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Fantasy Football Headset 2020; What I'd Trade (Cluckin and Coin)

[12 team league, 25 man rosters, 5 taxi spots, start 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 2Flex, 1DST, 1K]

Right before the start of the fantasy football season our league saw an arms race like no year before and Cluckin and Coin were right at the center of it. Both traded two 1st round picks for a player and both have not gotten returns for their stud trade. Because of that these two teams, who were part of a preseason top four that were expected to be championship favorites, have fallen short of expectations.

Cluckin has regularly been on the doorstep, owning his division and threatening but ultimately falling short. Because he has regularly locked up the two seed he has been ultra aggressive when it comes to trades, very rarely having a first round pick in the draft. This year it looks like it's starting to catch up with his team.

The core of Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Jones, Davante Adams, Tyler Lockett and Zach Ertz has been good enough to keep him competitive. However, the trade this year for Leonard Fournette, and last year for Devonta Freeman cost him premiere picks and have not worked out. David Johnson was a key to his early success and fell off but he got lucky with a bounce back this season. He swapped D.J. Chark for Melvin Gordon in the offseason to add some RB depth as well.

Cluckin deserves credit for still getting some decent players without 1st round picks. He drafted Hollywood Brown last season and Brandon Aiyuk this season. The problem is besides Jared Goff there's not really much on his bench to help out with byes and injuries. And this year he has not had luck. Freeman and Fournette haven't done much, Ertz has been a disappointment and is now hurt along with Melvin Gordon. That is why he has gotten off to a 2-4 start.

Cluckin doesn't have a 1st or 3rd round pick for 2021 and has traded his 2022 1st rounder as well and so his team is kind of stuck at the moment. 2020 is a weird fantasy football season and he's at the mercy of the season. It's unlikely the Packers will lay an egg like they did this past week, and they already had their bye, so that big three will be key to him trying to right the ship but his options seem a bit limited. He has been aggressive most seasons so it wouldn't shock me to see him try and get some depth, but mostly I think you're just waiting and hope you can right the ship and get healthy if you sneak in to the playoffs.

Coin is the gold standard of our dynasty league. He has three championships in the four years of existence and was in the top four (losing to the eventual winner) the one season he didn't win. Coin made the big trade of two 1st round picks, Calvin Ridley and Preston Williams for Saquon Barkley. (He also traded Fournette to Cluckin for his two 1st rounders). That trade stings this year with Barkley going down early and Ridley looking like a superstar, but Barkley is still a stud going forward.

Coin did get his 1st in 2021 back by trading some WR (John Brown the only notable one) and that looks like a smart move with him sitting at 2-4. The other trade he made was a 2021 2nd and 2022 3rd with Drew Lock for Josh Allen. Allen has tailed off the last few weeks but he looked the lock up another young star for more security, but the top team in the league has just had bacd luck.

Julian Edelman has only had one game and Mike Evans has been up and down. Losing Barkley has required him to count on James White (who just came back) and Jerrick McKinnon for his running backs behind Zeke. Chark also hasn't be the star he was last season for fantasy football. That's the bad luck that has put his team in the hole early.

However, this team isn't going anywhere. Coin has Diontae Johnson and Scotty Miller and drafted J.K. Dobbins, Ke'Shawn Vaughn, Denzel Mims, Quintez Cephus and Cole Kmet. Coin started with the strongest roster and has regularly drafted well to continue to give himself pieces to trade and reload his roster. Even with the bad luck he still has one of the best rosters in the league.

A 2-4 start would shake any owner but for me the choice is easy, you trade from the fringes and run it back next season. He got his 1st round pick back and could have a really good 1st round pick from Cluckin if he can't right the season. With the lack of assets for Cluckin to improve his team for next season also that 2022 1st round pick could be interesting also. Coin doesn't have a 2nd or 3rd pick in the next two drafts, but still has enough draft ammo and deep enough roster that this year will probably just be a hiccup. Worth noting also, Coin has regularly traded some players in the off season that won't make his roster cuts for mid round picks that he has used well. Something to watch in the off season with a loaded roster.

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Fantasy Football Headset 2020; What I'd Trade (Nati and Sidearm)

[12 team league, 25 man rosters, 5 taxi spots, start 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 2Flex, 1DST, 1K]

These two teams made the decision to trade a big piece ahead of the season, conceding they weren't championship contenders, but have found themselves in playoff contention. Both teams were in post season last year, but even with trading star players now find themselves deciding which way to go for the rest of 2020.

Sidearm has finished 2nd and 4th in the previous two years and a big part of that was the stack between Patrick Mahommes and Travis Kelce. However, his running back position took a big hit and he decided to load up on assets and come back in 2021 by trading Kelece. Two 1st round picks and Blake Jarwin is a solid haul. The reason the trade hasn't hurt him as much is because of the emergence of Mike Gesicki and the long awaited revival of Mo Alie-Cox.

Sidearm has done a solid job building his team through the draft with Mahommes, Devin Singletary, Antonio Gibson, Terry McLaurin, Gesicki, Christin Kirk, Phillip Lindsay, Josh Reynolds, Hunter Renfrow and Henry Ruggs. This his how the team went from picking in the top five to a top playoff team in just a few seasons. However, the running back position was why he leaned in to a retooling in 2020.

Marlon Mack and Lindsay were a big part of his run to runner up two seasons ago, but both got company in the backfield this past offseason. That's the case for Singletary though Zack Moss' injury has allowed him to flourish early. Gibson was a good pick and those two have provided enough production to get him to 3-2 with a manageable game this week. I still have my questions about those two being lead backs for a championship team.

The trade of Kelce gives Sidearm two 1st in 2020 and 2021. He also traded Josh Allen for Drew Lock and a 2nd and 3rd which gives him two 2nd round picks in 2020, a 2nd and two 3rd round picks for 2021. He is absolutely loaded in draft capital with T.Y. Hilton and Emmanuel Sanders on his bench that could be moved for a few more mid round picks.

The question is how do you go the rest of the way for this season? Sidearm could move Hilton and Sanders to add even more draft pick capital or could deal from his stash of picks to push his team in to contention. Saquon Barkley, Leonard Founette, Kenyan Drake, James Connor and Raheem Mostert have already been traded, leaving the RB market a bit thin but the assets are there to entice a team to part with a top RB.

A lot of the core is in place and good ages so you could go either way. It is supposed to be a loaded rookie draft which makes it all the more tempting to get to the draft and see what you can add to a solid team, but will you find a superstar? If someone like Christian McCaffrey is available then you have to be tempted to make a deal, especially with his draft pick and WR depth, but do you want to be that aggressive?

I think you go for it. Finding a superstar is easier said than done and with four draft picks in the top two rounds for this draft and three for the next one there's plenty of capital to make a move and not leave the cupboard bare. Plus, you can't count future championships without winning one first. The team has produced so go for it and still have an incredibly young team. However, if the price is too steep then you have to move Hilton and Sanders. Load up on picks and put together one of the youngest teams in the league that can really grow in to a title contender.

Nati's reason for trading was a little different. Despite being a playoff team he was realistic about his team. The TE duo of Darren Waller and Austin Hooper was a big factor in his success, but his best WR was Jamison Crowder. Nati got an offer for Barkley he flet like he couldn't turn down and decided to retool his team knowing he couldn't get it with his WR. The trades was a 2020 1st and 2021 1st round pick, Preston Williams and Calvin Ridley.

Now, I'm still not sure it was the right trade to make but it does look like a short term win with Barkley hurt for the season and Ridley becoming a superstar. However, there are some other trades to go over. A trade last year for A.J. Green cost him his 2nd and 3rd round pick this past draft and he felt the need to get a QB so he went with Joe Burrow instead of a WR. Nati has also traded the 1st he got for a 2nd next year, John Brown and a few other depth WR.

Nati started off solid because David Montgomery was producing and Ridley was a  big boost to the weak WR position but has fallen off and could be 2-4 after this week. With Hooper falling off and Barkley gone this roster is showing what it really is. Montgomery and Dalvin Cook are the top running backs but after that isn't really much. Besides Waller and Hooper there isn't much at TE either.

The WR position has been remade with Ridley, Crowder, Brown, Williams and Green, but it still needs help. Chris Hogan, Randall Cobb and Kenny Stills are really the only vet WR worth mentioning. Nati's team has shown it still is very much a work in progress, though early on it was in line with Sidearm to consider using the draft capital to push towards more contention.

