Dwayne Bowe's Case Of The Dropsies
by Joel Thorman on Dec 3, 2008 10:37 AM CST
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PrintYesterday Herm Edwards addressed to the media an issue with Dwayne Bowe that has gotten little play around here: dropped balls. Bowe currently leads the team with 12 drops but Edwards is cognizant of the mini-problem with the receiver and has addressed it with him.
"Twelve of them (in-season). We counted them. We talked about it. Where he’s at now in his career, at times he forces himself to try and catch it so hard he doesn’t relax his hands. I got a solution to it and it’s real easy. It’s not hard to figure out. If he’s going to drop one early in the game throw it to him on the second play of the game and get it over with."
Last year, Terrell Owens led the NFL with 25 dropped passes. Pundits harped on that fact with Owens last year despite the fact that he did catch 81 balls, 15 of which went for 6 points.
One of my theories regarding his tendency to drop the ball is that he's looking to make a play after the catch. He's a big receiver that was brought in to block and break tackles after the catch. Herm goes on to explain a little more:
"Yeah, he has so much confidence in his hands he’ll get his hands going and take his eyes off the ball and make a move. When you’re a receiver and you’ve got a little bit of a name and you drop a ball it gets magnified."
One third of Bowe's drops came in the 17-10 loss against the Patriots in the first game of the year. As everyone remembers, that was a tight game that saw the Chiefs lose in the last minute. That was the first game where I realized Bowe might have a problem. He's improved greatly since then with just 8 drops in the following 11 games.
So what do you think - Are Bowe's drops becoming a problem?
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It's not a long-term problem if DB handles it right
Remember how many balls Tony G dropped his first couple of seasons? Experience and work ethic can cure most drops, although it remains to be seen whether Dwayne will mimic Tony’s commitment to the game. Here’s hoping he’s making the most of his time on a team with a shoo-in HOF TE.
I tried to come up with a functional anagram for Carl Peterson, but I couldn't get past "crap sneer lot".
Maybe
Sometimes players regress a little in their second season until they wake up and realize they can’t coast. If Bowe’s drops continue throughout the rest of the year I’ll agree they’re a problem. For now they’re just an extreme annoyance.
The Chiefs should win 5 to 6 games this year and no less than 4 for this season to be considered progress in any way. If he can't win at least 9 games next season, Herm's a joke.
Agreed
In the linked interview, Herm even said Tony warned him that his worst year was his 2nd. Let’s see how he responds next year.
by Joel Thorman on Dec 3, 2008 10:49 AM CST up reply actions
End Zone Drops Are A Problem, Though
And Bowe’s had too many of those.
The Chiefs should win 5 to 6 games this year and no less than 4 for this season to be considered progress in any way. If he can't win at least 9 games next season, Herm's a joke.
Hard to gauge
b/c since he and TG were our only two recieving options before Bradley showed up he got throw at alot more and defenses concentrated on him more. How many drops has TG had in the same span probably not as many I’m sure but he’s also a seasoned veteran. And may also have to do with being young and knowing that team is depending on you to make big plays all the time making him run before securing the ball which happens to rookies and veterans alike. Question: how many drops has he had since Bradley has been in the mix? But also most importantly is when during the game are most of his drops happening 1st quarter 2nd quarter or even 1st down or 3rd down is how i really gauge drops as a problem.
It seems like the easier catches
are the ones he drops. When he goes up, and has to fight for the spectacular looking catches he comes down with the ball. It is annoying, if he listens to TG he should pull out of it.
At least 10-6 next year taking our division, or Herm goes.
Easier catches
Means he’s probably looking to run after the catch which is where he might be getting a problem.
by Joel Thorman on Dec 3, 2008 10:55 AM CST up reply actions
Good point, looking to run
Like the third down drop in Oakland, when we were backed up against the goal line?
At least 10-6 next year taking our division, or Herm goes.
3rd down
Against the Patriots is the one that gets to me. I think (not completely sure) that it was in the 3rd quarter and we were moving the ball on their side of the field.
by Joel Thorman on Dec 3, 2008 11:02 AM CST up reply actions
If the dropsies are only Bowe's version of the sophomore slump
I’m fine with that…even if they don’t improve over the remaining games this season. I’ll give him an off-season to remedy them.
Word
He’s on pace to have an even better year yardage wise anyway.
by Joel Thorman on Dec 3, 2008 11:29 AM CST up reply actions
Well he ought to be
We’re playing (what seems like for the Chiefs anyway) a pass-first offense, so TG, DB, and MB all should have some cushy stats since they started the spread.
I find myself wondering that if Bradley hadn’t turned out to be the playmaker he’s looking like, would the spread have worked as effectively, thus making Thigpen look worse?
have you seen my baseball?
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