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Chiefs WR Dwayne Bowe On Pace for Decline in Yards, Rise in TDs

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe has already missed one of the Chiefs seven games and at his current pace, will suffer 250 yard decline in his career average for receiving yards.  He is also on pace for 57 receptions, far below the total in either of his first two seasons.

Here are some of Dwayne Bowe's career stats compared to his projected finish based on the first seven weeks of the season:

Year Receptions Receiving yards Touchdowns
2007 70 995 5
2008 86 1,022 7
2009* 57 752 10

The offensive line hasn't changed much talent-wise in the last three years, yet Bowe was able to put up better numbers with Croyle/Huard/Thigpen throwing to him.

The positive to take from this is the touchdowns.  Bowe has been Matt Cassel's favorite target through seven weeks, including the Chiefs only win at Washington.  Bowe was targeted 14 times but only caught six of them.  Still, though, he got 109 off those six catches.

I know it's just a projection - and can easily change good or bad through eight more weeks - but Bowe is becoming the recipient of a few more passes, especially in the red zone, with Tony Gonzalez no longer there.

Bowe was a little late getting out of the boat with an injury in week three so I would expect his numbers to go up from here on out, not down.  One of the intriguing aspects of his first two seasons was how consistent he was with his numbers.  It generally takes wide receivers a little longer to become comfortable in the NFL, so, relative to other rookie receivers it's a good set of numbers.

What do you think?  Will Bowe exceed his projected numbers through seven weeks?

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Haley doesn't use Bowe enough

when watching the games it seems to me like his number doesn’t even get called until the second half. Not sure what it is but we need to find a way to get him the ball earlier and more often

by KCCheeze on Oct 31, 2009 2:39 PM CDT reply actions  

Bowe will be good

I think he is getting it. I still don’t know what it is. but when they won Bowe went over and slapped Haley on the butt. showed the guy has some class. if they work on all the drops he will be ok.

by Charles # 1 chiefs fan on Oct 31, 2009 3:10 PM CDT reply actions  

Wait

Slapping someone on the butt is classy? Try telling that to some drunk guy and the other guys girlfriend.

Coffee. The NEW Performance Enhancing drug for Sport's Writers. Just ask Ken Rosenthal.

by 306008 on Nov 1, 2009 8:55 AM CST up reply actions  

how many does he have?

Coffee. The NEW Performance Enhancing drug for Sport's Writers. Just ask Ken Rosenthal.

by 306008 on Nov 1, 2009 8:55 AM CST up reply actions  

I've seen a number of really easy passes he dropped

I don’t know the count but would not be surprised if in range of 8 – 10. And, I mean right on his hands.

Air Cassel - approved for takeoff

by kabrink on Nov 1, 2009 9:37 PM CST up reply actions  

There have been enough games that you can't blame timing anymore.

And with Tony being gone Bowe should be getting first look on every pass play, so that shouldn’t be the problem.

Chiefs set an NFL record,most roster changes in 1 season.

by bringbacktheglory on Oct 31, 2009 3:42 PM CDT reply actions  

Its Cassell's pass protection...

Nothing to do with timing. I agree Bowe should be getting more looks

OHANA!

by darwithabar on Oct 31, 2009 3:48 PM CDT reply actions  

Bowe for President!

Chiefs Top Five Solo Tackle Leaders:

Demorrio Williams -37 Tackles
Mike Brown -33 Tackles
Mike Vrable -25 Tackles
Corey Mays -24 Tackles
Brandon Flowers -19 Tackles

by Chiefsfan85 on Oct 31, 2009 4:46 PM CDT reply actions  

two things i see...

that keep his stats down…one his injury and two, tg is gone making bowe have to deal with a lot more double teams.

by MountainManMike on Oct 31, 2009 6:29 PM CDT reply actions  

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