With the trades Nati only has his 1st round pick and 2nd rounders in 2020, but two 1st and 2nd round picks for 2021 so this is a retooling team with not much draft capital this season to add, so he needs to lean in to the retooling. Crowder, Green (if he can produce), Matt Ryan, possibly Brown and any other vets should be on the market to try and get some more draft capital for a loaded rookie class.

Nati could also hit the nuclear rebuild after trading Barkley already and go after a haul for Cook. While there's no argument for trying to build around him, Cook could bring back a haul of players to build around along with picks and would be a full rebuild to reset the clock. This is where the questions are raised over trading Barkley. It upgraded the WR position but also revealed more of the weaknesses of this team, and with the lacking of capital this year would make it tough to replace Barkley for 2021. Though Nati absolutely has to get at least a RB in a Cook trade because that's where the Barkley trade really hurt him.

Sidearm is really in the position to go all in or wait and see with his roster and draft capital where Nati needs to rebuild at least partially, but both have vets they definitely need to move in the least. Theoretically, both could look up for a Dalvin Cook trade and it would work out for both.

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Fantasy Football Headset 2020; What I'd Trade (Tink and Centerfield)

[12 team league, 25 man rosters, 5 taxi spots, start 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 2Flex, 1DST, 1K]

It goes without saying you want to build the best fantasy lineup possible, but sometimes all it takes are a few hot players that can carry you through to a championship. Tink is a new owner that inherited a team that won a championship and rode a few hot starters as the last team in. Both Tink and Centerfield are playoff caliber teams who those types of players.

Tink inherited a team with Alvin Kamara, Julio Jones, Brandin Cooks, Eric Ebron, Kyler Murray, Kerryon Johnson, Sterling Shepard and still had the top pick in the draft. She also moved Deshaun Watson for a haul and had an incredible draft. Tink added rookies, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Justin Jefferson, Jalen Reagor, Adam Trautman and Anthony McFarland. She also won the bidding war for Hayden Hurst.

That's an impressive team with a bright future after a great draft and has the type of players that can spark a run. She also has her first and three 2nd round picks for 2021, so she is set to really reshape this team in two drafts, especially if she can nail her picks like she did in her first draft. The question is do you wait on those to 2021 picks to make your push or trade some of your assets and go all in for 2020?

Tink is 3-2 and in a playoff position and will likely hover there for the rest of the season. Kamara, Julio and Murray could go off any week to pull off even the most difficult upset, but her team has suffered some dings. Jones has been hurt, CEH now has Le'Veon Bell in the backfield and some of the other notable core pieces have been banged up or inconsistent.

While the team is solid it still falls in the second category of teams, a playoff team but not a championship contender. The problem is with a lot of teams already making the decision to sell and try and avoid the playoffs it could be tough to get under the playoff threshold. If she was to sell Julio is the obvious choice to bring back another big haul. He was on the block early in the season but didn't fetch the desired price. Injuries seem to be catching up with Jones as he ages but I think most would agree he's not going to fall off a cliff is she hangs on to him for another season.

I think Shepard will be a solid piece when healthy, Cooks can be (and was good with the new coach) but the questions about the lineup start to add up after you get past the first few starters. Jefferson has broken out and Reagor will be someone to watch after he gets healthy. Johnson was an early pick but is behind AP (who Tink owns) and D'Andre Swift. CEH's value takes a hit in a committee. TE is a little rough as well with Ebron not quite hitting the marks some thought he would and Hurst's target consistency being a bit concerning.

This is a team no one will want to see in the playoffs, especially if everyone is healthy but the best case would be to miss the playoffs in 2020 and try and load up in 2021. If she can move Jones that ought to bring back another huge haul, but you can trust him on the team for another season if need be.

Centerfield is a team that has some great pieces as well; Miles Sanders, Derrick Henry, Cooper Kupp, Stefon Diggs and Austin Ekeler. Cam Akers and Tee Higgins were added in the draft as well. Ekeler, and O.J. Howard, are hurt but Ekeler will be back and there's several pieces that can go off and fuel a run above the team's projections, but this team is not in the tier of championship contenders.

QB is a bit of a rotating start with Derek Carr, Nick Foles, Baker Mayfield, and Dwayne Haskins, Carr has been solid and Mayfield seems to be coming in to his own behind the Cleveland running game. Losing Howard hurt with Kyle Rudolph and Dalton Schultz behind him. The QB position has solid enough options to not really hold the team back but TE looks to be a regular hole in the lineup each week.

What has really hurt this team has been bad luck with draft picks. Howard, until this year, Paris Campbell, Mecole Hardman and Dwayne Haskins all were good picks at the time but haven't delivered. With all of them being higher picks it stresses the squad as you're hoping for them to blossom in to regular contributors.

Centerfield is 2-3 and more on the playoff fringe than Tink with a little more uncertainty. There are definitely players that could get hot and carry him, Diggs, Kupp, Henry and Sanders, but the lineup is far from complete. Centerfield also doesn't really have any vets that are obvious trade candidates. If DeSean Jackson can come back healthy and do something he could be worth a minor pick but most of the starting pieces are still the right age.

This team may not have to put much effort in to avoiding the playoffs to get a higher pick, but really needs to hope for some more luck in the draft. Again, it hasn't been bad picks, it's just the picks not developing like you expect when you pick them in the first and second rounds. Most of the core is in place, it'll just be about adding some more depth and consistent play makers to push the lineup to the next level.

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Fantasy Football Headset 2020; What I'd Trade (DaFnBoys and McCaffinator)

[12 team league, 25 man rosters, 5 taxi spots, start 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 2Flex, 1DST, 1K]

It's interesting that in this 12 team league there are pairs all the way up in how they should handle the season. Admittedly, this pairing got here in two different ways but face a tough choice of trading a top RB to go full rebuild or try and trade and push towards the playoffs.

McCaffinator's team was built around Christian McCaffrey and has been a playoff team with him and a few other solid players. The week's right after the injury looked like an obvious tank season, but the team has leveled out and could make a run in to the playoffs if McCaffrey comes back right, but that's the tough choice...should he?

McCaffinator is set to go 3-2 and a big part of that is his WR position bouncing back. Adam Thielen, D.J. Moore (finally showing up), OBJ have been solid. Golden Tate and Sammy Watkins can be flex vets in a league where you can start up to five WR. That top three is why he has been able to weather the McCaffrey injury.

Rookies Josh Kelly and Jerry Jeudy are big rookies that will be key to his team going forward. QB Gardner Minshew, while on a bad team, has been solid in filling out his lineup. Rumors are the job could still not be his past this season if the Jags pick high enough. Ryan Tannehill has been solid also, but what is his long term outlook? Trading for Phillip Rivers and keeping Jimmy Garoppolo have been whiffs at a position with very little value as well.

The running back position has been a weakness of this team, even with McCaffrey and why there could be a lingering big decision. An offseason trade for Duke Johnson and Tarik Cohen, while not studs, could have provided enough coverage with CMC and the WR to be playoff team, but that hasn't worked out. Tight ends Jack Doyle, Greg Olsen, Trey Burton and Cameron Brate has also been a big weakness.

That's why this team could face the choice of trading CMC. It's a bold choice but even with CMC the team has never even sniffed the championship game, let alone winning the chip. RB depth is a problem, though Kelly could give the team pause for the big move, Thielen is old and how much do you trust OBJ? QB is an easier position to fix but TE is a hole as well.

Even injured McCaffrey is still worth a haul; a couple of young players and multiple high end picks. The move would also likely put Thielen on the block, possibly OBJ and put other fringe players on the block to really load up picks. Trading CMC would also fuel a push to a top pick for his own and allow him to add a lot of young players with Kelly and Jeudy to really build a strong core instead of one superstar and some solid pieces around it.

DaFnBoys faces a similar decision but got there by building up from a complete tear down. He's set to be 2-3 and still a ways away. There have been some questionable moves in the draft but the team has collected some nice young pieces; Josh Jacobs, CeeDee Lamb, Michael Gallup, Zack Moss, Tyler Higbee, Tyler Johnson, Justin Herbert, Michael Pittman, Darius Slayton, T.J. Hockenson and Ronald Jones. There's a lot there but still not a playoff team.

The problem is that's basically the team. Mark Ingram, Dak Prescott, Teddy Bridgewater, Matt Stafford and Rob Gronkowski are really the only veterans of note, most of them at quarterback and none of them lifting your team. Even worse, Prescott is now out for the season with an uncertain future.

Now, DaFnBoys faces a similar choice as McCaffinator when it comes to a stud RB but has some more flexibility. Trading CMC is something to consider because of the rest of the make up of the team, but for DaFnBoys most of their team is young and it would be very reasonable to just continue to try and add more and more young players. Most of his core is on a similar time line, whereas McCaffinator hasplayers on a much shorter timeline.

