time to sell Colston? (1 Viewer)

[bwteet]

After 3 tds in his last 2 games, I am thinking now would be the time to max out his value or at least see wht offers may come for him.

Is he a guy you would hold onto feeling the production will continue and he finishes with another 5-6 tds the rest of the way or do you think they will spread it around and he will be inconsistant?

If the latter, what type of value would you expect back if you traded him today?

 

[Shawnky]

He's not old, and the worries everyone has about his knees hasn't been a problem. He's a high end WR2 for years to come on a top offense. This is brought up every year. Don't overthink this.

 

[Flying Elvis]

He seems like a "re-emerging" talent to me. With a favorable schedule the rest of the year and an obviously great situation, I'd hold him.

 

[ExaltedOne]

They throw the ball enough that their #1a (Colston) and 1b (Graham) will get plenty of points. There's no reason to expect that to change.

I also don't think his stock is up high enough for you to sell and get equal value. If anything, he might still be a buy.

 

[footballnerd]

I know Colston has a history of inconsistency (and why I avoided him this year), but it seems like the addition of Graham and Sproles really stretches the D where Colston is seeing favorable match ups. Having two other dominating receivers (Sproles/Graham tied 2nd in NFL receptions) could mean a great year for him.

 

[BoerumHill]

Given his consistent production year in and year out, I cannot fathom why anyone would think something has changed that would make you want to sell now.

Yards Per Game by Year:

2006 74.1

2007 75.1

2008 69.1

2009 67.1

2010 68.2

2011 74.8

Games Played - TDs:

2006 14 - 8

2007 16 - 11

2008 11 - 5

2009 16 - 9

2010 15 - 7

2011 5 - 3

The guy is a rock in my lineup (when healthy). He's staying, and I'm riding him.

 

[Shawnky]

I know Colston has a history of inconsistency (and why I avoided him this year), but it seems like the addition of Graham and Sproles really stretches the D where Colston is seeing favorable match ups. Having two other dominating receivers (Sproles/Graham tied 2nd in NFL receptions) could mean a great year for him.

When has he shown inconsistency?

 

[Crippler]

I did try to sell Colston a few weeks ago when he was coming back

Wanted a 1st, 2nd and Knowshon Moreno in the deal. The 1st is in the 4-7 range of a 16 team 2 QB league and the 2nd would be top 5(We do our 1st round in mid April just before NFL draft and 2nd round is in August)which has nice value

He said terrible offer and instead gave up Mike Goodson, the early 2nd and an early 3rd for Robert Meachum

Glad he did not take and think he made a huge mistake at the time. I really need Colston this week with byes

But it really depends on your team goals. I dont like to look more than 3 years out and Colston should still be good at that point

 

[ExaltedOne]

This misconception that he is inconsistent is why, despite three weeks of great numbers (#2 WR in that period behind Bowe), he is still a hold or a buy.

 

[Reepicheep]

I know Colston has a history of inconsistency (and why I avoided him this year), but it seems like the addition of Graham and Sproles really stretches the D where Colston is seeing favorable match ups. Having two other dominating receivers (Sproles/Graham tied 2nd in NFL receptions) could mean a great year for him.

When has he shown inconsistency?

Yeah I didn't get that either. If anything consistency is his strength. You don't see a lot of games like last week, but he is more or less a lock every week for 50-70 yards, with upside for 100 and/or a TD.

 

[Buckna]

If anything he is still a buy. Most folks are still afraid his knees are shot and that clearly does not seem to be the case.

 

[footballnerd]

I know Colston has a history of inconsistency (and why I avoided him this year), but it seems like the addition of Graham and Sproles really stretches the D where Colston is seeing favorable match ups. Having two other dominating receivers (Sproles/Graham tied 2nd in NFL receptions) could mean a great year for him.

When has he shown inconsistency?

He has had plenty of up and down games his entire career, enough that I wouldn't take him as a WR1 or even a WR2. He has his good games and then his dud games (4/40). This year could be different though.

 

[Shawnky]

I know Colston has a history of inconsistency (and why I avoided him this year), but it seems like the addition of Graham and Sproles really stretches the D where Colston is seeing favorable match ups. Having two other dominating receivers (Sproles/Graham tied 2nd in NFL receptions) could mean a great year for him.

When has he shown inconsistency?

Yeah I didn't get that either. If anything consistency is his strength. You don't see a lot of games like last week, but he is more or less a lock every week for 50-70 yards, with upside for 100 and/or a TD.

And that's my take. He's a WR2 that puts up #1 numbers from time to time.

 

[doeseatplace]

If the latter, what type of value would you expect back if you traded him today?

