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Who are you trying to trade for? (1 Viewer)

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My targets:

C.Johnson (Ten) - As my RB2

B.Jacobs - As my RB2

R.Curry - As my WR3

I'm not having much luck, but curious to see what you guys are doing out there.

 
Moss....frantically. He had a bad week and unless the Pats simply lay down and die, he will still put up 10TD's and that's alot better than most.

Also Reggie Wayne. I'm hoping his owner is not happy with the Indy offense.

 
Before the game last night I was trying hard to get Westbrook,owner has injury problems, and was hoping for an average night from him. But after that performance there is not much chance I'll be able to get him.

I did however contact the LT owner whose team is hurting and may have a shot at landing him.

 
would like to have M. Barber and i am thinking of offering something that involves LT

EDIT: i also tried to get Westbrook and now wont be able to..........shoulda offered LT straight up he woulda done it

 
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Just offered Julius Jones and Warrick Dunn for LT... the owner is 0-2 and needs to make something happen.. hoping it will at least start negotiations...

 
You can probably get Jericho Cotchery cheaper than you think. I'm one who bought into the top 15WR hype and I think he will be lucky to land in the 25WR right now.

He just isn't getting the targets I expected. And dare I say Favre's arm isn't looking like the cannon of old.

 
Addai offering a package which includes Chad Ocho Stinko
I'm an Addai owner. What's your offer? I'll let you know if I'd accept it.I made an offer of Holt/Garrard for Fitzgerald (owner has Russell and Ryan as his QBs). I fully expect to be turned down but when he does I'll counter with the same offer for Jennings. He's a huge Packers fan so I doubt he'll say yes but I think that's a decent offer given how bad his QBs are.
 
You can probably get Jericho Cotchery cheaper than you think. I'm one who bought into the top 15WR hype and I think he will be lucky to land in the 25WR right now. He just isn't getting the targets I expected. And dare I say Favre's arm isn't looking like the cannon of old.
You just listed some valid reasons why Cotchery *should* be cheaper than we think.
 
You can probably get Jericho Cotchery cheaper than you think. I'm one who bought into the top 15WR hype and I think he will be lucky to land in the 25WR right now. He just isn't getting the targets I expected. And dare I say Favre's arm isn't looking like the cannon of old.
I still think Cotchery will be Top 15. Top 20 at worst, so if you can get him for cheap I say go for it. I think the Patriots outcoached the Jets by a huge margin this past week. Belichick schemed to take Cotchery away and Favre didn't force anything to him. Give credit to Favre for not trying to force something and make any mistakes but the Jets need to do a better job of freeing up Cotchery when defenses scheme on him like that.
 
Just offered Julius Jones and Warrick Dunn for LT... the owner is 0-2 and needs to make something happen.. hoping it will at least start negotiations...
trying to get SJax.Offering Matt Cassel (his QBs aren't good).
:lmao:
:stalker: I respond to all offers.Even if it's an outlandish offer, I see it as an opportunity to counter and maybe get a player that wasn't even discussed initially. There no such thing as pointless negotiation and it never hurts to listen.Having said that, I'd have a hard time progressing firther with initial offer like these.
 
speaking of horrible offers... was offered Kevin Curtis for Calvin Johnson (straight up) this week. I about spit the drink out my nose when I read it.

 
speaking of horrible offers... was offered Kevin Curtis for Calvin Johnson (straight up) this week. I about spit the drink out my nose when I read it.
I was offered Galloway, LJ, and Berrian for Steve Smith and Cutler :stalker:
 
trying to get SJax.Offering Matt Cassel (his QBs aren't good).
Dude. That's horrible.
gotta start somewhere. i'll probably end up throwing in a #2 rb. but you never know -- his QBs really are bad.
I hate those kind of offers -- It turns me off of wanting to deal with the person. If I were him and you offered me that, your next offer would have to be out of the park for me to accept. The low-ball "starter" offers drive me crazy.
 
trying to get SJax.Offering Matt Cassel (his QBs aren't good).
Dude. That's horrible.
gotta start somewhere. i'll probably end up throwing in a #2 rb. but you never know -- his QBs really are bad.
I hate those kind of offers -- It turns me off of wanting to deal with the person. If I were him and you offered me that, your next offer would have to be out of the park for me to accept. The low-ball "starter" offers drive me crazy.
;) It basically says "I think you are dumb and I am trying to screw you over".
 
trying to get SJax.Offering Matt Cassel (his QBs aren't good).
Dude. That's horrible.
gotta start somewhere. i'll probably end up throwing in a #2 rb. but you never know -- his QBs really are bad.
I hate those kind of offers -- It turns me off of wanting to deal with the person. If I were him and you offered me that, your next offer would have to be out of the park for me to accept. The low-ball "starter" offers drive me crazy.
Those kind of offers don't start dialog, they piss people off.
 
trying to get SJax.Offering Matt Cassel (his QBs aren't good).
Dude. That's horrible.
gotta start somewhere. i'll probably end up throwing in a #2 rb. but you never know -- his QBs really are bad.
You'd think Cassel had a statistically great game or something. Unless you're scoring is massively out of whack from the norm that's a crappy place to start. I find you get further if you start with a reasonable offer. Some people make offers as if they can get something for nothing.
 