It is a tough pill to swallow to be the one moving a top player, especially because no one wants to be on the losing side of moving a stud, but you have to be honest about your team. If you're constantly middle ground even with a superstar then it could make sense to tear it down to build a more complete team. This league saw Saquon Barkley get traded and, despite the injury, it looks like it might of been the right call for their team. If McCaffinator plays it right he quickly could have a young core with the haul he gets from the trade, but can he swallow making the move?

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Fantasy Football Headset 2020; What I'd Do (Coin Collusion)

[12 team league, 25 man rosters, 5 taxi spots, start 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 2Flex, 1DST, 1K]

The last team in the take over is the team everyone is chasing. A monster starter draft has lead to three Dynasty championships in four seasons. This team has been number one from the beginning of the league and got off to such an advantage being the pole setter regularly drafting for depth instead of needing to fill out their lineup. 

With some more shrewd off season trades this team added J.K. Dobbins, Ke'Shawn Vaughn, Denzel Mims, Bryan Edwards, Cole Kmet, Quintez Cephus and Jordan Love. That's on top of grabbing Scotty Miller, Braxton Berrios and Isiah Ford early in waiver claims. All of that was added to team fresh off another championship so it's already a loaded team.

However, the biggest addition started the arms race, sending two 1st round picks, Preston Williams and Calvin Ridley away for Saquon Barkley. At the time it looked like a team that was going to run away with the championship. In fact with that monster trade Coin Collusion was able to flip Leonard Fournette for two 1st round picks to recoup from the trade, but still lost in week one. and lost Barkley and week two and is starting off 0-2.

This team is reeling a bit but still has Zeke, Jerrick McKinnon, Dobbins, James White, Wayne Gallman and Carlos Hyde at RB. Definitely thin at the position but still has a stud at Zeke as a stud at the position and got a boost with the 49ers injuries to McKinnon. Trading Fournette was a risk to depth but getting two 1st round picks allows them to get in the market.

With three WR and two flex positions in the starting lineup teams can make up some lack of depth at RB with strong WR and this team is still loaded. Mike Evans, Allen Robinson, D.J. Chark, Diontae Johnson, Julian Edelman, John Brown, Berrios, Edwards, Ford, Miller, Chris Hogan, Kendrick Bourne, Cephus, J.J. Arcega-Whiteside and Antonio Brown. It's hard to watch Ridley go off, especially with Barkley lost for the year, but this is an absolutely loaded team. There's plenty of depth their to make a move with those two 1st round picks.

It also helps with this team loaded at TE. George Kittle is one of the original royal three at TE and Hunter Henry is at the back up. Even with Kittle hurt this team isn't suffering at the position Kmet is also an interesting long term piece. The depth at WR and TE allow that flex position, where a lot of teams are feeling a stretch with the newly added second flex spot, be still a point of strength.

Tom Brady has gotten off to a slow start but most expect him to figure it out as he gets more comfortable in the 'Tompa' offense with all those weapons. Drew Lock is an interesting back up, though another injury early in the season, makes the position a little thin. Love is a long term piece but this team can afford to wait that one out and will be in a position to grab a QB in what expected to be another loaded rookie draft class.

Losing Barkley would be a huge boost to any team, likely sinking them to possibly out of the playoffs, but this team has the depth to potentially weather out the storm. Even after trading Ridley and Williams the WR position is stacked. This team has a 1st and 2nd rounder in 2020 and 2021 but missing the 3rd and 4th in 2020. He also has two 3rd rounders in 2021 so even after swinging the big trade there is still draft pick capital to swing a trade at the RB position for an extremely tough roster.

The problem is this team kicked off an arms race (Barkley, Fournette, Kelce, Drake all traded) and has found some more competition at the top after starting the arms race. However, this team still came in at the pole position and will at least find itself in the final four. How aggressive do you want to be? If Dobbins comes on at the end of the season that would be a big cover for losing Barkley but maybe this team has some buyer's remorse and wants to still be able to load up in the draft (they regularly get player's at the end of the 1st and beginning of the 2nd that have built that depth). 

Winning three of the first four championships allows this team to not hit the panic button and not feel the pressure to finally break through. But this team is still at the top and it's hard to punt on a championship quality team, though what's left to trade for? Early on teams may not be ready to sell, but this team has the assets to entice any team closer to the trade deadline.

You definitely don't want to hit the panic button, even after the 0-2 start, especially with several teams already punting on 2020. This is a playoff team but I think it's a deep breath and you let the ship right with the amount of talent and see what comes on the market.

Maybe this team doesn't win championship number four, but it's still a threat and isn't leaving the top of the power rankings any time soon. Coin Collusion still has a 1st and 2nd round pick in the next two drafts and will have to probably make a move with some roster cuts before next season so expect another big off season as the top dog of the league.

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Fantasy Football Headset 2020; What I'd Do (Avery Fantasy Football Team)

[12 team league, 25 man rosters, 5 taxi spots, start 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 2Flex, 1DST, 1K]

For the last two teams of the team take over it's a pretty easy one, full steam ahead. Avery Fantasy Football Team is one of the two best teams in the league and waiting after the rash of injuries proves just that.

This team has regularly been at the forefront of shrewd moves and had another solid off season. James Robinson, Tua Tagovailoa, Van Jefferson, Chase Claypool, and Devine Ozigbo. Robinson has already proven to be a lineup addition and those are some really solid rookies added to an already strong team.

Running back is of course the key to a championship team and this team is geared for the championship run. Robinson was added to Nick Chubb, Chris Carson and Le'Veon Bell is on the IR. With the injuries early on this team has been active in adding some depth to be preapared, trading for Latavius Murray and Bryce Love.

When it comes to trading this team was also in on the arms market addressing their one big hole, tight end. Two 1st round picks and Blake Jarwin brought in Travis Kelce. That's a big boost to the lineup that was counting on Jonnu Smith, though he has been solid early.

With three starting receivers and two flex spots the WR position you can cover for some of your weaknesses elsewhere and this team is set there also. JuJu Smith-Schuster, Keenan Allen, Robert Woods and that's with Michael Thomas and Chris Godwin on the IR. Even with the injuries this team still managed to drop 194 points.

The notable depth on the bench is Frank Gore, Demarcus Robinson, Allen Lazard, along with Van Jefferson, Chase Claypool and Murray. There's some interesting players there, especially with the way injuries have been going on early in the season.

Quaterback has become an extremely deep position so teams have the luxury of playing match ups, but you seperate yourself by getting one of the studs and this team has Russell Wilson. He is on a tear early on what could an MVP season. Ryan Fitzpatrick and Mitch Trubisky are on the bench and meh, but this team has a stud and is waiting for Tua to be the back up.

This team has forked up plenty of draft picks, still has a 1st from another trade for 2020, but no 2nd, 3rd or 4th in 2020 and their 1st gone in 2021, but it is a loaded team that is a threat for a championship. Unlike plenty of other teams in the league this team has also shown they can weather the depth storm. The take over is easy for this one, ride it out. Plenty of moves have been made and it's a championship contender.  

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Fantasy Football Headset 2020; What I'd Do (Bakersfield in May)

[12 team league, 25 man rosters, 5 taxi spots, start 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 2Flex, 1DST, 1K]

The worst thing for your team is not knowing where you stand. If you know what your team is then you can pick a direction and manage your team. In fact a problem with players is not knowing what direction they're going and jumping back and forth often times moving no where. But if your team is up and down then how to manage accordingly?

Some questionable trades haven't helped this team but the problem has been some of the core players being up and down for one reason or another and not all having the same time line. Derrick Henry, Tarik Cohen, Cooper Kupp, O. J. Howard, Kyle Rudolph; all players that have dealt with injuries, inconsistent play and have been slated for bigger roles in the starting line up.

The RB position has gotten a boost the last two rookie drafts with Miles Sanders and Cam Akers the first round picks. Joining Henry and Austin Ekeler is a solid top four, especially for new lineups where all four can start. The problem is the only other RBs on the roster are Malcolm Brown and Nyheim Hines. Cohen and Duke Johnson were traded during the draft to get Tee Higgins, and while neither are going to be the key to a championship, there was flex appeal there just for some depth.

At WR Kupp and Stefon Diggs are the top options with Mecole Hardman, Sanu (cut by the Patriots), DeSean Jackson, Higgins, Paris Campbell and Miles Boykin. Sanu getting cut really hurt because there's a whole lot of finger crossing the rest of the way. Jackson had some flashes but was mostly hurt, where is Hardman in the Chiefs' rotation, can Campbell deliver this season? There's a lot of speed and potentially big weeks, but it looks like boom or bust options.

