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Originally Posted by BossChief
If Bowe can catch 15 touchdowns with Matt Cassel as his quarterback, is it crazy to think he could get 20...even with a guy like Orton?
I think that could be an attainable goal.
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Nothing is ever that simple.
Yes, Bowe puts up good numbers statistically with a bad QB. But again, my concern continues to be... is this is a guy who is in an elite class when it comes to "I have a big game. I need you to take over in the 4th quarter." Do you realize that about half of his yards and TDs in 2010 came out of 3 games? (Denver, Jacksonville, and Tennessee). In the other 13 games of the season, he had about 600 yards and 8 TDs. That's good, but it's not anywhere close to elite. Is this a guy I'm comfortable matching up against the Ravens in a playoff game? To put together 3 or 4 consecutive great playoff performances?
We are making a huge assumption by saying he disappears in big games because of his QB, but what if it's just that he's not elite enough to consistently beat elite corners?
That's why I say he's not in the same league as the elite guys like Fitzgerald or Andre Johnson. I know that there is no corner that can stop him and in the 4th quarter, I know they can take over games. I don't know the answer to that with Bowe yet. My guess is, he doesn't have the freakish talent those guys have to ever make that step to elite status. I think his ceiling is a lot lower than people are claiming. I think a good QB is going to make Bowe look like a God against bad teams. I just wonder if he can do it in games where he need him most.