In one of my superflex dynasties, we just passed our Week 10 trade deadline. We're in our first season so there are a lot of rules that I believe need tweaking to optimize the experience. I'm not the commissioner of this league, so I have plenty of gripes. I believe there's no need for a trade deadline. Just like I don't believe in vetoing of trades unless there is clear evidence of collusion. With that hands-off approach to trade vetoes, I believe the same holds true about trade deadlines. You don't need them. We still have about a month until the fantasy playoffs and if you want to make moves, you should be allowed to do so.
I could understand a rule where none of the top-eight teams cannot trade a week or two before the playoffs, which would allow the bottom four teams to make trades among themselves. This minimizes the risk of fairly-made, but lopsided trades where the last place team dumps big assets to a top team. But part of the game is that gamesmanship. You want to win? You have to do everything within the rules to do so. It's also part of being a good manager. Just because you're in last doesn't mean you have the right to stop setting lineups and leaving players in your starting lineup who are on a bye. It's the little things that can make or break a good league experience.
The problem for commissioners is often just leaving in default settings. A trade deadline might mean teams can't even trade after the season is over. This means trades might not come back online for weeks or months. That's just not acceptable in any dynasty format. Dynasty is a year-long format and while there may be nothing immediate that needs to be done, a dynasty should never feel "done" for the season, whether you're in first or last.
Let's get to the dynasty stock watch...
WR Cooper Kupp, Los Angeles Rams
A few weeks ago in my Week 7 Dynasty Stock Watch, I discussed Kupp among a few top-tier players you should trade away if you were in a rebuild. What a difference a few weeks can make! Let me first quote myself so we're on the same page:
