the season when it does happen but that's when all the money and everything is won. That's my biggest knock on him right now.