Top 10 Kansas City Chiefs Stories Of The Year: Dwayne Bowe's Rise

by Chris Thorman on Feb 1, 2011 12:35 PM CST in 2010 Kansas City Chiefs Season

We're nearly halfway through our series on the biggest Kansas City Chiefs stories of 2010. Coming in at No. 6, we have the rise of WR Dwayne Bowe.

Back on October 11th, the day after the Kansas City Chiefs lost to the Indianapolis Colts, I decided I was finally fed up with the idea of Dwayne Bowe as a reliable, No. 1 wide receiver. His two drops in the second half of that game, at least in my eyes, were the last straw. After leading the league in drops in 2009, and missing four games, I was finally fed up with Bowe's play.

Well, clearly Bowe read my post calling him officially unreliable and mediocre. Because the very next weekend, Bowe caught nine balls for 108 yards and two touchdowns. The next week he caught two more touchdowns. And the next week, more came. And they kept on coming for the rest of the season.

Since the Chiefs' game against Indianapolis, Bowe had 14 touchdowns. 14. Needless to say, that's a Chiefs' record.

I'll be the first to admit I didn't believe in Bowe after that Colts game. The Who song, "Won't Get Fooled Again" kept going through my head as I wrote that article the next day. I had simply seen Bowe drop too many balls at too many clutch times to keep the faith.

But you know what? I was wrong. And Dwayne Bowe became a Pro Bowler, a Chiefs' franchise record holder, and most importantly in my eyes, he became clutch and reliable.

And that is why he is on our list of the top Kansas City Chiefs stories of the year.

Previous stories of the year

10. Monday Night Football

9. Tamba Hali

8. Derrick Johnson

7. Charlie Weis' exit

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If only he had someone like Philip Rivers throwing to him, he wouldn't drop the ball.

Oh wait!

YAAAAAY! Now you go, lady!

by Tarkus on Feb 1, 2011 12:52 PM CST reply actions

I still do not understand why Monday Night football is 10.

by danmang on Feb 1, 2011 12:55 PM CST reply actions

Could have called it the Arrowhead Advantage as well

Same idea.

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by Chris Thorman on Feb 1, 2011 12:58 PM CST up reply actions

Regardless

Still should be higher in my opinion anyway.

by danmang on Feb 1, 2011 2:03 PM CST up reply actions

Scooter is assigned to trashing Bowe every week next year.

Well, clearly Bowe read my post calling him officially unreliable and mediocre. Because the very next weekend, Bowe caught nine balls for 108 yards and two touchdowns. The next week he caught two more touchdowns. And the next week, more came. And they kept on coming for the rest of the season.

by grid_iron on Feb 1, 2011 1:19 PM CST reply actions

good, he needs some kind of regular assignment

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by upamtn on Feb 1, 2011 1:53 PM CST up reply actions

This One

Might be my favorite. I think everyone loves a good come back story especially when it involves your team. I also like that Bowe put us at needing to add a second wide receiver…not two new wide receivers.

by Spiderwomn69 on Feb 1, 2011 1:28 PM CST reply actions

Bowe obviously took a huge step this year

But I still wouldn’t call him clutch, and I still would hesitate to throw to him when the game is on the line.

by KcChiefsMo on Feb 1, 2011 1:28 PM CST reply actions

I'd only hesitate if he's wide open

If a corner is playing Bowe tight, he concentrates on making the catch first. He improved by leaps and bounds this year, and is looking like a solid (maybe even spectacular) contributor for the foreseeable future. A true #2 WR would completely change this offense; opening up Bowe, Tony M, and/or DMC much more often and taking the eighth man out of the box to let Charles run like the wind. With that WR and at least one upgrade on the O-line (C and/or RT), this offense will finally be respectable again.

by Chiefs4Life on Feb 1, 2011 1:34 PM CST up reply actions

somewhere over the rainbow........

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by LadyChief on Feb 1, 2011 1:36 PM CST reply actions

Close, but you dropped the ball.

YAAAAAY! Now you go, lady!

by Tarkus on Feb 1, 2011 1:49 PM CST up reply actions

i tried!

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by LadyChief on Feb 1, 2011 3:07 PM CST up reply actions

Ok I'm bot Internet savy my iPhone proves it everyday

How do u add pics to comments? I need a sasamee street breakdown- ma’am :)

We need BEEF; This is my mock prediction 2011

1. Houston LB - Georgia
2. Moffit G - Wisconsin
3. Powe NT - Ol' Miss
4. O'Dowd C - USC
5. Carter S - Oklahoma
6. V. Brown WR - San Diego State
7. Taua RB - Nevada

by Mas Cervezas on Feb 1, 2011 1:49 PM CST via mobile up reply actions

ask ups....

he explained it to me then i asked tarkus ………….it took me forever i just now figured it out!

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by LadyChief on Feb 1, 2011 3:11 PM CST up reply actions

Real Men Wear Red!
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by LadyChief on Feb 1, 2011 3:15 PM CST up reply actions

I grew up on the street

Sesame Street

I love my wife, my kids, and the Chiefs. In that order. Except on game days.

by MNchiefsfan on Feb 2, 2011 12:32 PM CST up reply actions

Chris ... why did you say it?

Since the Chiefs’ game against Indianapolis, Bowe had 14 touchdowns. 14. Needless to say, that’s a Chiefs’ record

by upamtn on Feb 1, 2011 1:50 PM CST reply actions

I remember when Tony G had a case of the drops

In his 2nd and 3rd years in the league, were you calling for him to be benched and let go too?
We all know what happened in the years after he got over that nasty sickness. Became the best TE in the NFL, and needless to say a future hall of famer

by ChiefDailyBaked on Feb 1, 2011 2:12 PM CST reply actions