Trade Reviews: Swapping Behind Center

We're going on two weeks since the draft, and we have seen two trades, both involving Quarterbacks. Last year we saw nineteen trades go down over the course of the season, up from fourteen in 2011, and nine in 2010. An active trade market makes the league more engaging and dynamic- shrewd trading is applauded, but efforts of collusion will not be tolerated: All trades should involve two teams trying to better themselves.

Trade One: Aug 7th Pawnee/Oakwood

A trade of backup quarterbacks. Pawnee found that it had selected two quarterbacks with the same bye week, and made a convenient low risk swap of similarly rated third tier quarterbacks. Both were selected in the 18th round, and scored within six points of each other last year. Schaub was QB15 and is mostly bald, while Dalton was QB17 and is a ginger. Gotta call this a preseason push.

Pawnee receives QB Matt Schaub

Oakwood receives QB Andy Dalton

Trade Two: August 17th Phoenix/Teamville

In the fourth round, Phoenix took RG3, and then in the fifth they took Matt Stafford. Ostensibly, this was a safeguard following RG3's recovery from a torn ACL. Rather than waiting for assurances and letting a market develop, the Uprising moved Stafford and buzzy WR (and noted shopping cart thief) Kenbrell Thompkins for 4th round pick Dwayne Bowe and Big Ben Roethlisberger. Teamville gets an obvious upgrade at QB, and gets homer points for picking up another Patriot. Immediately upon completing the trade, Phoenix realized that Big Ben shares a bye week with RG3, and cursed the day he made the same mistake as Pacey Expletive Jones.

Phoenix receives WR Dwayne Bowe & QB Ben Roethlisberger

Teamville receives QB Matt Stafford & WR Kenbrell Thompkins