Final Word Week 16 | NFL Supercoach Trades, Captains, PODs


<p>We’ve reached the business end of the NFL season.&nbsp;</p>



<p>With just three weeks left, coaches are running out of time to finalise their teams and make one final push up the rankings.&nbsp;</p>



<p>On a personal note, I’ve finally cracked the Top 1,000, and I’ll be hoping to continue my rise up the leaderboard in the next few weeks.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Fortunately, I’m not a Patrick Mahomes owner, and I do feel for those who own the Chiefs&#8217; superstar. </p>



<p>Mahomes suffered a brutal ACL injury in Week 15 &#8211; ending his season, the Chiefs&#8217; season, and quite possibly the season of many coaches. </p>



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<p>If you own Mahomes and have a trade or two left, you do have plenty of options to replace him.&nbsp;</p>



<p>However, with so many quarterbacks around the same price point, making the right choice is vital if you’re to finish the season strongly.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Do you bring in Dak Prescott? &#8216;</p>



<p>Maybe the MVP favourite Matthew Stafford? </p>



<p>Or the Patriots’ saviour Drake Maye? </p>



<p>They’re all great options, but I have someone else in mind… Let’s chat trade plans and look at the two quarterbacks I’d be targeting for the run home.</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Week 16 Trade Plans</strong></h3>



<p>Personally, I won’t be making any trades this week as I’m lucky enough to have Josh Allen and Drake Maye as my quarterbacks, with JJ McCarthy warming the bench.&nbsp;</p>



<p>If you are a Mahomes owner and don’t have Josh Allen, then he is the priority for this week.</p>



<p>He’s a bit more expensive at $27,650,000, but you should be doing everything in your power to free up some cash and bring him in.&nbsp;</p>



<p>He’s the top scorer in Supercoach this year, and he’ll be determined to finish the season strongly. </p>



<p>He simply has to be at his best if the Bills are going to reclaim their spot at the top of the AFC East and push towards the Super Bowl. </p>



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<p>If you own Allen and need another quarterback, I’d be looking at Trevor Lawrence.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Over the past three weeks, Lawrence has had the highest average of any player in Supercoach. </p>



<p>He’s averaging a massive 56 points per game during this three-week period, and 48 points per game over the last five weeks.&nbsp;</p>



<p>He’s thrown for 2+ touchdown passes in each of his last four games, and although Denver is a tough match-up this week, he’ll come into it full of confidence following a 6-touchdown game against the Jets. </p>



<p>After that, he faces the Colts and Titans, two teams he should dominate. </p>



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<p>Based on form, he’s my pick to replace Mahomes in your line-up, but I couldn’t talk you out of Stafford or Maye if you’re leaning that way. </p>



<p>I’ve had Maye for most of the season, and he has been very consistent, while Stafford is the MVP favourite for a reason. </p>



<p>There’s every chance Stafford’s Rams are involved in a shoot-out with the Seahawks on Friday, making him a great VC option if you do decide to bring him in.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Speaking of captains, let’s look at a couple of options for this week. </p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>Week 16 Captaincy Plans</strong></h3>



<p>Josh Allen just keeps doing Josh Allen things.&nbsp;</p>



<p>I wrote last week that he was a great captaincy option, and his 48 would have been enough to make many coaches happy. </p>



<p>Unfortunately, it came at the expense of my Patriots, but I’m sure we’ll meet the Bills again in the Playoffs.&nbsp;</p>



<p>Looking ahead to this week and I’ll be keeping the C on Allen. </p>



<p>Yes, it’s the easy option, but I have no reason to take the C off him.</p>



<p>Buffalo takes on a Cleveland Browns outfit that was just humbled by the Bears, losing 31-3. </p>



<p>That’s two weeks in a row the Browns have conceded 30+, and I’d back the Bills to make it three. </p>



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<p>In terms of VC, there are a few options on Friday. </p>



<p>Seahawks v Rams is a blockbuster clash with a plethora of superstars to choose from. </p>



<p>For me, I’ll be putting the VC on Puka Nacua. </p>



<p>Davante Adams is in serious doubt, and this can only mean good things for Nacua. </p>



<p>The star WR is coming off a 181-yard game against the Lions, and if he can replicate that, I’ll be tempted to loop him in as captain. </p>



<p>Hopefully, he can crack 50+ points and set me up for a big weekend. </p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading"><strong>POD of the Week</strong></h3>



<p><strong>Trevor Lawrence (QB) $23,250,000</strong></p>



<p>I’m sorry to turn this column into Trevor Lawrence fan fiction, but I can’t ignore the fact that he is a massive POD and should have higher ownership. </p>



<p>He’s owned by only 0.7% of coaches, and if he continues in his current form, he could easily win you your H2H matchup and help improve your overall ranking.  </p>



<p>He put up an enormous score of 80 points last week and was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week. </p>



<p>If this were a one-off, I’d be telling you to be wary of chasing last week’s points, but he’s just been so consistent of late. </p>



<p>In fact, over his past ten games, he has only scored below 30 once. </p>



<p>You can’t get much more consistent than that. </p>



<p>If I had the trades and needed a quarterback, he’d be my guy.</p>


Final Word Week 16 | NFL Supercoach Trades, Captains, PODs

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