There's been a lot of talk about Julio Jones and the Chiefs over the last couple weeks, as the Falcons' star receiver is more than likely headed somewhere else in the coming days/weeks. Fans in Kansas City have been split on whether the Chiefs should make a move for the future Hall of Famer, especially given Jones' age and contract details. Still, Jones is an elite player when healthy and would inarguably make Pat Mahomes and the rest of the team's offense better. So should the Chiefs consider making a move? On Wednesday morning's episode of the MMQB mailbag, NFL insider Albert Breer reported some on where the team stands in regards to Jones.
"I wouldn’t ever rule out the idea that Chiefs GM Brett Veach could get aggressive at the site of a rare opportunity," he said. "And maybe that he’d see the shot to land Julio Jones for less than a first-round pick as one of those. And yes, the idea of Jones, if he can still be Julio, on the other end of Patrick Mahomes bombs is tantalizing, especially when you consider the kind of matchups he might see as a result of playing opposite Tyreek Hill."
"Now, the Chiefs can keep pushing money forward, and work it into where many teams expect the cap to go once the new TV money is factored in. But it does feel like at this point, with Mahomes off his rookie deal, Veach & Co. are going to have to start to shift their focus to creating a cheaper layer of players to pair with their group of stars. That means starting to value draft picks more, since the draft is where cheap labor is going to come from."
You can read his entire answer, and the rest of the mailbag, right here.