Weissbard
Gets:
Anquan
Boldin WR SF
Jacquizz
Rodgers RB ATL
Pierre
Thomas RB NO
Gutman
Gets:
Vincent
Jackson WR TB
Ajay
Gets:
Julian
Edelman WR NE
I’m going to treat this as one 3 way
trade because it’s really about Weissbard giving up assets to get startable RBs
#HotSportsTake:
Can Gutman actually win two trades in
the same year?? Our favorite trade addict must be putting all that extra time
of his to some use. Is one week of Jacquizz and Pierre really worth giving up those
WRs for Weissbard? Oh wait, Pierre is on
bye this week? Hmmm…
Most
Valuable Addition: I think Vincent
Jackson is a top 15 receiver with potential to break the top 10 by the end of
the season if Mike Glennon doesn’t completely fall apart. Everyone else in this
trade ranges from reliable flex to desperation flex with my preference for the
rest of the year being: Jackson, Edelman, Thomas, Boldin, and then Rodgers.
Potential
Starters Gained: For this week
Weissbard gets to insert Jacquizz in as a replacement for Sproles on his bye week.
He also will have to decide between Pierre, Boldin, Rob Woods, Brian Hartline
and Emmanuel Sanders for his WR2 and flex position for the rest of the year.
This is only if you assume Larry Fitzgerald will be healthy enough to be his
WR1 for the rest of the year which considering he has been questionable
basically every week this season, is a little concerning...
Ajay would never have started Pierre
over his three headed RB combo so losing him is no concern. Edelman becomes his
best bye week replacement for his WRs and maybe even a starter over Bowe if the
matchup fits.
Gutman gets an upgrade from Boldin to
Vjax every week and successfully sells high on Jacquizz right before his value
disappears.
Ajay
Trade Grade: Our defending champion gets
a much needed boost to his receiving corps after Randall Cobb fractures his
fibula, Pierre was being wasted on his bench this is a no brainer. Overall Trade Grade: A
Gutman
Trade Grade: I really like this trade
for Gutman which I can’t really believe I’m saying twice in one year. Vjax
automatically becomes his WR1 and so he has a solid trio of wide receivers
between Steve Smith, TY Hilton and Jackson. I don’t see Boldin or Rodgers as a
starting caliber player over anyone on his current roster for the rest of the
season so I see no concern in dealing them. And once McFadden gets off his bye
he also can be rotated into the RB and flex positions based on matchups and bye
weeks. Overall Trade Grade: A
Weissbard
Trade Grade: Considering the other two members involved in
this trade got As, you can assume this doesn’t bode well for Daniel. The
Edelman/Thomas trade makes sense except for the fact this week is your week of
greatest RB need and Thomas is on bye.
Also now you have both starting Saints RBs to decide between for the rest of
the year. They have yet to have a week where both of them succeeded at the same
time so do you start them both and hope for the best or just guess each week on
who is going to score the touchdowns? At least in terms of value though, this
trade is very even: Weissbard/Ajay Trade
Grade: B-
The trade with Gutman is far more
concerning. While this one makes far more sense in the short term because you
can start Jacquizz and Boldin right away this doesn’t really excite me in the
long term. Jason Snelling is now predicted to play this week for the Falcons so
Jacquizz won’t be getting any red zone carries and once Steven Jackson comes
back next week (or maybe even this week) Jacquizz becomes at best a handcuff.
So really this comes down to who do you like more over the course of the year
Vincent Jackson or Anquan Boldin. And it’s not even close, Jackson is the
better choice. Since his Week 1 explosion Anquan has averaged only 5.5 points
per week and he still has his bye coming up in week 9 while Vincent is already past his bye week
and appears to be healthy after an early season rib injury slowed him down. Weissbard/Gutman Trade Grade: C-
Overall
Trade Grade: C
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