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FloridaMan88 · 01-01-2014, 08:31 PM

Dwayne Bowe wants to make big-time plays in big-time game

http://www.kansascity.com/2014/01/01...-make-big.html

BY RANDY COVITZ
The Kansas City Star

Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe knows there’s a difference between making catches and making plays.

Bowe has caught 57 passes this season but has produced few of the signature or game-altering plays that have distinguished his seven seasons as the second-leading receiver in franchise history.

He knows it. His coaches know it. And they all realize Bowe is going to have to make an impact Saturday for the Chiefs to defeat Indianapolis in an opening-round AFC playoff game.

“Your game-changer type players have to show up and make those plays,” offensive coordinator Doug Pederson said.

Bowe, who signed a five-year-contract extension worth up to $56 million last spring and predicted he’d lead the league in receiving, failed to lead the Chiefs in receiving for the first time in five years.

That honor went to running back Jamaal Charles, who caught 70 passes for a team-leading 693 yards and seven touchdowns.

But Charles, called “Public Enemy No. 1” by Colts coach Chuck Pagano, will be a marked man in Indianapolis. So someone else may need to make the big plays on offense.

“I’m ready to go,” Bowe said Wednesday. “Games like this … big-time players make big-time plays, and these are games I mostly show up in … everything on the line, and great preparation all week. It’s win or go home …”

Actually, Bowe was held without a catch in his only postseason appearance, the Chiefs’ 30-7 loss to Baltimore in 2010. The Chiefs had the ball for only 18 minutes, 16 seconds and attempted just 18 passes.

Bowe figures to be targeted early and often against the Colts, as he was two weeks ago when he was targeted 10 times in the Chiefs’ 23-7 loss at Arrowhead Stadium. Bowe caught a pass for nine yards on the first play and drew a pass interference call on the second.

In all, Bowe caught five passes for 46 yards against the Colts and suffered what turned out to be a mild concussion in the fourth quarter when he was struck in the head/neck area by Indianapolis safety LaRon Landry.

Landry, a former college teammate of Bowe’s at LSU, where they were both first-round draft picks in 2007, was called for a personal foul. Bowe left the game, returned for another play, and even practiced last Tuesday before complaining of concussion-like symptoms.

He was held out of last Sunday’s game at San Diego, like most of the other starters, and returned to practice this week.

“I’m fine,” Bowe said. “I had a little minor headache. It was nothing big. Coach was going to rest me anyway. I had time to rest and recover and be fresh for this game.”

The injury didn’t frighten Bowe, even in this day of concussion awareness.

“I didn’t look at like that because I didn’t feel as bad as others felt who had concussions,” Bowe said. “I felt a little tired. There wasn’t any dizziness or problems with vomit … or none of that stuff. It was mainly just fatigue.”

Nor did Bowe harbor any resentment to Landry.

“He was just playing football,” Bowe said. “I talked to him after the game. It wasn’t a dirty hit or anything like that. I was going down, and he was going down. … it’s football. Things like that happen. It wasn’t a vicious or bad hit.”

Bowe, 6 feet 2 and 221 pounds, should enjoy matchup advantages over the Colts’ smaller corners, Vontae Davis, who is 5-11, 204; Greg Toler, 6-0, 190; and Josh Gordy, 5-11, 196.

“The one thing Dwayne is really doing really well right now is utilizing his size and strength, and it’s creating some space for him,” Pederson said. “We want to, get him going, get his hands on the ball as early as we can, because you know somewhere in the second half, he is going to make that clutch play and you have confidence going back to him.”

Bowe, a Pro Bowler in 2010, has accepted his role of doing a lot of the dirty work of running routes that clear space for Charles and blocking downfield on the screens that have worked so well for the Chiefs.

“Everybody has their year … and I’m just proud to be part of a team,” Bowe said. “We have a lot of guys playing the role I had previously in my career. Being an all-around receiver both blocking and receiving … to see those guys prosper … I feel good and happy to be their teammate.”

Some might interpret that as Bowe, 29, admitting he has lost a step and his ability to create separation from defensive backs. Don’t believe it.

“I still got it,” Bowe said. “I’m showing it each and every day in practice. The coaches know I got it. I’m setting up a lot of great things for the offense you see we’re doing right now.”

Chief Pote · 01-02-2014, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

Bowe apparently ****ed your wife. Sorry to hear that.

But seriously. Bowe needs to pony up a few awesome catches and he knows it... obviously. He's holding Alex Smith back with his mediocre play.