Howard is penciled in as the starting TE and behind him David Njoku and Rudolph. Thaddeus Moss and Dalton Keane were drafted rookies but don't seem to offer much hope for this season. We'll see how things play out in 'Tompa Bay' but of course Gronk is the starter. Njoku lost his job to Hooper, not to mention all the weapons in Cleveland so the best hope may be Rudolph. As he's aged he has become less of a consistent starting option, and now has Irv Smith behind him, but with Diggs traded there's some more targets to go around.

This is a team that has chosen to load up on the QB position but a few are head scratchers. Derek Carr, Baker Mayfield and Dwayne Haskins are solid enough to play match ups and of course there's youth at the position. However, Nick Foles and P.J. Walker are also on the team. Foles made sense to have when there was a QB battle in Chicago, and maybe he'll play but is he going to change life? Walker shouldn't be rostered with Bridgewater in Carolina and the Panthers suspected to target a QB in the 2021 draft.

This team likely sits right in the middle of the league that will be fighting to get in to the playoffs. However, with Sanders banged up, depending on how that lingers, it could be quite the challenge to get in to the playoffs. If some of those WR find some consistent production that would help the team stay competitive each week.

For the take over there's not a whole lot to do with this team. There aren't a ton of vets that could bring in assets. The RB position has a solid four, two good WR with some interesting depth there but the TE position is weak and there just isn't enough depth. With every pick for 2021 you can certainly try and get another proven WR but I don't think you do anything drastic. This team is just trying to build its way to contention and 2020 doesn't look like the year.  

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Fantasy Football Headset 2020; What I'd Do (Cluckin Turducken)

[12 team league, 25 man rosters, 5 taxi spots, start 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 2Flex, 1DST, 1K]

I don't know that there's ever a perfect fantasy football team but this last stretch of teams area tier above the rest. In fact, for the last three teams in the team take over it's not unfamiliar territory for them as they've regularly been at the top of the league.

This team has regularly run its division in the five seasons the Dynasty League has been going BUT had a very tough adjustment to staying in contention. Trading a 1st round pick for Devonta Freeman hasn't worked out and David Johnson looked worthless in the off season so it was no surprise to see this team flip Le'Veon Bell to recoup a 1st round pick. However, this team has been one of the most aggressive so away went D.J. Chark and in came Melvin Gordon.

Aaron Jones led the RB room, hopefully Green Bay continues to let him be a fantasy stud, but the room got a boost from David Johnson seeming to find relevance again, Gordon and the big trade for the Leonard Fournette. Six 1st round picks have been traded in the weeks leading up to the start of the season, including two for Fournette. The Tampa backfield is a little messy but conventional wisdom is Fournette will be the guy. Cluckin Turducken has to hope those four make it through the season and are studs because behind them are Freeman, Cordarelle Patterson and rookies Lynn Bowden and A.J. Dillion.

At WR rookies Brandon Aiyuk and John Hightower were added to Davante Adams, Tyler Lockett, Marquise Brown and Jalen Hurd. Another position with a solid top end but there's definitely gotta be some finger crossing for health. Adams should be a target monster once again, and joins Jones and Aaron Rodgers in a trio stack. Counting on Hollywood Brown to be a regular weekly starter may be a year too soon, even as the top WR in Baltimore.

While he has started to come down a bit from the fantasy elite, Zach Ertz is still a stud at TE. This team also got the benefit of Dawson Knox become available and should warrant some flex play in the least through the season. C. J. Uzomah is  penciled in as the starter early for the Bengals but seems to be more of a blocker. Jordan Reed is for sure interesting, especially as some injury protection for Kittle, but probably rides the bench all season. Rookie Hunter Bryant is extremely talented but goes to a VERY loaded TE room in Cleveland.

Not having a 1st round pick isn't new to this team, but you can see how the lack of the top pick (and absolutely the bad luck) have taken it's toll on the depth. Missing the next two 1st round picks and a 3rd round pick for 2021 why stop there. The good news is this team has studs and really just needs some depth to give them a little more breathing room. I personally would hold back on getting rid of anymore 2022 picks but some depth at WR and RB to help you get through byes with 2021 picks is a no brainier.

This team has knocked on the championship door before and just fallen short. Without something massive I don't think 2020 is the championship year but this team should absolutely be in the playoffs. For the take over I think you wait and see who sells and see if you can add some depth but this has been one of the most aggressive teams in the league so I wouldn't be surprised to see one more big move.

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Fantasy Football Headset 2020; What I'd Do (Lights Kamara Action)

[12 team league, 25 man rosters, 5 taxi spots, start 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 2Flex, 1DST, 1K]

How quickly can a team build up from the number one selection? Now granted, Lights Kamara Action took over a team better than the top draft slot but how close is this team to contention. Waiting until after the Thursday night game between the Texans and Chiefs shed some more light on that question.

No suprise, Clyde Edwards-Helaire was the first pick and joined Justin Jefferson, Jalen Reagor, Adam Trautman and Anthony McFarland as the notable rookies for this year's draft. Drafting CEH is a big part of the answer to how quickly can you get to championship contention.

CEH is going to be a stud and joins Alvin Kamara as one of the best fantasy backfields. Kerryon Johnson seems like a solid third in the starting lineup and Chris Thompson looks like he'll be a solid flex piece for the season. Alexander Mattison is an interesting long term piece, but Adrian Peterson and Mike Davis are meh in terms of production for this season.

Having Julio Jones is another stud in the lineup. Behind him is Brandin Cooks, Sterling Shepard, John Ross, Anthony Miller, Jalen Guyton and John Ross. That's with the rookies Jefferson and Reagor who hopefully come on before the season ends. There's enough there to put together a starting lineup, but you can see how this team got to the top draft pick. There's some interesting depth but not quite enough top end talent, at least before the rookie draft.

Hayden Hurst was a great off season pick up, thanks to the top draft pick waiver claim. Eric Ebron should be a good back up and forms a stack with Ben Roethlisberger. Lance Thomas seems like a low key fantasy piece to have. Personally, I think Trautman will be a stud in fantasy in a year or two in the New Orleans offense as well.

Most expect a bounce back season from Big Ben but with Kyler Murray as well the QB spot is in a really good spot. This is after trading Deshaun Watson for a boatload of picks in the off season. 

There's no denying this team had a monster draft and makes things really interesting for a take over. Everyone knew CEH was gonna be good but he may still exceed those expectations. Before the draft my thoughts were this team should look at maybe shipping off some vets, Big Ben and Julio, but this is a definite playoff team.

With a 1st round pick and three 2nd round picks in 2021 there's definitely ammo to make a move further in to contention. For the take over I think it's a wait and see approach. Big Ben is definitely an asset you'd move in season but I think Julio has several high end seasons left in him. That means you can feel it out in the off season. Because moving him in season likely doesn't sink this team to a top end pick so go for it or have another good draft and load up the roster on young talent.

I don't think this team is a championship contender, but those top four draft picks and flipping Julio Jones could have this team stockpiling some of the best young talent in the whole league. And you may not even have to trade Julio if some of the rookies catch quick. That's why I think it's a wait and see approach. Maybe there's a deal to make to boost the team, maybe you have some bad luck and could look at flipping Julio or you see how your team does in the playoffs and try and have another good draft.

[3sportsguns]

Fantasy Football Headset 2020; What I'd Do (UnDynasty)

[12 team league, 25 man rosters, 5 taxi spots, start 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 2Flex, 1DST, 1K]

Buy it! Buy it all! The strategy for this team has been an easy one, buy your way to competitiveness. After failing to make the playoffs every season and not feeling like there was any progress pretty much every draft pick in 2020 was shipped off.

Deshaun Watson, James Connor and Kenyan Drake are new to the team and cost the 1st and 2nd round picks in 2020 and a 1st round pick in 2021. It's a bold strategy but it did put together a solid starting lineup. Those three join A.J. Brown, Courtland Sutton, Will Fuller, Mark Andrews, N'Keal Harry and Dallas Goedert. The problem is when you have to buy contention you're going to lack depth.

Albert Okwuegbunam, La'Mical Perine, Joe Reed, Quez Watkins, DeeJay Dallas and Antonio Gandy-Golden are the notable rookie additions. Snagging Ryquell Armstead looked quite smart with Leonard Fournette being released, though the Jaguars backfield is up in the air and Armstead is out for the time being on the COVID list.

