Accused of trying to make shady deals...what do you think?

[potatopotahto]

OK...so I'm currently ranked 3/12 in my league. I have a 6 week winning streak and since my team started to pick up, just can't seem to lose. But you never know. So I made a trade offer to a team that isn't out of it mathematically, but pretty much done, in an effort to possibly solidify my chances into the playoffs. My team looks something like this:

K Orton, M Cassell
L McCoy, P Hillis, L Blount, B Green-Ellis, J Addai, D Williams
R White, A Johnson, T Owens, J Maclin, M Williams (Sea), K Walter
V Shiancoe, B Pettigrew
S Janikowski, Soccup
NYJ Def

The guy I was after was Reggie Wayne. Why? Well, as you can see...it would have made my receiving corps absolutely dominant. So...I offered Blount (some say he's a top ten back for the rest of the way) and J Maclin for Wayne. Two good starters that could give the guy some depth and balance for one receiver. One receiver was not going to help this guy for the rest of the year. Anyways, I propose it, he accepts, then the commish calls foul-play, blocks the trade and locks out the guy I offered the trade to. Keep in mind...I am 3/12 but am first in points...the people complaining were all of course contenders.

What do you guys think? I had absolutely no intention of doing anything unethical. I didn't see anything wrong with this...

[cmurda]

You'd be getting the better of the deal, but it's not way out of line or anything.

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[TheGhost]

Yeah, this is a classic case that comes up every year. You definitely would be getting the better deal. Obviously Wayne is WAY more valuable then Maclin and Blount is not a top 10 back in any way shape or form. Blount got one carry in the first half last week. The guy you're trading with is just watering down his team even more by making that deal.

That said, I'm not sure that your commish has the right to veto the deal. Basically, the commish should only veto a trade if he thinks there is some collusion going on behind the scenes. As long as the best intentions are in play, then the commish should stay out of it. There are plenty of dense owners and it just so happens that the guy you were trading with is one of them.

I love making deals with numb skulls.