Winslow vs Gates: Gates slams Winslow gives hat tip to Gonzo - Page 3

|Zach| · 11-02-2006, 11:38 PM

SAN DIEGO – Chargers star tight end Antonio Gates doesn't care much for Kellen Winslow's boasting, which could make Sunday's home game with the Cleveland Browns much more interesting.

On Wednesday, Winslow hyped his matchup with Gates as “a heavyweight match. It's me versus Gates. I want to be the best tight end out there.”

Winslow, whose 40 catches lead all tight ends, mentioned that Kansas City's Tony Gonzalez is behind him on the receptions list, followed by Gates.

“So I've got to stay on top,” said Winslow, whose Hall of Fame father of the same name played for the Chargers from 1979-87.

Winslow was asked to clarify. Did he mean keep his lead in receptions?

“The best overall. I'm trying to be the best. I said I was the best. I am the best, and I'm going to prove it on Sunday,” Winslow said.

Gates, who started in the last two Pro Bowls, wasn't amused.

“I just have a problem with a guy who disrespects guys who've done it over a decade like a Tony Gonzalez and those guys,” Gates said after practice Thursday. “To put yourself in a situation where you feel like you're better than a guy who has basically been doing it since you were in high school, I just have a problem with him not embracing the game enough and respecting the guys who've proven themselves in the league.”

Winslow is in his first full season. He broke his right leg in the second game of his rookie season of 2004, then missed all of last season after tearing up a knee in a motorcycle accident.

“For you to play in seven straight games and decide you're the best tight end in the league, I don't think that's appropriate to say,” said Gates, a former basketball star at Kent State who joined the Chargers as an undrafted rookie in 2003.

“There are certain things that I will never let get to me. Obviously he's not a person I would be worried about. He hasn't played long enough.”

Winslow has 40 receptions for 393 yards and three touchdowns. Gonzalez has 33 catches for 441 yards and a score, while Gates has 32 receptions, 384 yards and four touchdowns.

Gates' 89 catches last year tied Kellen Winslow's San Diego record for receptions by a tight end, and his 1,101 yards were the most for a Chargers tight end since Winslow had 1,172 in 1983. Gates led all tight ends last year in catches, yards and touchdowns (10).

In four seasons, Gates has 226 catches for 2,838 yards and 29 touchdowns.

Kyle401 · 11-03-2006, 09:25 AM

Although I don't really like KWII, he may very well be the third best recieving TE in the league behind TG and Gates. The guy is the real deal even if he is a headcase.

chiefsfan1963 · 11-03-2006, 09:41 AM

I hope we renew TG's contract and have him retire a Chief!

**Bob Dole** · 11-03-2006, 10:11 AM

3 seasons, 45 receptions.

What a bargain.

TEX · 11-03-2006, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by chiefsfan1963

I hope we renew TG's contract and have him retire a Chief!

Yep. That does need to happen.

Kerberos · 11-03-2006, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Demonpenz

Winslow doesn't get it. If you need shit like that to pump yourself up fine, keep it to yourself. You would think the motorcycle embarrassment and the SOLDIER clip would humble the boy. Someone needs to teach him how to be a grown up.

WTF is the SOLDIER clip?

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Brock · 11-03-2006, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by rxrider

WTF is the SOLDIER clip?

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http://youtube.com/watch?v=3X60mrYO1UU

Kerberos · 11-03-2006, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Brock

http://youtube.com/watch?v=3X60mrYO1UU

Great .... School District I work for blocked "youtube" at the firewall cause high school kids were "Watching Video That Had No Educational Value" as the teacher put it!

I guess I'll watch it when I get home.

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**buddha** · 11-03-2006, 05:18 PM

On the NFL Network today, KWII said that he is already better than his dad was. It's one thing to disrespect Gonzo and Gates, but to diss his own dad, who was arguably the greatest TE of all time, is pretty sad. I'm still starting the mouthy punk this week on my fantasy team! Time to put up or shut up, Jr.!!!

L.A. Chieffan · 11-03-2006, 05:26 PM

this guy obviously is the T.O. of the TEs in the NFL IMO. (does that excede the maximum number of abbreviations per sentence?)

**buddha** · 11-03-2006, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

TEs better than Kellen Winslow:

Tony Gonzalez
Antonio Gates
Todd Heap
Jeremy Shockey
Alge Crumpler

What do all of the above have in common? Their teams have at least twice as many wins as Winslow's.

I think it depends on your definition. If you're saying "better" over their career, you are correct on all counts. If you are saying "better" on any given Sunday this season, I think you're stretching.

Winslow, for all of his bad press, is a very good pass receiving TE.

As for your comments about his team...I'm not buying it. All of the other TEs you mentioned play for better, more talented teams. That isn't KWII's fault.

**grandllama** · 11-03-2006, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Brock

I'm sure Logical will be along soon to tell us how nobody outside of KC knows who Tony Gonzalez is.

The NFL Network (rightly or wrongly) is doing everything in their power to correct that issue.

11-02-2006, 11:38 PM
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buddha You may think you know... Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: California Casino cash: $10006184	On the NFL Network today, KWII said that he is already better than his dad was. It's one thing to disrespect Gonzo and Gates, but to diss his own dad, who was arguably the greatest TE of all time, is pretty sad. I'm still starting the mouthy punk this week on my fantasy team! Time to put up or shut up, Jr.!!!
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