Speaker 1: Hello and welcome to the Dynasty Due podcast. I'm your host,
Corey Evans. This week's show is titled Reactions to Recent
Dynasty Trades. I have a handful of trades ever made
in a few of my twelve team Superflex Full PPR
tight End Premium formats, so you have the background in
context for how these deals are constructed.
Speaker 2: This week show is going to be less about.
Speaker 1: Stats, more vibes, my opinion and instant reactions to these
trades that have taken place. I've actually been involved in
none of these, so it's good to have an outside perspective.
I just took the trades that I found in each
respected league with the timeline of the past thirty days
and figure to be a good discussion point for immedia
and rest of season player value in Dynasty formats. Before
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was Ronde gads in the second, DeAndre Swift and Kareem
Hunt for a twenty twenty seven first and Caleb Johnson
in a vacuum or a nutshell. I'm going to take
the Gadsden, Swift and Hunt side of this trade. I
think ultimately the twenty twenty seven first will make or
break the trade if it's early, mid or late being
tied to as well the Caleb Johnson side.
Speaker 2: Let's break it down. Gadsden is twenty two.
Speaker 1: He's dealing with a minor quadding, but has been sensational
otherwise as a rookie out of Syracuse, Day three pick
who looked a part on film and is now transferred
over to the pro level as an excellent scheme fit
and outlet for Justin Herbert, well ahead of Tyler Conklin
on the charger of depth chart went healthy. Dadson looks
like an immediate steal and perhaps best value of rookie
drafts this past summer. Swift is twenty six sure kaman
on guys eating into his workload. Let's not make the
mistake to assume that Swift is going anywhere soon. He
has a safe one A too manan guys one B
role when healthy, sort of like other running back duos
under Ben Jonson the past, think Jamier Gabes, David Montgomery, Jandrew.
Swift is under contract with the Bearer's still twenty twenty seven,
so we can assume more of the same heading into
twenty twenty six. And then Kareem Hunt is thirty years old.
He's a touchdown to pendant flex at best the stage
of his career.
Speaker 2: When you mix in Rashard Smith.
Speaker 1: Isaiah biccheck Go, it's a backfield to avoid for the
most part in fantasy unless you're receiving the touchdowns, which
are unpredictable. And then again, the flip side is the
twenty twenty seven first which offers potentially immense value in
Caleb Johnson, who's twenty two years old. That has been
a disappointment as a rookie compared to his IOWA pedigree.
So again I'm taking the Gadsden Swift and hunt side
hunts more the throw in, So ultimately it's Gadsden and
Swift versus the first in Caleb Johnson. Depending on the
timeline of your team or teams, I can see it
being appealing for both sides. Next trade Keenan Allen and
a twenty twenty seven third for smir DK and at
twenty twenty six seconds, so does a wide receiver spop
Allen for DK and then paying the cost difference of
a second to a third. I'm going to take the
DK and twenty six second side. Sure you get the
meata production of Keenan Allen, who's thirty three. He's on
a contract year. We'll see if he resigns or decides
to move on another team retire in twenty twenty six.
That is up for debate, whereas DK is only twenty
three in December, still twenty two right now at the
time is recording, and he's shown a lot of promise
with an inconsistent cam Ward not even that, but on
special teams when it comes to k off returns and
Putt returns. If your league rewards individual stats for special teams,
DK has been a tremendous value for rooky drafts, whereas
ADP was anywhere for the fourth, fifth round to undrafted.
Speaker 2: Depending on league size.
Speaker 1: I understand if you're contending, perhaps Keenan Allen provides the
immediate boost you need, But looking at this from a
dynasty lens give me DK in a twenty six second,
especially when you're getting the younger receiver and the second
as opposed to spending that premium to get Allen and
only a third. The cost differential or opportunity cost for
the wideouts and picks favors the DK and second side
in my opinion. Next deal was Deebo Samuel straight up
for a twenty twenty six third. Diebo is twenty nine,
going to be thirty in the offseason. He is on
a contract year, so a free agent at twenty twenty six.
