Need help... Pierre Thomas trade

[haloswin2002]

I am in an 18-team dynasty league standard non-ppr scoring. Starting requirements for 18 teams is a bit rough, we start 1xQB, 4xWR, 3xRB, 1xTE, 1xK, 1xDEF

QB: Schaub
WR: Calvin, AJ, Colston, Bess
RB: Pierre Thomas, LenDale White, Sproles
TE: Martellus Bennett
K: Scobee
D: Bal

Bench QB: Leinart
Bench WR: Schilens, Cribbs
Bench RB: McCoy, Donald Brown, James Davis, Bernard Scott, Rashad Jennings
Bench TE:
Bench K: Hanson
Bench D: NE

I really want to replace Bess as my 4th WR. I am thinking of offering:

Pierre Thomas/Bernard Scott for Felix Jones/Desean Jackson.

Is this a ridiculous offer?

[spider321]

You need help at RB more than you need a 4th WR.

You obviously have lots of young potential at RB and this is a dynasty league.

Keep your young RB's and see which ones "pan-out" in a couple of years.

[haloswin2002]

You need help at RB more than you need a 4th WR.

You obviously have lots of young potential at RB and this is a dynasty league.

Keep your young RB's and see which ones "pan-out" in a couple of years.

I am thinking the same thing, but coming to a different conclusion. If I get a a good 4th WR, I wont have to worry about that position for years. Add that to the fact that I have no depth there either to cover any bye weeks or injuries and it leaves me concerned. On the other side, I dont have any elite RB, but I do have some solid #2 guys (White/Thomas) and a slew or prospects (Davis/Scott/McCoy/Brown/Jennings). I was thinking getting back Jones and keeping Davis/McCoy/Brown/Jennings still gives me a really good shot at landing 1 or 2 starters out of the bunch.

My overall thinking coming into this season was to get 1 of my 2 skill positions figured out completely (I obviously went for WR) and just throw a bunch of prospects at my other position (RB) against the wall to see who sticks. I was trying to finish that off by getting the 4th WR and keeping my prospects, but should I abandon any depth at WR to keep another prospect or 2 at RB?

[spider321]

I believe RB's are much more valuable than WR's.

I don't think Jennings will "pan-out", but any of the others have a decent shot.

I inherited a horrible dynasty team before the 2006 season and decided to pick a ton of young RB's for the future. I drafted DeAngelo Williams, LenDale White, Marion Barber, and Brandon Jacobs that year and held onto them to win my league's championship last year.

Chances are you won't get as lucky as I did, but a couple of your young RB's may turn out to be studs.

[spider321]

You know, the more I think about it, Felix and DeSean are both pretty freakin good and they're both young.

If you can get them for Pierre and Scott, go for it.

[haloswin2002]

You know, the more I think about it, Felix and DeSean are both pretty freakin good and they're both young.

If you can get them for Pierre and Scott, go for it.

Cool, we convinced each other. You talked me out of it and I talked you into it...

[haloswin2002]

Well the offer is out there. While I am waiting on a response, another owner made me an offer.

Pierre Thomas/Bernard Scott for McFadden

I am kind of liking this offer too (too bad it wasnt earlier in the offseason, I traded Michael Bush away about a month ago).

[spider321]

I traded away Michael Bush and dumped JaMarcus Russell in my dynasty league a week ago.

Nothing feels better than to be free of any and all Raiders.

[haloswin2002]

Good move on dumping the Raiders. I am just losing faith in Thomas by the day, and see McFadden as a potential franchise back. As long as Bush is there (and healthy) he will always take a significant amount of plays away from Thomas.

But in general, I take it you are suggesting I dont pursue the Thomas/Scott for McFadden deal?

[haloswin2002]

anyone care to break the tie?