Armstead and Gandy-Golden should be some kind of contributors but on the bench is Matt Breida, Alshon Jeffery, Corey Davis, Darrel Williams and Marquez Valdes-Scantling are the only players with decent projections. There's a little help there but if there's an injury the quality of the starting lineup quickly takes a dive.

With a 2nd, two 3rds and three 4ths in 2021 and all the picks beyond that I don't think you can quite buying. If you're really going for it then there's no benefit to not going all the way in. I wouldn't necessarily get too crazy trading too many more 1st round picks but if you're going to go in then go in.

This team is more about holding out hope. You have to hope your team stays healthy so you can ride out the starting lineup. You also have to hope that some of the questions passed this season, Drake and Connor, go the right way. The only way to get anymore assurances is, at this point, to buy more.

[3sportsguns]

Fantasy Football Headset 2020; What I'd Do (TKelsey92)

[12 team league, 25 man rosters, 5 taxi spots, start 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 2Flex, 1DST, 1K]

Go big or go home. After a bounce back season that unfortunately led to a quick playoff exit and a quick change of direction. This is a take over where I wish I could hit the time machine because I would have managed things a bit differently.

The key for this team's success was repeated top draft picks to pair Saquon Barkley and Dalvin Cook with Austin Hooper and Darren Waller. This led to an extremely hot start with an undefeated streak that faded into no playoff wins. Because of that a mini blow up has since occurred.

Barkley and a 2022 3rd round pick were shipped out for a 2021 1st, a 2022 1st, Calvin Ridley and Preston Williams. The argument could be made with that big four it covered for some of the warts of a team that was still drafting early, look no further than the quick exit from the playoffs. It wasn't helped by missing a 2nd and 3rd round pick in a trade for A. J. Green that never panned in to anything. That made Joe Burrow the only notable rookie added.

Cook and David Montgomery are the starting RBs with Jalen Richard, LeSean McCoy, Jamal Williams and Benny Snell on the bench. Trading away Barkley and not getting a RB back will leave the position thin and is probably pushing down the path of a sell because none of the back ups are even worth a flex spot.

WR was a big reason the team struggled and trading Barkley helped that. Green is paired with Williams and Ridley in the starting lineup along with Jae Crowder. Kenny Stills, Chris Conley and Randall Cobb are on the bench. There's a bit more upisde with the bench pieces but you can see the lack of depth for a team that was still a work in progress.

Having Hooper and Waller helped cover the lack of depth for the WR so this team could get in to the playoffs, but obviously took a hit with Hooper moving from Atlanta to Cleveland. He obviously found a diamond in a rough with Waller who quickly moved up in to the upper echelon of TEs. Vance McDonald and Gerald Everett are the back ups on the team and back ups on their own team, meh.

Matt Ryan is penciled in for the fantasy football QB starter with some young back ups in Sam Darnold and Joe Burrow. There may not be a whole lot of depth across the board but there's plenty here. While the value at the QB position has taken a hit the last few years there is something to a young QB.

With the lack of depth, and getting burnt on the Green trade and missing a 2nd in 2021 also, it is certainty justifiable to not buy the playoff appearance last season. However, for my take over I don't know about the drastic measure of trading away your best player, especially a young stud RB. If that was the way to go then I would have looked at Cook with his injury history and contract uncertainty.

The question is where do you go from here? With three starting WR and two flex options the TEs and the added WRs fill out the starting line up but there's a lot of uncertainty after Cook, who has his own questions. I personally would have just ridden it out because the team had done well putting together a solid RB position. Instead it was a drastic pivot that I'm not sure should be the end of trading.

He could be tainted goods but A. J. Green is the obvious trade candidate. It's hard to justify hanging on to any vets when you start by trading Barkley. The big factor is determining where the line is for the core players. Waller? Hooper? Cook? Or do you just tear it all down and try and build depth through the next two drafts? Because if you're rebuilding then you want to miss the playoffs and stockpile picks.

This is a tough take over because the team went quite a different direction then I think they should have. I think the team is tough enough to challenge for a playoff spot even with the lack of depth at RB but if you didn't believe in the team last season then you can't this season. With four 1st round picks in the next two drafts now starts the challenge to replace Barkley.

While it is probably reasonable to see last season as a fluke, the trading of Barkley was a mistake in my opinion. The team has been built up through the draft, hence the weak depth on the bench, but there weren't really any vets in key positions. I think you still stand pat and use the draft picks to build up the team up but it took a #1 pick to get Barkley and you're unlikely to end up there again.

[3sportsguns]

Fantasy Football Headset 2020; What I'd Do (McCaffinator1)

[12 team league, 25 man rosters, 5 taxi spots, start 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 2Flex, 1DST, 1K]

"We play to win the game." (Herm Edwards) If your team is regularly in the final four most wouldn't be upset because you're right on the cusp of playing for the championship, but at some point the frustration has to build up being unable to break through, and that's where teh McCaffinator1 is.

After getting Christian McCaffrey in an early rookie draft this team hasn't looked back on being competitive, but hasn't broken through quite yet. In the rookie draft he added Jerry Jeudy, Joshua Kelley, Devin Asiasi and did draft Tee Higgins but flipped him in a trade for Tarik Cohen and Duke Johnson.

This team sports a strong starting lineup but the bench lags way behind. With McCaffrey, as long as he's healthy, this team will have a stud that can almost win him weeks on his own. However, behind him at RB it's Cohen, Johnson, Tevin Coleman and Brian Hill. There's no depth and one injury could really put this position in a bad spot.

Much like most of the teams in this league the WR position is in much better shape. Adam Thielen, D.J. Moore, Odell Beckham, Sammy Watkins, Golden Tate, Jerry Jeudy and Cole Beasley. There are a few minor bench pieces but every one of those WR besides Beasley and Jeudy is starting and so the lack of bench depth could make some bye weeks rough and there will always be injuries in Fantasy Football.

The reason this team finds itself on the short end of depth is because he loaded up on quaterbacks. Cam Newton, Ryan Tannehill, Jimmy Garoppolo, Teddy Bridgewater, Phillip Rivers and Gardner Minshew. He traded for Jimmy G, Rivers, Bridgewater and Minshew from last season in to the off season and picked up Newton. The depth at the position in fantasy football is at its highest and has really devalued the non-studs. Keeping that many was a mistake and it's now biting him because of the lack of depth on the rest of the roster.

Tannehill and Jimmy G are quite limited for their fantasy ceilings and Newton and Rivers are old. Minshew provides some youth but all the speculation is Jacksonville will be tanking for Trevor Lawrence so the roster is really bogged down with no real long term solutions for the roster.

Jack Doyle is the starting TE with Greg Olsen and Cameron Brate behind him. Doyle should bounce back for the Colts as the man and Olsen is definitely worth owning now that he's in the Seattle offense, but unless Asiasi turns in to something there isn't really a long term solution at this position either.

Pretty much every QB has been put on the trade block and this is a given. You don't want to cut a player for nothing, but there just isn't a ton of value for players that aren't studs at the position. I could understand riding Minshew out for the season but any QB I could get anything for I would, easier said than done.

For the take over this team is buying. If the starting lineup is healthy it is formidable and should be a playoff team BUT still not a championship one. At least one RB is desperately needed and I'd also be scowering the TE market for at least an interesting young back up. However, this team has already traded their 2nd and 3rd rounder for 2021.

There is no reason to sell but unless this team makes a big move it will likely be a top four finish at best and no threat to the championship round. If the owner doesn't feel like being that aggressive they could flip Tate, Watkins, Olsen, maybe OBJ (his value has taken a hit in Cleveland) and any of the QBs to get some ammunition without hurting the core and go hard after RBs.

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Fantasy Football Headset 2020; What I'd Do (DannyBoy93)

[12 team league, 25 man rosters, 5 taxi spots, start 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 2Flex, 1DST, 1K]

Pardon the sports joke Atlanta fans, but man does it stink to be the Atlanta Hawks in a fantasy league. You're competitive enough to not get a top draft pick but never really a threat to win a championship. It's a credit to the moves a team can make to be a tough out, but you have to make the call to go aggressive in to a rebuild or buy your way up higher.

With my take over of DannyBoy93 I'm going to make that call. This team was close to winning it all early but has slowly fallen down the rankings, though not far enough to get the stud to reverse the fortunes. In the 2020 draft this team added D'Andre Swift, K.J. Hamler, Donovan Peoples-Jones and Brycen Hopkins. Some solid additions, which this team has continually done, but not enough to put them in to contention.

