Latest update on the Kansas City Chiefs potentially acquiring a WR before the trade deadline
It's no secret that the Kansas City Chiefs could acquire a wide receiver before November 5th's NFL trade deadline. The Chiefs are doing their due diligence in researching what receivers are available, how they would fit into their offense, and what it would cost both money and draft capital-wise to bring them in. That is […]
It's no secret that the Kansas City Chiefs could acquire a wide receiver before November 5th's NFL trade deadline.
The Chiefs are doing their due diligence in researching what receivers are available, how they would fit into their offense, and what it would cost both money and draft capital-wise to bring them in.
That is a complex variety of factors that don't make it easy to pull the trigger. The Chiefs have proven over the years that they won't wager the future by making in-the-moment moves. They are also limited by their tight salary cap restraints.
On the flip side, the Chiefs' offensive struggles could eventually catch up to them. If they hope to achieve the first Super Bowl three-peat in NFL history, bringing in a reinforcement at receiver could be what makes the difference.
One of Kansas City's biggest threats in the AFC, the Buffalo Bills, just made a big upgrade to their receiving corps by acquiring Amari Cooper. This could force the Chiefs to feel the need to "keep up with the Joneses" and make a move.
While joining the Pat McAfee Show on Monday, here's what ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter had to say about K.C. potentially making a move for a receiver.
"I think they'll call around," Schefter said. "Again, they wanted to see how some of their playmakers fared. And, in their previous game JuJu (Smith-Schuster) stepped up played great, and then he gets the hamstring injury yesterday at a spot where they're already pretty thin. Kareem Hunt has stepped in and he's played very well for Isiah Pacheco, who's, again, expected to miss eight weeks. I think that they're going to be checking around and asking about wide receivers. But, here's the thing, we can bring up some of these other wide receivers, but they like to get people who know that system generally speaking, who (Patrick) Mahomes is comfortable working with."
"I think in a perfect world, it's somebody like a Demarcus Robinson – that knows the system – and knows the quarterback, that would fit there," Schefter continued. "They still could use a little bit of help at the wide receiver position. It wouldn't be a surprise if they made a move. I don't know that it's going to be some big, splashy move. They'll look into everything of course. But, I think it's more likely that it will be a less heralded, more inexpensive, less draft capital player that they would be getting than some of the big name guys."
That may not be exactly what Chiefs fans want to hear, but it's the reality of the situation. The Chiefs simply are not going to panic and make a move just because other teams are doing it, and that motto has served them well over the past decade.
It's not impossible that the stars align and K.C. is able to bring in a big name guy, but like Schefter said, it's more likely that the Chiefs are looking for someone who either has previously played for them, has experience in a similar system as theirs, or they identify a player who they feel has been under utilized with their current team.
Sitting at 6-0 gives the Chiefs the luxury to not rush to make a move and let other teams come to them. Their offense isn't perfect, but is playing well enough to continue to win. Even if K.C. stands pat and doesn't make a trade, history has shown that it will do the best with what it has and continue to find ways to evolve.
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