Trade FOR: Joe Burrow
Trade AWAY: Brock Purdy
This is a tale of 2 schedules. The Bengals have Miami, Tennessee, Atlanta, Washington, New Orleans, Carolina, and Indianapolis before the end season ends (one of the easiest schedules). The 49ers already played the Cardinals and Dolphins and have a gauntlet of a stretch later in the year with Minnesota, Seattle, the L.A. Rams, and Kansas City. I don't all of a sudden think Purdy is a significantly better QB than Burrow, but you may be able to sell the former high (QB2 on the year) and buy the latter low (QB10 on the year) when you look at what's remaining.
Trade FOR: Cam Skattebo
Trade AWAY: Aaron Jones Sr.
It's easy to forget that Aaron Jones is doing what he's doing with Jordan Mason on IR. Jones has turned 60 rush attempts into 10-15 fantasy points the last three weeks, which has been fine, but I don't see how it goes up from here. The offense looks mediocre, and Mason should be involved again once he comes off IR. I still believe better days will come for Cam Skattebo who is getting plenty of work but hasn't found the endzone since week 1. The Giants will need to continue leaning heavily on the ground game with Dart gone, and we're probably due for 1 or 2 multi-TD breakout games.
Trade FOR: Josh Downs
Trade AWAY: Deebo Samuel
I know the fantasy output hasn't been there for Josh Downs, but he's still 16th in the league in targets through 4 weeks. He wouldn't cost much to acquire right now (especially off a dud against the Commanders), but I believe bigger games are coming. Fantasy points usually follow a hefty target share. Deebo has just 17 targets on the season and has been way more reliant on big plays for production. I worry there's some TD regression to the mean coming for Samuel who has gotten in the endzone in 3 games.
