TRADE 6: He Came, He Saw, He Wentz

We've got a deal between teams trending in opposite directions; Manitoba has lost three in a row, while Savannah is riding high on a three game win streak.

MANITOBA ACQUIRES QB CARSON WENTZ
SAVANNAH ACQUIRES TE JULIUS THOMAS, RB SHANE VEREEN

The Moosecrew were a paperwork error away from being Larkspur Bowl champions last year, then started the 2017 season with a gusto, taking the GREAT NORTHERN BOWL from Toronto in sound fashion. Since then it's been all downhill, as they've dropped three games with an increasingly floundering offense. To add injury to insult, their quarterback David Carr suffered a broken back (not as bad as it sounds?) and will be out for some duration; with a selection of middling options available on the market, the team chose instead to trade for help, acquiring the Pete's backup Carson Wentz.

Carson Wentz might not be as polished as Derek Carr, but with a working back and the equivalent upside, he's a great replacement option for the team. He will not be surrounded by high-end weapons, but perhaps he can get Amari Cooper on track, gel with an emerging Will Fuller, and take advantage of deep threat Chris Hogan.

Wentz is having a successful sophomore campaign, but with Savannah making Eli Manning their ride or die leader, he was marked for the discount bin. In the notably fickle quarterback market, his price was up in the air, and the Petes acquired two fringe assets, that perhaps they see some hidden value in. RB Shane Vereen has been viable as a pass catching scatback before, but has seen his volume fluctuate and is prone to being invisible depending upon game flow.

TE Julius Thomas is perhaps the most intriguing get. The Petes have not been able to answer the position's riddle yet- initially Coby Fleener appeared to rebound, but after two good weeks he struggled, and with the bye was jettisoned. Eric Ebron is a tantalizing talent that has not shown he can utilize his skills to be a regular difference maker. Antonio Gates, picked up off the scrap heap, is a future hall of famer at the position, but is on his last legs good only for incremental gains to his career stats- a spot starter, good for a handful of touchdowns.

So, Julius should get a look. He was a touchdown machine in 2013 and 2014, and while his 2015 and 2016 were marred by injury, he still had a nose for finding the endzone. Now in a new offense, early returns have not been great, but there is a level of under hyped potential that he could recapture that mojo.