ESPN Cleveland said this morning that Gordon's reinstatement is "inevitable".
As is his subsequent re-suspension for yet another drug charge.
I recently got a trade offer for Le'Veon Bell. The trade is the following: I would give up Le'Veon Bell, next year's 8th round, and next year's 14th round for Julian Edelman, next year's 5th round, and next year's 15th round. I think my team can handle trading Le'Veon Bell away since I have Sproles (who looks like he could be getting more points than McCoy), Ingram (even though it's a RB by committee situation in NO), and Justin Forsett (who may be taking the starting RB position in Bal). What do you guys think?
Our league is a 16 man league, 15 round snake draft, standard fractional scoring with -5 for turnovers (interceptions and fumbles), no keepers/legacy.
Here's my team:
Here's my current team:
QB Alex Smith
RB Darren Sproles
RB/WR Andre Johnson
WR Cordarrelle Patterson
WR/TE Pierre Garcon
WR/TE Dennis Pitta
D/ST 49ers D/ST
K Cody Parkey
Bench
Colin Kaepernick
Le'Veon Bell
Vernon Davis
Mark Ingram
Malcom Floyd
Robert Woods
Justin Forsett
I'm mainly worried because this is the team of the person I am trading with (Yes he has McCoy):
QB Matt Ryan
RB LeSean McCoy
RB/WR Julian Edelman
WR Julio Jones
WR/TE Brandin Cooks
WR/TE Kyle Rudolph
D/ST Patriots D/ST
K Nick Novak
Bench
Sammy Watkins
Jordan Reed
Devonte Freeman
Eric Ebron
Roy Helu
Jonathon Dwyer
Isaiah Crowell
Chris Polk (hamstring) will be back to handle some of those duties, and Sproles does not project to be as effective inside going forward. Consider him a flex option in PPR only against the Colts in Week 2.
As is his subsequent re-suspension for yet another drug charge.
To be clear, ESPN Cleveland has no sources on this and is merely speculating. But a deal between the NFL and the union on a new drug policy could come as soon as this week. As part of that deal, players recently suspended for violations (that would no longer warrant suspensions) are expected to get their bans retroactively reduced or repealed. Gordon would still be facing a two-game suspension for the DWI he got on July 5, but the union doesn't want punishment until due process as part of the new pact. The Browns have not cleaned out Gordon's locker since his 16-game suspension was announced. Sep 9 - 8:57 AM
What about Frank Gore and Jarrett Boykin for Mark Ingram and Malcolm Floyd?
I’m not saying he is going to light the world on fire, but I’m willing to bet that he was released in a fair amount of leagues as an overreaction, and I wouldn’t mind taking a flier on him. I still prefer him to veterans like Steve Smith/Greg Jennings and would take him over any receiver in Carolina, Oakland, or St. Louis.
The trade overall favors you on both counts.
I picked up Benjamin off of waivers and gambled on Gordon being reinstated (still a FA in my league). Dropped Reuben Randle and Denarius Moore.
I didn't start with a great draft - had a horrible first week so I'm hoping to get lucky on some good pickups. Won't necessarily play Benjamin this week, giving my veterans a chance to play up to their draft position.
Ugh.
Boykin is a FA in my 12 man ppr. I'm considering dropping tayvon Austin or woodhead for him.
Boykin is better than both of them, especially Austin.
Looking at your lineup and weird slot flexibility, WR's are worth more than RBs in your league for the simple fact that your second RB slot is a RB/WR slot. If your league forced players to carry another RB, then Gore's value would be much higher. As it stands, you only need 1 bellcow at RB and then can sub in the 2nd RB slot with a WR. With that said, let's look at your optimal lineup for RBs and WRs in order of importance:The other party got smart, they changed it to Gore and Boykin for Cordarrelle Patterson Patterson and Justin Forsett and some future draft picks. Thoughts?
Meh. When you get down to 3rd option receivers or guys that are lighning in a bottle it's a crapshoot. Austin is a poor man's Harvin or Patterson. He has a chance to bust it on about any play and could get you 70 yards and a TD in single play. But he only does that every three weeks. He's a return man, a receiver, and they let him run it a few times too.
Boykin is clearly on a better offense with a better QB but he's going to fight for scraps left over by Jordy and Cobb. If one of those two guys get hurt he's much more valuable.
But right now. Meh. Total crap shoot and not worth stressing over.
Overall I think you are still getting the better end of the deal since your bench is already strong with V.Davis and it gives you more depth in the event of an injury. If Bell goes down, Gore can still solidify your RB slot better than Ingram.
I'm also getting some future draft picks as well (7th round for 11th round if Patterson gets more than 150 points in 10 weeks, 8th for 12th round if not).
Yea I ranked those 3 wr higher and then...??? I feel like I need to plug in Cruz. (I hated that draft pick)Andre
Maclin
Cooks
Vomit.
Got no faith in the other guys really. Cruz has most upside but he plays for the Giants. Bleh.
As for RB...PT Cruiser in PPR league. Don't trust Ellington's' health.
What are you talking about? The DWI? Yes, he'll be suspended for that but only after he is convicted of it. The drug charge would go away with a new weed threshold. To be honest, the NFL's weed threshold of 15nanograms/ml is ridiculous (Gordon was popped at 16 and 13, which he could have gotten from secondhand smoke). The Olympics is 10X that (150) and MLB over 3X that (50).
Yea I ranked those 3 wr higher and then...??? I feel like I need to plug in Cruz. (I hated that draft pick)