TRADE 9: D-FENCE

Last night we saw a rare one IDP for one IDP deal between Binghamton and South Philly. You'd think this sort of exchange would be more popular, especially in bye weeks, but the turnover of sub-elite talents and the lack on bench space typically afforded to defensive players hinders deals; Instead, IDPs are usually dangled for mid-tier offensive players or as sweeteners on blockbusters.

BINGHAMTON ACQUIRES DE JASON PIERRE-PAUL
PHILADELPHIA ACQUIRES LB ERIC KENDRICKS

JPP's change in circumstances made him a questionable entity, and a quiet week one left him free for the taking; After three big weeks, Philly shrewdly stashed him during his bye before spinning him off to the Snipers. Pierre-Paul has scored five sacks in his last four games, with at least one each week, offering the sort of tantalizing floor the position rarely affords; Beyond that, with his bye week in the rearview, he can be a 'set and forget' player for Binghamton, who was burned recently rotating between Carlos Dunlap and the since jettisoned Melvin Ingram. With Danny Trevathan and Jarrad Davis also in the clear for the remainder of the season (barring injury) the Snipers' defense should offer a consistent week-to-week point total in the season's second half.

Eric Kendricks has been a dependable force in four of six games this year and was the #15 linebacker in 2017, a credible LB2 in a league that starts forty-two each and every week. The Rum Ham may be banking on his foundation of healthy tackle number (between four and ten every week) or expecting that the splash plays (10 TFLs, 1.0 sack, 6 PDs, 1 pick six in 2017) to come in abundance the rest of the way. Or maybe both! With Mighty Joe Schobert sidelined for the forseeable future, he'll slot alongside elite options Darron Lee and Vontaze Burfict, with the peerless JJ Watt installed upfront.

Here are the league's only comparable deals over the past ten years:

10/11/12
Saskatoon receives DT Henry Melton
Nebraska receives LB Mason Foster

10/16/15
New York acquires LB Luke Kuechly & WR Stevie Johnson
Savannah acquires LB Daryl Smith & WR Jermaine Kearse

11/12/15
Phoenix acquires CB Patrick Peterson
Manitoba acquires LB Danny Trevathan