Trade from end of last season

[Cojo 2020]

I don't think I ever discussed this trade that I made during my playoff push last season with you all, but I would love to hear you thoughts after the fact. Sadly, I came up one win short of making the playoffs, despite my trade. But I also think it works for me moving forward.

I received: Julio Jones and Andy Dalton.

I gave up: Sammy Watkins, Marquise Lee, Jarvis Landry, Joe Flacco, and Zach Zenner.

My concern was to solidify my WR situation. I had many good/great WRs, but the roller coaster of Hopkins and Thomas last year was frustrating when I had to decide who to pair with Beckham and Evans every week. Flacco was a backup for me most weeks, and seemed fairly even with Dalton, except that Dalton was throwing to A.J. Green.

Watkins constant injuries were a concern, and Lee and Landry were buried on my practice squad anyway. Zenner was a throw in, so I didn't have to toss in a draft pick.

In essence, I gave up no starters to get Jones, which I think is a big win.

[jryanw]

Your team is sick. You won't miss the playoffs again for a while

[Goddard]

Good trade in my opinion. Now you just have to upgrade at RB and you should be just fine.

[jaykay22]

Good lord that WR stable is just absolutely disgusting! (In a good way lol)

I'm lukewarm on Sammy and I'm a huge Jarvis fan, however in your case I love the trade for you. If neither of them was ever sniffing your starting lineup and you have DT/Nuk/Diggs on your bench even AFTER giving them up, you're more than ok.

[Tyrober]

How did you miss the playoffs with a core of Stafford Wilson Howard Evans Odell and Julio?

[Cojo 2020]

Good question...some bad luck at my RB2 and I didn't get Julio until week 13, our last week.

[Cojo 2020]

If I recall, I went several weeks where I had Peterson, Martin, Simms, Bernard and Rawls out...and that was when bye weeks hit my QBs and WRs. Plus, Thomas and Hopkins were so inconsistent, and I could never seem to pick right as to which one to start at WR3 with Evans and Beckham. Getting Julio solved that problem really quickly!