It Was a Hill of a Trade
(pathetic pun attempt, I know)
For those who don’t know me, I am by all accounts considered one of the most “trade ready” fantasy players in all the land. Not only am I open to all conversations regarding players on my roster, but, when I finally do move one… I usually come out way ahead.
This particular move-trade from Jeremy Hill to Michael Floyd was done over the course of two separate trades with two different league owners.
PRE-TRADE STARTING ROSTER:
QB: Russell Wilson, Joe Flacco
RB: Ryan Mathews, Joique Bell, Jeremy Hill, Isaiah Crowell, Bryce Brown, Charles Sims
WR: Julio Jones, Cordarrelle Patterson, Justin Hunter, Allen Robinson, John Brown, Hakeem Nicks, Donte Moncrief
TE: Travis Kelce, Jace Amaro
STEP 1: Jeremy Hill for Doug Martin
Sometimes we hurt the ones we love, well sort of. In this case the owner of Doug Martin whom also had Eddy Lacy at the time felt trapped. He was holding two perceived Top 10 running backs and neither was producing as expected. Lacy who at the time was drawing comparisons to Trent Richardson which had his freakout-o-meter pegging all the way into the red, and, simultaneously Doug Martin was shelved by an injury as he watched Bobby Rainey “running away with the job”.
So like any southern gentlemen I put on my finest outfit and knocked on his door. He had showed interest in Jeremy Hill before that point and he was showing signs of buyers remorse about Martin. He sent me the trade one day straight up Doug Martin for Jeremy Hill, and without hesitation I accepted his generous offer. Knowing the risk there was in Martin I took the trade anyway because we had yet to really see Martin in 2014 while the recipient of Hill was just looking for stability at the running back position and a fresh start.
STEP 2: Doug Martin for Michael Floyd
This trade really came down to a lack of depth at the running back position for the Floyd owner. My team as you can see was loaded with young wide receivers, but, I will never shy away from the opportunity to acquire another future high end talent.
At the time all this owner had at running back was:
- Lamar Miller
- Ronnie Hillman
- Matt Asiata
- Shaun Draughn
To him, the prospect of acquiring Doug Martin was incredibly appealing. The buzz out of Tampa Bay was that the team was behind Martin coming off of Bobby Rainey’s colossal “double fumble bonanza”, and so was Lovie Smith. Both of these things worked in my favor as I approached him about a trade offer just days later. I inquired about Michael Floyd and he confessed in response that he was in dire need of a running back for his team. I had the gut feeling at the time that Martin may potentially never return to form, and, much like the first owner I could replace the prospect of a sinking ship with the future Arizona star wide out in Michael Floyd. So with reckless abandon I sent the offer straight up: Doug Martin for Michael Floyd, which he promptly accepted.
Hate to say it, but I think I’d rather have Trent Richardson than Doug Martin or Zac Stacy right now. #shudder
— Josh Moore (@4for4_Josh) October 14, 2014
POST-TRADE STARTING ROSTER:
QB: Russell Wilson, Joe Flacco
RB: Ryan Mathews, Joique Bell, Isaiah Crowell, Bryce Brown, Charles Sims
WR: Julio Jones, Michael Floyd, Cordarrelle Patterson, Justin Hunter, Allen Robinson, John Brown, Hakeem Nicks, Donte Moncrief
TE: Travis Kelce, Jace Amaro
In the end I got even more solid at wide receiver as I took what I speculate will be a minor hit at running back. Tampa Bay feels like it has an unsettled backfield situation and since I was already rostering rookie Charles Sims on my bench sending Doug Martin away while not receiving a running back in return didnt sting quite as bad.
