D Bowe: The Worst Best WR in All The Land

We can’t afford to lose him.

I totally agree with your post. xhornetsx and a few others just seem to have an unending vendetta against Bowe, for some reason. I have seen every elite pass-catcher, including Tony G, Jerry Rice, Hines Ward, and others, drop what some would consider catchable balls. Many critics refuse to acknowledge the existence of situational drops, which are drops where the receiver is interfered with, vision affected, etc. The chances of the Chiefs acquiring a better receiver in the draft or free agency are slim to none. I strongly feel that with a decent QB, Bowe will continue to grow and excel.

He dropped an end zone pass right through his hands. I had endzone seats and it was right in front of my eyes

I agree

but if it’s possible, you throw a lot of that cap room from 2011 to Bowe and Carr. Front-load the heck out of the deals, especially Carr’s, since he’s given service above and beyond what he’s been paid, to date.

I think Bowe will be fine, but I have to agree with the Braylon Edwards comparison. They’re both receivers you want to get going early, or at least throw to enough times to get those yards. But on 3rd down, I’d almost rather have somebody else out there, who WILL catch the ball, and WILL prevent DBs from undercutting him. It’s kind of like Cassel, my wanting to give up on him, because I see a game-losing or momentum-changing weakness one week, and then the next week, prove me wrong about that weakness.

But more than Cassel, he does some things that are all-world, and the key to getting the most out of him is by being able to move the chains withOUT him, once in awhile, giving you more chances to throw to him. Terrell Owens was a nice piece for an offense with other weapons, that could overcome his drops. But if you make him your go-to guy, you’re taking a big risk. In a more evenly-distributed offense, with an “open guy” philosophy, I think Bowe’s pretty good to have around.

Sign him if he wants to stay, tag and trade if he doesn’t.

Except for your calling Orton and Cassel crap QBs, I agree with your post. Cassel, in my opinion, is not a crap QB, he’s just an average QB, with limited mental and physical abilities. I consider Orton to have much better mental and physical abilities, and with a full off-season with the receivers and offensive line, he’ll be a very good asset to the Chiefs. Some on AP point out the mistakes that he has made since joining the Chiefs. Well, I’ve seen the same mistakes made by the best QBs in NFL history, so I say, give the man a chance in the Chiefs’ system and improve the O-line and play-calling.

I don’t think they’ve maximized what they can get off his sheer size and catch radius. Orton was trying to get some of that going, but the chemistry isn’t there, yet, nor were the routes ideal for what I think he could do, right away.

With Cassel, it was very close to the chest, without much reliance on any kind of time to process the pattern. Drop, set and throw is about all they’ve done, and about all that Weis ever let him do. When the play doesn’t develop the way it’s been drawn up, you see Cassel throwing into double or triple coverage.

Yes, I’ve seen Cassel process the pattern and find the right guy, but those plays are very few and far between. Cassel is not generally comfortable with that, and if the pass doesn’t come out perfectly on rhythm, he’s very tentative, very hesitant. For the first and about the only time, since Pioli came, we saw the double moves have time to develop and a QB who was comfortable waiting for them to develop. Orton’s not mobile enough for that style of passing game to work against the Raiders, though. Fine against the crappy pass rush Green Bay was capable of mustering, but against the Raiders, his lack of mobility and hesitancy with his FEET that was pretty glaring.

Agree about Breaston. He lived up to his billing. AZ must be very dysfunctional to have given him up, that way.

How about we remember who our wide receivers were BEFORE we got Bowe? Bunch of nobodies.

Bowe is the best WR we’ve had in many many years. Nobody has any business talking about not resigning him.

I think they got good value for Tony G, didn’t they? But I think that the best teams give and receive more loyalty than the Chiefs. For where the team was at, though, the Tony G trade was good will on both sides. They couldn’t afford to pay TG the big bucks, with all the more fundamental holes they had, and he wasn’t going to get a ring anytime soon. I don’t think he’s going to get one in Atlanta, either, but at least he got to play for a likely contender.

But your main point is well-taken. I think Bowe’s worth keeping. I think the drops are a legit enough issue to call for some incentives in the contract. No drops, bigger end-of-year bonus. The guy IS all-world in several respects.