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The NFL trade deadline has come and gone as in most years there were just a handful of trades. A few teams made attempts to fill needs as they attempt to make a playoff push while some others dealt with some harsh roster realities and made decisions on players at the deadline in order to make sure that they got value out of players that were heading to free agency. Week 8 is the halfway point of the season and it‘s time for teams to decide if they are contenders or if they will be part of the also-ran group. The debate is on as these moves are being discussed online and among fans. Who are the big winners and losers and what is to come next?
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There is lots of talk about the players that were involved in the deals and the success of the teams that made these trades. In the end, there are positives and negatives to all of these moves because they solved organizational problems, even when the moves were hard to make. I have been thinking in a different way. Yes, I am talking about the big winners of the day but I'm not looking at those directly involved in the deals. There were some players in the league who are big winners despite not being part of any trades. Those are the players I am interested in today.
1. Courtland Sutton WR, Denver Broncos
Of all the players waking up today to new look teams and opportunities, Courtland Sutton should be smiling the widest. With the Denver Broncos parting ways with Demaryius Thomas in a trade that saw him moved to Houston, there is now a big fat opening at the WR position in Denver and it has Sutton's name all over it. Sutton has been operating as the Broncos #3 WR all season and has looked great in limited action all year. He has made some dynamic plays and actually leads the team in big play catches. The only thing standing between him and WR #1 status was the ageing and slowing Thomas. Sutton will now work as an every down WR along with Emmanuel Sanders who is having a fantastic season and works primarily out of the slot.
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2. Dak Prescott QB, Dallas Cowboys
About a week before the deadline the Cowboys acquired Amari Cooper meaning that Dak Prescott will finally have a #1 calibre WR. Prescott has been struggling this season and much of that can be attributed to the fact that he doesn't have anyone to throw the ball to. Cooper should help open things up and stretch the field a little which will give Dak more options down the field and possibly open things up for other wide receivers. Allen Hurns is better suited as a WR 2 and will no longer have as much attention on him as well. Having Cooper on the field should help free up the offence a little and allow Prescott to run with the ball a little more. This all hinges on Cooper showing the 1st round pedigree in a new scenery situation.
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3. Nick Chubb RB, Cleveland Browns
In another trade that took place a week before the deadline, Carlos Hyde was moved to the Jacksonville Jaguars to help fill the void at RB there with Fournette still missing time. This opened up a massive opportunity for rookie Nick Chubb who in all honesty should have been playing over Hyde in the first place. Of course, in classic Cleveland Browns fashion, they had Chubb buried on the bench. Chubb has shown great skill and power in his limited opportunities and did not disappoint. In his first two games as a starter, he has averaged over 4 yards per carry and has scored a rushing TD. If the Browns are able to get their offensive issues turned around after the coaching changes this week then he could emerge as a solid RB #1 for the remainder of the season.
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On a side note, the Cleveland fans might be the biggest winners in all of the NFL with a move that wasn't a trade. The long-overdue firing of Hue Jackson opens up a huge opportunity for the team to find a new coach who can take this talent-filled group to the next level. The only unfortunate part here is that they couldn't fire all the coaches mid-season. There will be a long lineup for what I think is a very enticing head coaching job.
4. Carson Wentz QB, Philadelphia Eagles
In one of the bigger moves of the day yesterday, the Eagles were able to acquire WR Golden Tate from the Detroit Lions. This was a move that the Lions didn't want to make but with Tate scheduled to become a free agent this winter and the writing on the wall saying that they wouldn't be able to resign him they had to let him go. This was great news for Carson Wentz as the Eagles have added another bonafide weapon the receiver corps. Tate is one of the best after the catch receivers in the league and possesses big-play ability. He works primarily out of the slot meaning Wentz will work with Jeffery and Tate on 2 wide sets with Algholor jumping in on 3 receiver downs. That is a pretty sweet set of targets for the quarterback trying to round back into the top ten form he showed last year.
