What was I Thinking Thread - Worst Trade you ever made?

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Re: What was I Thinking Thread - Worst Trade you ever made?

Postby hockeyBjj » Tue Jan 02, 2018 2:22 pm

Last year 1st year of dynasty. Got scared of Tevin Coleman. Sold Freeman for a late 17 1st, 18 2nd, 19 3rd :(

This year, when I should know better, week 5 or 6 I sold Adam Thielen for a late 1st because I thought his value had peaked and was a great sell high time :( Then he goes on his touchdown streak and emerges as MN's #1 WR....
Team 1- 10 team ppr, 1QB, 2RB, 3WR, 1TE, 2Flx, 1D, 1K
2022: 1-8
Finishes: 6th, 6th, 1st, 5th, 6th, 9th
QB: Lamar Jackson, Purdy
RB: Bijan, Dobbins, Achane, Charbonnet, Algier, McBride, waiver trash
WR: JSN, QJ, Addison, Dotson, Skyy Moore, Jameson Williams, Hyatt, T Dell, Boutte, Skowronek, Quez Watkins, Greg Dortch, waiver trash
TE: Hockenson, F Monroe, Juwan, Musgrave
D/K: Patriots, Vikings, Saints, Dicker

picks-
2024- 1,1,1,1,2,2,2,3,3,4,5,5
2025 1,1,1,2,3,4,5

team 2- 12 team SF, .5PPR, .5TE boost, 1QB, 1SF, 2 RB, 3WR, 1TE, 2Flex
2022: 8-1
Finishes: 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 2nd :wall:
QB: Ljax, GenoD Jones, Minshew, Dobbs
RB: CMC, Stevenson, A Jones, Chubb, A Mattison, D cook, Perine, Mckinnon,
WR:Tyreek, Diggs, C Kupp, D Adams, Keenan Allen, Lockett, Gallup, A Lazard, Hodgins
TE: Kelce, LaPorta, Irv Smith,
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Re: What was I Thinking Thread - Worst Trade you ever made?

Postby Pet_Smith » Wed Jan 03, 2018 3:53 am

Right after my startup last year I had some back and forth with another guy about swapping some of our upcoming picks, as I knew he liked his team, but I felt pretty confident he'd be picking early, so I could win. In the end I got bored of our constant back and forward, plus a little drunk so traded his 2017 2nd for my 2018 1st. Turned out to be swapping the 13th pick in 2017(2.01) for the 12th in 2018 (1.12) so I got away with it, but still an absolutely horrible trade. The only thing I would say is that it made me incredibly motivated/focused/obsessive to win this year to make the trade even. Luckily my partner just about put up with the non-stop research...

I then traded away Marvin Jones for a 2018 3rd to the same guy at the start of this year, which nearly cost me the championship (as my other WR's were terrible). I had about 6 guys I thought were all about the same, but needed roster room. Ended up keeping Mike Wallace, JMatt, White, Pryor & Benjamin.
Dynasty - 9th year, 12-team, Standard scoring, 1QB, 2RB, 2WR, 1TE, 2FLEX, 1K, 1DE/DT, 1LB, 1CB/S - 25man roster / 6 Taxi Squad
'17 Champ, '18 Runner Up, '23 rebuild

QB Watson, A Richardson, O' Connel (TS)
RB Gibbs, Akers, Dillon Carter, Bigsby, Chase Brown, Mcintosh, Tucker, Hull (TS)
WR Metcalf, DJ Moore, Addison, Meyers, Van Jefferson, Collins, Claypool, Mingo (TS), Hyatt (TS), Wilson (TS)
TE Higbee, Freirmuth, Otton (TS)
K Joseph
DE/DT Hunter
LB Franklin Simmons
C/S James

1.01, 1.04

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Re: What was I Thinking Thread - Worst Trade you ever made?

