Trading Season

It's about that time of the season when people are figuring out how well their teams will perform this season. No team is perfect regardless if you are currently 3-0 and if your league is anything like mine you will notice there isn't much help in the free agency pool. This leaves you with the choice to better your team through trades. I personally hate trading in Fantasy football. Nothing is worse than making a stupid trade and having that be the laughing point of the season. We are going to have our own "Throwback Thursday-Trades". We will look at trades that happened in my league in the past.

• (2011) Calvin Johnson, and Marques Colston for DeSean Jackson, Mike Tolbert, and Pats D. 
• (2011) Beanie Wells for Victor Cruz (The year Cruz was discovered) 
• (2011) LeSean McCoy for Ryan Fitzpatrick, Johnny Knox and Robert Meachem
• (2012) Doug Martin for Wes Welker (The next week Doug Martin had 272 yards and 4TDS)

Those were the most notable trades that didn't end so well for some team owners. I'm here to make sure that doesn't happen to you. These are players that you should trade for now and players you should ship off to somebody else. 

Real 'em in 

Cam Newton 

• He is one of the best players to own in fantasy football when he can move his legs. Entering this season, Newton was a risk choice due to the fact that he didn't have a lot of people to throw to and he was coming off injuries. Well Newton sat out week 1 and is ready to stay for the rest of the year. If you can snag Newton cheap do so before he gains more chemistry with his receivers and is putting up 23+ points every week. 

Keenan Allen 

• One of the best wide receivers last year as a rookie. Phillip Rivers hasn't been able to connect much with him early in the season but they did play 2 of the best pass defenses in the first 3 weeks and will be playing against the Jaguars this weekend. Now is your chance to get him cheap before it is too late. 

Eddie Lacy

• This guy was another rookies who was unreal last year. This year I can't say the same but have you seen the Packers. They haven't looked great but that won't last much longer. This year is a year you want running backs. Trust me in 2 weeks you'll wish you would have traded for him while his value was low. 

Catch and Release

Emmanuel Sanders

• I understands that Peyton Manning is throwing to him and that his why his value is so high. Wes Welker came back last week and coming off a bye this week I have a feeling his production will drop. As of right now Peyton has spent a lot of time throwing to Julius Thomas and Sanders but he'll be switching to Demaryius Thomas and Wes Welker. Trade him before all you can get for him is bench warmers.

Martellus Bennett 

• The guy has been great in a position that doesn't score a lot. The problem here is Bennett but Jay Cutler and the Bears. We all know Cutler is very inconsistent and he has Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery to throw to. In 5 weeks you'll be contemplating picking up a hotter tight end. 

Allen Hurns 

• First off I advised against picking him up after week one but if you did, trade him. Blake Bortles is making his 1st career start this week. Hurns is the number two guy on a team with not a lot of hope at the QB position. Something just doesn't feel right here. 

The key to fantasy football trading is don't get too attached to players. Once you start naming your team after a player and buying their jersey they will be cemented on your team. Trust me from experience this isn't the best way to go. Look at the stats and the projections not the name. Andre Johnson, and Larry Fitzgerald are great examples. Big names and little production.