Chief Pote · 01-02-2014, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by KcMizzou

He wouldn't have played anyway, idiot.

Edit: I should have read the user name. Obvious troll is obvious.

I'm not trolling. When Bowe is in the lineup he's not contributing enough. He's paid like the "go to" guy on WR roster. He doesn't play to match his salary.

Chief Pote · 01-02-2014, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by BCD

Idiot

Really? Maybe you're the idiot if you can't see that fact. Quit being a homer. Now go ahead and tell me his play is okay with you. Go ahead and do it.

Btw, 105 targets and 57 receptions. 5th in targets and 38th in receptions.

Voice of Reason

**Buehler445** · 01-02-2014, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

Bowe, a Pro Bowler in 2010, has accepted his role of doing a lot of the dirty work of running routes that clear space for Charles and blocking downfield on the screens that have worked so well for the Chiefs.

“Everybody has their year … and I’m just proud to be part of a team,” Bowe said. “We have a lot of guys playing the role I had previously in my career. Being an all-around receiver both blocking and receiving … to see those guys prosper … I feel good and happy to be their teammate.”

So Bowe is cocky, me-first mother****er? Jesus there is a lot of butthurt for a guy that says shit like the above statement.

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Originally Posted by O.city

While this isn't breathtaking stuff, it's good to see players allowed to do stuff and talk like this.

No shit. It bears repeating. **** Pioli!

Simplicity · 01-02-2014, 09:26 AM

Marqise can do this... #Draft2014

jspchief · 01-02-2014, 09:27 AM

I've desperately clung to my hopes for Bowe for too long, and this season has finally broken me.

I still think he has the physical talent to be very good. He just doesn't seem to have the internal part, be it brains, desire, or whatever.

I'd love for him to be prominent this post season. I just don't expect it to actually happen.

Chief Pote · 01-02-2014, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Simplicity

Marqise can do this... #Draft2014

**BigMeatballDave** · 01-02-2014, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ChiefButthurt

Really? Maybe you're the idiot if you can't see that fact. Quit being a homer. Now go ahead and tell me his play is okay with you. Go ahead and do it.

Btw, 105 targets and 57 receptions. 5th in targets and 38th in receptions.

Voice of Reason

I called you an idiot because you said Trade him. You cannot ****ing trade him now, idiot.

**BigMeatballDave** · 01-02-2014, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Cochise

Bowe definitely needs to show up this week, because he's putting up about 50% of the stats he's getting paid for.

You expected him to catch 120 passes this season?

Snapplez · 01-02-2014, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by ChiefButthurt

But seriously. Bowe needs to pony up a few awesome catches and he knows it... obviously. He's holding Alex Smith back with his mediocre play.

How dumb can you be?

Chiefaholic · 01-02-2014, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by BCD

You expected him to catch 120 passes this season?

I don't believe people are setting a standard for stats. My beef is that Bowe has the physical ability to absolutely OWN a lot of CB's in this league. He played hard and got the fat contract basically stating that's what he's getting paid to do. But, he's not... His wallet is fat, and he doesn't perform up to the level that many of us know he has the ability to. He's eating cap space that doesn't allow the Chiefs to remedy the problem through free agency. So he HAS to be the player his salary says he is. Not just when the season is on the line. But, every single snap of every single game. If Bowe wants an example of living up to your pay, then look no further than Jamaal Charles. IMO.... Bowe and Charles should swap paychecks, because Jamaal is getting ripped

FloridaMan88 · 01-02-2014, 11:11 AM

This is Dwayne Bowe's 7th season in the NFL.

Can anyone think of memorable/big time catches or games he's had during his career thus far?

I can think of two games… 2007 when the Chiefs upset San Diego and Bowe had his coming out party (8 catches 160+ yards receiving), and in 2011 against the Colts when he had that sick catch (although in that same game he also had a confounding dropped pass).

That's it.

crossbow · 01-02-2014, 11:12 AM

He even made the illustrious Tyler Palko look bad.

**BigMeatballDave** · 01-02-2014, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by KCChiefsFan88

This is Dwayne Bowe's 7th season in the NFL.

Can anyone think of memorable/big time catches or games he's had during his career thus far?

I can think of two games… 2007 when the Chiefs upset San Diego and Bowe had his coming out party (8 catches 160+ yards receiving), and in 2011 against the Colts when he had that sick catch (although in that same game he also had a confounding dropped pass).

That's it.

This is only the 2nd winning season Bowe has seen. How many could there possibly be?

