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The Lowest of the Lows for Chiefs WR Bobby Wade

The question was simple: Has it ever been this bad for you?

Bobby Wade seemed to struggle with the answer searching for the right words.

"No, not...no, not on this level. I had a couple losing seasons in Chicago early as a young player but after that second year the worse I've ever been is 8-8."

Star-divide

It's easy to forget sometimes that this is the lowest of the lows for a large percentage of the Chiefs players out on the field every Sunday. Not many teams lose on the level the Chiefs have this season and only a handful of teams lose this consistently over three seasons.

"This is a business," Wade said, "but it's also a sport. It's a game and it's meant to be fun."

"If you can't find a way to get back to work, be a professional, then get back on Sunday and find a way to perform then it's going to be a rough three weeks. I guess that's the challenge for everyone: find the love of the game, be professional, get better, and progress. Obviously, playoff hopes are out the window and we have to find a way to build going forward."

Wade was also asked in this tough time if any of the players quit.  

"I can't evaluate that without looking at the film and even looking at the film it's not my job to evaluate it. I'm going to leave that to the coaches and let them do that."

"We had some guys out fighting and scratching, most of us."

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doesnt matter

i dont think it matters what Wade says I highly doubt he will be on this team in 4 weeks and if he is then it doesnt say much about our coaching staff because hes not a good receiver

by banshee_01 on Dec 14, 2009 12:08 PM CST reply actions  

Yeah.

He was just Minnesota’s leading receiver for the past, what, two seasons? And, when he came in, he was immediately a contributor here.

Clearly, he sucks and we should cut him in favor of promoting the practice squad guys — or, even better, bringing back Bobby Sippio.

by JacinB on Dec 14, 2009 12:21 PM CST up reply actions  

hes been awful the past 4-5 weeks honestly

was made inactive…and then this past week let a punt bounce at the 20 yard line….

by SDChief on Dec 14, 2009 12:34 PM CST up reply actions  

Wade is no bright spot, thats for sure. (unless you count DROPS as a Positive!)

So you think you are so important that no one can replace you? Put your finger in a bucket of water and pull it out. Does it leave a hole? Nope, just some ripples that eventually calm themselves!

by Fan of the Red And Gold on Dec 14, 2009 3:17 PM CST up reply actions  

You are SD...you are...hey you in San Diego I take it?

I used to live there…I worked for a store called Lucky’s. I don’t know if their still around. We don’t have any of them here in Florida.. I lived on 48th and University…I also worked at the movie theater for awhile too. Not sure if it’s still there either.

by krayfish on Dec 14, 2009 1:05 PM CST up reply actions  

yeah coronado, so Im fairly close to where you lived just across the bridge.

not positive on the theater or luckys…I grew up north of the city by about 20 minutes, then moved out here after college at long beach…Love Coronado, Love San Diego.

Dont get me wrong, we have the worst stadium, the worst airport, and the worst fair weather fans….

but thats why I have NEVER been a charger or padre..or for kicks, a clippers fan.

by SDChief on Dec 14, 2009 6:10 PM CST up reply actions  

obviously Minnesota let him leave for a reason

and yes if our receivers are gong to keep dropping the ball then bring the younger guys up and let them play atleast they would have an excuse for dropping it all the time maybe they may turn into decent receivers but without playing time how do you find out

by banshee_01 on Dec 14, 2009 12:49 PM CST up reply actions  

Jacin...he was not their leading receiver..he was a below average receiver and they cut him

once they had a real receiver to replace him. He got cut by Chicago and Tennessee and eventually Minnesota was sifting thru the trash and picked him up.

His best year EVER as a receiver was in 2007 when he had 54 catches for 647 yds and 3 tds…he has declined ever since. He has never reached that mark again.

Do your homework brother. He has always been shitty. He just continued his lousy streak here in KC. I don’t know what your watching but he sucks.

by krayfish on Dec 14, 2009 1:00 PM CST up reply actions  

Maybe you should do your home work...

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/min/stats?season=2007_2&qualified=

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/min/stats?season=2008_2&qualified=

You’re right and you’re wrong. He was their leading receiver in 2007. He was 2nd in 2008.

Still was nothing to write home about but he was a leading receiver there and was their top dawg in one of those seasons. But you’re right, he has declined since that one so-so season.

by ChiefsFan79 on Dec 14, 2009 1:14 PM CST up reply actions  

Doesn't matter

when your leading receiver has only 647 yards you’re not doing so hot.

If you only knew...

by IISaiNtII on Dec 14, 2009 1:16 PM CST up reply actions  

He didn't come in here to be our #1 WR, though.

