For much of October, reports will tell of teams that could be willing to buy or sell waiting to see how the next few weeks will go. A potential seller wins a few games, and all of a sudden, maybe that team wants to keep more key players than originally thought. A couple of losses from a potential buyer could mean that team isn't so keen on making a win-now move.
A lot can and does change in the NFL every week. But now the end of October has arrived, and the trade deadline is two weeks away. Phone lines are buzzing, and Week 7 revealed some more notable concerns for potential buyers.
Does that mean sellers will take advantage sooner rather than later? With big names such as Jonathan Taylor and Saquon Barkley being floated as potential trade targets this trade season, we play matchmaker for several top teams looking to patch up their rosters for the stretch run of the regular season and beyond. The need: Help on offenseThe solution: RB Jonathan Taylor The NFL's only undefeated team, Minnesota, moved to 6-0 with a 16-10 win over the Colts.
That sort of score has been the norm. The Vikings have 10 touchdowns this season, the fewest by any 6-0 team since the 1934 Lions. 1934! The Kyler Murray experience has been a rough one.
He'll produce a big play or two with his legs or his arm, but the down-to-down consistency hasn't been close to good enough. He is 27th in sack rate, 29th in passing success rate and 31st in touchdown rate. Surprisingly, the Vikings score on 41.5% of their drives, 12th in the NFL, but that's been a lot of Will Reichard field goals.
Taylor, meanwhile, is a scoring machine, and he'd provide explosiveness to the running game, too. The Vikings saw it up close and personal Sunday, with Taylor totaling 110 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown. Aaron Jones has been playing through a knee injury, which he aggravated Sunday.
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