So I am in a TON of leagues with the same group of guys in multiple really competitive leagues, most all for money.  See where I am going with this? Well give me a minute and you will.

We play in leagues with salaries and contracts as well as leagues with IDP’s and other leagues with offensive players only and traditional scoring setups, while most all of the other leagues employ more balanced scoring to keep all positions relevant at all times.

Now, my point for this is that trading has effectively died.  Kaput.  Final, done and over. Ain’t gonna happen.  No one trusts anyone enough to actually give even an inch but please believe that everyone will gladly take any giveaways they can brow beat you into sacrificing to their awesome teams in tribute.

Oh sure there are a couple of trades that get processed each year, but for the most part, all of our shared leagues have become eerily similar to the NFL; where distrust and competition means that drafting smart and keeping an eye on the WW are really your main ways of building your team each year as your dynasty plays out through the years.

Personally, I have always enjoyed the art of the negotiation and really enjoyed it when I was able to strike deals in various fantasy sports leagues that improved both teams.

Alas, the chances of that actually occurring ever again left long before NorrisB decided to take his act on the road.  I mean I can barely get Rowell to even consider taking the time to talk to me about a deal.  Novick loves to talk about stuff as he talks in circles and never plans to actually pull the trigger on anything.  Ask him, hell tell you.  Ellis is tries his best to work with me, but I am just irrational with my trade demands. If I could ever see anything his way, aka the right way, then maybe I could trade some.

Why do I bring this up now? What’s the point of all this other than procrastinating on my homework? Good that you asked.

These days, the only inquiries that I get concerning “trades” are the ones where they are merely asking if I want to give away all my best players in exchange for their scrubs who really should be cut from their roster than transferred to mine to stink up the place even worse.

Don’t get me wrong, I play against some of the best salesmen I have ever met.  They will make you want to believe that Adrian Peterson is a horrible first option especially when compared to the RB that fell all the way to them at 6.  Or that the K they drafted in the 12th round will easily outscore my RB from the 2nd RD.   At least that is what their crystal ball told them. Or the leprechaun that lives in the back seat of Novick’s car.

None of these guys work in sales mind you.  Rather, they channel all of their used car salesmen traits into their management of their fantasy football team in varying dynasty leagues with money on the line.

I mention it now because I just got talked in circles by two of those guys, for no reason at all.  No happy ending at all for my teams, I guess we will stand pat and hope to come together as a team.

Tilting at windmills gets tiring for a brother.