Trade Grades 7 & 8

 Not a fan of grading my own trades, but no one else has stepped up and the Trade Deadline preview is coming in a couple of days, so here we go.

Trade 7
Kumpf receives Jordan Addison
Zacherman receives Ray Davis

Z had WRs to spare, and after losing Rashee Rice, Chris Godwin and even Christian fucking Kirk, I have next to nothing in the receiver department. That arguably has not changed after this trade, but Addison at least gives me an option that's better than what's on the waiver wire. As for Z, Davis increases his upside and becomes an immediate top 5 RB if James Cook goes down. He's also a potential trade piece for handcuff purposes but good luck starting that conversation with Alan. Regardless, both teams got what they wanted from this deal, even if it's unlikely to have any effect on the outcome of the season.

Grades:
Kumpf: B-
Zacherman: B+

Trade Grade 8
AGD receives Diontae Johnson and Jonnu Smith
BMO receives Baker Mayfield and Cole Kmet

Another relatively anonymous trade, though both of these teams have big dreams this year, so it very well may have an impact.

I essentially value Jonnu and Kmet the same, and they're both backup-worthy TEs. AGD only needed a Bowers bye week replacement and I imagine will be dropping Kmet shortly. BMO is starting Jonnu, which is not great.

So the trade is basically Diontae for Baker. I love both of these guys, but Baker was never going to see the lineup with Lamar there for BMO, while Diontae is in a weird career purgatory and is now fighting for targets in a run-first offense. Flex and TE were BMO's biggest holes before the trade, and they remain that way while Higgins is out, but getting Diontae essentially for free isn't bad. AGD's team is extremely solid from top to bottom, and upgrading from Stafford/Nix to Baker only solidifies that. I can't really argue with anything from either side here.

Grades:
AGD: A
BMO: A-