Chiefs Bowe wants to stay in KC - Page 11

ShowtimeSBMVP · 11-15-2012, 04:45 PM

Bowe says he never wanted out of KC, wants to finish career as a Chief
By ADAM TEICHER
The Kansas City Star
Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe says he'd like to stay with the Chiefs.
JOHN SLEEZER
Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe says he'd like to stay with the Chiefs.

Wide receiver Dwayne Bowe sought to clear up what he said was a misconception that he wanted out of Kansas City. To the contrary, Bowe said Thursday in a rare interview he would like to finish his career with the Chiefs.

“Why wouldn’t I want to stay here? It’s a no-brainer for me,” said Bowe, who became emphatic once the topic was introduced. “I never said I didn’t want to be here. I never said that. This is where it started for me. This is where people know me from. That’s crazy to me.

“When I heard that, I was like, ‘Where did that come from?’ I never said I wanted out. Please clear that up for me. Do I play like I don’t want to be here? I just keep my mouth closed and play the game. That’s what I do. Please tell everybody to stop saying I’m a bad guy. I just don’t talk (to the media much).”

Bowe is on the verge of becoming the greatest pass receiver in Chiefs history, at least statistically. With another 12 catches, Bowe will become their career leading pass catcher for a wide receiver, passing Henry Marshall.

He would then become the Chiefs second-leading career pass receiver, though he would still be about 500 catches behind tight end Tony Gonzalez.

Because of the history, among other reasons, Bowe said he would like to remain with the Chiefs.

“This is where I was drafted,” Bowe said. “When I’m finished, I feel I should be in the Hall of Fame and hopefully win Super Bowls.

“I play the game to win. That’s what I do week in and week out. I feel we can do that here, of course. Things happen and it won’t be easy but I try to show (that spirit) and it will become contagious. You’ll see it. It’s coming.”

It’s less than certain that Bowe figures into the Chiefs’ long-term plans. When the sides couldn’t agree on a contract this year, the Chiefs made Bowe their franchise player, and after missing all of offseason practice and training camp in protest, he signed their one-year contract worth about $9.5 million.

The Chiefs and Bowe could agree to terms for a long-term contract after this season, but it seems unlikely given that the Chiefs didn’t offer a deal this year that would make Bowe happy and he’ll be another year closer to the end of his career.

The Chiefs could also keep Bowe again as their franchise player.

“We’ll have to see how all that goes,” Bowe said. “All I can do is continue to play my best here to make it happen.”

By the numbers, Bowe hasn’t been affected much by the numerous problems otherwise dragging down the 1-8 Chiefs. He has is having one of the better statistical seasons of his career.

Bowe has 49 receptions, putting him on pace for 87. His career high is 86 set in 2008. But he has only three touchdowns, each coming in the fourth quarter of a blowout loss.

“I think I’ve been productive,” he said. “My production has been steady.

“As a receiver, my job is to catch the ball from the quarterback no matter who that is. With both quarterbacks coming in and playing to the best of their ability, I think I’ve been doing a great job catching either one of their passes. It’s all in the head coach’s decision who plays. I try to compete at a high level each week. I try to give my team a better opportunity to win. That’s what I work in practice to do.”

Bowe turned 28 in September, so he’s approaching the age when some receivers begin to lose their skills. But he said he planned to play several more seasons.

“I think I’m just getting started,” Bowe said. “I’m 28, but I’ve learned how to play with (nine) different quarterbacks. I learned how to be the man … you can see that during the majority of the game I’m always going to be open. It took years for me to learn all that and it’s going to extend my career and I’ll be a big-time playmaker.

“I feel like I’ve got at least six more (seasons) in me, six more (easily). I love this game. You can tell in the way I play it … 33, 34, that’s what I’m shooting for.”

Bowe, notorious earlier in his career for arriving at Chiefs camp out of shape, said he would work harder during the offseason to maintain his conditioning.

“When you’re young you go off just talent,” he said. “The older you get, it’s all about technique. This offseason, I’m definitely going to have a personal trainer travel with me wherever I go and work on the things I need to work on.”

In the meantime, the Chiefs have seven games remaining. Pointing to Monday night’s overtime loss in Pittsburgh as progress, Bowe said the Chiefs would win their share of them.

“Guys are just starting to know how to play together,” Bowe said. “That’s one thing coach talks about, guys playing together and playing as a team and sometimes it takes a team eight games or how many games it is to figure it out. I think guys have just figured out how to put it all together.

“We’re not that far away from winning. Seven games is a long time in football.”

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/11/15...#storylink=cpy

Bump · 11-15-2012, 11:48 PM

Hopefully with a new GM, HC and QB that should excite Bowe so much it gives him a bowener to stay

Saccopoo · 11-15-2012, 11:49 PM

Give this guy Geno Smith.

Please.

Four or five or six years with Geno and Bowe?

*wipes a small, happy tear from his eye thinking about the possibilities*

11-16-2012, 12:24 AM

I've said this all along. He's perfectly happy where he lives. He likes it here.

Mother****erJones · 11-16-2012, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Bo's Pelini

How am *I* a racist you mouth breathing douche rocket?

