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Teicher: No sign yet that Bowe will bounce back
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- The Kansas City Chiefs made their decision on Dwayne Bowe for better or for worse last year when they signed him to a lucrative, long-term contract.
They didn’t get their money’s worth from their No. 1 wide receiver last year, when he had the worst statistical full season of his career. Bowe failed to lead the Chiefs in receiving for the first time since they traded Tony Gonzalez after the 2008 season. But in part because of Bowe’s big contract, the Chiefs were limited in their ability to pursue a receiver in free agency. The only wide receiver likely to make the regular-season roster who wasn’t with the Chiefs last season is rookie Albert Wilson, an undrafted free agent. So their best chance to see dramatic improvement at the position may rest with Bowe. He had a tough day at practice on Wednesday, dropping a pair of passes and deflected another for an interception. That’s hardly an indication that Bowe won’t rebound this season. But he hasn’t had a great camp and the Chiefs may be guilty of wishful thinking when it comes to their top wide receiver. Bowe in September will turn 30, the age when the skills of many receivers start their decline. Could it be that process has already started with Bowe? We’ll find out soon. Chiefs wide receivers coach David Culley said Bowe is in much better shape than he was last summer. Bowe said he’s in the best shape of his career. “I know from last year, it’s completely different,’’ said Culley, who in his second season with the Chiefs. “Thirty is a mindset. There’s old 30s and there’s young 30s. Which 30 do you want to be? When he came back, he came back as a young 30 and that’s what you have to do to play in this league for a long time.’’ The Chiefs need Culley to be right. If he’s not, it would be obvious the Chiefs made the wrong decision last year on Bowe. http://espn.go.com/blog/kansas-city-...ll-bounce-back |
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Period. End of discussion. The absolute 100 percent truth. There is years and years of data to support this. Deal with it. |
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Years and years of posts support you are simply an agenda driven troll. How do you explain Avery having a higher average YPC last year than he did with Luck and basically matching his career high at 14.9? |
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Baltimore playoff game Bowe = 0 catches
Indy Playoff game Bowe = 8/150 Cassel > Smith ![]() |
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All the data indicated he did not even throw downfield as much as little old Cassel. Lo and behold it came true, and Bowe's numbers declined as a result. This is all original research from yours truly last offseason, read it and weep: ![]() And then of course there is this... ![]() Alex just does not like throwing the ball over 10 yards. |
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Not this guy. I've known what bowe is for years. Just watching Jacksonville tonight. They have more talent from Ineligible WRs than KC has starting.
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Bowe did not have a down year. He's at the top of his game and has been since 2010.
He just ran into Alex Smith. And with Alex Smith, the down field targets dry up, and you can expect your best WR to give you about 800 yards at the max. It's sad. But that is what we've become. |
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He played a very good game, on the road, in the playoffs, and without his best player.
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