The Banana Stand: 4 Contrarian Trade Strategies as the FFPC Dynasty Trade Deadline Nears

Shawn Siegele
November 13, 2025

With the FFPC dynasty trade deadline just over a week away, Shawn Siegele shares four contrarian trade tactics to help take your squad to the next level.

Two weeks ago, I wrote about TreVeyon Henderson’s impending breakout and predicted three other unheralded backs would also help decide fantasy leagues down the stretch. Make sure to check that out while the Henderson explosion has you fired up.

Today I’m going to continue in the dynasty space after last week’s exercise where I re-selected and then ranked every rookie class of the last 10 years. Our dynasty content focuses on Perpetual Reloading as a strategy to create the Permanent Championship Window, and we’ve built our empires from the ground up with workshops that cover startup strategy, prospect evaluation, rookie draft tactics, blockbuster trade strategy, and more.

But what about the in-season trade deadline? In addition to pursuing all of the obvious avenues to bolster your playoff squad or rebuild your orphan, this week’s Banana Stand offers four contrarian trade strategies to launch your team forward.

The Dynasty Trade Deadline: 4 Contrarian Trade Tactics

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Shawn Siegele

Author of the original Zero RB article and 2013 NFFC Primetime Grand Champion. 11-time main event league winner. 2015, 2017, 2018 titles in MFL10 of Death.

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