03-23-2024, 09:45 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-27-2024, 08:41 AM by lemonoppy. Edited 2 times in total.)
Heyo! COL was obviously jealous about all of the attention HON has been getting in these articles and decided to do something about it.
There will be a grade summary of Volumes 1-5 at the bottom check it out!
As usual, the grading scale is from F - S, with S being an incredible grade.
I will be grading on 3 categories:
Value: Solely looking at the return in exchange for what is sent out.
Justification: My perceived justification of why the team completed the trade.
How I think this will turn out: How I think the trade will work out for the team going forward.
Olympus Has Fallen
receives:
S49 CTC R1
receives:
RB - Hercules Henry - S45 - 625 TPE - woelkers
Grade Breakdown
Value: B+
Grabbing a first a few seasons away will be a great piece for COL while they will be in the meat of their rebuild. Getting only a 1st for a max earner not close to regression though is not perfect ideal value, but its solid.
Justification: C
Trading a max earning young player in the middle of a rebuild is a tough sell. It'll definitely help with pushing COL to the top of the draft to grab some elite talent though.
How I think this will turn out: B
COL should get a good player out of the first round pick and it will help their own pick be higher. They might be hurting down the line without the max earning RB, but they should be able to find a replacement a few seasons back.
Grade Breakdown (I'm def not ctc gm)
Value: A
CTC S49 first could end up being a late pick, so grabbing a guaranteed max earner for it is solid value here.
Justification: A
Rather than wait on the pick that will help after CTC window, grabbing a top tier RB to pair with another S46 RB helps lessen the blow of Ayame's regression. Henry fits the window better and is a good future weapon for Thor.
How I think this will turn out: A
Definitely more of a move with the future in mind, but Henry should be a great future RB1 and helpful current player.
Overall Grade: B
Overall Grade: A
Imitation Hahalua
receives:
Better of S48 BAL/CTC 1st
S49 BAL R2
QB - Preston Beatz - S37 - 639 TPE - DarknessRising
receives:
QB - Wolfie McDummy Jr. - S41 - 1426 TPE - infinitempg
LB - Federico Americano - S42 - 1179 TPE - MN_Moosey
WR - National Treasure - S42 - 1231 TPE - electrictree - 1 season rental
Grade Breakdown
Value: D+
Completely understand there isn't as much of a market for a QB here, but its almost like they gave McDummy Jr. away for free here. Sending out 3 1k+ TPE players for a likely late 1st and late 2nd is tough, even if one is a rental.
Justification: S-
I like this a lot for COL in terms of direction. It feels like they have avoided a complete teardown for awhile now, and while they had some success recently, it is smart to do a full teardown and build from the ground up similar to HON.
How I think this will turn out: B
Hopefully the picks won't be as late as projected and COL is able to pick up some really good replacements. I think they will be able to get good users with this pick, but there's a chance they undersold overall.
Grade Breakdown
Value: S+
BAL cannot seem to lose a trade. Parting with a late 1st and late 2nd to grab the best TPE QB, a great LB, and a much needed rental WR1 is an absolute haul. Wolfie and Federico will start to regerss soon, but with max earning they have plenty of life left.
Justification: A+
BAL was on their last legs as contenders, possibly being able to go another season or two before regression hits like an absolute truck. With this move, they extend their window a few more seasons with updating their QB timeline.
How I think this will turn out: A+
BAL should have no problem making playoffs in a weak NSFC this season. However, they still have a really bad WR situation after this season so the QB will need to shine past this season, and the defense should be able to do the heavy lifting.
Overall Grade: B-
Overall Grade: S-
GRADE SUMMARY
Going forward, I will be summarizing the grades for teams of every trade from when I began this series. Below is the summation of grades from Volumes 1-5.
*x denotes that they received that grade "x" times.
