Sky: Trade D Williams for Luck?

[birdog]

Should I trade away DeAngelo Williams for Andrew Luck? I could use Luck in week 5 for Stafford's bye and have some insurance against a Stafford injury. His hamstring issue gave me a scare. Available on waivers are Palmer, Cutler, Weeden, Cassel, Kolb & Wilson.

12 Team Yahoo .5 PPR, .2 PPC, QB TD=6

QB M Stafford
WR Mike Wallace
WR D Bowe
RB D Murray
RB A Bradshaw
TE J Finley
W/R M Leshoure
BN B LaFell
BN DeA Williams
BN M Bush
BN D Amendola
BN Shaun Hill

DEF Falcons
D J Laurinaitis
K S Gostowski

[Sky]

If Palmer is available, I don't think you need to do that trade. Just drop Shaun Hill for him.

[birdog]

I thought about that too. And that might be best for the rest of the season, but Palmer is on a bye week 5, same as Stafford. So I'd have to roll with a QB like Wilson, Cutler, Weeden, Sanchez, Cassel or Kolb for week 5 if I didn't pick up Luck in a trade for week 5 and then keep him as my backup QB. Still think I shouldn't trade DeAngelo Williams for Luck? Or is that still too much just for a bye week fill-in and rest of season backup QB?

Thanks!

[Sky]

I thought about that too. And that might be best for the rest of the season, but Palmer is on a bye week 5, same as Stafford. So I'd have to roll with a QB like Wilson, Cutler, Weeden, Sanchez, Cassel or Kolb for week 5 if I didn't pick up Luck in a trade for week 5 and then keep him as my backup QB. Still think I shouldn't trade DeAngelo Williams for Luck? Or is that still too much just for a bye week fill-in and rest of season backup QB?

Thanks!

I think you can survive one week with one of those guys. Not really seeing your justification for trading away an RB with a defined role for a guy you think you're really only starting once while holding onto Hill. Just rotate to one of those QBs for that one week and then pick up Palmer.

[birdog]

OK. Sounds logical. Thanks for all your replies!

[Sky]

OK. Sounds logical. Thanks for all your replies!

No problem! Don't get me wrong, I like Luck but I just hate giving away a RB if I don't have to.

[birdog]

Me too. I'll prob just pick up Alex Smith or Kolb for Stafford's week 5 bye. Hasselbeck and Cutler are also available. Minus 2 points for a sack or INT. You think Smith?

[Sky]

Me too. I'll prob just pick up Alex Smith or Kolb for Stafford's week 5 bye. Hasselbeck and Cutler are also available. Minus 2 points for a sack or INT. You think Smith?

Minus 2 on the QB for sacks? That's just mean. Cutler/Hasselbeck/Smith/Kolb is how I'm ranking them right now. Cutler could be in for a good day vs the Jags...of course he could also get sacked 7 times but he has the best matchup out of the 4.