That spot’s already locked up. He came in to be our #2 and he did a reasonably good job of it the first few weeks. Now, we’ve got a pretty solid #2 , too, in Chambers. Keep him on as our #3 and we’ve got a reasonably solid WR corps.

by JacinB on Dec 14, 2009 2:44 PM CST up reply actions  

Maybe if this BUM

can catch the effing ball when it is thrown his way, it might make it a little bit easier for “his” team to get better. I mean christ even the catch he had yesterday he tried his best to drop it. Come on man, if this is proffessional, then do your damn job and catch what is thrown your way! Plain and simple.

by readANDgold58 on Dec 14, 2009 12:21 PM CST reply actions  

9 drops through how many games?

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

by 306008 on Dec 14, 2009 2:03 PM CST up reply actions  

I am ok with Wade staying on board.

I like him more than I like Mark Bradley. I think there is a place for Wade on our team as a 3rd WR. He is also a fairly solid back up who will have had a year in the offense under his belt.

He may not be the answer at WR but he is decent and young so I see no reason to get rid of him.

I’d be cool rolling with Bowe, a speed receiver that is an upgrade over Chambers, Wade for bigger sets and Long in the slot.

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by Patrick Allen on Dec 14, 2009 12:51 PM CST reply actions  

yep

he’s a solid asset as backup receiver & PR in a pinch.

Predictions:

Kansas City will not win more than four games in 2009
Kansas City will have a new OC and DC in 2010
Kansas City will win at least seven games in 2010

by jmcgoblue on Dec 14, 2009 1:01 PM CST up reply actions  

NO PA...stop settling for mediocricy. He sucks.

Let’s go get a top 5 receiver. We need it. You can’t win without it. We need a Fitz or a Bouldin or a BM or a Johnson or a Rice…anyone with pro bowl talent. Wade sucks.

by krayfish on Dec 14, 2009 1:01 PM CST up reply actions  

I don't think he'd advocating Wade to be the #1 receiver

Predictions:

Kansas City will not win more than four games in 2009
Kansas City will have a new OC and DC in 2010
Kansas City will win at least seven games in 2010

by jmcgoblue on Dec 14, 2009 1:02 PM CST up reply actions  

Lets hope

they both get shown the door. Copper, Bradley, Wade and Long are all below average NFL receivers.

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by KCSatchmo on Dec 14, 2009 1:38 PM CST up reply actions  

So am I

So he’s had a couple of rough games. When he came on, he was one of our most solid performers for a number of weeks. They guy can play. He’s not a bad slot man. I’ll cut him some slack for the last few weeks because the entire team melted down. If you think about it, there really hasn’t been much consistency anywhere on offense.

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by Buck'O on Dec 14, 2009 1:56 PM CST up reply actions  

Exactly.

Bowe and Chambers as #1 and #2, Wade in the #3 spot. That’s not a bad WR corps (except, of course, for their tendency to drop the ball a bit and their QB’s tendency to not get it to them).

by JacinB on Dec 14, 2009 2:47 PM CST up reply actions  

why cant long be 3? I havent seen more from wade honestly.

and im happy leaving pope at TE if we can get a blocking guy ala jason dunn for the 2nd spot

by SDChief on Dec 14, 2009 6:14 PM CST up reply actions  

Because I'm as good as Long is?

Seriously, I appreciate the guy’s work ethic, but he’s Bobby Sippio.

by JacinB on Dec 14, 2009 7:00 PM CST up reply actions  

This weeks game should be interesting

In that we will see Jamaal Charles, Dwayne Bowe, and Chris Chambers all on the field at the same time.

by Nick Britt on Dec 14, 2009 12:58 PM CST reply actions  

and, if I had to guess...

Bobby Wade is back on the Inactive list

* "I doubt anyone will miss Connor Barth except UCrawford"
* the LB corps may become the biggest strength of the Chiefs in 2009
* The OL is NOT as bad as you think it is... give it time, and you'll see improvement this season
* Stats are for losers

by stagdsp on Dec 14, 2009 12:59 PM CST up reply actions  

Uh, I might need to 'do my homework' ...

But I thought it was Wade who had the big catch this week, and that it was Chambers who dropped it.

by JacinB on Dec 14, 2009 2:47 PM CST up reply actions  

that's true

I couldn’t see the game, though

and Wade had a BAD game last week

* "I doubt anyone will miss Connor Barth except UCrawford"
* the LB corps may become the biggest strength of the Chiefs in 2009
* The OL is NOT as bad as you think it is... give it time, and you'll see improvement this season
* Stats are for losers

by stagdsp on Dec 14, 2009 3:33 PM CST up reply actions  

He may not be good, but I don't think he deserves to be called names, mob lynched, or anything...

