FFB Trade: Clinton Portis for Marc Bulger?
 

I have Carson Palmer, so bulger has been playing backup so far. my runningbacks are ladanian, julius jones, fred taylor, cedric benson and ronnie brown. someone just offered me portis for bulger. im kind of weak at reciever so it might allow me to trade for a reciever as well. should i take it?

rj

Re: FFB Trade: Clinton Portis for Marc Bulger?
 

yeah, probably easier to trade a stud RB for the WR you need rather than Bulger since he wouldn't represent much of an upgrade for around half the league. However, you can probably move portis or JJ for a #1 WR. I would do it.

Re: FFB Trade: Clinton Portis for Marc Bulger?
 

Really, you wanna trade for a guy who hasn't been in the end zone at all this year for the guy I'm sure is the best backup QB in your fantasy league, when you already have two solid starting RB's and some very acceptable backup ones?

If you're doing it to make a trade, then sure...but does Portis really get you a #1 WR? A guy like Chad Johnson or Torry Holt or Marvin or TO or Randy Moss? No way. MAYBE you could grab a Joe Horn or a Reggie Wayne...people with guys like Plax and Steve Smith aren't dumping them for Portis...so I think you're really gunnin for the third rung -- ultimately, if I were you, I'd only do this deal if you had the next deal lined up already and was getting a WR that I'd be willing to trade Bulger for.

Re: FFB Trade: Clinton Portis for Marc Bulger?
 

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Really, you wanna trade for a guy who hasn't been in the end zone at all this year...

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Don't be so short-sighted. Portis has had two 100+ yard games already and a 90 yard ggame as well. The touchdowns will come.

Re: FFB Trade: Clinton Portis for Marc Bulger?
 

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should i take it?


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In a heartbeat.

Re: FFB Trade: Clinton Portis for Marc Bulger?
 

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Really, you wanna trade for a guy who hasn't been in the end zone at all this year...

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Don't be so short-sighted. Portis has had two 100+ yard games already and a 90 yard ggame as well. The touchdowns will come.

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They didn't last year (at least anywhere close to justifying his draft position). We are now at 19 games in the Redskin system with a total of 7 TDs. That's just not worth that much.

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Really, you wanna trade for a guy who hasn't been in the end zone at all this year...

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Don't be so short-sighted. Portis has had two 100+ yard games already and a 90 yard ggame as well. The touchdowns will come.

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They didn't last year (at least anywhere close to justifying his draft position). We are now at 19 games in the Redskin system with a total of 7 TDs. That's just not worth that much.

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He'll never get a better 1-1 trade than Portis.

Re: FFB Trade: Clinton Portis for Marc Bulger?
 

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Really, you wanna trade for a guy who hasn't been in the end zone at all this year...

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Don't be so short-sighted. Portis has had two 100+ yard games already and a 90 yard ggame as well. The touchdowns will come.

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They didn't last year (at least anywhere close to justifying his draft position). We are now at 19 games in the Redskin system with a total of 7 TDs. That's just not worth that much.

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He'll never get a better 1-1 trade than Portis.

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I think he's better keeping the QB insurance as loaded as he is at RB.

Re: FFB Trade: Clinton Portis for Marc Bulger?
 

Meh, Portis is a level higher than Bulger. You can take Portis, and then flip him for a solid Joe Horn or something, and it's harder to do that with Bulger, or you could get better QB insurance.

People will need Portis as the season goes down, and it's not that bad to pick up a QB on waivers.

I take Portis very quickly here.

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Meh, Portis is a level higher than Bulger. You can take Portis, and then flip him for a solid Joe Horn or something, and it's harder to do that with Bulger, or you could get better QB insurance.

People will need Portis as the season goes down, and it's not that bad to pick up a QB on waivers.

I take Portis very quickly here.

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Absolute value becomes subordinated by relative value in spots like this. Portis does relatively little to help except as part of a subsequent deal. He risks crippling himself at the QB position, and he has plenty of RB's right now anyways, including enough depth to make a trade.

There are playoff matchup considerations also. In week 15, he'd be thrilled with Palmer vs. Detroit. But in (presumably) championship week 16, he's much better off with Bulger vs San Francisco than Palmer vs Buffalo.