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That's ridiculous.

I know. You'd think he could at least get the ball to Bowe like Cassel did.

:LOL:

Bowe is the kind of receiver that plays when he wants to. Big contract = no motivation.

He points to his name!!!!!!!

Bowe = worst draft pick ever

Reid had that talk with Alex in week 10 or 12. Not before the Colts playoff game.

He repeated it for the Colts playoff game...

Bowe is a WR like Anquan Boldin: he doesn't get a lot of separation, like, ever. He's physical, fights for the ball, gets YAC.

For Kap that's a great guy to have. Someone a young QB can throw it to even when he's not wide open and let the guy fight for the ball.

With Smith he'd be useless...

Um the jury is still out on both. Out on post-contract Bowe and out on Alex Smith.

Both have been in the league for a long time. The jury concluded long ago.

But seriously, the two examples I think we're all going to point to are Bowe and Crabtree, right?

In 2012, when Kaepernick took over for Smith, the first game Crabtree had 26 yards receiving.

After that, his targets dramatically increased. You might say that's because Kaepernick was willing to throw more than Smith, right? But that would be ignoring that those targets - multiple games with double digit targets - were coming from somewhere.

That somewhere was from Vernon Davis and - SHOCKING - other wide receivers. Look at Kaepernick's signature game - week 15 in a win vs. New England.

Crabtree got seven receptions.
Randy Moss got two.

No other wide receiver caught a pass.

That tells me that Kaepernick's focus on Crabtree is far less because he's willing to throw it where Smith isn't and moreso because, like a lot of young QBs, he had one read and locked onto one target.

Avery's career production didn't dip with Alex Smith. In fact, it was right up there with his best years.

McCluster's receiving production didn't dip with Alex Smith. Again, right at the top.

The only WR who has had a noticeable downturn in production with Alex Smith is Bowe, and it was just one year. Granted, that shit is WAY MORE ****ING IMPORTANT than avery or mccluster****. But there simply isn't this overwhelming evidence that Smith takes good receivers and makes them bad. He spreads the ball around, he makes short to intermediate, high-percentage throws.

I don't think Bowe's contract was a mistake. I don't think Bowe has lost it. I don't think Bowe's done.

I think Bowe should have a very good year. He won't put up Megatron numbers, but I think he's going to be very productive this year. And idiots like Teicher look at stats and decide that's the entire measure of a player. Bowe has to be respected on the outside. He commands the top DB in coverage. He opens up the middle. He blocks for Jamaal like a son of a bitch. He's a good teammate, a willing leader.

I ****ing love Bowe. I am excited to see what happens this year with everyone being familiar with the offense and more comfortable with each other.

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Avery was 20 catches and nearly 200 yards short of his career best...

It's no coincidence that the outside WR's suffered through a year of Alex Smith. Even his biggest ball washers will tell you he doesn't like going outside.

Jesus Christ that's like 12 yards a game!

He dropped more than 200 yards worth of passes.