Very rarely is there going to be a team with a surplus at RB but this team isn't awful. Starting Todd Gurley and Raheem Mostert is a solid pairing, and after that it's Latavius Murray, Swift and Jordan Howard. Gurley, Mostert and Howard should be startable each week, Swift should become the lead back and Murray is an intersting back up. He definitely had a momentary uptick with the reported drama between Kamara and the Saints and eye needs to be kept on that.

D.K. Metcalf, Tyler Boyd, Devante Parker, Jarvis Landry, Marvin Jones, Larry Fitzgerald and Steven Simms give this team plenty of WR depth. Parker came on, Metcalf was very solid as a rookie and Boyd has gotten better each season. Landry has to fight with a lot of weapons in Cleveland but has been pretty consistent as a PPR monster. Jones is always underrated and valuable at the flex for fantasy lineups.

One of the big studs on this team is Evan Engram but man it has been tough to have him on your team. Most fantasy writers would put him in the upper echeleon of TEs, but only when he's on the field. Behind him is Jared Cook, Jimmy Graham and Darren Fells. Cook definitely is a good back up but the other two don't do a lot for me, though there could be some ups

de. While he's not the stud he once was, Drew Brees is a solid QB but a changing of the guard is happening on this team with Daniel Jones. In fact this is probably the season Brees owners could play match ups as Jones was inconsistent but did have some big games last fantasy season. Kirk Cousins is a solid back up that would make Brees more expendable though unlikely a trade piece.

No surprise this team has been a tough one week in and out and there's definitely enough there to consider going for it, but it's the RB position that has me leaning towards sell for this team take over. Gurley was the foundation of this team when it was a contender and it has trended down with him. Behind him there aren't studs or depth at RB to project long term success in choosing to go for it. Mostert was an absolute monster at the end of last season but the 49er backfield scares me because of the stable of backs and how they go with the hot hand.

DannyBoy93 has held on to Gurley since he got him when the Dynasty League started four seasons ago, but his downward trend has been tied to this team's success. Despite only being 26 his knees have to worry owners, as well as him moving from LA to Atlanta. If he's healthy he could still be a very valuable back, but when do you pull the trigger? He'd still fetch a solid return and the same case with Mostert. This team could ride them out and hope to build around them, but I'd lean towards considering a Gurley trade.

Marvin Jones is the for sure trade piece for me. He's 30 and still underrated and could bring back some solid draft capital to use to try and target more RBs. Fitz would be obvious too if he can be productive enough to get a contending team to bite, otherwise he will likely face a roster cut decision in the off season. The rest of the WR are still at a good age.

The Saints, Cook and Brees are two I'd absolutely be pushing hard to move. There isn't a ton of value at QB but if there's some injuries he could fetch something. Jones will likely be a comfortable start most weeks and Cousins is a solid back up. TE is position a lot of teams could be looking for depth and anything I could get for him I'd take at some point during the season.

The problem for this team is you can really go either way, keeping to build or sell, and you could justify it. The top two RBs scare me but aren't old and you could certainly hold out hope that adding some more RBs via the draft could be how you go about it. Jordan Howard is in that situation as well. How long will he be the lead guy in Miami? RBs come at a premium and you could certainly justify moving him to target a RB with way more upside.

For my take over I'm rocketing to the basement. Brees, Cook, Jones, Fitz, Gurley, Howard and maybe even Mostert would be on the move. I'd load up on young players and draft capital and go hard on RBs with my own 1st, which should be high with a rebuilding season. I could even listen on Landry and Parker depending on what offers I could get and truly tear it all down. The big question is Engram. Do you keep holding out hope or take advantage of high value and not get stuck with a perpetually injured player? If he could stay healthy he'd be a great stack with Jones.

Right now for 2021 this team has an extra 4th rounder and no 8th rounder in the eight team draft. If the DannyBoy93 decides to stand pat, besides moving some of the obvious vets, he'll be a tough out and fringe playoff team that'll have to cross his fingers that the question marks fall in his favor as he tries to add more young talent.

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Fantasy Football Headset 2020; What I'd Do (TrustySidearm)

[12 team league, 25 man rosters, 5 taxi spots, start 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 2Flex, 1DST, 1K]

Continuing my 'take over' of the rest of the teams in my league, this one just experienced a big time off season whammy. Oh how cruel fantasy football can be. After finishing 2nd and 4th in the last two dynasty seasons, right on the cusp, this team took a huge shot at the running back position. Devin Singletary, Marlon Mack and Phillip Lindsay all got some notable company in the backfield and all three are on this team. Oof! Fantasy rankings already weren't kind and his RB position and is now a very distant 12th in a 12 team league.

Drafting at the back of the first round, in a snake draft, this team added Henry Ruggs, Antonio Gibson and Jalen Hurts as the notable rookies. A rough draft for a team that took a big hit in the offseason. After being so close two seasons in a row this team faced a tough decision for 2020, buy continued contention or hit some sort of a reset. He chose to hit the rest.

A big part of this team's success has been the stack of Patrick Mahommes and Travis Kelce stack but with the beat up RB position it was going to take a big move(s) or trade some vets. A week before the season and Kelce finds a new home, being traded for two 1st round picks and Blake Jarwin. This are likely going to be two late 1st rounders in 2021 and 2022 but it's the move I would have made. Kelce is a stud but 30 and at peak value and that extra ammunition could be used very quickly to get back to contention for next season.

The RB room is Singletary, Mack, Lindsay, Gibson and Royce Freeman. Gibson was a nice snag but those are split backfields and why this team is hitting reset. Depending on how the Colts manage their backfield Mack should still be very startable. I'd expect Gibson to get plenty of touches and Singletary is still interesting. Gotta hope Lindsay is at least a flex, but there's not a lot of depth.

The depth is quite the opposite at the WR position. Amari Cooper, T.Y. Hilton, Terry McLaurin, Ruggs, Christian Kirk, Mike Williams, Emmanuel Sanders, Josh Reynolds, Dede Westbrook, Hunter Renfrow all have decent projections. Scary Terry was a homerun pick last season and Ruggs should see plenty of touches in Oakland. Cooper and Hilton are the number one options on their team, Sanders in a favorable situation in New Orleans and Westbrook, Renfrow and Reynolds could see a fair amount of balls thrown their way.

With Kelce gone the TEs that remain are Mike Gesicki and Jarwin. Both are sleepers with some upside but obviously a big fall off from Kelce. If either takes a step forward it would be a huge sigh of relief and allow the focus to remain at RB.

There is no doubt at QB with Mahommes and a great back up in Josh Allen. The Hurts pick is interesting, but a project. It's good to have depth but with only one starting QB and the value of QBs low outside of the top guys Allen could make for an interesting piece with a strong QB rookie class expected in 2021.

For my take over of this team I'd go with a reset more than a rebuild, flip some vets for some more draft ammo and get after it in 2021. With that depth at WR there could be a move made with some of the extra draft pick ammo to go get a RB in 2020 and still be a playoff team. For 2021 he'll have two 1st round picks and two 7ths with no third in the eight round draft. The benefit of waiting for the off season to make the trade would be enhancing his own first round pick to put him in a position to grab one of the top RBs in the rookie class.

The obvious trade candidate is Sanders. As a consummate professional he thrived in San Francisco despite the mid season trade and will benefit playing with Drew Brees and opposite of Michael Thomas. He's the type of player to move to a contender for more draft picks. I'd look at moving Hilton as well. He's 30 and will be the top receiving option for a Colts team that will run the ball, but should fetch an early 2nd at least.

While RB is a weakness on this team Mack is someone I'd consider flipping as well. The writing seems on his wall for his time in Indy and I don't think he'll be a lead back ever again. But if he remains fantasy productive in a split backfield he could be someone a playoff team goes after for some depth, though that trade would probably have to happen earlier in the season.

Other than that I think this team will just tread water for 2020. The RB position will really be a weakness, though the depth at WR could bring back an interesting RB. However, I think you punt on the year and target a top RB and then use the extra draft pick ammo to get another and quickly get back to contention. I'd also watch TE closely and see if there are any more interesting options to stash and try and get some solid production.

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Fantasy Football Headset 2020; What I'd Do (DaFnBoyz)

[12 team league, 25 man rosters, 5 taxi spots, start 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 2Flex, 1DST, 1K]

With the football season just a week away everyone is ramping up for the 2020 fantasy football and finalizing all the decisions to lead to, hopefully, a successful season. One of Matthew Berry's big rules to drafting is know your league and so I figured I'd 'take control' of their team and decide what I'd do for 2020 if it was mine.