That's the question; what could you get for him? You likely won't get a WR upgrade in the traditional sense, because most owners feel he's kind of vanilla and won't give you a bigger name. You could trade him for a potential late season WR flyer, but why?I view MC as a solid, plug and play WR2 with high consistency who always leads the Saints WRs in snaps. In the last two seasons, he only failed to record 3 catches in 2 games--his first back from injury vs. Jags this year, and week 16 vs. Falcons last year when he left the game early with an injuryNow if you think he's going to get hurt again, by all means shop him around. But you could/should do that with any player who you believe will miss significant time due to injury

 

[jesseasi]

Maybe hard to gauge - but I just Bought him.

Dynasty League - Keep everyone.

Mendenhall & Wayne

for

Colston & Charles

I am happy - Colston is a major upgrade over Wayne for me this year and I like my dynasty prospects.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Im hoping he has a dud this week and Henderson/Meachem go off. I agree with whoever said Sproles and Graham now make it tougher for teams to key on Colston.

 

[Shawnky]

Im hoping he has a dud this week and Henderson/Meachem go off. I agree with whoever said Sproles and Graham now make it tougher for teams to key on Colston.

He didn't seem to have a problem putting up numbers before they got there.

 

[BuckeyeBrigage]

I have Drew Brees as my QB and drafted Colston as my WR3. Yes these last two weeks have been awesome. He is Brees #1 option and look. I would not trade him as he is performing too well and with the emergance of Graham and Sproles I agree it opens greater opportunities for him as well. I plan to keep this guy for the rest of the year. Hopefully will go off this week again too.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Im hoping he has a dud this week and Henderson/Meachem go off. I agree with whoever said Sproles and Graham now make it tougher for teams to key on Colston.

He didn't seem to have a problem putting up numbers before they got there.

Did I say that? As other have mentioned in here, he's been able to put up nice end of year numbers, but week to week since his rookie year he hasnt been as reliable as most WR1's. Him doing what he did these last couple of weeks wasnt something he would do in back to back games typically. With Graham and Sproles being legit playmakers, I think now Colston is almost a 70 yard lock and he will probably have more chances inside the 10 as D's key on Graham, while neither was the case in prio years. He might have averaged about 70yds per game for his career, but that was more because he would put up 110 one week and then 30 the next.

 

[QuizGuy66]

He's a guy who can give you supreme performances like last week at any time but he'll never get valued at that level by other owners. Those knees are always going to keep his perceived value down (as well as the fact that NO has a ton of players that get receiving targets). I have him and I haven't really thought of moving him.

-QG

 

[Dez]

I tried in my dynasty league and no one wants him at all.

 

[QuizGuy66]

I tried in my dynasty league and no one wants him at all.

When you type his name into google or yahoo - Marques Colston injury is one of the first 3 auto-fill options.I also think that he's guy that people perceive as being older than he - he's only 28 after all, but I bet if you did a pole of guys in your league they'd all guess older.-QG

 

[doeseatplace]

I've said this in several different similar threads...don't over think things

Erase Colston's name from your mind and think about him generically as the #1 receiver for one of the top three passing teams in the NFL, with a consistent, multi-year track record of producing catches, yds and TDs, while playing through injuries, real or perceived by FFL owners.

Then, think about trading this generic player for Pierre Garcon, Greg Little, Sidney Rice, or whoever you think you can get for him.

If you think this will make your team better, you are a bigger gambler than me

 

[Alex P Keaton]

I know Colston has a history of inconsistency (and why I avoided him this year), but it seems like the addition of Graham and Sproles really stretches the D where Colston is seeing favorable match ups. Having two other dominating receivers (Sproles/Graham tied 2nd in NFL receptions) could mean a great year for him.

When has he shown inconsistency?

He has had plenty of up and down games his entire career, enough that I wouldn't take him as a WR1 or even a WR2. He has his good games and then his dud games (4/40). This year could be different though.

Wow, that makes him so materially different from other WRs. I keep holding out only for WRs who get a minimum of 100 yds + 1 TD every single game. What am I doing wrong?

 

[Alex P Keaton]

I have Drew Brees as my QB and drafted Colston as my WR3. Yes these last two weeks have been awesome. He is Brees #1 option and look. I would not trade him as he is performing too well and with the emergance of Graham and Sproles I agree it opens greater opportunities for him as well. I plan to keep this guy for the rest of the year. Hopefully will go off this week again too.

Targets the last 3 weeks:J Graham: 12, 11, 7M Colston: 6 7, 11Not sure that I'd say Colston is the clear #1 target for Brees. Seems like J Graham is seeing at LEAST the same number of targets. (actually more the past 3 weeks) That said, I expect defenses to continue to shift more toward Graham going forward, leaving Colston with some great single coverage opportunities.

 

[Reepicheep]

I already posted this in another thread, but just to add it here, these are the numbers from the 4 games Colston has been fully healthy. (basically, leaving out weeks 2 & 3 when he didn't play, plus week 4 when his snap count was limited)

Recs Yards TDsColston 24 366 3Graham 25 363 3Sproles 26 180 1
As for trading him, I can't imagine getting good value. He is a rock-solid WR2 (has been his entire career). People will look at the missed games or Graham's stats and be concerned. Or they have been burned by other Saints WRs and assume Colston is as inconsistent. Just enjoy the ride fellas.

