Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Merry Go Round

With rumors flying and one late trade acceptance that slid in too late for the deadline, this year saw only one move before the post-WK10 cut off date. Defending champs Mandalorian Warriors moved to shore up a receiving position that had semi-plagued them all season. Last year’s Super Bowl hero, Roddy White, was moved for a healthier superstar receiver: Larry Fitzgerald.

Despite floundering a bit so far this year, Fitzgerald is averaging 8.1 points a game this season, has four double digit games, and is a huge upgrade over the missing-in-action White. Losing Steven Jackson won’t be a problem either because Knowshown Moreno has more than replaced (In)Action Jackson’s RB2 stats. With Rob Gronkowski returning to form, the Warriors are getting ready for a long stretch run. Already averaging a league leading 91.0 points per game, it’s highly likely GM Matt just assured his 8-2 team of another Super Bowl appearance. Future defending champs take note: This is how you defend your title! Aggressive, be aggressive! (Does this move have shades of Matt moving for Roddy last year, and then going to win the title? Yes, yes! The fantasy gods reward bold moves.)

Trade ID: #170
  • Original Salt receive Roddy White and Steven Jackson
  • Mandalorian Warriors receive Larry Fitzgerald and Nick Folk

On the other side of things, Original Salt was facing a losing season after a promising start and is already looking toward the off-season. White and Jackson have been injured most of the season — they’ve combined for only 36 points this entire season — and the two are clearly not going to help much the rest of the way. Both are back but still fighting through their various dings. Despite a roster featuring Philip Rivers, Matt Forte, and the ghost of Jordan Cameron, Reno has likely decided to throw in the towel and hope for a high draft pick next year.

Kicker Nick Folk, included in the deal for we're not sure why, has already been dropped by Mandalorian Warriors. Folk has been on fire recently and is the #3 ranked kicker, so it might behoove someone to scoop him up. The Warriors already had Matt Prater and Garrett Hartley on board, while Original Salt employs Robbie Gould. Folk has been outscoring all three of them, and now he's a FA. Go figure.

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