This is his job and he is trying. Though not very good (like a handful of others on the team) I don’t believe he is sucking to spite the team or the fans. If Chiefs cut him off the team after the season, fine. I just don’t think its warranted to disrespect the player when the Chiefs were the ones that reached out and signed him. Have some class and show respect as a Chiefs fan.

by worc on Dec 14, 2009 1:00 PM CST reply actions   1 recs

Amen

The man has come in here and done a solid job, worked his tail off to provide some depth in what is arguably one of the hardest positions in the NFL. He doesn’t deserve the disrespect many are giving him here…

by Chief_Elmo on Dec 14, 2009 1:05 PM CST up reply actions  

I seriously doubt when he goes home to one of his mansions

and crawls in to his bed with a couple of supermodels and smokes a fatty he gives two shits what a couple of anonymous guys from AP say about him.

by krayfish on Dec 14, 2009 1:07 PM CST up reply actions  

it's the principle of the whole thing

being rude and disrespectful to people.

Yes he doesn’t save lives or cure cancer, but he puts his body on the line through tough training, getting hit hard (Dallas game), and risk his health to provide “entertainment” for people. Yes I know, he “gets paid a lot to do what he LOVES” but the organization and the fans are responsible for that happening as well. There’s always two sides to it. When all is done, some players are lucky to have their health after they retire. Some are so jacked up for all the physical punishment they received in the career they can’t live their lives anymore. What’s all that money worth when you’re just a soddy vegetable. I’m not asking to praise him. I just think it’s unnecessary to crucify him because he couldn’t be the savior of this already poor team.

by worc on Dec 14, 2009 1:16 PM CST up reply actions   1 recs

I was exxagerating to help you see the humor in it all my friend..

(r u named after worc from star trek btw) My point is NFL pros talk shit all day every day. Their all running their mouths. It’s what they do. Its no big deal. Their not sensitive to what we say about them on AP.

Their big boys and they have skin. They can take it. I don’t think anyone crucified him…although I feel a pic about to be posted by someone lol!!!
I don’t know how or I would…

Don’t take it seriously worc. It’s part of the gig man. It comes with the paycheck.
I bet if I paid you 5 or 6 million dollars you could man up and take it too couldn’t you? Yep, we all could right? Of course.

by krayfish on Dec 14, 2009 1:27 PM CST up reply actions  

All I know is

when I go home at the end of the day and crawl in bed with my wife’s stretch marks and huff some silver metallic spray paint; I don’t care what the hell krayfish says about me.

by Your_Moms_Boyfriend on Dec 14, 2009 3:26 PM CST up reply actions  

once bowe gets back...

Chambers will be two, Wade or Long will be three, and Bradley may be four. As long as we have some depth, these guys will play where they belong (3rd or 4th on the depth chart).

by kc571 on Dec 14, 2009 2:53 PM CST reply actions  

Dropped Passes

NFL Leaders through December 13th

Rank Player Team Stats
1t Brent Celek Phi 9
1t Vernon Davis SF 9
1t Louis Murphy Oak 9
1t Terrell Owens Buf 9
1t Bobby Wade KC 9
6t Ted Ginn Jr. Mia 8
6t Tim Hightower Ari 8
8t Donnie Avery StL 7
8t Dwayne Bowe KC 7
8t Mark Bradley KC 7

by Coady on Dec 14, 2009 3:03 PM CST reply actions  

and the rest...

8t Marques Colston NO 7
8t Michael Crabtree SF 7
8t Santonio Holmes Pit 7
8t Calvin Johnson Det 7
8t Mario Manningham NYG 7
8t Mohamed Massaquoi Cle 7
8t Randy McMichael StL 7
8t Chansi Stuckey Cle 7
19t Antonio Bryant TB 6
19t Antonio Gates SD 6
19t Jerome Harrison Cle 6
19t Darrius Heyward-Bey Oak 6
19t Michael Jenkins Atl 6
19t Andre Johnson Hou 6
19t Derrick Mason Bal 6
19t Randy Moss NE 6
19t Robert Royal Cle 6
19t Nate Washington Ten 6
19t Roy Williams Dal

by Coady on Dec 14, 2009 3:04 PM CST up reply actions  

thanks!

I think this list shows something, though…

some of the league’s BEST receivers are high on this list.

I dont’ think KC fans would complain if they had Colston, Calvin Johnson, Santonio Holmes, or some of those other guys on the team.

