PPR trade offer - redraft (1 Viewer)

[Spike]

Start 2QB/2RB/2WR/2TE/1 flex RB/WR/TE; very shallow rosters; redraft league

Players on my team:

David Johnson

Devonta Freeman

Andrew Luck

Jimmy Graham

Brandin Cooks

Tyreek Hill

Philip Rivers

Davante Adams

Danny Woodhead

Austin Hooper

Tyler Lockett

Alex Smith

Players on his team:

Antonio Brown

Michael Thomas

T.Y. Hilton

Isaiah Crowell

Eli Manning

Carlos Hyde

Andy Dalton

Julius Thomas

Evan Engram

In the trade, I would get Michael Thomas and Evan Engram and he would get Kareem Hunt and Jimmy Graham.

Would you do this trade?

 

[Mingooch]

Assuming Dynasty, I would do it.  

 

[Spike]

My bad!

Redraft.

 

[johnadams]

I'd do it, but start looking at getting some value in a TE deal right away.  The opportunity to have any one of your top 3 WRs at flex is worth the downgrade at TE.  But I'd look for Brate or Doyle as I have little confidence in rookie TEs to make a difference.  

 

[wlwiles]

in a redraft I do not do this deal.  You can't afford to torpedo your TE position in a league where you have to start 2 TEs, and all you would have is Hooper/Engram if you did the deal. Right now your RBs are beyond solid (DJ, Freeman, Hunt at flex).  If you flip Hunt for Thomas you gain a couple points at flex (assuming Woodhead or Hill would be your new flex), but it kills your TEs badly.  No deal. 

Even in a league where Doyle or Brate are available for pickup, I wouldn't do it.  Same reason why in a 2 QB league you don't wait till the end and start your season with Bradford & Flacco.  When you have to start 2 it's more important to have at least one good one. 

 

[fightingillini]

Pass.

The mandatory start 2TE is really important here.  Losing Graham hurts a lot, plus Hunt gives you great RB depth plus you can flex him.  Getting Thomas would be great, but not at the expense of two important starting positions.

 

[beerbuff]

I'd do it but I don't see why the other guy would do it. Only having Brown and Hilton left would leave him woefully short at WR.

 

[PPRGuy]

I would do the deal just because I'm not a Kareem Hunt fan and Michael Thomas is gonna be an absolute stud... Losing Graham is a big loss to your TE depth and if everyone in your league has to start 2 TEs then it will be super hard to fill that void. With some smart pickups, season-long management, and other trades to fill the TE void post trade I think you could definitely come up much better come playoffs. But it's all up to what you can do with your league

I feel like you could easily turn around and deal package with tyreek or adams for another chill TE and roll with the major Mike Thomas upgrade

 

[Spike]

Thanks all.

I appreciate the divergent opinions.  Having seen how TE can be a black hole, I'm leaning toward not accepting this deal.  Also, WR seems to be the deepest positions, so I feel like I can always beef that up.