Barkley+ for JT?

[mzkp54]

16 team empire league.

Reigning champ- if I win the league again this year I win the Empire Pot and the league resets and redrafts from scratch. One caveat is I'm not allowed to trade draft picks as the reigning champ. I'm the top scoring team by 160 points, and 400 points above the 3rd place team, so there's really only one other strong contender in my eyes.

Another owner currently has no QBs. I have a few backups, so trying to think about how I can solidify my chances to lock up a championship.

Would you trade Barkley+ a backup QB for JT? Seems like a small upgrade, but with NY's QB situation I'm a bit nervous about his production. He's getting a ton of volume though so not sure if its actually an upgrade.

RBs get 0.5 PPR and 0.2 PPC

My team:
QB- Burrow, Minshew, Dobbins
RB- CMC, Barkley, Foreman, McLaughlin
WR- Hill, Kupp, Keenan, Puka, Hopkins, Woods, ZJones
TE- Kelce, Everett, Conklin

Thoughts?

[Gator Sens]

I think Barkley has one of the safest workloads in the NFL so as you mentioned, that plays a big factor. I think he and Taylor will score close as the year continues as Taylor does not look as great as he once did. I would base this more on who you would rather have going into next season in case you don't win it all as it's a bit of a toss up this year. Both are solid options.

[TheTroll]

two trains of thought here on SB... no QB means more workload. No QB means Def stake the box. the question is SB stacked box proof like a Walter Payton? SB is going to get the volume for sure.

[kellysheroes]

JT by a lot... NYG is going to rebuild, again while JT will be on a good offense

[Prison_Mike]

two trains of thought here on SB... no QB means more workload. No QB means Def stake the box. the question is SB stacked box proof like a Walter Payton? SB is going to get the volume for sure.

Agree with this but would add one element...which would be potential injury. RB is a brutal position, it's even more brutal with heavy volume and no one else for the defense to focus on. "We dare you to throw to...*checks notes*...Darius Slayton, Parris Campbell, and Daniel Bellinger."

My thought as I was reading your post was exactly what Gator said: They're probably mostly the same ROS from a production standpoint, so focus on who you'd rather have in the event you don't win it. Factor in the potential injury risk, and that's JT for me pretty easily if the cost of the swap is minimal

Nice team, good luck