Postby pierson242 » Wed Jan 03, 2018 6:55 am

Pet_Smith wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 3:53 am Right after my startup last year I had some back and forth with another guy about swapping some of our upcoming picks, as I knew he liked his team, but I felt pretty confident he'd be picking early, so I could win. In the end I got bored of our constant back and forward, plus a little drunk so traded his 2017 2nd for my 2018 1st. Turned out to be swapping the 13th pick in 2017(2.01) for the 12th in 2018 (1.12) so I got away with it, but still an absolutely horrible trade. The only thing I would say is that it made me incredibly motivated/focused/obsessive to win this year to make the trade even. Luckily my partner just about put up with the non-stop research...

I then traded away Marvin Jones for a 2018 3rd to the same guy at the start of this year, which nearly cost me the championship (as my other WR's were terrible). I had about 6 guys I thought were all about the same, but needed roster room. Ended up keeping Mike Wallace, JMatt, White, Pryor & Benjamin.

you traded pick for pick straight up? Why would you ever do this? You still ended with the worst pick it would be impossible to win this trade!
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Re: What was I Thinking Thread - Worst Trade you ever made?

Postby Pet_Smith » Wed Jan 03, 2018 12:37 pm

I know - never trade after having had a few beers. Absolutely no justifying that trade ever! Idiot behaviour
Dynasty - 9th year, 12-team, Standard scoring, 1QB, 2RB, 2WR, 1TE, 2FLEX, 1K, 1DE/DT, 1LB, 1CB/S - 25man roster / 6 Taxi Squad
'17 Champ, '18 Runner Up, '23 rebuild

QB Watson, A Richardson, O' Connel (TS)
RB Gibbs, Akers, Dillon Carter, Bigsby, Chase Brown, Mcintosh, Tucker, Hull (TS)
WR Metcalf, DJ Moore, Addison, Meyers, Van Jefferson, Collins, Claypool, Mingo (TS), Hyatt (TS), Wilson (TS)
TE Higbee, Freirmuth, Otton (TS)
K Joseph
DE/DT Hunter
LB Franklin Simmons
C/S James

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Re: What was I Thinking Thread - Worst Trade you ever made?

Postby hjernazian » Thu Jan 04, 2018 2:43 am

Pet_Smith wrote: Wed Jan 03, 2018 3:53 am Right after my startup last year I had some back and forth with another guy about swapping some of our upcoming picks, as I knew he liked his team, but I felt pretty confident he'd be picking early, so I could win. In the end I got bored of our constant back and forward, plus a little drunk so traded his 2017 2nd for my 2018 1st. Turned out to be swapping the 13th pick in 2017(2.01) for the 12th in 2018 (1.12) so I got away with it, but still an absolutely horrible trade. The only thing I would say is that it made me incredibly motivated/focused/obsessive to win this year to make the trade even. Luckily my partner just about put up with the non-stop research...

I then traded away Marvin Jones for a 2018 3rd to the same guy at the start of this year, which nearly cost me the championship (as my other WR's were terrible). I had about 6 guys I thought were all about the same, but needed roster room. Ended up keeping Mike Wallace, JMatt, White, Pryor & Benjamin.
i don't get it. how drunk were you? if i'm reading that a 1:1 in a first for a second? i don't mean to be an a-hole just wondering the logic there. that's really not a bad trade, but an anomaly.
Team 1

Superflex, 1.0 point PPR

QB: P. Mahomes $5, C. Newton $20, B. Mayfield $2, D. Brees
RB: D. Johnson $54, N. Chubb $4, T. Coleman $4, D. Henry $14, I. Crowell $3, J. Richard $9, J. Adams $3
WR: A. Robinson $41, T.Y. Hilton $24, J. Landry $25, C. Davis $4, C. Godwin $4, D. Hamilton $3, K. Cole, S. Shephard $10
TE: E. Engram $4, D. Njoku $2, K. Rudolph $3, V. McDonald $4
K/DEF: Irrelevant

