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I don't know you guys well enough to accuse anybody of funny business, but this trade doesn't pass the smell test. On the surface, it appears as the last place team dumped his players to another manager, who is fighting for the playoffs.
Rodgers is much better than Stafford, and Walker is better than Reed, who is one concussion away from retirement. Sproles shouldn't even be on anybody's roster, so that isn't much of a throw in.
It's important to me that everything is on the up and up, in a money league. Perhaps an explanation might ease my mind a bit.
manager of 6th place team:Quote:
You're right you don't know me well enough but I completely understand where you coming and you're right it is a money league. However, last time I checked this is "Fantasy Football" for one. It's supposed to be exciting, crazy, upsetting etc all at the same time. That's what makes it interesting, just like the pros make trades and send people off to different teams to help their team progress. Secondly, I think it's a little ridiculous if you're getting upset for something like this, especially since you're ranked higher on the leader boards. Thirdly your commissioner accepted the trade and signed off on it.
I don't feel that there is an explanation that needs to be given.
So with all the being said, all I'm going to say is, is that I made a trade proposal to help better my team, it was accepted, and the commissioner signed off on it, basically how it's done in the pros, as I said before. Plus it's fantasy
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So, it's just fantasy football, but it's like real football, but it's called fantasy? Dizzying logic.
And I shouldn't worry about it, because I am in first place? I'm in first place because I drafted well, and made sound waiver additions. Nobody gifted me A-A-Ron Rodgers.
Pro teams trade good players for young players and draft picks, to get better next year. That has no correlation to a one year fantasy league.
When money is on the line, "it's just fantasy" is not a valid excuse.
The commish signed off on it, but he thinks it stinks as well, as evidenced by our text exchange last night.
I asked others for their thoughts on this trade, and not one person thinks it is fair.
That explanation did not ease my mind. It's pretty clear to me that this was one guy trading a stud to help out a buddy.
Shenanigans, indeed.