The buzz around the NFL and fantasy football is peaking and my mind is overflowing with information. NFL headlines are racing through my head and the proverbial snowball has morphed into an avalanche. I’m scrambling to evaluate my new fantasy football rosters, tracking the latest fantasy news and reviewing final roster cuts and winners of position battles. Then along comes that first trade offer. Read More
When you start talking about fantasy football trades prior to the season you get mixed opinions. Some believe you have to wait and see how everyone performs before making any meaningful trades while those who love tinkering with rosters are sending out trade offers ten minutes following the draft. Regardless of which side of the fence you reside on, trading is a part of the game.
Whatever strategy you choose, keep an open mind. One of the hardest and most difficult things for a fantasy football manager to do is let go of the draft or auction. Once you are done, it’s done. Like the deal in a card game, it’s simply a way to distribute the cards so you can play a game. An ace of spades isn’t worth more because it was the first card you were dealt!
Yet, people tend to think that a player chosen in round 6 is more valuable than a player chosen in round 8. Stop! Your roster is your roster. Too often people look back to how the player was obtained to determine present value. Would you trade a 1st round pick for a 6th round pick? No. But things change and those “picks” are now players who, like stocks, see their prices rise and fall daily.
By week 9, you are far enough removed from the draft that this issue isn’t much of a factor. Do yourself a favor and base early trade decisions on the current and potential value of players on your roster, not on how those players came to be on the roster. The fantasy football draft is a fun way to deal the cards. Don’t make it anything more.
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