re: I'm being offered Mike Evans for Greg Zuerlien lol, should I?

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Not hating on the casual folks by any means. Just stating a fact that most of the idiotic threads/responses come from a different crowd

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Generally yes. This thread is different though. Normally I’d say this thread is idiotic too. But let’s look at the numbers:

Zuerlien is averaging 3 more points per game than the 2nd best kicker. 27% more points per game than the 2nd best kicker. Compare it to the rest of the top 10 kickers now. They average slightly less than 10 points per game. Zuerlien is averaging 40% more points per game than your average starting kicker. I’ve seen kickers perform above the average, but this is insane. He’s also consistent as frick. One game outside the top 10 kickers all season

Now let’s look at Evans. Ranked number 9 on avg points per game in my half PPR league. Averaging 12.1 per game. Less than Zuerlien, but let’s compare to the average WR2, which is who he would replace in this guy’s lineup. That’s WRs 11-20 in points per game avg. They average 11.3 points per game. Looking at the differential there, replacing an average WR2 with Evans would add 0.8 per game.

0.8 per game for replacing an average WR2 with Evans. But getting rid of Zuerlien and replacing him with your average starting kicker (assuming he can find the average on the waiver wire), he loses 4 per game. Total change in the trade is -3.2 points per game

Edit: on top of that, Evans is suspended for one game, his offense and team are trending down at a very rapid rate, he’s lost his QB to injury for several games, and between his next game and week 16 (end to most fantasy leagues) he plays 4/6 on the road