sloth8u wrote: ↑Tue May 23, 2017 6:48 am
DLF3000 wrote: ↑Mon May 22, 2017 3:51 pm
So after seeing so many one-sided or terrible value trades over the years (the latest of which was Derek Carr for a 2nd and 3rd round rookie pick two months ago - WAIT, WHAT?!), I started to wonder:
Is it even possible to win dynasty with zero trades?
How would you do it - what would you suggest you do, or do a lot more of, since you're not tapping into trading as a resource?
Or is trading so exploitable with some people and/or situations that you
can't win dynasty without it?
some just like trading and some cant win without trading.....no trading would ultimately take the fun out of it for the "competitive owner". they wouldnt be able to "have fun" acquiring 1st's or adding the last piece or 2. admit it or not...some just cant stand losing...and they would quit. no trading in a dynasty league would not work because owners this dedicated cant imagine being able to make their team better only once a year. even the successful owners who trade the least, still make a move every now and then.
I more often than not make nice additions off the waiver wire every year...
Last year, common waiver additions to rosters included (off the top of my head and I'm most definitely forgetting guys): Pryor, Tyrell, Thielen, Jacquizz, Montgomery, Dak, Powell.
Looking over an active player's list and thinking about my 12 team 22 man roster league, here's a list of players that I believe have
been on waivers at one point or another in their career:
At QB: Roethlisberger, Brady, Eli Manning, Brees, Tyrod, Prescott, Rodgers, Cousins, Wilson
At RB: Powell, West, Jacquizz, Alf Morris, Blount, Ivory, Jennings, Latavius, Burkhead, Woodhead, Kelley, Ware, CJ, Lewis
At WR: ANTONIO BROWN, Hurns, Edelman, Sanders, Crowder, Jordy, Baldwin, Beasley, Rishard, Meredith, Wallace, Inman, Pryor, Snead, Thielen, Hill, Enuwa, Marvin Jones, Anderson, John Brown, Tate, Britt, Landry, Tyrell, LaFell,
I'm not going to bother with TE. I think you get the picture. This is just the rostered players. Every year there are useful waiver plays, like Tim Hightower. There are also plenty of past rostered players I can think of that were waiver claims, like Mike Turner, Kurt Warner and Marc Bulger, Boldin, Foster, Forsett,
These are ALL non-drafted (or at a point dropped) players that were then claimed and useful.
Bottom line: You can STILL BUILD VERY SOLID/DOMINANT TEAMS/DYNASTIES WITHOUT TRADES. I honestly think that active in-season scouting and foresight on the waiver claims is probably more important than rookie draft picks.