If, like Rocco P., you drafted Brady early in Round 1, you’ve probably spent much of the past three days acting like Ace Ventura after he found out that Finkle was Einhorn and Einhorn was a man. But now that your bathtub is sufficiently filled with your own tears, it’s time to focus. There are 12 or 13 weeks left in your regular season, and Dan Marino ain’t walking through that door.You can either sit around and get some cheese for that whine or you can get out there and save your season. Fortunately, if you followed Mr. T’s draft advice, you should be in a good position to move forward. Here’s what I said:
“If you draft Brady, Manning, or Romo, don't worry about drafting a backup QB early. If Brady, Manning, or Romo get hurt, you're probably screwed anyways. Draft guys for your bench that you can trade later.”
If you followed this advice, you likely have names like Matt Forte, Chris Johnson, Jerricho Cotchery and DeSean Jackson littering your bench. Now, chances are, there’s some jerky in your league who’s starting Selvin Young, Lawrence Maroney or Laveraneus Coles, and, chances are, he feels as good about himself as that slightly chubby girl who hangs around until last call only to go home by herself and pass out to an episode of Sex and the City.
Assuming you’re in a 1 QB league, here’s what your options look like in my order of preference:
1) Use your depth. Flip one of your bench guys for a Brett Favre-type who at least gives you a chance to compete every week. After all, going home with a 6 always beats going home by yourself.
2) Go big. Trade your starting RB or WR for an elite QB and an additional bench player, because unless you’re Ray Farmer, most of the time, you can’t make chicken salad out of chicken shit. Trading one of your top picks is never easy, but you have to remember, Brandon Marshall is a dude on your fantasy team, not your girlfriend – don’t get emotionally attached.
3) Scout the waiver wire. Chad Pennington didn’t look horrible. Matt Cassel has Moss to throw to. I won two leagues in ’05 with Josh McCown as my quarterback. And no, four strippers, three Croatians, and two cabbies did not comprise the other members of the league.
Just don’t piss off other league members with terrible trade offers. There’s nothing I hate more. Once you offer me Eddie Royal and a McDonald's Double Cheeseburger for T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Peyton Manning, I’m tuning you out for the rest of the season. Get something done before Week 2 so you can move forward.
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I love the Brady injury post. I was able to flip Felix Jones, who would never start on my team save for a lengthy Barber injury and favorable schedule, straight up for Aaron Rodgers. No haggling, no BS, took about 5 minutes. Helped that the other guy had Brees and terrible RBs, but whatever. He drafted 2 kickers and 2 defenses. I stockpiled RBs.
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