With league trade deadlines fast approaching, your favorite NFL team is looking to make league-winning moves in week 8, and so should you!
As the 49ers and the Jets have decided, it is the time of the year to fix weaknesses and make a run for the playoffs. I have got the league-winning moves for you right here with the players you should be buying and a couple to sell in week 8. Before we jump in, let us take a look back at the trade advice from last week and see how it turned out.
Tom Brady was and still is a buy for me. He was a Mike Evans drop away from a very respectable day. He doesn’t turn the ball over and touchdown regression awaits him.
Ezekiel Elliott had another efficient day and found the endzone twice. Dak’s return and a soft schedule will allow Zeke to eat again this week. This becomes one of those league-winning moves if you can win again this week and trade Zeke during his bye.
Rashod Bateman saw a 32 percent target share in a low-volume game from Lamar Jackson. He caught four of five passes for 42 yards. He will continue to operate as the number two option in Baltimore’s aerial attack.
Devin Singletary is coming off the bye but he still slots in as one of the league-winning moves and should have been a target if his manager was in need of a win.
League-winning moves- Buys
Trade for Chris Godwin
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Godwin is fully healthy and has been a target hog over the last month, averaging 10 targets per game. The lack of offensive production may be enough for the casual fan to give up on the Bucs’ attack. Godwin faces the Ravens who are giving up the 6th-most points to wideouts and he gets the Seahawks in two weeks. Godwin has a solid floor and the inevitable touchdowns will push him into the top-12 territory. Go make a league-winning move and trade for him today.
Trade for or pick up Daniel Jones
We know what Daniel Jones is at this point in his career, uneven in both real-life and fantasy football. When the Giants win, which they have often this season, they control time of possession, having won that battle in all but one of their victories. They should have favorable game scripts in four of their next five games and it sets up Jones for success. The fourth-year signal-caller is averaging 49 yards rushing per game. That equals one extra passing touchdown in four-point pass TD scoring systems. In a year where there are few difference-makers at the position, finding a QB with rushing upside on waivers is stealing.
Trade for or pick up Wan’Dale Robinson
The rookie from Kentucky is going to be necessary to the Giants’ offense going forward. Injuries and poor play have placed Robinson at the top of the wide receiver depth chart. Last week in his second game returning from injury, he played over 70 percent of the plays and was targeted on exactly one-third of his routes. He hauled in four receptions and is a known big-play threat from college. The uptick in usage suggests a high ceiling in the second half of the season. Robinson has a chance to be one of those league-winning moves that no one saw coming at the start of the season.
League-winning moves- Sells
Trade Away Gus Edwards
Gus Edwards went from the IR to the endzone on Sunday, twice. The Ravens are notorious for splitting up their backfield so I expect a three-way timeshare between Edwards, Drake, and either Justice Hill or Mike Davis. There is also the matter of Lamar Jackson stealing goal-line carries and his usual rushing volume. This is a prime example of touchdowns inflating the value of a running back. Use this to target teams ravaged by running back injuries or bye weeks. Often one of the league-winning moves is knowing when to cash in on a player.
Trade Away Clyde-Edwards-Helaire
The Kansas City Chiefs wanted CEH to succeed, but he just isn’t the complete back they thought they drafted in the first round. He was out-snapped by both Isiah Pacheco and Jerick McKinnon. He continues to live by the touchdown but if he doesn’t find the endzone, he disappoints his managers. The usage and the yardage just aren’t there to trust him on a consistent basis. Sell the idea that he plays on an elite offense and then target those managers lacking running back depth.
What league-winning moves are you looking to make this week? Who did I miss that should be on the list? Leave a comment or hit me up on Twitter.