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5. Kenny Golladay WR, Detroit Lions
Finally, in the same move that benefited Carson Wentz, a huge opportunity opened up in Detroit for Kenny Golladay. The 2nd year Lions WR has already been having a breakout season and now there are a significant number of targets that have left with Golden Tate. Yes, those targets will be spread out a bit but Golladay is going to soak up some of that action as well. If this kid is going to consistently get 10 plus targets then his numbers will have the potential to skyrocket. I think that we are only beginning to scratch the surface on what Mini-Megatron is capable of and we will get to see a full onslaught of passes going his way through the remainder of the season.
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6. Aaron Jones RB, Green Bay Packers
Green Bay was very active at the deadline and one of their moves was shipping Ty Montgomery off to the Baltimore Ravens. It was a very unexpected move but one that actually makes a lot of sense and will help clear up a lot of the muddy waters in the Packers backfield. Over the past two years, it has been clear to everyone outside the Packers organization that Aaron Jones was the best RB in town. Unfortunately, they have been running a three-headed monster that has been an absolute mess. Jones is a hard runner who is explosive at the line of scrimmage and has power at the point of tackle. If the Packers can finally see that they have a #1 RB and make him the workhorse then we could be in for an explosion of numbers.
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I'm sure there are lots of other players you feel won on trade deadline day and I would love to hear your opinions down below. What do you think of my opinions? Who are your big losers on the day? Let the water cooler banter begin.
the losers. the bills. it’s always the bills.
their management has taken a playoff team and turned it once again into the laughing stock of the league.
they could shipped off so many players and got picks in return but alas...the bills ended up being the bills.
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The Bills are absolutely horrible. I drove down to Buffalo yesterday to see the Bill/Bears game and it was a sad show they put on. How does Peterman still get to be on an NFL roster and even worse, how can McDermitt say that he is an NFL calibre QB with a straight face?
it’s pathetic. sorry to hear you had to experience that. i refuse to go to a game this year. lol
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In any competition there will always be winners and losers and behind the players face to face, melee, are the organizers who should also be considered winners or losers, since their strategies are decisive for Achieve success or not. I have to confess my ignorance about the specific topic you tackle, I football I do not know much, but you are an expert with so much knowledge and such a good explanation. I congratulate you and I appreciate what I have read today, is a learning. Best regards, @broncofan99.
Thanks for reading. I am glad you enjoyed. Every decision and action or play in sports has a reaction or consequence. There is as much importance for management as there is for players.
Trade is something all sports lovers, players and coaches look forward to and when it's actually time for deadlines it becomes more interesting, tough and hard to make a good purchase without a high fee. Well I could relate to this article of yours, if you remember in your previous article, I said I wasn't a NFL fan so I wouldn't know much about the rules, players and goings during the deadline but absolutely it's my pleasure to read your article, I've gotten some players name I should try to look at for when ever watching an NFL match and it's something, for I had learned.
Trades can change the whole dynamic of a team and put a team over the top when trying to win a title.
Although I don't know more about football teams, only when they reach the final of the Super Bowl, I agree with you: with these movements there are positive and negative things; in the end there are some who lose and others win but we will know that over time. I have always had my reservations with these actions, because when there is no group interest or smell, these movements can be a fraud or an error. Let us remember that as in chess, each movement must be thought with consciousness. How many teams in the history of sport have been brought down by a bad change, or how many players have not been "burned" by a bad rotation or a bad contract? Hence the importance of leaders and fans themselves, to support or reverse those changes. I trust your "good eye" expert, so I accept your opinion, always aware that only time speaks and gives the final numbers. Good beginning of the week, @broncofan99!
You are right. Management decisions are constantly scrutinized and assessed. The truth is, you often don't know how the deal ends up until much later when draft picks and prospects start playing. Sometimes they are very hard to compare. Fans have emotional connections to players that affect their judgement of the positive or negative of a trade.