Drops happen. As long as the receiver continues to produce overall, he’s still an asset. No receiver catches EVERY ball thrown his way… you just hope they catch more than they drop, and they catch the ones that count

* "I doubt anyone will miss Connor Barth except UCrawford"
* the LB corps may become the biggest strength of the Chiefs in 2009
* The OL is NOT as bad as you think it is... give it time, and you'll see improvement this season
* Stats are for losers

by stagdsp on Dec 14, 2009 3:36 PM CST up reply actions  

Tough to measure.

Some of them have a lot of drops because they are targeted a lot on teams that are otherwise doing very well and can afford a few drops without missing a beat. Considering the sheer shortage of snaps on offense made by the Chiefs, Bowe’s high droppage rate seems more glaring than, say, Colston’s.

But you’re right. These drops numbers need to be leavened with some reality and with no adjustments for other contributing factors, it’s hard to say much from them.

To my eye, Bowe was actually showing signs of great improvement in the hands category and showing me little in the category of route-running and creating separation.

Prediction for '09: Chiefs are looking like a .500 team, especially considering Denver's inattention to D-Line, Chokeland's disarray, and a San Diego team that looks like it's on the decline. With a weak schedule, Chiefs steal a few and win between 7 and 9 games, and if .500 or better, will contend for supremacy in a weak division.

by hmills110 on Dec 14, 2009 3:41 PM CST up reply actions  

agreed, as usual, buddy!
To my eye, Bowe was actually showing signs of great improvement in the hands category and showing me little in the category of route-running and creating separation.

* "I doubt anyone will miss Connor Barth except UCrawford"
* the LB corps may become the biggest strength of the Chiefs in 2009
* The OL is NOT as bad as you think it is... give it time, and you'll see improvement this season
* Stats are for losers

by stagdsp on Dec 14, 2009 3:50 PM CST up reply actions  

at least we lead the NFL in something!

by Coady on Dec 14, 2009 3:05 PM CST up reply actions  

Bowe's #9 on the list after sitting for what? 4 weeks?

Prediction for '09: Chiefs are looking like a .500 team, especially considering Denver's inattention to D-Line, Chokeland's disarray, and a San Diego team that looks like it's on the decline. With a weak schedule, Chiefs steal a few and win between 7 and 9 games, and if .500 or better, will contend for supremacy in a weak division.

by hmills110 on Dec 14, 2009 3:35 PM CST up reply actions  

along with Crabtree who missed several weeks

* "I doubt anyone will miss Connor Barth except UCrawford"
* the LB corps may become the biggest strength of the Chiefs in 2009
* The OL is NOT as bad as you think it is... give it time, and you'll see improvement this season
* Stats are for losers

by stagdsp on Dec 14, 2009 3:36 PM CST up reply actions  

Heh.

Prediction for '09: Chiefs are looking like a .500 team, especially considering Denver's inattention to D-Line, Chokeland's disarray, and a San Diego team that looks like it's on the decline. With a weak schedule, Chiefs steal a few and win between 7 and 9 games, and if .500 or better, will contend for supremacy in a weak division.

by hmills110 on Dec 14, 2009 3:42 PM CST up reply actions  

speaks volumes

some will say “oh well look at all the big names”…I say yeah…those big names are actually putting up…BIG NUMBERS…Wade’s stat line isnt exactly impressive for leading the nfl in drops!…Funny that bradley is right there on that list…Bowe would be too if he hadnt missed 4 games.

my favorite stat is the catches to targets for Heyward Bey, 2 weeks ago he had 7 catches in 35 targets….amazing

by SDChief on Dec 14, 2009 6:17 PM CST up reply actions  

my favorite stat is the catches to targets

targets to drops is how the list should be sorted above IMHO.

If you only knew...

by IISaiNtII on Dec 15, 2009 8:52 AM CST up reply actions  

Not to mention

He has a career total of 20 fumbles in 100 career games.

by Coady on Dec 14, 2009 3:14 PM CST reply actions  

Wade's an upgrade over what we had, before.

On a team with top-flight WRs, I doubt Bowe would be #1. Wade is a good depth player, but I’m not sure how many, if any, of the current WRs KC would retain, if they did a solid job at that position group, quite frankly.

Prediction for '09: Chiefs are looking like a .500 team, especially considering Denver's inattention to D-Line, Chokeland's disarray, and a San Diego team that looks like it's on the decline. With a weak schedule, Chiefs steal a few and win between 7 and 9 games, and if .500 or better, will contend for supremacy in a weak division.

by hmills110 on Dec 14, 2009 3:37 PM CST reply actions  

I think that speaks volumes about why cassel has no options....and sadly, he doesnt even have a line.

I hope that those anti cassel take a roster comparison into consideration between 2000 team with trent, and the 09 team with cassel.

by SDChief on Dec 14, 2009 6:18 PM CST up reply actions  

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