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Here's an interesting post regarding selling high:
Matt Stafford, QB, Lions
I saved the most insane sounding one for last. You're probably a little confused as we’ve pimped Stafford for two years as a great talent, and he is one. The issue is his health and we just aren’t ready to buy in. Here’s our advice on Stafford.... Make SURE you have a plan B. One quick and easy move is to roster Shaun Hill as a backup. That way you at least keep all of Stafford’s weapons if the whammy hits. Another move is to cash in on Stafford right now or next week if he goes off again as we expect he will. THE KEY here is to not give him away. You have to make a plus move or you just keep him. He’s a stud, so you need a stud in return. In one of my leagues, I have Vick, Stafford and Cam Newton. I’m moving Stafford first and will probably move either Vick or Newton later on. And, before anybody busts by blank, this was an auction league. I didn’t drop all my money on Vick. My big buy was Ray Rice. I just kept spending as the numbers were too low to hold off. The point is, if you are built to move a QB and you have Stafford, you can cash in now. If he is the key to your success, then you have a more complex situation and maybe you keep him and pray for continued health and go the Shaun Hill route. We put him here as a reminder of his inherent risk and his current value--both of which are very significant. As good as he has been, you can’t start counting your chickens just yet. His throwing shoulder is still a ticking time bomb that may or may not go off.
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