trying to get SJax.Offering Matt Cassel (his QBs aren't good).
Dude. That's horrible.
gotta start somewhere. i'll probably end up throwing in a #2 rb. but you never know -- his QBs really are bad.
I hate those kind of offers -- It turns me off of wanting to deal with the person. If I were him and you offered me that, your next offer would have to be out of the park for me to accept. The low-ball "starter" offers drive me crazy.
;) It basically says "I think you are dumb and I am trying to screw you over".
Sure it's a bad offer but if the guy with Cassel has something you want, just make a counter proposal and see if you can get it. The owners I can't stand are the ones who let emotions dictate their decisions. You make an offer they don't like and they come back with "That's crap" or something like that. Just respond politely and maybe you can both get a deal done you like.
 
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Just offered Julius Jones and Warrick Dunn for LT... the owner is 0-2 and needs to make something happen.. hoping it will at least start negotiations...
trying to get SJax.Offering Matt Cassel (his QBs aren't good).
:rolleyes:
;) I respond to all offers.Even if it's an outlandish offer, I see it as an opportunity to counter and maybe get a player that wasn't even discussed initially. There no such thing as pointless negotiation and it never hurts to listen.Having said that, I'd have a hard time progressing firther with initial offer like these.
I believe people make these kind of offers because they are afraid to make a stand up offer intially. These owners generally want the other owner to make the first "real" offer. These types of owners are the one's who complain on the league message board that no one wants to trade and that it's a boring league. In reality there is probably plenty of trading going on, they just don't involve this type of owner often.
 
Just offered Julius Jones and Warrick Dunn for LT... the owner is 0-2 and needs to make something happen.. hoping it will at least start negotiations...
trying to get SJax.Offering Matt Cassel (his QBs aren't good).
:thumbup:
:shrug: I respond to all offers.Even if it's an outlandish offer, I see it as an opportunity to counter and maybe get a player that wasn't even discussed initially. There no such thing as pointless negotiation and it never hurts to listen.Having said that, I'd have a hard time progressing firther with initial offer like these.
I believe people make these kind of offers because they are afraid to make a stand up offer intially. These owners generally want the other owner to make the first "real" offer. These types of owners are the one's who complain on the league message board that no one wants to trade and that it's a boring league. In reality there is probably plenty of trading going on, they just don't involve this type of owner often.
you may believe that, and it may even be true sometimes, but how can you make a generalization like that? it's not true in this case (i make lots of trades in all of the leagues i'm in). it's a game -- don't take it as an insult to your manhood, Hoss, just make a counter. or don't.
 
I never make my best offer first. I try not to insult the other guy but I always start off with an opening offer for less than I'm willing to trade. If the guy says no, then I counter with the offer I'm prepared to make. My league is one of those "Nobody trades in my league" leagues and I'm one of the few guys who makes trades every year in it. The problem I find in my league is too many guys are still thinking about where they drafted a player and they aren't focusing on whether or not the deal is one that might help them.

 
trying to get SJax.Offering Matt Cassel (his QBs aren't good).
Dude. That's horrible.
gotta start somewhere. i'll probably end up throwing in a #2 rb. but you never know -- his QBs really are bad.
I hate those kind of offers -- It turns me off of wanting to deal with the person. If I were him and you offered me that, your next offer would have to be out of the park for me to accept. The low-ball "starter" offers drive me crazy.
:shrug: It basically says "I think you are dumb and I am trying to screw you over".
Sure it's a bad offer but if the guy with Cassel has something you want, just make a counter proposal and see if you can get it. The owners I can't stand are the ones who let emotions dictate their decisions. You make an offer they don't like and they come back with "That's crap" or something like that. Just respond politely and maybe you can both get a deal done you like.
I agree, I always make counters to those offers or turn them down politely. I don't get upset over them. I just mark that team down as a team that I probably don't want to trade with because they are either A) trying to hose me over or B) value players differently than I do and therefore a fair trade will be next to impossible. Personally, I always start out a trade with a fair offer. Sometimes it may swing in my favor, but I will never throw out something as ridiculous as this.
 
I never make my best offer first. I try not to insult the other guy but I always start off with an opening offer for less than I'm willing to trade. If the guy says no, then I counter with the offer I'm prepared to make. My league is one of those "Nobody trades in my league" leagues and I'm one of the few guys who makes trades every year in it. The problem I find in my league is too many guys are still thinking about where they drafted a player and they aren't focusing on whether or not the deal is one that might help them.
That's the essence of good negotiation. Be willing to move but negotiate in good faith.If I'm negotiating for a job I'm not going to ask for $1,000,000/year and I don't expect them to offer me $1/hour but I do expect to be offered less then they're willing to give and I'll probably ask for more then I'd settle for.

 
I just offered fitz, t. jones, and rodgers for adp, palmer, and marvin harrison.

the guy has marvin benched in favor of royal and vincent jackson and hes starting derek andersen so he might be somewhat desperate.

is this a fair offer? I'm pretty bad at gauging value when dealing with multiple players/positions.

