Final Word Week 5 | NFL Supercoach Trades, Captains, PODs


<p>Week 5 of the NFL season is here, and it’s the first major bye week of the season. </p>



<p>The Falcons, Bears, Packers, and Steelers all have byes, and many coaches have been left scrambling to field a full side… Me included.</p>



<p>Just remember not to panic, take your time, do your research, and only make trades that are completely necessary.</p>



<p>For example, if you have Rome Odunze, you would not be trading him. </p>



<p>Instead, you’d be moving him to your bench and doing your best to cover him with your available players. </p>



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<p>The worst thing you can do is trade a gun because they have a bye. </p>



<p>You need to take the short-term pain and have a “next man up” mentality. </p>



<p>It’s only a week. </p>



<p>With all that in mind, let’s get into my Week 5 trade plans. </p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Week 5 Trade Plans</strong></h3>



<p>If you’re reading this, then you probably agree that bye weeks are tough, especially when you have four teams having a week off. </p>



<p>Not only do you have to field a team you may not be entirely happy with, you also have to resist the temptation to make impulsive trades.</p>



<p>That last part may be the difference in the long run. </p>



<p>If you get into a habit of wasting trades, they’ll be all gone before you know it. </p>



<p>For that reason, I’m avoiding trading players on the bye this week, instead focusing on players who have suffered injuries or play for the Bengals.</p>



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<p>If you own <strong>Tyreek Hill </strong>or <strong>Malik Nabers</strong>, then it’s time to say goodbye. </p>



<p>That’s a no-brainer.  </p>



<p>If you are offloading Hill/Nabers but can’t afford a proven gun, then your two leading trade targets should be <strong>Quentin Johnston</strong> and <strong>George Pickens</strong>. </p>



<p>Both are set to make a stack of cash, and both are seeing a plethora of targets. </p>



<p>Johnston is safer in the long run, but it’s hard to ignore Pickens’ output while Ceedee Lamb has been on the sidelines. </p>



<p>Either of them are great options.  </p>



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<p>The other player you should be looking at trading out is <strong>Ja’Marr Chase</strong>.</p>



<p>Last week I offloaded Chase Brown, and this week it has to be Chase. </p>



<p>You just can’t afford to have any Bengals in your team… They stink. </p>



<p>They’ve only managed to score 13 points over the last two weeks, and quarterback Jake Browning is under all sorts of pressure – both on and off the field. </p>



<p>On the field, he has no protection from a garbage O-line and is being sacked for fun, off the field, he has to put up with extensive criticism from media and fans alike. </p>



<p>He, like most NFL fans, is probably hoping Joe Burrow returns sooner rather than later.</p>



<p>But unfortunately, that isn’t the case, and that means Chase is in the bin. </p>



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<p>Replacing him is <strong>Puka Nacua</strong>, the top-scoring wide receiver in Supercoach and arguably the best player in the league right now. </p>



<p>Nacua has a whopping 503 yards and 42 receptions in four games. </p>



<p>He easily leads the league in both categories and is showing no signs of slowing down. </p>



<p>He’s a must-have receiver right now, and you should be doing everything in your power to get him in your team. </p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Week 5 Captaincy Plans</strong></h3>



<p>For weeks, I’ve been saying that you need to captain Lamar Jackson or Josh Allen, but another contender has emerged…</p>



<p>Yep, you guessed it, Puka Nacua.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Nacua is averaging 44 points per game, and that puts him just behind Jackson. </p>



<p>Jackson will miss this week due to injury, and suddenly, Nacua is a very appealing captaincy option. </p>



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<p>However, I am sticking with what I believe to be the safer option and captaining <strong>Allen</strong> against the Patriots. </p>



<p>Allen just keeps getting it done, and a primetime match-up against the Pats sets up to be a Sunday night shootout in Buffalo. </p>



<p>If you put the C on Allen, then the smart thing to do is to also put the VC on Nacua as he plays on Thursday night. </p>



<p>This will give you the option to use the captaincy loophole if Nacua scores well, but you’ll just need to make a judgment call on whether he has scored enough for it to be worth it. </p>



<p>For mine, he would need to score 55+ for me to consider it. </p>



<p>Not sure how looping works? Let me explain.&nbsp;</p>



<p>To loop, you would leave the VC on Nacua and then bring in a non-active player into your starting team and give them the captaincy.</p>



<p>In this round, because the Bears have the bye, Rome Odunze would be great for this.&nbsp;</p>



<p>You would bring Odunze into your team for your weakest option, let’s say Troy Franklin, and you would captain Odunze while leaving Franklin on your bench.</p>



<p>When the round finishes, the game would note Odunze’s 0 points and automatically make Nacua your captain, doubling his score.</p>



<p>However, you will then miss out on Franklin&#8217;s score and instead get the lowest score off your bench (which will likley drop out as your flex score anyway).</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Week 5 PODS</strong></h3>



<p><strong>Drake Maye </strong>(QB)<strong> </strong>$21,350,000&nbsp;</p>



<p>Lamar Jackson’s hamstring injury is week-to-week, and that has seen the Ravens quarterback traded out of 16% of teams on Supercoach. </p>



<p>While I wouldn’t be trading him just yet, if you are set on trading him, then Drake Maye could be the replacement you are looking for. </p>



<p>He’s $8 million cheaper than Jackson and quietly putting together an impressive season. </p>



<p>He’s currently the 4<sup>th</sup>-highest scoring quarterback in Supercoach and is owned by less than 2% of coaches, making him a great POD option for the weeks ahead. </p>



<p>He’s averaging 42.3 points per game and is the top-scoring quarterback over the last three weeks. </p>



<p>He’s not a big name like Lamar Jackson or Josh Allen just yet, but he’s certainly heading on the right trajectory. </p>



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<p><strong>Woody Marks </strong>(RB)<strong> </strong>$6,090,000&nbsp;</p>



<p>There is a new RB1 in Houston. </p>



<p>Woody Marks has emerged as the top back for the Texans following a breakout performance in Week 4. </p>



<p>He scored two touchdowns and finished with 21 touches compared to Nick Chubb’s 15. </p>



<p>His score of 51 meant he rose $2.4 million in price, and he looks set for a similar price rise this week thanks to a breakeven of -26 and a matchup against a leaky Ravens defence. </p>



<p>He’s owned by only 0.1% of coaches, meaning you’re going to look like an absolute genius when he scores well again this week and becomes a must-buy cheapie. </p>


Final Word Week 5 | NFL Supercoach Trades, Captains, PODs

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