DaFnBoyz drafted fourth in this past dynasty draft and has been near the top of the draft two straight seasons. It was an inherited team the owner put through an immediate tear down. In the draft he added notable rookies CeeDee Lamb, Zack Moss, Michael Pittman Jr., James Proche, Justin Herbert and Tyler Johnson.

WR was a clear focus for this team as Michael Gallup and Breshad Perriman were his top returning options at the position. With Darius Slayton there may not be a stud WR, yet, but there's a nice young core being formed after two seasons of heavy drafting and waiver claim focus. Zach Pascal, Russell Gage and Andy Isabella are also on the bench with Gage and Isabella WR to watch to potentially earn some slot reps.

Of course a lot of your fantasy success is going to be tied to the RB position. The starting two of of Josh Jacobs and Mark Ingram are solid but it falls off quickly there. Ronald Jones is next, and while projections are favorable at the moment with Bruce Arians saying 'He's our guy.' they drafted another RB and just signed Leonard Fournette. Tony Pollard, Gio Bernard and J.D McKissic are the bench pieces for a very thin group.

This team stockpiled some QBs with Dak Prescott the starter (and could be a very interesting stack), traded for Matt Stafford during the draft and claimed Tyrod Taylor. It's unlikely anyone besides Prescott starts with his floor and Taylor is handcuffed to Herbert. Stafford could make for an intersting minor trade option if he puts up some numbers.

TE is a position that is very top heavy but has found some interesting depth the last few seasons, and this team has some interesting options stocked. Gronk and T.J. Hockenson are a solid pairing, and Ian Thomas is someone fantasy writers have said could be a break out while a lot think Tyler Higbee could be on a strong finish.

This team absolutely has started to put together some interesting young pieces but lacks studs. For the 2021 draft he has an extra 3rd and 7th round pick and is missing a 5th and 8th in a eight round draft. While perpetually losing is no fun I would mark this as another selling year if it was my team. The team seems to have turned a corner but needs development from it's young players for at least another year before the playoffs could be in sight.

The obvious trade option is Mark Ingram. His value definitely took a hit with Dobbins now in Baltimore but the Ravens still ought to run plenty and teams will always need RBs. Opinions on Gronk are mixed, I personally see him being overrated, but either way he's 31. With top end TEs at a premium, if he does perform well I'd strongly consider seeing what I could get.

Perriman would be the last player I'd strongly consider trading. He finally broke out last season, and won some teams fantasy championships. Can he repeat? Perriman should be the number one option for the Jets and is only 27 but could really appeal to a contender needing flex help. The future looks bright for this team's WR (Gallup, Lamb, Slayton, Pittman) so he could be expendable for the right offer.

With probably two more interesting RBs this team could play spoiler and probably finish on the cusp of a playoff spot but just isn't quite there. With another talented rookie RB class expected for the 2021 class that's the year I'd start to target for finally becoming a playoff team. This team is now trending up from the rebuild phase but needs to be extremely aggressive targeting RBs.

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Fantasy Football Headset 2020; Pre-Draft Winners and Losers

Operating through the off season in continued Fantasy Football leagues is tricky because you want to try and make moves but there are still so many things unsettled so it's a guessing game. With the NFL Draft here's a look at the winners and losers in my Dynasty League. (12 team league with two divisions, PPR, 25 man rosters starting this year)

Starting with my team who in four seasons hasn't cracked the playoffs (11th, 7th, 7th, 11th). It was a tanking season for me to try and get an impact back as constant big moves have not paid off. I traded away Devonta Freeman, A.J. Green, David Njoku and Tevin Coleman and traded for Darrell Henderson, Malcolm Brown, Sony Michel, Curtis Samuel, Rashaad Penny, and earlly this year I acquired Noah Fant.

My team in Dynasty League has been marked by off season moves in the league that have hurt my roster. Green's season was lost, but he was franchised, Freeman still doesn't have a team and Coleman only had a solid month and seems out of the rotation and now Njoku will be behind Austin Hooper. I feel like I definitely got off players before their value cratered. I got Samuel as a throw in which felt like great value but I have Robbie Anderson and now they're on the same team with D.J. Moore and Christian McCaffrey which hurts them both. Penny looked great, especially after the injury to Chris Carson, but we'll see what happens. Henderson and Brown look solid for now and I'm hoping to get a very useable running back. We'll see what happens with Michel but with the big QB change I'm hoping the Patriots find their ground game and I get a solid back.

I grabbed Justin Jackson after the season ended and may be a useable piece. With Jimmy Graham leaving Green Bay Jace Sternberger could be a good back up. Irv Smith played a fair amount for Minnesota as a rookie and now Stefon Diggs is in Buffalo and that could mean more two TE sets for the Vikings. Emmanuel Sanders left San Francisco for New Orleans and wasn't replaced so Deebo Samuel should be the unquestioned number one.

Overall I think I have a solid core and should be able to add an impact back with the second pick as I hope to break the playoff drought. For the first time ever it felt like the off season went my way and a fair amount of my roster, pre-draft, pretty much all got a positive boost. I'm feeling confident for the 2020 fantasy season. (WINNER)

Coin Collusion, championship winner three of the four seasons. Tom Brady moving would seem to be a boost, Cam Newton is still without a team and Teddy Bridgewater and Jarrett Stidham look like starters. Zeke lost his center but will probably still be a fantasy stud, Melvin Gordon will be in a different shared backfield, Leonard Fournette was finally healthy for a season (though could have a regression), James White will probably be a target monster. It looks like a think backfield but he was part of a three team trade that netted him Kenyan Drake he flipped again for the third overall pick and should land a solid RB.

Noah Fant was part of an in season trade which was traded to me, but with Hunter Henry and George Kittle he has probably the best TE position in the league. What will Julian Edelman be without Tom Brady? Meanwhile Mike Evans should see a boost from Brady. Calvin Ridely should see a boost with Hooper gone and the trade of  Mohamed Sanu. Diontae Johnson and Preston Williams look like solid young WR and Fitz is a vet though Hopkins coming to the Cardinals will ding him. (WINNER)

Cluckin Turducken has been a consistent playoff participant. He made a lot of big moves in the season to go for it but they didn't pay off in a championship. Aaron Rodgers is solid but did look to dip as did Jared Goff. Trading for Leveon Bell was solid but he has been out with his head coach. The move for Devonta Freeman looks awful, especially since it cost a 1st round pick. David Johnson, his first pick at the start of the league, looked really bad but may actually bounce back in Houston. Aaron Jones is a stud but it's a thin RB position.

Davante Adams is a stud an unlikely to see his tar gets dip no matter what the Packer do. Tyler Lockett is solid, Hollywood Brown is a good young WR, DJ Chark was the pick up of the season but John Brown will take a hit with Diggs now in Buffalo. Zach Ertz is still a TE stud and we'll see if Tyler Eifert can bounce back. It's not a deep team and the big moves really cratered this off season. (LOSER)

Team Bormann has been the runner up in back to back seasons and has built a team up from an awful start. Grabbing Patrick Mahommes off the waiver wire in his rookie year will be the pick up for the history of the Dynasty League. Also, drafting Josh Allen is a solid back up for a spot that really is only needed for injuries and bye weeks. Travis Kelce is a stud at TE and a great stack with Mahommes. Mike Gesicki should be a solid young backup but Mo Alie-Cox and Delanie Walker don't look like great depth.

He has crushed drafting WR in the past drafts. Amari Cooper and T.Y. Hilton are a solid two and a trade for Mike Williams gives a solid long term third, but drafting Christian Krik, Scary Terry and Hunter Renfrow is good depth along with the Dede Westbrook pick up and Josh Reynolds could be something with Brandin Cooks leaving town. Trading for Emmanuel Sanders didn't get the ultimate results but what a win with him moving to the Saints.

Marlon Mack is the lead back, though he had injury problems, but RB has been a bit of struggle. Having both Phillip Lindsay and Royce Freeman maybe something but with Melvin Gordon in Colorado that hurts. Darwin Thompson still looks like a big miss of a draft pick but Devin Singletary was a huge get and should slide in to the number two spot. (SLIGHT LOSER)

Limousine Ridaz has been a perennial playoff team but just can't crack the championship game. It's a loaded roster that has managed to come out on the winning side of trades. He stole Russell Wilson in a trade and snagged Matthew Stafford off the waiver wire and should be set there. TE has been a struggle though Jonnu Smith could be a passable piece and so could Blake Jarwin, and Vance McDonald lost his starting gig to Eric Ebron. Missing out on Hayden Hurst definitely could hurt.