2019: 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 3.06, 4.06

Team 2

Start: 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 2 RB/WR/TE - 25 man roster + 4 TAXI

QB: T. Brady, M. Ryan, N. Foles
RB: K. Hunt, C. McCaffrey, D. Johnson, T. Coleman, S. Ware, D. Williams, Ito Smith, D. Sproles
WR: AJ Green, A. Robinson, A. Thielen, E. Sanders, G. Tate, S. Roberts
TE: J. Reed, J. Butt, M. Roberts, V. Davis, M. Williams
TAXI: S. Darnold, D. Fountain, D. Cain, Jaleel Scott

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Re: What was I Thinking Thread - Worst Trade you ever made?

Postby Pet_Smith » Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:08 pm

No logic - completely inexcusable. But was also right after my first dynasty startup, and I didn't really place much value on picks outside the top 5. But no logic - just one of those when you've been going back and forth for a while, and end up losing patience and doing something stupid. Very stupid. So... any other terrible trades? :oops: :wall:
Dynasty - 9th year, 12-team, Standard scoring, 1QB, 2RB, 2WR, 1TE, 2FLEX, 1K, 1DE/DT, 1LB, 1CB/S - 25man roster / 6 Taxi Squad
'17 Champ, '18 Runner Up, '23 rebuild

QB Watson, A Richardson, O' Connel (TS)
RB Gibbs, Akers, Dillon Carter, Bigsby, Chase Brown, Mcintosh, Tucker, Hull (TS)
WR Metcalf, DJ Moore, Addison, Meyers, Van Jefferson, Collins, Claypool, Mingo (TS), Hyatt (TS), Wilson (TS)
TE Higbee, Freirmuth, Otton (TS)
K Joseph
DE/DT Hunter
LB Franklin Simmons
C/S James

1.01, 1.04

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Re: What was I Thinking Thread - Worst Trade you ever made?

Postby Pet_Smith » Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:08 pm

I've also learnt my lesson.
Dynasty - 9th year, 12-team, Standard scoring, 1QB, 2RB, 2WR, 1TE, 2FLEX, 1K, 1DE/DT, 1LB, 1CB/S - 25man roster / 6 Taxi Squad
'17 Champ, '18 Runner Up, '23 rebuild

QB Watson, A Richardson, O' Connel (TS)
RB Gibbs, Akers, Dillon Carter, Bigsby, Chase Brown, Mcintosh, Tucker, Hull (TS)
WR Metcalf, DJ Moore, Addison, Meyers, Van Jefferson, Collins, Claypool, Mingo (TS), Hyatt (TS), Wilson (TS)
TE Higbee, Freirmuth, Otton (TS)
K Joseph
DE/DT Hunter
LB Franklin Simmons
C/S James

1.01, 1.04

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Re: What was I Thinking Thread - Worst Trade you ever made?

Postby Opeth24 » Wed Jan 10, 2018 1:18 pm

A few years back traded Freeman for Moncrief straight up...thought Freeman was just a 1 year back and Moncrief was the future...swing and a miss. Probably my biggest failure in fantasy ever
12 Team/ Half PPR/IDP/30 Roster Spots/Dynasty

QB:R.Wilson, P.Mahomes, T.Bridgewater
RB: T.Montgomery, D. Cook , K. Dixon, L. Fournette, K. Drake, P. Barber, M. Breida, A. Ekeler
WR:D.Hopkins, J. Jones, K.Benjamin, J.Doctson,K.Golladay, K. Cole, G.Tate, J. Gordon, M. Goodwin,
TE:G.Olsen, J.Smith
LB:C.Mosley, V.Williams, C.Lawson, W.Woodyard
DB:J.Adams, D.mcourty, A.Amos
DL: C.Dunlap, M.Addison, A. Okafor

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Re: What was I Thinking Thread - Worst Trade you ever made?

