CJ2K Traded!

Minutes before the deadline for the Juba’s second overall pick in the 2010 draft, the third blockbuster of the summer was reached. In an offseason where we saw the likes of Peyton Manning, Michael Turner, Roddy White, Philip Rivers, Steven Jackson, Wes Welker change uniforms …. It was only fitting that there was one last big move before the start of the season – which included the top player in the fantasy universe. At 11:20 AM PT, Jubas GM agreed to a proposed deal that would net the Jubas team the undisputed best player in the fantasy universe – Chris Johnson.

The price, however, was steep. In exchange for Johnson, GM Eric agreed to send the rights to rookie Ryan Mathews, Brandon Marshall, the second pick in the 2010 draft and the second pick in the 2011 draft to the Monkeys. In addition to Chris Johnson, Eric received a 2nd and 4th rounder this year and a 4th rounder in 2011.

The trade effectively pairs together two former Monkey running backs in Chris Johnson and Frank Gore for the Fat Jubas. The tandem is expected to be the best backfield in CTDB this year. On the flip side, the Monkeys found themselves deep with talent and for the first time in franchise history, stocked with receiver talent. In the first season where carry-overs no longer exist, Monkey management made sure to go deep for their bench. Likely starters, Ryan Mathews and Jamaal Charles, will be backed up by veteran Pierre Thomas. New receivers, Roddy White and Brandon Marshall, will lead a new aerial attack anchored by veteran Anquan Boldin. Dwayne Bowe is also expected to see a fair amount of playing time this year as well.

ESPN Analyst, John Clayton, was skeptical of the move for the Monkeys. “It was a great move for the Jubas. Any time you get an opportunity to get Chris Johnson, you do what you can do get a player of that caliber. I wouldn’t be surprised to see CJ2K achieve 2,500 rushing yards this year. For the Monkeys, I sense rebuilding. After years of Peyton and LT, management wanted to start fresh and they got it. I think Ryan Mathews and Jamaal Charles will have good years but they both have plenty to prove before this trade starts to make sense However, QB Rivers will have a pretty impressive receiver set to throw to. The trio of Boldin, Roddy White and now Brandon Marshall is likely the best receiver line up this franchise has seen. Dwayne Bowe is no slouch either.”

In his announcement to the press, Monkey GM Evan, had this to say about the trade. “It was EXTREMELY difficult to trade CJ but let me be clear – we are very very happy that Ryan Mathews is a Chunky Monkey. We anticipate that he will be a very good running back for this franchise. We certainly wish Chris the best with the Jubas. He had an amazing year last year and we appreciate his contributions to our franchise. However, the opportunity to trade for Ryan and Brandon Marshall and it was move we felt that we, as an organization, had to make. As for Brandon Marshall, Brandon is an extremely talented receiver and we expect that he, Anquan and Roddy will form the best passing attack this franchise has ever seen. This was the year for us to remake our team and I think we’ve undoubtedly achieved that. There will be many first time Monkeys and it’ll be up to our coaching staff to make sure our team plays cohesively. I believe we can do that quite effectively. See everyone in the playoffs.”