He had plenty of depth at RB but has shuffled some of them around. Kenyon Johnson was traded for Mike Thomas, can't argue against getting the best fantasy WR in the game, and Joe Mixon was traded for Keenan Allen. Nick Chubb, James Conner and Chris Carson seemed to be a solid trio but Conner and Carson have injury histories and Kareem Hunt is still in Cleveland. Justice Hill has been earmarked as a sneaky pick up this off season and who knows what's going on with Matt Brieda?

JuJu had a lost season but should be better with Big Ben back, Thomas is a stud, Godwin should continue to be a great fantasy option with Brady throwing the rock and Keenan Allen is a number one. Cooks won't have Brandin Cooks or Todd Gurley around anymore. Keke Coutee is worthless, Tim Patrick and DaeSean Hamilton are expected to be pushed down the depth chart by a draft WR but Allen Lazard looked to have some chemistry with Rodgers. (PUSH)

Catch It Like Beckham is a team that has been solid but hasn't pulled the trigger to break from the middle of the playoff pack. Big Ben is back but has to have a short window. Can Ryan Tannehill continue his magic from last season? Gardner Minshew is solid and young but is he safe? Drew Lock may actually be the answer her as a quiet free agent pick up. Jack Doyle should have his stock uptick with Ebron leaving town, but how much do you buy Cameron Brate. He had one great season and then O. J. Howard came to town and bumped him down. Brady should help but he's still probably the fourth or fifth offensive option. Will Dissly looked like something before suffering a serious injury.

Having McCaffrey will keep the team competitive but you still need more than one RB. Chris Thompson was a great PPR option but broke his league and now doesn't havea  team. Tevin Coleman was added in season but had one month and then seemed to lose his spot in a very crowded 49er backfield. Nyheim Hines is a solid 3rd down back and Jamaal Williams got a boost with the new Packers RB attack, but it's a thin position.

The Browns added another pass catching option in free agency so who knows with OBJ. Adam Thielen will now be the unquestioned number one WR in Minnesota. Golden Tate was solid though is a vet a rebuilding team. Cole Beasley got bumped down the depth chart, Sammy Watkins just avoided being cut, can Alshon Jeffery avoid getting hurt? (LOSER)

Drew Orleans deserves credit for the moves he has made because they've been solid, but they're keeping him from bottoming out. Drew Brees and Kirk Cousins are solid options at QB but trending down in terms of their fantasy production. Daniel Jones was a great value draft pick and at least provides some youth and upside. Evan Engram is expected to be a stud at TE but injuries derailed his last season. Jared Cook has always been solid but his pecking order spot is well established in New Orleans.

What carried this team to competitiveness early was the fantasy RB stud known as Todd Gurley and that derailed quickly. Gurley got a new starting gig quick, but he is trending down. Damien Williams was a great pick up and so was Raheem Mostert, albeit in a crowded San Francisco backfield. A trade was made for Jordan Howard, who is penciled in as a starter in Miami, but it expected the Dolphins will make a RB pick early.

Credit to him for making smart free agent pick ups. Tyler Boyd (though Green isn't leaving town), Devante Parker, Tyrell Williams (though he may lose his number one spot) are solid fantasy WR. Sanu should be better but who knows with Jarvis Landry. Drafting D.K. Metcalf was a big win. (SLIGHT LOSER)

The Nasti Natti is on the other end of the spectrum as they bottomed out and used really good draft picks to go from the cellar to a playoff team. Saquon Barkley, Dalvin Cook and David Montgomery have been three straight picks to form a solid core to a competitive team. However, that's it at RB despite being probably the best three headed monster. Bottoming out was the key to getting those three RBs but not trading LeSean McCoy was a miss. Austin Hooper loses some value but the last off season trade of before roster cuts for Darren Waller was the steal of the season and just as big a reason for the big jump.

WR has been the position to hold this team back. The in season trade for Green didn't work out but he'll be back in Cincinnati with a better QB. DJax was hurt but could be a solid bounce back, though unlikely a top two WR for any team. Jamison Crowder should still gobble up targets, but Cobb and Stills are on the same team. With DHop traded someone should emerge when Will Fuller also inevitably gets hurt. Is Paul Richardson anything, especially with the emergence of Scary Terry? Matt Ryan is solid and Sam Darnold, though the Jets had a disappointing season, still has promise. (SLIGHT WINNER)

DeShaun of the Dead will be a team to watch in our Dynasty League. She's taking over a team that has the number one pick that's way better than that. The previous owner did trade Mike Thomas for Sterling Shepard and Kenyon Johnson, and that's the number one fantasy WR, but Johnson should pair with Alvin Kamara for a solid starting two. Benny Snell is a solid young piece but clearly not a starter.

Julio Jones is still a stud and Shepard should be a young number one WR. Does Cooks step in as the number one in Houston? John Ross, Anthony Miller and Chris Conley are interesting. Eric Ebron should stay solid with a new home in Pittsburgh but Jimmy Graham, eh. Watson and Kyler Murray should be two stud QBs and possibly even trade bait. (SLIGHT WINNER)

Retired Dustin Kellers is a team that has seemed to make the wrong moves, but also has seen some lucky bounce back at times. Dwayne Haskins was great value as the last pick in the rookie draft but has questions. He overpaid for Baker Mayfield and Jacoby Brissett lost his starting job to Rivers. Derek Carr could still be the starter but comes with questions also. Derrick Henry bounced back after looking lost last season, Miles Sanders was a great draft pick who should be the unquestioned starter and Austin Ekeler proved he can be a fantasy RB stud. Tarik Cohen didn't produce like he did the year before but is a bounce back candidate but Duke Johnson has questions with Johnson coming to the Texans.

Cooper Kupp is a stud in LA and now Cooks is gone. Diggs got a new home and has a big arm QB to throw to him. Mecole Hardman is in the perfect situation and should continue to improve but will Parris Campbell has a lot of questions. KeeSean Johnson seemed like a solid pick but is quite down on the depth chart. O.J. Howard should see a boost with Tom Brady, but Kyle Rudolph looks to be transitioning out (but Diggs being gone helps this season) and David Njoku lost his starting job. (WINNER)

The Un-Dynasty team has been just that. A bad starting draft put the team behind but some questionable trades have kept the rebuilding project rebuilding. Michel, Fournette and Gordon have been traded out and now are replaced with Derrius Guice and...Kalen Ballage. Jaylen Samuels and Ito Smith seem like a solid back ups, but just back ups. Alexander Mattison is interesting but could be a solid long term investment. Despite having the third overall pickit was traded for Kenyan Drake who should be solid this season but has some long term questions. For a rebuilding team it's a questionable move at best.

WR has seemingly gone better. A.J. Brown looked like a great draft pick, but leaves questions for Corey Brown. Will Fuller should see quite the uptick but also a lot more attention with DHop gone. Courtland Sutton is locked in as a number and finally looks to have a QB. N'Keal Harry seemed to have his usage tick up and should get more opportunities on a rebuilding team. James Washington looked like he was going to take a step forward last season but seemed to lose his depth chart spot. Geronimo Allison, Scantling, Dorsett all very meh.

Mark Andrews should continue to be a stud. Dallas Goedert took a step forward last season but is still a back up. It has been a patience game but he's a good back up. Cutting Matthew Stafford has left the team with just Jimmy G, not a top line fantasy option. Nick Foles and Jameis Winston could be interesting but they've locked themselves in to having to draft a QB. (SLIGHT WINNER) Da South 27th Boyz is the worst team in the league and only complicated his issues with a questionable draft last season despite having all seven picks in the top three rounds. Josh Jacobs was a great draft pick and paired well with Mark Ingram, who he stole in a trade. Bryce Love was picked up in a trade and could be interesting but Tony Pollard was a wasted high draft pick. Could Ronald Jones finally live up to his draft stock?

Breshad Perriman is a solid pick up but a problem if he's your best WR. Michael Gallup is a good asset on a rebuilding team, but still on a very likely run heavy team. Darius Slayton was also a good pick up but still likely a flex option at best. Russell Gage is in the same department but Atlanta does throw it a lot. Devin Funchess could be interesting in Green Bay but it will still be a shock if Rodgers trusts anyone besides Adams. With Rivers in Indianapolis Zach Pascal could see an uptick also. Andy Isabella seemed like a solid draft pick but there's a lot of young WR in Arizona and now DHop is there. Jakobi Meyers was a bad draft pick.

T.J Hockenson should be a solid young piece for his team with the vet Greg Olsen and Tyler Higbee. There should be some solid production here for a team looking for answers. Dak Prescott has a very floor but Mitchell Trubisky is almost to junk bond status. (SLIGHT WINNER)