Loltrades Parts 3 and 4

I seem to be a lightning rod for Chad Pennington-involved trades, as to add to the previous Leinart-for-Chadly deal I was also bribed into leaving him in yesterday's keeper league draft with the enticement of a twentieth-round pick (or something equally as useless). The trader later welched on actually paying up, but considering I had no intention of actually picking Pennington at that spot it's no more than blue wet stuff off the back of a white and feathery water-borne animal.

Anyway. Trade number one would have seen Pennington and Santana Moss come my way in exchange for the Spanish Inquisition's starter, Jon Kitna. Somehow, Kitna has mutated into a viable fantasy option and I can only guess the world sneezed at exactly the right moment because, the last time I had a proper look, he was a flailing nancy sitting behind an offensive line with the stopping power of a spitball. Regardless, with a worryingly promising set of receivers and backs, there's less chance of him sucking this year than last year; it's not quite at the level where he has to try to fail (because God knows that comes far too easy in Detroit), but still. It certainly makes him look better than New York's noodle arm, and while I like Moss I don't like him enough to have a seizure and overpay for his questionable services.

Of less interest was the second trade put my way by "Dominatorz". Again involving Moss, this one called for me to give Anquan Boldin for Moss and Kansas City's Eddie Kennison - or, to put it another way, give up a #1 receiver for a #2 and a #3 (at best). Kennison is not only getting older but also has a new quarterback to get used to (and this is after switching between two last year) and is a run-oriented offense AND has a rookie wideout stealing his catches. So thems a lot of factors working against him, with only one potential positive - if Larry Johnson does hold out and Priest Holmes becomes the starting halfback, Kennison might get more balls thrown his way. Might that is, and it's a big might.