Trade Dispute: Shaub, Smith Grant, O’Sullivan, Forte, Johnson

Q: I just had a trade vetoed in my 2 QB, PPR league, but I think the trade is fair. I was offered matt schaub, Steve smith, and Ryan grant for JT O’Sullivan, Matt Forte, and Chris Johnson. Was this trade unfair or is it just sour grapes from my league mates since I’m in first place?

A: Hi Gabe. This trade is absolutely fair. Schaub and O’Sullivan are the 13th and 14th ranked QBs according to ESPN so they cancel each other out.

Forte and Johnson are both better than Grant at RB. But from a fantasy perspective this has more to do with total TDs through the first 7 weeks which can be partially attributed to luck. Forte and Grant have the same yards per carry and Johnson, though a potential monster, is still in a platoon situation with LenDale White (who had 3 TDs of his own last week).

However, Steve Smith has averaged 100 yards and 1/2 TDs in each of his last four games. He is back and there is no reason to think he won’t have the most fantasy points out of anyone in this trade from this point on.

Trades should be vetoed when they are clearly unfair or if there is collusion involved, not just because other league members don’t like the trade, as in this situation. Both teams stand to benefit from this trade, it should not be vetoed.