[toohigh]

OK, I've been negotiating with the team that owns Trent Green, Jake Plummer, and Cadillac Williams (he's obviously concerned about Green's injury and Plummer and Cadillac having poor Week 1's), and yesterday I offered him Travis Henry/Drew Brees for Frank Gore (I wound up dropping Brees this morning). He declined that last night, and this afternoon offered me:

Jake Plummer/Cadillac Williams for Carson Palmer/Travis Henry

My team (12-team, H2H, standard scoring CBS Sportsline league, start 1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 K, 1 DST)

Ben Roethlisberger
Carson Palmer
Deuce McAllister
LaDainian Tomlinson
Cedric Benson
Travis Henry
Donald Driver
Marty Booker
Keenan McCardell
Marvin Harrison
Isaac Bruce
Jason Witten
John Kasay
DST Seahawks

His team

David Carr
Jake Plummer
Trent Green
Frank Gore
Cadillac Williams
Willie Parker
Chester Taylor
Andre Johnson
Donte' Stallworth
Mark Clayton
Ben Troupe
Todd Heap
Rian Lindell
DST Patriots
DST Dolphins

I had a feeling he would counter trying to get Palmer cheap after his poor fantasy performance Week 1. Unless someone can convince me otherwise, I do not like this trade.

Jake Plummer is at best a mediocre fantasy QB. He can put up decent numbers certain weeks, but it is not uncommon for him to throw for less than 150 yds and 1 or no TDs.

I had Cadillac Williams on my team last year (traded for him Week 3 or 4). While he was capable of putting up monster stats, he proved to be not very durable, in other words, very inconsistent. One of the most important factors I look for in a FF player is consistency. I kinda think he devalues Cadillac a bit, but I don't see acquiring him without giving up Palmer.

IMO, Carson Palmer is too explosive to justify making this trade. The Bengals will certainly not be able to run away with games like they did against the Chiefs (can they?), so I expect Palmer to have solid numbers in most games, close or not. I also love the fact they run a no-huddle offense to keep defenses off balance, allowing them to both pass and run more effectively.

Can anyone justify me making this trade? How about a fair counter offer where I don't give up Palmer but somehow get one of his RBs and possibly WRs? I was *thinking* possibly countering with Driver/Henry/Roethlisberger for Stallworth/Taylor.