TRADE 14: Turn of the Mac

In week seven, the Uprising had four RBs go for over 125 total yards- each. Smart money was that one of them would be on the move, and now the other shoe drops: RB Darren McFadden has turned his huge week into a starting role in Deputy. Phoenix now boasts a WR quartet of Dez Bryant, Keenan Allen, Jeremy Maclin, and Jordan Matthews. Each of the headliners (Maclin and McFadden) have now been moved twice this year.

DEPUTY ACQUIRES: 

RB Darren McFadden

WR Brandon LaFell

WR Kamar Aiken

PHOENIX ACQUIRES:
WR Jeremy Maclin

For Deputy, McFadden projects to be top dog the rest of the way, showing the burst and versatility that always threatened to make him a superstar. With a definitive role in all aspects of the offense, he should be invincible to game flow. Brandon Lafell had an awful debut last week, dropping six balls- but he was a major cog in a high yield offense last year, and the VH have to hope he can have similar returns going forward. Kamar Aiken is the least talented player in this move, but he was the only player in this trade to crack the starting lineup in Phoenix- a low ceiling flex that nonetheless has hit double digits in four of his seven starts. 

Phoenix has been after Jeremy Maclin since the start of the season, and finally nab their prey. Coming out of concussion protocol, Maclin should debut this week for Phoenix before going into the bye. He's had three huge games and three acceptable games to date: the Uprising will expect the same sort of steadiness moving forward.

On the year we have seen fourteen trades. Lets examine who has been involved:

1. PHOENIX UPRISING: 7 
2. SAVANNAH PETES: 5
3. PAWNEE PRIDE: 4
4. NEW YORK'S FINEST: 3
5. DEPUTY VAN HALENS: 2
6. HILL VALLEY McFLYS: 2
7. MANITOBA MOOSECREW: 1
8. LIBERAL HEAD TRAUMA: 1
9. TORONTO LES TRES PETITES: 1
10. HCM CITY LEAD FARMERS: 1
11. REVIS ISLANDERS: 1
12. SASKATOON SASQUATCH: 0
13. OAKWOOD DRIVERS: 0
14. SOUTH PARK COWS: 0