i made my first big move of the offseason....
brian smith gave up
michael turner
anquan boldin
nick chadick gave up
michael crabtree
chris wells
rookie 2.16
my current offensive side of roster
qb -
peyton, cassell, leinart, dixon, josh johnson, luke mccown, byron leftwich, drew stanton, mike teel
rb -
chris johnson, mendenhall, chris wells, donald brown, mcgahee, lendale white, mike hart
wr -
desean jackson, sidney rice, steve smith nyg, dwayne bowe, michael crabtree, hakeem nicks, aromashodu, marcus smith, dominique edison
te -
gates, vernon, jared cook, davon drew
i think i gave up more points next year but i was motivated to make this deal because...
1) i wanted to stay ahead of the curve on turner; i do expect him to him to be productive next year and possibly 2011, but he currently is a part time starter on my roster thanks to vernon and favorable te scoring....turner will be 28 next year and i believe his better years are behind him or very soon to be behind him.
2) boldin always seems to be nicked up and i really fear a big drop off if warner retires this year.... he could be traded to a favorable situation, but what could be more favorable than what he is leaving?
3) this trade was mostly about what i got back in return. i was impressed with what i saw from both crabtree and wells as the season moved forward. push come to shove i probably would have traded boldin straight up for crabtree. i think crabtree will be a top 10 wr for 7-8 years and this is a start 3 16 team ppr league, top 10 wr for that long is HUGE. wells i feel can put up turner numbers and i have the luxury to be patient with him, i also dont feel as worried about warner retiring with wells as it should lead to more touches for the rbs, feel like im getting similar player on way up versus the verge of way down.
4) 2.16 rookie isn't a big part of the deal but in our league we can taxi up to 3 rookies that can be stolen at the compensation of round drafted +1... so the 2.16 would requrie a 1st to steal and i like that i can taxi a quality player and not really have to worry about being stolen, its like an extra roster slot