This does depend on if you need debo services or
not to make a playoff push or run in the postseason.
Purely based on value, though third round picks often miss
as opposed to hit in terms of conversion rate, So
I'll take Deebo here, especially if Washington can get back
Shadan Daniels later on the campaign. In the fantasy playoffs.
Even so, Marcus Mariota has been solid in Jayden's absence.
If you take the third, you have to really hope
that you hit with that prospect. Otherwise, Deebo provides more
value this season and in theory for at least a
few more campaigns of fantasy relevance, whether it's with Washington
or a new team as a free agent. The next
deal was a twenty twenty six first Elijah Moore Olemi's
Akias for Derrick Henry and Joe Flacco. This really is
the twenty twenty six first. It boils down to it.
You have Henry, who's thirty one under contract the Ravens till.
Speaker 2: Twenty twenty eight.
Speaker 1: Henry's going to be thirty two in the offseason, and
then Joe Flacco is relevant for now unless Joe Burrow returns.
That's been a shocking development this week. Possibly by week
thirteen or week fourteen. It is dependent on if the
Bengals are in or out of the playoff race. So
I see it from both sides here, with Elijah Moore AND's.
Speaker 2: A Kias being basically throw ins.
Speaker 1: Probably the team that gave them up was in excess
of players and wanted to dump them, so in a sense,
salary or roster umps for dynasty purpose this year. And
then the twenty twenty six first is the Henry plus
Flacco swap or trade off for the media production. If
I knew that first was going to be early to mid,
I would prefer to have that side, whereas Henry and
Flack are more for the contender piece. So this is
balanced with Moren's the keyst being the throw ins. So far,
it might be the most balanced trade that I've discussed,
because if Derek Henry wins this team a championship this year,
then it's well worth giving up a first to secure
that title. Time for quick breakway back with a few
more trades that I'm going to react to that are
in my dynasty leagues. Again, these are twelve team superflex
full PPR tight up premium formats. Before I dive into
those other trades, just a quick break. The next trade
was a twenty twenty six second for Troy Franklin. Seems
like a very fair swap to me. Franklin has had
as fair shaffups downs as a rookie and even sophomore
age on his side is only twenty two and we've
seen even more so twenty twenty five and twenty twenty
four the College report, but both knicks, with both of
them from Oregon has transferred over to the pro level.
Franklin's been a touchdown machine over the past four to
five weeks, even at times pacing the Broncos in receiving
counting stats to head of Cordon Sudden and even being
Bonix's go to target. So timeline wise, this is pretty
even because the twenty twenty six is coveted for the
youth component, whereas Franklin is proof of concept in Denver
system and young, so fair trade. I don't think Franklin's
worth a first despite his mini or on the version
of Breakout Software campaign.
Speaker 2: It's balanced.
Speaker 1: Next trade for Shard Smith a twenty twenty six to
fourth Brown pick, a twenty twenty seven to fourth Brown
pick for Rico Dowdell Isaiah Davis, and a twenty twenty
six fifth round pick. This was one of the most
lopsided trades I've seen in my leagues in quite some
time now. For some context, this was right at the
surface of Rico having his stretch of dominance, so it
was not necessarily fore Gon conclusion that Rico will keep
his pace up let alone unseat Cuba Hubbard. But it
serves as a reminder that if someone is producing at
a high level, don't give them up for nothing. So
Brashard Smith is twenty two, a Jack McKinnon esque roll
seems to be best case scenario for his usage. Can
The city's only had one game where they've committed to
Burshard Smith on the ground, and that was in more
of a positive game script garbage time chewing the clock situation,
So I don't think that Burshard Smith is even really
a focal point. When you have a fourth and a
fourth in terms of matching and equivalent to the ceiling
of Dowdell Davis and a twenty miss fifth, I think
it's even arguable that Isaiah Davis is more valuable than
Vershard Smith's. This is an absolute highway robbery in value
for whoever received Reco Davis and the fifth. Dowdell is
twenty seven. He's a free agent in twenty twenty six,
but no matter where he ends up, he's going to
probably offer more value than Brishard Smith, whereas Isaiah Davis
is twenty three. Breesaw was not traded, could still become
a member of it the team if he signs elsewhere
in the off seasons of free agents. Brayln Allen can't
forget about him is out eight to twelve weeks with
that MCL's brain since week four. He is unlikely to
return for fantasy relevance this season, but is still intriguing
prospect that has a lot of youth and physicality on
his side.
