Trades and a question on my roster

I would package Wells and:

Roethlisberger for an elite QB
Graham for an elite WR
Mike Williams for an elite RB

Strike while the iron is hot. If you're feeling Greedy see if you can swing Wells and Gore for someone like Darren McFadden or Calvin Johnson

 

You need some receiving help and Wells will only have high value for so long. Wells and Graham should get you a top 10 WR. Fill your last bench spot with a Carolina, St Louis, or Buffalo WR. Lots of passing going on there.

 

Stevie Johnson would be a great addition and a better option to put in your flex most weeks than Frank Gore. Make that trade!

 

Would he be more inclined to include White if you swapped Graham for Gates?

I would see what type of WR I could fetch for Gates, tbh. His foot was a weekly problem last season, and 2011 is no different.
Meanwhile Graham has been outstanding since the latter part of 2010.

I'm not saying Graham will be better than gates all year. It just would be interesting to see if Gates would provide an enormous upgrade at WR, while the drop-off to Graham wouldn't be too steep.

In my opinion White/Graham > S.Johnson/Gates.

 

Wow, I disagree.
The only way that would be true is if you were convinced that Gore was going to miss a ton of time with injury.

 

I disagree with about 75% of the fantasy advice that NickD gives. I do agree with trading Gates instead of Graham though if you think you can get a better player in return. Graham isn't a huge dropoff from Gates, especially with taking the injury concerns into account.

 

Gates for White would be a great move too, but I don't know many who would take it.

My main concern over that trade is that Graham's production could take a hit once Colston and Moore are healthy and Ingram starts running the ball better.

 

Fact: Without factoring TDs, Gore is averaging 7.5 points a game in this guys league. Johnson is averaging 11.0 points. 10.5 to 17.0 with TDs. Santana Moss is his other receiver and is averaging 10.25 without TDs, 13.25 with.

Gore is on the downside of his career in a weak pass first offense and likely not to see 30 carries ever again. The only good side to owning Gore is that he isn't splitting carries with anyone (yet). He is overvalued, especially in PPR leagues. Until he shows he can break 50 yards against an average run defense, I would seek better options.

 

Another 4 pts for Gore while Stevie Johnson pulls in 19. Disagree with my fantasy advice all you want, but it won't win you any fantasy games.

 

The same can be said for half the first to third round RB right now. The first 3 games have been wacky

I'm gonna have a lot of fun buying elite RBs cheap in trades