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Fantasy Football Trades?  I'm getting a lot of questions about trades.  So I feel the need to post about trading and how to trade.  Their is an art to making trades in fantasy football and if you understand this art, you will find it much easier to make a swap. With most leagues running through the internet it can be much harder to work out deals as opposed to just picking up a phone.  With that in mind I'm going to run through some simple steps to follow to ensure fantasy trading success

• Step 1.  Find a suitable partner.  Your team is heavy at the HB slot and you need a more reliable WR2, no problem.  You need to look over the rosters and find someone that needs a HB.  Do not go to the guy with Turner, Rice and Grant and offer up another HB you are wasting your time.

• Step 2.  Know your information.  Knowing that the guy in the office is a Chargers fan is a huge advantage to you.  Find out where people are from, what team they root for.  These things all help out when approaching a deal.

• Step 3. Make a solid opening offer. Easiest way to stall trade talks is before they even get going; don't insult someone with horrible offer.  Let the owner know you are serious.

• Step 4.  When making the initial offer request a counter.  You would be surprised how many deals just get a “no” click without any other thought.  It should just be common courtesy to tell you why your offer wasn't accepted, but it's not.  Make sure you request a counter.

• Step 5.  If the counter offer doesn't progress talks cut to the chase.  Send your next offer with a question, "What would you want in exchange for Jason Witten?"  Perfect!  The other owner knows exactly what you want and now you can go from there.

• Step 6.  Be ready to go back and forth a bit. Unless you have some idiot that jumps on the first thing offered you will have to negotiate. A friend told me earlier this season that I made him feel like my players were all studs and his guys sucked!  That is exactly what I'm trying to do, sell your guys hard.

• Step 7.  Use your numbers! Be smart, if you can trade a bench guy and a regular to upgrade a starter it's a no brainer. Wrap your head around how the trade affects your team. Example

Here is an example of how to apply step 7.  Trading Benson and Branch for Austin.  Benson and Branch were both on the bench, this owner was unsure of Austin and he needed HB help.   The question to ask yourself at that moment is how many points are these guys earning me on my bench?  Zero! Last thing I want to make you aware of, this owner didn't just trade Austin, he had to release a player to make room for the second player I sent him.  A lot of owners don't think about that on the back end of the deal, this can help the curb appeal of the deal you are offering, also keep this is mind if you are the owner that will need to create a roster spot.

• Step 8.  Be gracious when you make the deal.  Keep in mind; you may want to come back to the table later on.  Be cool about the trade no matter how it works out and take every opportunity to point out when the players you traded away are performing well.

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