 

[Kenny Powers]

I've said this in several different similar threads...don't over think thingsErase Colston's name from your mind and think about him generically as the #1 receiver for one of the top three passing teams in the NFL, with a consistent, multi-year track record of producing catches, yds and TDs, while playing through injuries, real or perceived by FFL owners.Then, think about trading this generic player for Pierre Garcon, Greg Little, Sidney Rice, or whoever you think you can get for him.If you think this will make your team better, you are a bigger gambler than me

I dont think anyone is trading him for Little, Sid Rice, or Garcon. I dont even know what to call that, selling low I guess?!

 

[Hoss_Cartwright]

Short term it might be the time to buy Colston. Long term your time to sell at a good price as come and gone.

 

[NeverEnough]

I recently bought him in PPR dynasty. I traded Gates straight up for him after I acquired Keller (In another deal) to use as my starting TE.

 

[doeseatplace]

I've said this in several different similar threads...don't over think thingsErase Colston's name from your mind and think about him generically as the #1 receiver for one of the top three passing teams in the NFL, with a consistent, multi-year track record of producing catches, yds and TDs, while playing through injuries, real or perceived by FFL owners.Then, think about trading this generic player for Pierre Garcon, Greg Little, Sidney Rice, or whoever you think you can get for him.If you think this will make your team better, you are a bigger gambler than me

I dont think anyone is trading him for Little, Sid Rice, or Garcon. I dont even know what to call that, selling low I guess?!

So I go back to the OP, who asks about maxxing Colston's value and seeing what offers may come in. What does an owner expect to get for him? Maclin, Bowe, AJ Green? You can dangle any of your players out there as trade bait, whether a sell high or buy low; the rub is--what value are you offered in return

 

[Hoss_Cartwright]

He was just traded in one of my leagues straight up for Kenny Britt.

 

[Dez]

He was just traded in one of my leagues straight up for Kenny Britt.

I tried to trade Colston and a 1st for Britt in my 2 leagues I goth him in and got laughed it.It isn't happening in most leagues this is the exception not the rule.

 

[Dez]

I've said this in several different similar threads...don't over think thingsErase Colston's name from your mind and think about him generically as the #1 receiver for one of the top three passing teams in the NFL, with a consistent, multi-year track record of producing catches, yds and TDs, while playing through injuries, real or perceived by FFL owners.Then, think about trading this generic player for Pierre Garcon, Greg Little, Sidney Rice, or whoever you think you can get for him.If you think this will make your team better, you are a bigger gambler than me

I dont think anyone is trading him for Little, Sid Rice, or Garcon. I dont even know what to call that, selling low I guess?!

So I go back to the OP, who asks about maxxing Colston's value and seeing what offers may come in. What does an owner expect to get for him? Maclin, Bowe, AJ Green? You can dangle any of your players out there as trade bait, whether a sell high or buy low; the rub is--what value are you offered in return

No one in their right mind is trading away Bowe, Maclin or AJ Green for Colston.

 

[Hoss_Cartwright]

He was just traded in one of my leagues straight up for Kenny Britt.

I tried to trade Colston and a 1st for Britt in my 2 leagues I goth him in and got laughed it.It isn't happening in most leagues this is the exception not the rule.

I'm not sure about that. Post a poll.

 

[doeseatplace]

I've said this in several different similar threads...don't over think thingsErase Colston's name from your mind and think about him generically as the #1 receiver for one of the top three passing teams in the NFL, with a consistent, multi-year track record of producing catches, yds and TDs, while playing through injuries, real or perceived by FFL owners.Then, think about trading this generic player for Pierre Garcon, Greg Little, Sidney Rice, or whoever you think you can get for him.If you think this will make your team better, you are a bigger gambler than me

I dont think anyone is trading him for Little, Sid Rice, or Garcon. I dont even know what to call that, selling low I guess?!

So I go back to the OP, who asks about maxxing Colston's value and seeing what offers may come in. What does an owner expect to get for him? Maclin, Bowe, AJ Green? You can dangle any of your players out there as trade bait, whether a sell high or buy low; the rub is--what value are you offered in return

No one in their right mind is trading away Bowe, Maclin or AJ Green for Colston.

OK, so let's review the bidding.Kenny Powers says: "I dont think anyone is trading him for Little, Sid Rice, or Garcon. I dont even know what to call that, selling low I guess?!"And Dez says: "No one in their right mind is trading away Bowe, Maclin or AJ Green for Colston."Others mentioned actual trades for Colston in their league for Gates and Britt.So, OP, I guess you have your answer. You shouldn't trade Colston for someone a little more off the radar screen that you may think has potential (I don't, BTW). And no one will trade you a comparable #1 WR unless they are crazy. So unless you want Gates, or a WR with a shredded knee for dynasty purposes only, you're stuck with Colston for the rest of the year. Good luck