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2015 NFL Draft: Should Chiefs Trade Up for Wide Receiver?

By Joe Wedra

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The 2015 NFL Draft will have a wide array of storylines to choose from as we analyze from afar. Everybody wants to see the trade options, but it’s possible nobody cares more about moving up than the Kansas City Chiefs. For a team that has a glaring hole at the wide receiver position, it’s safe to say they need to be on everyone’s radar as a potential candidate.

Currently in the thick of the playoff race, Andy Reid’s Chiefs can’t be trusted to make a run for one reason: lack of depth at wide receiver.

Teams are beginning to blanket Dwayne Bowe, leaving Alex Smith to force in throws to players like Travis Kelce and Jason Avant. Problems come when you’re easy to game-plan against, the exact problem the Kansas City offense is staring at with just four games to go.

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    • It’s easy to say the best bet at building a stable receiving corps would be to target young and let them develop, but how can you justify that in an offense that may be facing turnaround in a few years anyway? Sure, Alex Smith got his big deal, but it’s hard to develop a long-term plan with a guy that’s going to be 31 once next season rolls around.

    Alabama’s Amari Cooper and West Virginia’s Kevin White will be premier top-15 options in the 2015 NFL Draft. Both are going to draw interest early, something the Chiefs will have to consider. Is one big star on offense worth not adding more young pieces to the defense? Why trade away picks for boom-or-bust wideouts?

    There’s a problem in the receiving corps that needs to be fixed. However, making a bold move to jolt the fan-base might not be the answer to building a stronger unit as a whole.

    Kansas City is going somewhere – they don’t need to waste draft picks to improve.

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