Because you're saying if Bowe was white we'd all love Bowe. Look Bowe is one of my favorites. I just want to see him catch the ball if its in his hands to where he doesn't have jump or anything. I want to see him with a new good rookie QB

Mother****erJones · 11-16-2012, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Are you 12? Because you spell like a reerun.

Get back to ****ing your sister and leave the football talk to the non-inbreds.

I spell like I'm 12? Inbred? I'm from ohio but nice try **** stick. You don't know jack shit about football

Mother****erJones · 11-16-2012, 03:09 AM

Bruce Arians is doing a nice job with the colts. Wouldn't mind giving him a look at HC. Plus he's good with QBs and that's important if we go with Barkley smith or Wilson. We need someone that can develop a damn QB

11-16-2012, 03:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtchiefs4life

Because you're saying if Bowe was white we'd all love Bowe. Look Bowe is one of my favorites. I just want to see him catch the ball if its in his hands to where he doesn't have jump or anything. I want to see him with a new good rookie QB

That's based on LaChapelle and every other white bubble player who has ever come through the door.

**mdchiefsfan** · 11-16-2012, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by dtchiefs4life

Because you're saying if Bowe was white we'd all love Bowe. Look Bowe is one of my favorites. I just want to see him catch the ball if its in his hands to where he doesn't have jump or anything. I want to see him with a new good rookie QB

Wouldn't that be accusing others of being racist, not actually being racist?

KCUnited · 11-16-2012, 05:16 AM

Face it, the guy is long ghana unless we tag him again.

**the Talking Can** · 11-16-2012, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by SNR

Go beat off to footage of Art Monk if you want a guy who just catches shit and has no rape power.

amen

Woodchuck · 11-16-2012, 07:15 AM

It's time to move on imo. He is the most inconsistant player on an inconsistant team.

This is coming out because he knows his value is dropping like a rock and KC might be the only one to pay. I think he wishes he took the offer they gave him a while back.

All he cares about is the money and this should be a major red flag. A month ago, all reports said he wanted out of KC in a bad way. The timing of this is also funny. He played like shit on MNF in front of the whole country. Now he wants to be a Chief? Of course he does...

I can't see us giving him a contract. I could be wrong but I would be very suprised. To me, it seems like he would just take the money and not give a **** anymore. I do not trust him.

BoneKrusher · 11-16-2012, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtchiefs4life

Bruce Arians is doing a nice job with the colts. Wouldn't mind giving him a look at HC. Plus he's good with QBs and that's important if we go with Barkley smith or Wilson. We need someone that can develop a damn QB

he has the best starting QB to come out since Peyton Manning.

no one in the upcoming draft is even close to Luck.

**BigMeatballDave** · 11-16-2012, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Woodsponge Chuckpants

It's time to move on imo. He is the most inconsistant player on an inconsistant team.

This is coming out because he knows his value is dropping like a rock and KC might be the only one to pay. I think he wishes he took the offer they gave him a while back.

All he cares about is the money and this should be a major red flag. A month ago, all reports said he wanted out of KC in a bad way. The timing of this is also funny. He played like shit on MNF in front of the whole country. Now he wants to be a Chief? Of course he does...

I can't see us giving him a contract. I could be wrong but I would be very suprised. To me, it seems like he would just take the money and not give a **** anymore. I do not trust him.

Die a miserable death.

**Easy 6** · 11-16-2012, 07:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Woodsponge Chuckpants

It's time to move on imo. He is the most inconsistant player on an inconsistant team.

This is coming out because he knows his value is dropping like a rock and KC might be the only one to pay. I think he wishes he took the offer they gave him a while back.

All he cares about is the money and this should be a major red flag. A month ago, all reports said he wanted out of KC in a bad way. The timing of this is also funny. He played like shit on MNF in front of the whole country. Now he wants to be a Chief? Of course he does...

I can't see us giving him a contract. I could be wrong but I would be very suprised. To me, it seems like he would just take the money and not give a **** anymore. I do not trust him.

It would freeze the server up if i tried to punch in enough facepalms for this.

Woodchuck · 11-16-2012, 07:33 AM

Seriously guys, if we re-sign Bowe and draft Geno Smith for example, how is Bowe going to influence him?

Is Bowe going to stay after practice and run routes with him? Is he going to come in early and watch film with him?

Or, is he going to take him clubbing every night?

Let's face it. Bowe is nothing like Reggie Wayne or Steve Smith for example. I don't want him around. He is not a guy that a rookie QB can lean on imo.

