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Originally Posted by BossChief
Bowe is open a lot when Cassel isn't looking his way.
The playoff game was a perfect example of that. Everybody that was there knows Bowe was wide open for 2 touchdowns.
That shit happens all the time.
I think if we had a quarterback that could spread the ball around, Bowe would be getting wide open looks all the time and we would have a guy that can get him the ball in those situations without hesitation.
22 is a stretch, but I could see him catching 19 or 20 TDs with a legit quarterback and the weapons we have.
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Just because a guy looks open to us, doesn't mean he was open. I've seen CP do this several times, blaming Cassel for not spotting the open man, and in many cases, they're dead wrong. If CP members saw him wide open... no offense to people here, but I know people hate Cassel enough that they will often see things the way they want to see them... I'm skeptical. I don't know if defenses know Cassel isn't going to look their way, so they back off Bowe. I don't know if they pull away from Bowe because they know Cassel's about to get rid of the ball. I don't know if the read is that there is clear help defense in a place we don't anticipate it--I don't know how many times I've heard CP complain about missing a wide open man, when there's clearly a deep safety off the screen that would eat a pass alive.
Again, I'm not saying he's good or bad in these situations. I'm saying we just don't know. Yes, I think he'll be better with a much better QB. But the big game stuff... we just don't know yet if he's good enough to consistently beat elite corners and defenses when they're keying in on him. DJ's Left Nut points out very good reasons why he probably won't do it as well as an elite receiver would.
Again, I'd pay him the moon. But let's be realistic about what kind of player he really is.