B.Marshall & Slaton for Reggie Wayne - WHIR

[paco785]

My B.Marshall & S.Slaton for HIS Reggie Wayne. I tried offering Greg Jennings and Slaton but he said no. He countered with this.

PPR league - We start 2 WR's and 2 RB's and 1 FLEX.


My other WR's and RB's
Andre Johnson
Greg Jennings
Randy Moss
Thomas Jones
Cedric Benson

Brandon Marshall
Steve Slaton

[Whisper]

Given Slaton's inconsistency and Marshall's potential decline in value if Orton misses any time and/or doesn't play at 100%, I'd say this is a pretty good trade.

Wayne is arguably fantasy's #1 WR this year, and is a definite upgrade over Marshall. Combined with AJ, Moss, and Jennings, it gives you a solid receiving corps, as you can now start Wayne and AJ, and then use Moss as a flex play.

And given that you have Benson and Jones as your primary backs, you likely weren't using Slaton much to begin with. Assuming you can pick up a good waiver-wire option as security for Benson should his injury turn into anything significant (e.g., Scott, Charles, Betts, Wells, Forsett), I say do it.

Again, the only issue I'd have with this trade is that it leaves you precariously thin at RB. Pick up a good back-up off waivers, and your WR's will likely carry you into the playoffs and beyond.

Edit: If you go ahead with the trade, you may want to then consider turning around and trading away Moss or Jennings for a solid RB. You'd still have good depth at WR, and your RB depth would then improve significantly as well.