 
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I agree, I always make counters to those offers or turn them down politely. I don't get upset over them. I just mark that team down as a team that I probably don't want to trade with because they are either A) trying to hose me over or B) value players differently than I do and therefore a fair trade will be next to impossible. Personally, I always start out a trade with a fair offer. Sometimes it may swing in my favor, but I will never throw out something as ridiculous as this.
The teams I won't trade with are the ones who get all p****d off when you make them an offer they don't like. For example, I offered Holt/Fred Taylor for Grant/Coles today. Guy shot it down and was all steamed that I even offered it. Totally blew me away. In retrospect, I'm glad he said no because I had second thoughts about even offering it. Grant's hammy has me worried and Coles isn't exactly the picture of good health these days either. I was just looking to shake some things up for my team and I figured since the guy was starting Coles/S.Rice/Hardy as his WRs he might be interested in getting a decent one.
 
You can probably get Jericho Cotchery cheaper than you think. I'm one who bought into the top 15WR hype and I think he will be lucky to land in the 25WR right now. He just isn't getting the targets I expected. And dare I say Favre's arm isn't looking like the cannon of old.
I still think Cotchery will be Top 15. Top 20 at worst, so if you can get him for cheap I say go for it. I think the Patriots outcoached the Jets by a huge margin this past week. Belichick schemed to take Cotchery away and Favre didn't force anything to him. Give credit to Favre for not trying to force something and make any mistakes but the Jets need to do a better job of freeing up Cotchery when defenses scheme on him like that.
I just don't think the Jets NEED to get Cotchery the ball. Think of all the Receiving options there...CotcheryColesBrad SmithStuckey (might be worth picking up)FranksBakerKellerL.WashingtonThomas JonesWhy spend the effort to get Cotchery open if he is doubled? Just take advantage of the other Open WR/TE/RB. I still think Jerricho gets his 1-2 bombs a game and will be a decent WR3 play in the end.
 
I never make my best offer first.
I think this is a mistake. You would be surprised how well it's received to actually get a deal done on one offer without the haggling, and how well it sets you up for future trading. I make more trades than most owners and it IS my goal to get a deal done with one offer. I must be doing something right, because I have the titles and playoff appearances to back it up. Edited for spelling.

 
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I need a QB and one of the owners in my league has P. Manning and Warner and needs a starting running back. I have Jacobs, Forte, and Perry as available (I also have Barber but don't see either QB meriting his inclusion in a deal). Hoping to deal Perry + Schaub for Warner + Felix Jones. If he doesn't include Jones, I would take a scrub in place (we lose roster spots in the league if we do unbalanced trades). He starts Earnest Graham and Fred Taylor, with Dunn, Jones, and K. Faulk on his bench.

I've also made inquiries about Holmes,Edwards, and Derek Anderson.

 
I am trying to get a RB for R.Moss, but no takers so far--and in a league in the Boston area. Everyone is afraid of Moss. I'll keep him until next week when he blows up (hopefully).

 
I agree, I always make counters to those offers or turn them down politely. I don't get upset over them. I just mark that team down as a team that I probably don't want to trade with because they are either A) trying to hose me over or B) value players differently than I do and therefore a fair trade will be next to impossible. Personally, I always start out a trade with a fair offer. Sometimes it may swing in my favor, but I will never throw out something as ridiculous as this.
If I get an offer that is absolutely crap in my mind, I will kindly ask them to say what reasoning they think this offer has to help my team. That way I can tell whether or not they are trying to screw me or just value the players in the deal differently. If it is the second one, i wouldn't mark them down as you stated though as there is no reason to believe yet that we will always value the players that far off. Obviously that can change if we have multiple encounters like that.Had one such offer before week 1 so i asked the guy. Don't know him as it is a first year league through a friend (all league mates but me and one other guy live in the same area). His response was it never said it did help me and he made it because it is good for him. That's the guy I mark off on a list of not trading with.
 
I tried making a play for Rodgers last week (guy has McNabb) but owner wanted to hold off due to questions about McNabb's health. After Rodgers play last Sunday, I'm not even sure he is worth targeting due to inflated price.

 
I never make my best offer first. I try not to insult the other guy but I always start off with an opening offer for less than I'm willing to trade. If the guy says no, then I counter with the offer I'm prepared to make. My league is one of those "Nobody trades in my league" leagues and I'm one of the few guys who makes trades every year in it. The problem I find in my league is too many guys are still thinking about where they drafted a player and they aren't focusing on whether or not the deal is one that might help them.
That's the essence of good negotiation. Be willing to move but negotiate in good faith.If I'm negotiating for a job I'm not going to ask for $1,000,000/year and I don't expect them to offer me $1/hour but I do expect to be offered less then they're willing to give and I'll probably ask for more then I'd settle for.
I'm sure all the owners in his league know this as well, so why not cut the BS and make an offer that works out of the gate. Does there always have to be haggling in a trade? I don't think so.
 

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