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The midway part of the dynasty season is a key time for assessment. If you are hovering around a 50% winning percentage, your season could go either way. If you have made the decision you are not a contending team, there are some key strategies to consider.

Making The Pivot

Looking to make a pivot toward the future is a big decision. When you look toward the future, identify when you plan to contend again. There is a temptation in dynasty to go from fringe contending to deep rebuilding when most of the time, a quick reset will allow you to contend the following season. Dynasty GMs can go deep into the rebuild when it is not necessary.

When you make the pivot to retooling your roster. When evaluating your decision to trade away contending players, think about the quality of the player that you are thinking of trading.

If a player is unlikely to be a contributing player on your next contending team, they are prime candidates to trade.

Some profiles that fit this include:

• Running backs who are filling in for an injured starter
• Wide receivers who are producing in a situational role but lack a history of starter production and have no recent draft pedigree in the first three rounds of the NFL Draft.
• Tight ends who have high route participation but low production on a per-route basis

These situational players are vulnerable to changing circumstances by the time you aim to contend in the future, but they have value to teams currently contending.

Profiles that you can continue to build around in future years include:

• Tight ends with a history of top 6 seasonal finishes
• Wide receivers in their mid to late 20s that have multiple years of top 24 seasonal finishes
• Quarterbacks with a history of top 12 seasonal finishes

Trading Examples

A good example of the type of player that rebuilding dynasty GMs move on from prematurely is Davante Adams. Adams is in a prime production window but will be 30 in December. This creates a concern for dynasty GMs entering a rebuild that is aimed at contending in 2024 or later.