S+
S
S
S-
S-
A+
A *2
A
A *2
A
A *2
A *2
A *2
A
A-
A-
A-
A-
B+
B+
B+
B *2
B
B
B
B-
B-
C+
C+
C *2
C
C-
D+
There will be a grade summary of Volumes 1-5 at the bottom check it out!
As usual, the grading scale is from F - S, with S being an incredible grade.
I will be grading on 3 categories:
Value: Solely looking at the return in exchange for what is sent out.
Justification: My perceived justification of why the team completed the trade.
How I think this will turn out: How I think the trade will work out for the team going forward.
Olympus Has Fallen
receives:
S49 CTC R1
receives:
RB - Hercules Henry - S45 - 625 TPE - woelkers
Grade Breakdown
Value: B+
Grabbing a first a few seasons away will be a great piece for COL while they will be in the meat of their rebuild. Getting only a 1st for a max earner not close to regression though is not perfect ideal value, but its solid.
Justification: C
Trading a max earning young player in the middle of a rebuild is a tough sell. It'll definitely help with pushing COL to the top of the draft to grab some elite talent though.
How I think this will turn out: B
COL should get a good player out of the first round pick and it will help their own pick be higher. They might be hurting down the line without the max earning RB, but they should be able to find a replacement a few seasons back.
Grade Breakdown (I'm def not ctc gm)
Value: A
CTC S49 first could end up being a late pick, so grabbing a guaranteed max earner for it is solid value here.
Justification: A
Rather than wait on the pick that will help after CTC window, grabbing a top tier RB to pair with another S46 RB helps lessen the blow of Ayame's regression. Henry fits the window better and is a good future weapon for Thor.
How I think this will turn out: A
Definitely more of a move with the future in mind, but Henry should be a great future RB1 and helpful current player.
Overall Grade: B
Overall Grade: A
Imitation Hahalua
receives:
Better of S48 BAL/CTC 1st
S49 BAL R2
QB - Preston Beatz - S37 - 639 TPE - DarknessRising
receives:
QB - Wolfie McDummy Jr. - S41 - 1426 TPE - infinitempg
LB - Federico Americano - S42 - 1179 TPE - MN_Moosey
WR - National Treasure - S42 - 1231 TPE - electrictree - 1 season rental
Grade Breakdown
Value: D+
Completely understand there isn't as much of a market for a QB here, but its almost like they gave McDummy Jr. away for free here. Sending out 3 1k+ TPE players for a likely late 1st and late 2nd is tough, even if one is a rental.
Justification: S-
I like this a lot for COL in terms of direction. It feels like they have avoided a complete teardown for awhile now, and while they had some success recently, it is smart to do a full teardown and build from the ground up similar to HON.
How I think this will turn out: B
Hopefully the picks won't be as late as projected and COL is able to pick up some really good replacements. I think they will be able to get good users with this pick, but there's a chance they undersold overall.
Grade Breakdown
Value: S+
BAL cannot seem to lose a trade. Parting with a late 1st and late 2nd to grab the best TPE QB, a great LB, and a much needed rental WR1 is an absolute haul. Wolfie and Federico will start to regerss soon, but with max earning they have plenty of life left.
Justification: A+
BAL was on their last legs as contenders, possibly being able to go another season or two before regression hits like an absolute truck. With this move, they extend their window a few more seasons with updating their QB timeline.
How I think this will turn out: A+
BAL should have no problem making playoffs in a weak NSFC this season. However, they still have a really bad WR situation after this season so the QB will need to shine past this season, and the defense should be able to do the heavy lifting.
Overall Grade: B-
Overall Grade: S-
GRADE SUMMARY
Going forward, I will be summarizing the grades for teams of every trade from when I began this series. Below is the summation of grades from Volumes 1-5.
*x denotes that they received that grade "x" times.
S+
S
S
S-
S-
A+
A *2
A
A *2
A
A *2
A *2
A *2
A
A-
A-
A-
A-
B+
B+
B+
B *2
B
B
B
B-
B-
C+
C+
C *2
C
C-
D+