Chiefs Preparing for BLOCKBUSTER Trade...

On Sunday in Indianapolis, the Dallas Cowboys took the field without George Pickens, a pro bowler who put up 1,429 receiving yards last season, inactive with a hamstring injury two days before the trade deadline. And a few hours later at Arrowhead, Patrick Mahomes got strip-sacked, went down with an injury, came back into the game, but it highlighted a clear, clear need for a wide receiver. And by this morning, rumblings, reports have started to fly surrounding the Chiefs. In their pursuit of George Pickens, we're going to break down these wild new rumblings and discuss what this all means going forward ahead of the deadline tomorrow. So let's start with the Cowboys side of things. Now, in Dallas, the explanation for Sunday is his leg injury. And it wasn't that they were going to trade him or anything like that. But Pickens was limited in practice all week, was listed questionable on Friday. And Brunton Schottenheimer, or Brian Schottenheimer, explained it after the game. It's more the hamstring. He tried to play, unfortunately, just ran out of time. The Cowboys, they won anyway. They're 4-5. And at the end of the day here, they're in an okay spot, though they should probably be sellers. Now there's been tension brewing surrounding George Pickens as last week their owner Jerry Jones came on the radio and said Pickens needs the ball coming his way more citing the fact that he only has 533 yards in eight games whereas CeeDee Lamb has nearly a thousand and obviously the ball did start to come back to him as over his last five games he's at 76.6 yards a game which is up from the 50 a game before that. I was teammates saying they don't want him traded and all of this. And of course, at the end of the day, he's playing on a one year franchise tag. So if the Cowboys don't think they can compete realistically, they're a Mickey Mouse team right now. I don't think they're actually Super Bowl contenders. This is the chance to trade George Pickens if they can't agree to an extension in the Chiefs. It makes sense why they are interested, even though it's a little bit crazy. I don't necessarily know if I want it. It is a very polarizing report. And this is dated back to six months ago now. It started in May on ESPN when Mina Kimes asked. Whether Brett Veach would trade a 2027 second round pick for Pickens. On the same show, Ben Burnwell said no. And his reason was Mahomes' knee. Mahomes was obviously five months out from tearing his ACL and his LCL. We all know that in the loss against the Chargers back in December. But even back in June, Bleacher Report predicted the Chiefs would make Dallas a blockbuster offer before the deadline. And then last month in October. GameDay Kansas City wrote that Veach must target George Pickens before the November 10th trade deadline. A few days later, the word from Jason Longconfora was that Kansas City wanted more than one pass catcher. Then ESPN's Ben Solak went even further. Kansas City would offer more than a third round pick for him. And as recent as November. Fifth, Burnwell, his name Pickens, is the big swing for the Chiefs before Tuesday. And then this morning, Robinson on NFL Network put it plainly. Dallas Cowboys, the buyer, the Kansas City Chiefs, and I'm talking George Pickens. So there are reports, there have been reports, rumors, whatever you want to call them, for the past few months. But the noise is getting louder and it makes a ton of sense, right? Obviously, the goal is Garrett Wilson. The goal is all this. But it is a lot of rumors, right? It's an opinion at this point. And there's been a few reports linking from actual reporters saying that Brett Veach would try to make a big swing. And as recent as yesterday on the broadcast, we heard from one of the sideline reporters that Brett Veach has been trying to make a big swing. The problem is whether or not Jerry Jones is going to be willing to trade George Pickens. And of course, Dallas won. So if everyone is talking about, you know, Dallas potentially buying, why exactly would Kansas City still be brought up in rumors? Well, the answer is what I hinted at earlier. A, the Chiefs could be desperate, but more importantly, B, he is on the final year of his one year franchise tag. And the receiving room right now is bleak for Kansas City. I do want to make it clear. I'm not saying this is a super likely trade, but I had to get a video out on it because literally everyone is talking about it and how it's. Everyone wants it to happen, but we can look. I mean, Tyquan Thornton, he's out for a while. Xavier Worthy, he's down with an injury. He tweaked his hamstring. We don't know what exactly the severity of that is. I'm sure we'll hear later today at practice. Rasheed Rice, he missed time with his own hamstring injury. He doesn't look like quite the same player, but at the end of the day, they still need a WR1, and the team leader is still Kelsey with 482. And guess what? George Pickens, if they acquired him immediately, would lead the entire team in receiving yards. Now, the Chiefs are 6-2 despite all of this, But you cannot... Waste, potentially Travis Kelce's last year before retirement. Another prime year of Patrick Mahomes with a lackluster wide receiving core. Now, George Pickens has his own kind of shenanigans off the field. Doesn't seem like a great teammate. He forced his way out of Pittsburgh. And there's been a lot of work ethic question marks, but if there is a team that can handle it, I do think it's