Originally Posted On beatchuckie.blogspot.com July 28, 2019
Author: Wings
With the limit officially abolished in this post-keeper league. Owners have wasted no time shipping their players around. From freshly-drafted to keeper, nobody is safe. Adding draft picks into the mix has added a new element, that, as Nauch said, is going to make the deadline very fun. Including the Chubb-Bell and Ant-Gio draft trades, there have been 8 so far before a snap of preseason football has even been played, this will definitely keep me busy lol. Here is the analysis of what’s gone on around the league so far.
Phase 1- Testing the Waters
Analysis: After holding out all of last season and still being tagged, Nauch finally grants Bell his request for a trade and sends him to his former team with Chuck, where he last won a ring. Nauch gets back the presumptive RB1 for the new-look Browns, at least until Kareem Hunt comes back into the picture.
Winner: “Shrimp Bayless”‘s play count on Apple Music
Loser: Nauch unfortunately, Chubb is gonna do well but the Kareem Hunt risk is there. Also, the fact Bell never scored a single point for Nauch while on his team.
Phase 2- Draft Day
Analysis: Thanks for separating RB and WR trades fellas this makes doing this way easier. Gio reunites with Chris Thompson and Ant gets one of the hottest RB prospects from last season.
Winner: “Carry on Wayward Son”‘s play count on Apple music.
Loser: Gio took advantage of RB depth to flip two high-tier RB2s for David Johnson, which is costly but affordable for. Gordon, Henry, Fournette and DJ are a formidable core 4 RBs, given they all dont hold out or get injured.
Analysis: You guys literally did this to have a homer on your team LMAO. Per my interview with Ant, he did not trust AB with his new QB and, while Jules was painful to lose, was necessary to get Michael Thomas
Winner: “This Song“‘s play count on IG
Loser: Ant gave up quite a lot for this return imo, especially with MT also threatening to hold out for a contract
Phase 3- Hurtado Goes Full Presti
Analysis: Someone finally has the balls to move some draft picks around, Ant gets a complement/backup to Michael Thomas.
Winner: Hurtado, recognizing his less than ideal draft, upgrades one of his mid-round picks for next year and adds a reliable piece in James White, although at the cost of a hard WR2 downgrade.
Loser: This trade was originally fair, and Ant would be the loser because he flipped James White for a currently-injured AJ Green, but luckily Ant isn’t done yet.
Analysis: Hurtado, in his own words, now owns the 7th round, with 3 picks.
Winner: Nauch was deep enough at RB to afford this trade and only traded back two rounds for an extra mid pick.
Loser: Hurtado adds extra depth at RB for this season and an extra 7th for next, but has only two picks in the 8-12 range, will be a long wait.
Phase 3- Alex gave the final rose to Nauch
Analysis: Alex curves the fuck out of Chuckie after he tried to lowball him for Adam Thielen, proceeds to ship out Diggs for prospects instead and removes the remains of Weege’s presence on this team.
Winner: Nauch, who is in a win-now attitude, gets a bona fide WR2 for his lineup. Alex gets himself another Homer pick, both young wideouts gave the potential to be flashy this season.
Loser: None, both teams won for their situation, sue me.
Phase 4- Ant and Chuck are terrible at math
Analysis: Because these bozos messed up the draft pick transfer let me verbalize it here. Chuck sends Freeman, Hill, and his 14+6 for Ant’s Green, Davis, Jones and his 10+4. Ant symbolically transfers the Injury Reserve curse to Chuck.
Winner: Ant ships off the injury-prone AJ Green to get another problematic receiver and a Devonta Freeman with something to prove.
Loser: Chuckie inherits AJ Green but at least stacks up his bench and gets better draft picks.