Postby hjernazian » Sat Jan 13, 2018 12:47 am

Last year - first year of our dynasty startup and my first time doing dynasty (feel I have to say this it's so bad).

I was in the semi's in desperate need of a RB for weeks 15 and the potential championship game due to my guys being hurt, and not having a legit RB2 to start (I was also out of FA $ and couldn't pick anyone up).

So, the comish held me at ransom for T. Hill (after a breakout year and me swooping him off the FA's for nothing)

I traded T. Hill for B. Powell and a mid-second.

He's even more valuable cause he's a top 10 WR for only $4 in our dynasty league.

I essentially made the trade knowing I was trying to win now... and the good news is I did win last year, and would not have won if I didn't have Powell blowing up weeks 15, 16.
Team 1

Superflex, 1.0 point PPR

QB: P. Mahomes $5, C. Newton $20, B. Mayfield $2, D. Brees
RB: D. Johnson $54, N. Chubb $4, T. Coleman $4, D. Henry $14, I. Crowell $3, J. Richard $9, J. Adams $3
WR: A. Robinson $41, T.Y. Hilton $24, J. Landry $25, C. Davis $4, C. Godwin $4, D. Hamilton $3, K. Cole, S. Shephard $10
TE: E. Engram $4, D. Njoku $2, K. Rudolph $3, V. McDonald $4
K/DEF: Irrelevant

2019: 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 3.06, 4.06

Team 2

Start: 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 2 RB/WR/TE - 25 man roster + 4 TAXI

QB: T. Brady, M. Ryan, N. Foles
RB: K. Hunt, C. McCaffrey, D. Johnson, T. Coleman, S. Ware, D. Williams, Ito Smith, D. Sproles
WR: AJ Green, A. Robinson, A. Thielen, E. Sanders, G. Tate, S. Roberts
TE: J. Reed, J. Butt, M. Roberts, V. Davis, M. Williams
TAXI: S. Darnold, D. Fountain, D. Cain, Jaleel Scott

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Re: What was I Thinking Thread - Worst Trade you ever made?

Postby Dunville » Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:29 am

3 years ago I traded AB for DT and a 1st.

Proceeded to trade that 1st for Jstew and a 2nd

Then that 2nd for Greg Hardy.

So AB for DT, JStew and Greg Hardy.

It was my first year of dynasty haha.
12 Team 1 pt PPR
1QB 2RB 2WR 1TE 3Flex 1K
QB Tua Stroud
RB Bijan, Gibbs, kamara Jamaal, CEH, Allgeier, Brown
WR Hill, JJ, Higgins, Keenan, Reed, Thielen, Boyd, Iosivas, Tucker
TE Hockenson Friermuth, Likely
K Elliot
1DT 2DE 3LB 1CB 2S 1Flex
DT Donald Zach Allen
DE Crosby, Hutchinson Van Ness, Turner, Wonnum,
LB Greenlaw, Kendricks, Bernard, Mosley, McFadden, Barton, Overshown, Cashman, Henley
CB Stream
S Bynum, Blankenship fuller, grant,
2024 -2.05, 3.05, 3.12, 6th
2025 2 x 1st, 2, 3,4,5,6

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Re: What was I Thinking Thread - Worst Trade you ever made?

Postby Killabrewster » Mon Jan 22, 2018 10:12 am

Three weeks into the 2016 season I traded Melvin Gordon (who I thought was performing above his ability) to an 0-3 team for their 2017 1st, 2017 2nd, Treadwell, and Agholor (who I dropped). Picks ended up being 1.09 and 2.09, and I traded Treadwell for a late pick this year.

Good news: I traded the 1.09 in 2017 for a 2017 2nd (Foreman) and a 2018 1st, which ended up being.....1.01.

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Re: What was I Thinking Thread - Worst Trade you ever made?

Postby hjernazian » Mon Jan 22, 2018 11:50 am

Dunville wrote: Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:29 am 3 years ago I traded AB for DT and a 1st.