11-15-2012, 04:45 PM
ShowtimeSBMVP Chiefs Join Date: Feb 2009 Casino cash: $1206009	Bowe wants to stay in KC Bowe says he never wanted out of KC, wants to finish career as a Chief By ADAM TEICHER The Kansas City Star Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe says he'd like to stay with the Chiefs. JOHN SLEEZER Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe says he'd like to stay with the Chiefs. Wide receiver Dwayne Bowe sought to clear up what he said was a misconception that he wanted out of Kansas City. To the contrary, Bowe said Thursday in a rare interview he would like to finish his career with the Chiefs. “Why wouldn’t I want to stay here? It’s a no-brainer for me,” said Bowe, who became emphatic once the topic was introduced. “I never said I didn’t want to be here. I never said that. This is where it started for me. This is where people know me from. That’s crazy to me. “When I heard that, I was like, ‘Where did that come from?’ I never said I wanted out. Please clear that up for me. Do I play like I don’t want to be here? I just keep my mouth closed and play the game. That’s what I do. Please tell everybody to stop saying I’m a bad guy. I just don’t talk (to the media much).” Bowe is on the verge of becoming the greatest pass receiver in Chiefs history, at least statistically. With another 12 catches, Bowe will become their career leading pass catcher for a wide receiver, passing Henry Marshall. He would then become the Chiefs second-leading career pass receiver, though he would still be about 500 catches behind tight end Tony Gonzalez. Because of the history, among other reasons, Bowe said he would like to remain with the Chiefs. “This is where I was drafted,” Bowe said. “When I’m finished, I feel I should be in the Hall of Fame and hopefully win Super Bowls. “I play the game to win. That’s what I do week in and week out. I feel we can do that here, of course. Things happen and it won’t be easy but I try to show (that spirit) and it will become contagious. You’ll see it. It’s coming.” It’s less than certain that Bowe figures into the Chiefs’ long-term plans. When the sides couldn’t agree on a contract this year, the Chiefs made Bowe their franchise player, and after missing all of offseason practice and training camp in protest, he signed their one-year contract worth about $9.5 million. The Chiefs and Bowe could agree to terms for a long-term contract after this season, but it seems unlikely given that the Chiefs didn’t offer a deal this year that would make Bowe happy and he’ll be another year closer to the end of his career. The Chiefs could also keep Bowe again as their franchise player. “We’ll have to see how all that goes,” Bowe said. “All I can do is continue to play my best here to make it happen.” By the numbers, Bowe hasn’t been affected much by the numerous problems otherwise dragging down the 1-8 Chiefs. He has is having one of the better statistical seasons of his career. Bowe has 49 receptions, putting him on pace for 87. His career high is 86 set in 2008. But he has only three touchdowns, each coming in the fourth quarter of a blowout loss. “I think I’ve been productive,” he said. “My production has been steady. “As a receiver, my job is to catch the ball from the quarterback no matter who that is. With both quarterbacks coming in and playing to the best of their ability, I think I’ve been doing a great job catching either one of their passes. It’s all in the head coach’s decision who plays. I try to compete at a high level each week. I try to give my team a better opportunity to win. That’s what I work in practice to do.” Bowe turned 28 in September, so he’s approaching the age when some receivers begin to lose their skills. But he said he planned to play several more seasons. “I think I’m just getting started,” Bowe said. “I’m 28, but I’ve learned how to play with (nine) different quarterbacks. I learned how to be the man … you can see that during the majority of the game I’m always going to be open. It took years for me to learn all that and it’s going to extend my career and I’ll be a big-time playmaker. “I feel like I’ve got at least six more (seasons) in me, six more (easily). I love this game. You can tell in the way I play it … 33, 34, that’s what I’m shooting for.” Bowe, notorious earlier in his career for arriving at Chiefs camp out of shape, said he would work harder during the offseason to maintain his conditioning. “When you’re young you go off just talent,” he said. “The older you get, it’s all about technique. This offseason, I’m definitely going to have a personal trainer travel with me wherever I go and work on the things I need to work on.” In the meantime, the Chiefs have seven games remaining. Pointing to Monday night’s overtime loss in Pittsburgh as progress, Bowe said the Chiefs would win their share of them. “Guys are just starting to know how to play together,” Bowe said. “That’s one thing coach talks about, guys playing together and playing as a team and sometimes it takes a team eight games or how many games it is to figure it out. I think guys have just figured out how to put it all together. “We’re not that far away from winning. Seven games is a long time in football.” Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/11/15...#storylink=cpy
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11-15-2012, 11:49 PM	#152
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11-16-2012, 12:24 AM	#153
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11-16-2012, 07:15 AM	#161
Woodchuck Banned Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pineapple Under the Sea Casino cash: $10004900	It's time to move on imo. He is the most inconsistant player on an inconsistant team. This is coming out because he knows his value is dropping like a rock and KC might be the only one to pay. I think he wishes he took the offer they gave him a while back. All he cares about is the money and this should be a major red flag. A month ago, all reports said he wanted out of KC in a bad way. The timing of this is also funny. He played like shit on MNF in front of the whole country. Now he wants to be a Chief? Of course he does... I can't see us giving him a contract. I could be wrong but I would be very suprised. To me, it seems like he would just take the money and not give a **** anymore. I do not trust him.
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11-16-2012, 07:33 AM	#165
Woodchuck Banned Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Pineapple Under the Sea Casino cash: $10004900	Seriously guys, if we re-sign Bowe and draft Geno Smith for example, how is Bowe going to influence him? Is Bowe going to stay after practice and run routes with him? Is he going to come in early and watch film with him? Or, is he going to take him clubbing every night? Let's face it. Bowe is nothing like Reggie Wayne or Steve Smith for example. I don't want him around. He is not a guy that a rookie QB can lean on imo.
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