actually the Chiefs. But again, it may seem like they're pointing more towards the Josh Downs area because the receiver they're actually reported to be chasing heavily has been Josh Downs, which I covered a video on yesterday. I'll probably have another video tonight, but at the end of the day, Josh Downs versus George Pickens. I mean, I'm taking George Pickens as the receiver all day long Obviously, Pickens at this point seems like a dream, whereas Josh Downs is by far the most realistic target. I think they actually do end up with Josh Downs, and Josh Downs works in the slot. Pickens is the big outside receiver who can win the 50-50 ball. I just don't think Josh Downs makes this team a Super Bowl. I mean, I think they're a Super Bowl contender anyway, just because you have Patrick Mahomes. But I think getting a George Pickens, preferably Garrett Wilson, but a George Pickens, as much as people say, you know, I don't like him because he's a little bit crazy, which is fair. He makes his team instantly, I think, a Super Bowl contender, or at least makes Patrick Mahomes have a 1A wide receiver. But wanting Pickens and affording him are two different problems. That being said, we think to what the Chiefs have right now, they have a ton of draft capital. But let's rewind to what Dallas paid for him. He obviously had 1,140 yards for the Steelers in 2023, 900 in 2024, and Pittsburgh moved him for a third round pick and a fifth round pick, a very good deal by Dallas as he put up nearly 1,500 yards in his first year. The Cowboys unequivocally won that trade and Jones isn't going to hand the same bargain to a contender, especially in the Chiefs. in November and salary line for Kansas City is more than a third and there's been reports about how it would take a king's ransom for of course George Pickens and if Pickens does leave in free agency they can get a compensatory pick in 2028 which means that you would really need to pay a hefty price which probably starts the Cowboys asking for a first. I don't think that's going to happen because again he's on a one-year deal there's about 13.6 million dollars prorated still And that's what the Chiefs would have to inherit, which means they They would need to make the salary work in some crazy ways, and there would have to be a bunch of kind of movement there. But at the end of the day, there are kind of three ways this can go. The first one is the long shot, and the second one is where it gets real. I think all of it depends on how they actually feel about Josh Downs, because if they have faith in Josh Downs to help this team and that's enough, they're not going to pay an overpay for George Pickens. And again, a lot of this is contingent on, of course, Jerry Jones actually being willing to trade him, which we don't know at this point if that is the case. But if it is, and let's say he becomes available in the last hour. You can make a real argument that this team should stand on a wide receiver one. I mean, you went out, you drafted Mansour Delane instead of going after other guys. They could have drafted Denzel, the wide receiver. They could have went a lot of different areas. But I think at the end of the day here, they're probably going to go with Josh Downs. But I would love for them to make a big swing. Maybe not Pickens. I probably prefer Garrett Wilson, but still. But all this does come down to Mahomes' elbow. Obviously, in the second quarter against the Jets, David Bailey came off the edge, got his arm, got it like stuck, looked like he was going to be. Very, very hurt. He came back, didn't miss a single snap, finished the game 23 for 31 with 242 yards and two touchdowns. The Chiefs won 35 to 12. And afterward, he said, if I'm able to play, I'm going to play. Now, he did have an MRI after the game, and Ian Rapoport reported that it did not reveal a major injury, which is massive news, which I'll have an update on later tonight as we continue to get updates. But Andy Reid did say that he hurt his elbow a little bit. It's sore, but he came back. He's a tough kid, as we all know. Now, more tests are set for today. Nobody's ruled him in or out for Sunday yet. He is 11 months removed from that torn ACL, but he's been really, really good. And I think the fact that he came back is very important. And obviously, if he went down, they're not going to go out and overpay for a wide receiver. But if he is available, they could do that. And it's going to get busy quickly, whether it be Josh Downs, whether it be George Pickens. Reports came out today from Tom Pelissero that we should expect 8 to 10 trades over the next 36 hours. The Falcons just traded one of their Best players that obviously we've already seen some kind of blockbuster trades go down at the safety department. The big question will be now whether or not they actually go out and make the big move for a guy like George Pickens, which again, I don't think is super likely, but I had to make this video because everyone is talking about it and kind of give you guys the context Dallas, they're four and five. They're not probably not going to make the playoffs, but if Jerry Jones does sell, you can never say never to this Chiefs. The Chiefs need a WR1. That's what they should be aiming for, especially with your excess draft capital right now and the way that Mahomes is still playing at an elite level. The question will become, can they actually do it? Comment down below. Who would you prefer? Josh Downs, George Pickens. We'll see you guys later. Cheers.