Fantasy Football Week 5 trades: Buy Ladd McConkey, sell high on Derrick Henry and everything in between

Target struggling managers by acquiring an injured Ladd McConkey at a discount, while cashing in on Derrick Henry before offensive line issues catch up to Baltimore Week 5 marks the beginning of the bye week season, with the Chiefs and the Panthers taking the week off. This introduces a new aspect of Fantasy Football trading: good teams targeting bad teams with players on bye. The truth is, a 0-4 or 1-3 team cannot be as picky when it comes to replacing guys who won't score any points for them in Week 5. And, of course, good teams will find replacing a zero much more palatable. The way I presented this may make you think I'm framing the bad teams as the victims here.

That may be true, but it doesn't have to be. In leagues where half the teams make the playoffs, this game is as much about survival as anything. So if you are the team with a bad record, you should definitely consider selling your players on bye to get a win this week. The same goes for injured players. It just so happens that an injured guy is my favorite buy this week. At the same time, if you are sitting at 3-1 or better, go scour those cellar dweller rosters and see if you can make