Proceeded to trade that 1st for Jstew and a 2nd

Then that 2nd for Greg Hardy.

So AB for DT, JStew and Greg Hardy.

It was my first year of dynasty haha.
That’s pretty bad. But how Else are you supposed to learn? I learned the hard way not to trade for non elite RBs in the offseason in my first year. I traded Rawls after his monster playoff game for what ended up being 1.10.
Team 1

Superflex, 1.0 point PPR

QB: P. Mahomes $5, C. Newton $20, B. Mayfield $2, D. Brees
RB: D. Johnson $54, N. Chubb $4, T. Coleman $4, D. Henry $14, I. Crowell $3, J. Richard $9, J. Adams $3
WR: A. Robinson $41, T.Y. Hilton $24, J. Landry $25, C. Davis $4, C. Godwin $4, D. Hamilton $3, K. Cole, S. Shephard $10
TE: E. Engram $4, D. Njoku $2, K. Rudolph $3, V. McDonald $4
K/DEF: Irrelevant

2019: 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 3.06, 4.06

Team 2

Start: 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 2 RB/WR/TE - 25 man roster + 4 TAXI

QB: T. Brady, M. Ryan, N. Foles
RB: K. Hunt, C. McCaffrey, D. Johnson, T. Coleman, S. Ware, D. Williams, Ito Smith, D. Sproles
WR: AJ Green, A. Robinson, A. Thielen, E. Sanders, G. Tate, S. Roberts
TE: J. Reed, J. Butt, M. Roberts, V. Davis, M. Williams
TAXI: S. Darnold, D. Fountain, D. Cain, Jaleel Scott

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Re: What was I Thinking Thread - Worst Trade you ever made?

Postby TheTroll » Mon Jan 22, 2018 5:32 pm

Trading M Gordon for K White
Team 1
Dynasty 10 team, 22 roster + 6 Taxi, PPR
1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 Flex, 1 TE, K, Def

QB: Love, Goff, Fields
RB: Bijan, Montgomery, Kamara, Ford, K Herbert, Mattison
WR: Jefferson, Olave, London, Ridley, Sutton, Shaheed, Bateman
TE: Kincaid, Kittle, Freiermuth
K: Tucker, Sanders
DEF: CLE

Taxi: Charbs, K Mitchell, Demercado, QJ, D Douglas, W Robinson, Hooker

Picks
2024: 1.07, 2.06, 3.06, 3.09, 4.09
2025: 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5
2026: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Team 2
Dynasty 10 team, 22 man roster + 6 Taxi, PPR, SF and TEP
1QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, 1 TE, 1 Flex, 1 S Flex

QB: Allen, Goff, Watson, Jones
RB: Achane, K Williams, B Robinson, Chubb, Ford, Mostert, A Gibson, Dillon, Pierce, Zeke
WR: Olave, T Hill, Addison, D Adams, C Watson, D Johnson, G Davis, OBJ
TE: Kincaid, Kmet, Goedert

Taxi: Willis, DTR, Mims, K Miller, Demercado, Vaughn

Picks
2024: 0.0 (Blutarski)
2025: 1, 3, 4, 5
2026: 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 5

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Re: What was I Thinking Thread - Worst Trade you ever made?

Postby alewilliam789 » Sun Jan 28, 2018 12:15 pm

Sold 1.08 where I was going to take Hunt for Randall Cobb.
Sold 1.09 where I was going to take Kamara for Laquon Treadwell.

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Re: What was I Thinking Thread - Worst Trade you ever made?

Postby Mjvb5 » Mon Jan 29, 2018 1:40 pm

alewilliam789 wrote: Sun Jan 28, 2018 12:15 pm Sold 1.08 where I was going to take Hunt for Randall Cobb.
Sold 1.09 where I was going to take Kamara for Laquon Treadwell.

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