I remember him catching 15 TDs from ****ing Matt Cassel.

**BigMeatballDave** · 01-02-2014, 11:18 AM

The big drop he had was a different game than the juggling catch. Both in Indy.

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FloridaMan88 Mahomes: We Are All Witnesses Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Miami, FL Casino cash: $-837094	Dwayne Bowe wants to make big-time plays in big-time games Dwayne Bowe wants to make big-time plays in big-time game http://www.kansascity.com/2014/01/01...-make-big.html BY RANDY COVITZ The Kansas City Star Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe knows there’s a difference between making catches and making plays. Bowe has caught 57 passes this season but has produced few of the signature or game-altering plays that have distinguished his seven seasons as the second-leading receiver in franchise history. He knows it. His coaches know it. And they all realize Bowe is going to have to make an impact Saturday for the Chiefs to defeat Indianapolis in an opening-round AFC playoff game. “Your game-changer type players have to show up and make those plays,” offensive coordinator Doug Pederson said. Bowe, who signed a five-year-contract extension worth up to $56 million last spring and predicted he’d lead the league in receiving, failed to lead the Chiefs in receiving for the first time in five years. That honor went to running back Jamaal Charles, who caught 70 passes for a team-leading 693 yards and seven touchdowns. But Charles, called “Public Enemy No. 1” by Colts coach Chuck Pagano, will be a marked man in Indianapolis. So someone else may need to make the big plays on offense. “I’m ready to go,” Bowe said Wednesday. “Games like this … big-time players make big-time plays, and these are games I mostly show up in … everything on the line, and great preparation all week. It’s win or go home …” Actually, Bowe was held without a catch in his only postseason appearance, the Chiefs’ 30-7 loss to Baltimore in 2010. The Chiefs had the ball for only 18 minutes, 16 seconds and attempted just 18 passes. Bowe figures to be targeted early and often against the Colts, as he was two weeks ago when he was targeted 10 times in the Chiefs’ 23-7 loss at Arrowhead Stadium. Bowe caught a pass for nine yards on the first play and drew a pass interference call on the second. In all, Bowe caught five passes for 46 yards against the Colts and suffered what turned out to be a mild concussion in the fourth quarter when he was struck in the head/neck area by Indianapolis safety LaRon Landry. Landry, a former college teammate of Bowe’s at LSU, where they were both first-round draft picks in 2007, was called for a personal foul. Bowe left the game, returned for another play, and even practiced last Tuesday before complaining of concussion-like symptoms. He was held out of last Sunday’s game at San Diego, like most of the other starters, and returned to practice this week. “I’m fine,” Bowe said. “I had a little minor headache. It was nothing big. Coach was going to rest me anyway. I had time to rest and recover and be fresh for this game.” The injury didn’t frighten Bowe, even in this day of concussion awareness. “I didn’t look at like that because I didn’t feel as bad as others felt who had concussions,” Bowe said. “I felt a little tired. There wasn’t any dizziness or problems with vomit … or none of that stuff. It was mainly just fatigue.” Nor did Bowe harbor any resentment to Landry. “He was just playing football,” Bowe said. “I talked to him after the game. It wasn’t a dirty hit or anything like that. I was going down, and he was going down. … it’s football. Things like that happen. It wasn’t a vicious or bad hit.” Bowe, 6 feet 2 and 221 pounds, should enjoy matchup advantages over the Colts’ smaller corners, Vontae Davis, who is 5-11, 204; Greg Toler, 6-0, 190; and Josh Gordy, 5-11, 196. “The one thing Dwayne is really doing really well right now is utilizing his size and strength, and it’s creating some space for him,” Pederson said. “We want to, get him going, get his hands on the ball as early as we can, because you know somewhere in the second half, he is going to make that clutch play and you have confidence going back to him.” Bowe, a Pro Bowler in 2010, has accepted his role of doing a lot of the dirty work of running routes that clear space for Charles and blocking downfield on the screens that have worked so well for the Chiefs. “Everybody has their year … and I’m just proud to be part of a team,” Bowe said. “We have a lot of guys playing the role I had previously in my career. Being an all-around receiver both blocking and receiving … to see those guys prosper … I feel good and happy to be their teammate.” Some might interpret that as Bowe, 29, admitting he has lost a step and his ability to create separation from defensive backs. Don’t believe it. “I still got it,” Bowe said. “I’m showing it each and every day in practice. The coaches know I got it. I’m setting up a lot of great things for the offense you see we’re doing right now.”
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