so our trade deadline is today.
My team is 2 games out of a playoff spot and a path to get there at 4-6 but it's a long shot. I have a decent team but no depth (Mahomes, Ekeler, J. Williams, Hockenson, Cooper, etc.)
My question as I debate playing for next year.
Would you make this trade?
I give:
Mahomes
someone else not too relevant
I get:
CJ Stroud (8th round keeper)
Quentin Johnson (16th round keeper)
I think this would still make me competitive (if stroud stays hot) but also gives me a decent keeper option in Stroud. QJ is just a lottery ticket.
I think the other owner would do it - he's offered Stroud to me in trades.
I just flipped Waddle, Taylor, Lawrence for McCaffery, Keaton Mitchell and Dotson with the guy who had Burrow.
QJ might even have a late season surge, giving you an option besides Cooper, who is going to have a tough go without Watson at QB.
Options:
Saquon @ Wash
Tank Dell vs Ari (Noah Brown is Questionable but was a DNP all week)
T.J. Hockenson @ Den (even though Denver has been playing much better defense lately, they've still been bad defending the TE, averaging +23.9% fantasy points over the NFL average over the last 3 weeks, +24.2% over the last 5 weeks.
Seems crazy to bench Saquon, but this offense is that bad, can't find any upside, whereas I think there is considerable upside with both of the other options.
Last week with Dobbs at QB, 11 catches on 15 targets for 134 yards and a score.
I have LaPorta (vs Chi) in my starting lineup right now, so as a follow up, perhaps the play is to bench LaPorta and play Dell or Saquon in the flex with Hock at TE?
Dell is a big play machine but is a little more TD-dependent, but he's coming off 2 weeks in a row with double-digit targets.
I would go Hockenson - he has the highest floor IMO.
assuming some level of ppr.
for reference fantasypros says 57% Dell (their ranking of the three is Dell, Hockenson, Barkley), when I plug in all 3 players and if I remove Dell, Hockenson is 87% over Barkley, Dell is 63% vs Hockenson and Dell vs Barkley is 72% Dell.
this is ppr.