The trade deadline is upon us, with one more week of games between us and the 4 p.m. ET Tuesday deadline, which means only one thing: It’s time to fantasize about what could happen. (Or, in the case of the Eagles, actually make something happen that was worth fantasizing about.) I think there could be one or two honest-to-goodness blockbusters remaining, with this weekend serving as a tipping point for a few clubs deciding which path they want to take as they reach a fork in the road.
Before we get into it, I wanted to just add that although this is a very fun exercise for us, it is not a fun exercise for players. While they understand the platform comes with certain expectations, displacing your family and having to change your daughter’s school after she finally gets comfortable with the right friends and the right teacher is a nightmare. I was definitely humbled when I heard one player’s story this past season and what kind of stressors that added to his life. I believe Saquon Barkley when he says he doesn’t want to go anywhere. It’s important to keep that in mind while you are tagging random athletes online in the coming weeks and telling them to join your team. They probably don’t want to, even if their current team is bad!
Some quick thoughts:
