Targeting Calvin Johnson

You should have done this at the very least before his BYE. Cobb alone won't get him. The other guy doesn't have a star receiver after trading Mega either. I wouldn't be surprised if he asks for Gordon and Cobb depending on his standings (6-3, I'd ask for that. Less? Pass)

Pretty much you should have tried to get him a few weeks ago. At this point you probably won't be able to get him for much if any less than face value. Morris and Cobb. Morris and Gordon. DT88 and a small piece.

It probably won't be worth it to you to make a trade.

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I'm thinking there isn't a chance I hold onto him for 3 weeks while he isn't playing, then trade him away as soon as he is coming back.

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but but but he wants to make a run!!!


lol, seriously. Im not going to be your IR until the guy is ready to play. You better be ready to pay premium

I traded K. Benjamin to this owner for Morris, so I'm inclined to say he may not be in favor of getting him back on a bye. That being said, Morris just got RGIII back and the running game looked much improved, and Cobb's remaining schedule looks to me like he can maintain his current production. I may just stay put because I'm 2-1 since the trade, and my RB situation is still pretty delicate.

I've held onto him this long. He is healthy and playing next week. What makes you think I would part with him for less than the late first round value I paid for him?

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You're telling me you you'd rather stick it out with Megatron than make a trade for a player(s) like Cobb, Tate, Morris or Gordon to try to swing things around going down the stretch?

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Yes.

He's a tier 1 player who has been struggling with injury this year. He is coming off that injury presumably fully healthy after resting several weeks and ready to resume his status as a tier 1 player. You are offering 1 tier 2 and 3 players who have lower floors and in Gordon's case will still be out for a few weeks.

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to try to swing things around going down the stretch?

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Keeping Calvin offers much higher upside to swing things around going down the stretch. Accepting anything less than multiple of those players would be accepting his fate as a losing team and just giving away what should be one of the top producers down the stretch.

Why would 3-6 team trade a now healthy Johnson for Cobb?

Why would a 3-6 team trade for Golden Tate, who will take a hit with a healthy Johnson coming back, and Josh Gordon, who probably does a 3-6 team no good?

yeah, makes sense

Yeah, Mega for Cobb doesn't appear a fair trade if you're looking at from the perspective that you drafted Calvin in the 1st round, but he clearly hasn't performed anywhere near that level of value since week 1. Cobb's production speaks for itself. G. Tate has proven he can eat with or without Calvin and has developed better chemistry with Stafford during Mega's absence. Tate + Gordon for Mega looks like shite on paper if you still think Tate isn't a top 10 WR, and Gordon won't be the man in Cle when he returns, but those are both misconceptions.