Thursday, August 27, 2009

FFFL6 Trade

There has been a trade in FFFL6 involving FabFour and Los Diablos Gatos (Me):

FabFour receives:
Matt Cassel, QB, KC
LenDale White, RB, TEN

Los Diablos Gatos receives:
Matt Schaub, QB, HOU
Brandon Jacobs, RB, NYG

BREAKDOWN

FabFour Receives:

Matt Cassel, QB, KC - FabFour enjoyed Cassel's services in last year's FFFL, and clearly would like to have him again. He should have a good year throwing the football to Dwayne Bowe and new wideout Amani Toomer in KC's new spread offense (something like Arizona last year). FabFour's other QB is Jake Delhomme, who is looking for a bounce-back year in Carolina, but is more than capable of being a fantasy starter.

LenDale White, RB, TEN - The TD vulture himself. LenDale has trimmed down a bit, but should still be a solid option at runningback. He's very similar to Brandon Jacobs in terms of stats, he scores a lot, but his production can be kind of inconsistent, blowing up one game while being almost absent in the next. That having been said, he'd become invaluable should Chris Johnson get injured, as he'd probably play in most, if not all, situations.

Los Diablos Gatos Receives:

Matt Schaub, QB, HOU - I coveted Schaub from the start, thinking that if he manages to stay healthy, he'll have a productive season throwing to my number one receiver, Andre Johnson, and my number three receiver, Kevin Walter. Needless to say, I'm putting a lot of stock into Houston's offense this season. Although, it scares me that I'm relying on the Andre Johnson rule to win this year.

Brandon Jacobs, RB, NYG - Jacobs is not a number one running back in a PPR league. He just doesn't catch many passes. But, he's now lost one of his wingmen in Derrick Ward and may get even more opportunities now that Plaxico Burress is in jail and he'll be relied on more in the offense. It could be a breakout year for the punishing back and 1,300 yards and 18 TDs seems like a real possibility to me. Of course, without Burress, it's possible that teams focus more on the running game and limit Jacobs' production, too. Time will tell, but regardless, he's a better bet than LenDale, week to week.

ANALYSIS

FabFour gets better at QB while Los Diablos Gatos gets better at RB. The difference is only slight, but since FabFour wasn't around to pick his players at the online draft, this gives him some amount of control over his team. Both teams end up fixing their problems, but let me know who you think won this trade?

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