Speaker 2: Now let's come full circle here.
Speaker 1: The trade again was Burshard Smith a fourth to twenty sixth,
a fourth and twenty seven for Rico Isaiah Davis and
a twenty twenty six fifth.
Speaker 2: So, in a sense, will.
Speaker 1: Value Brishard Smith graciously at a third, but probably more
of a fourth three fourth round picks for Rico Davis
in a fifth. I would buy a Lance liked much
rather take Rico Davis in a fifth. And this looks
to be one of those trades that backfires or we
have an answer on sooner than later. It's a very
competitive league and it makes you sort of raise an
eyebrow as to why that trade was made unless someone
is really sold in Rishard Smith. Two more trades to
talk about up first is Rashad White for a twenty
twenty six second and a throw in piece of Marquez
Valdez Scanten. White is twenty six free agent in twenty
twenty six, so he's playing for protect you another job elsewhere.
With Bucky irving out for quite some time the season,
Rashad White is stepped in admirably. Sure there's been peaks
in valleys with Sean Tucker mixing in as well. Rashad White, though,
is an underappreciated all around talent who I think will
do well to earn another contract the new team and
perhaps change the scenery recaptures the value because when Bucky
ervings healthy, it is his show in Tampa Bay. The
twenty six second is a fair swap for Rashad White,
like we talked about with Troy Franklin for that second.
Speaker 2: It really boils down if you want the unknown, the.
Speaker 1: Potential upside for prospect, or what you have in this
case for Shod White. I see it pretty balanced. If
I didn't need to rely for Shod White for the
short term, since Bucky could return at any point, then
I would cash out take the second and not bet
Amershod White in the open market as a free agent
and The last trade I'll talk about is more super
flex oriented, which is what all these leagues are. But
you could tell it's definitely a quarterback or quarterback swap.
Quinn ewers Lak Willis and a twenty twenty six to
fifth for Dylan Gabriel. So it's a quarterback depth or
backup swap. Viewers could replace Tua if traded or moved
on from the off season. Zach Wilson also on the roster,
whereas Malik Willis has proven in short stends to be
a solid backup for Jordan Love good insurance.
Speaker 2: And that capacity.
Speaker 1: Dylan Gabriel has not looked the part of a franchise
quarterback for Cleveland.
Speaker 2: What else is new?
Speaker 1: Unfortunately that team cannot find a solution at quarterback. Gabriel
has been okay in two or three games and the
rest have been a mixed bag of results. So yours,
Willis in a fifth or Gabriel. I suppose I'll take
the now and Dylan Gabriel to get by if I
needed to. But I'm not thrilled about either side of
this trade unless you want to take that long term
upside shot in Quinn, yours or Malik Willis if Jordan
Love were a mess any time, that will do it up.
You all enjoyed this week's episode reactions to recent Dynasty trades. Again,
these are all real trade taket place in my competitive
Dynasty leagues. All of them have a minimum buy in
annually of one hundred, two hundred and fifty dollars, so
there is money on a line. It shows you, give
you some context or even gives you perhaps some ideas
to make some other trades with these players involved in
your leagues to get a pulse of the market. That's
what's so cool about Dynasty is that no two leagues
are the same. There's so much context in who's week,
who's strong in certain areas in our roster strengths, weaknesses
with draft picks, and how many are stockpiled or if
you're going all in for a playoff push it. What's
so unique about dins you compared to Redraft and why
I really do enjoy these sort of episodes to shed
light that's not only staff based, but more gut check
or roster construction composition oriented than my usual format.
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