When it comes to Cooper, I think he now has finally a chance to prove himself. I hope Prescott is the right QB to work well with him. Carr wasn’t the right one obviously, only in few games. Golden Tate is an amazing and reliable WR and I hope (as his manager of one in my leagues) he gets even better 😊. In my opinion Detroit should have done everything to keep him in their team. I agree with you on Sutton. It may not happen this season, but he has a clear way to the upside now.
Prescott is a terific player and great QB. It will work
When an ordinarily uneventful blip on the NFL timetable, the exchange due date has changed into a standout amongst the most energizing days of the season. Because of an assortment of factors―the detonating top, the tenderfoot wage scale, and a developing society of forcefulness among group choice makers―trades have turned into a more vital piece of program development than any time in recent memory. In the recent weeks, a bunch of groups got a head begin on the activity, with the Browns sending running back Carlos Hyde to Jacksonville, the Cowboys managing for Amari Cooper, the Lions exchanging for cautious handle Damon Harrison, and the Saints arrival cornerback Eli Apple.
The NFL is starting to see more trades happening all the time. It makes it exciting as a fan to watch the events unfold.
the Rams didn't actually need to make that notorious "put them over the best" move at the exchange due date. They're as of now the world class group in the NFC, and have an offense that looks equipped for conveying them to the Super Bowl. However, in the wake of spending the whole offseason haggling to stack their list, why the hellfire would it be advisable for them to stop now?
The exchange for Fowler addresses a frail spot on the defense―the edge rush―and it wouldn't be a gigantic stun for long-term guarded virtuoso Wade Phillips to open the disillusioning previous third generally speaking pick's for the most part undiscovered potential.
The Rams are looking almost unstoppable. The Saints did a great job handing them a loss yesterday.
Take the Broncos, who by one way or another persuaded the all of a sudden beneficiary poor Texans to surrender a fourth-round pick for veteran pass-catcher Demaryius Thomas, a player they'd likely intended to discharge after this season. Since decision tumbles to Houston, who surrendered that midround draft capital in return for what likely adds up to a fleeting rental. The 6-foot-3, 229-pound beneficiary provides some genuinely necessary profundity and experience over the group's stretch run — something they're in desperate need of subsequent to losing Will Fuller V to an ACL tear — yet it's dicey Thomas is a piece of Houston's long haul designs. The 31-year-old collector will head into 2019 in the last year of a five-year, $70 million arrangement that has a $14 million top hit — a major wad of cash for a player whose speed and creation have disintegrated in the course of recent years.
I can see him as a candidate to be cut and end up as a free agent next year. It was sad to see him go as a Broncos fan but it made sense and the did well.
Philly's clearly not so gifted or profound on safeguard as it was amid its Super Bowl run a year ago, yet adding Tate to an offense that has begun to hit its walk in the course of recent weeks makes this group look truly damn perilous down the stretch.
Wentz has got himself a remarkable munititions stockpile from which to work: He has a first class tight end and true no. 1 in Zach Ertz; a major, physical outside pass-catcher and red zone risk in Alshon Jeffery, who's playing over and above anyone's expectations in the wake of recuperating from offseason bear medical procedure; a couple of experienced pass-catchers in Jordan Matthews and Nelson Agholor
Philly has dealt with so much adversity this year with players gone and injuries. Tate will give them solid depth and playmaking ability. They should be a force in the 2nd half.
After a move to the space helped Agholor break out for the Eagles a year ago, the fourth-year genius may see his job lessened — or adjusted — due to Tate's entry. Tate has arranged in the space on 70 percent of his courses this year, per Pro Football Focus, which could knock Agholor (61 percent opening rate) to the outside, where he's been less agreeable and less successful, or off the field altogether. Tate is more powerful than Agholor, and will probably take a major bit of the hostile pie.
Agholor will suffer from the trade for Tate for sure. This trade just shows how the team still feels the Agholor is not yet getting the job done.