My Chief Concerns: Can Dwayne Bowe Repeat His Great Season?

bowe is getting better, he made a lot of circus catches last year, he's turned into a no.wr in my book

Lawrence U how would be anyone elses fault but bowes fault ? i do not understand how u could say that i mean he is at fault just like anyone else it is a 50/50 deal on that one i mean he can catch the ball aslong as it is a body catch but when he has to do more then a body catch he drops the ball allot man so he needs to do more then just body catch to repeat what he did this year sorry and he needs more help at WR spot as well

I think Bowe can keep this up. Physically and in terms of skill, he's very much in his prime. We need another threat. I think Moeaki can be that threat. So to me, even a new #2 option isn't entirely necessary. Just a solid third option (who would be our #2 receiver). A guy who can catch 40 balls and score a few TDs. I think if we add that, Bowe can keep up his numbers. And we might not have a great passing game overall, but good enough to combine with our run game to form a dangerous offense.

sims has decieving speed and good size, matt likes big wideouts, and they can target a rookie with burners later in the draft, one that haley thinks he can develope, and a no.2 WR with size, good hands and pretty good speed and blocking ability can help mccluster find a little more open field out of the slot. i think walker would be a perfect fit in K.C.

Not sure if he would be a good fit though. Sims and Bowe are very physical wide outs. I would think they would target a burner to spread the field out.

a walker would help bowe next season. a sims-walker that is.

The numbers were great, but to me it still wasn't a "Great" season. Too many key drops, because Bowe is a body catcher and not a hands catcher..unless he changes that he will never be elite in my opinion.

If the Chiefs can run the ball like last year or even better with a better OL and RB support, doubt Bowe will repeat last years stats. Also by the end of the year, teams shut down Bowe because we did not have a second WR threat. Even if we draft a WR, how long would it take to get him up to speed? A free agent WR might help quicker but doubt Mr Pioli will sign a "good" one more like a guy dumped from someonelses roster, like usual.

Lawrence U how could it be all of cassels fault really man that is just wrong infact 100% wrong was it all cassels fault before he got there that bowe has a really bad knack for droping easy catch's even when he was wide open sorry if bowe has a bad season it is on bowe no one else. but bout Bowe if he can not keep the ball or catch it on those easy catchs that anyone can catch then i will be worried as long as he keeps improving and doesnt play his bowe way i think he will be alright but i think the cheifs need to get one more WR to help out bowe i mean mike sims-walker is out there i like him i hope we can get someone like him out there that can help us out but who knows what will happen and sorry bout my typos

I think the thing you forgot to look at or maybe couldn't find was. Was it a contract year? Bowe's contract expires after the next season, I think that will be enough motivation for him. If he has a bad season it will be because of Matt Cassel, play calling, or the offensive line.

I agree with DD. I also don't think you can use Moss's stats between those two years because that was the year Brady got hurt and Cassel was running the show. I am willing to bet his stats would have been different if Pollard hadn't injured Brady in the first game of that year. Just sayin!

We know this much, Bowe cannot continue to be the only viable sideline, midrange, deep, and red zone passing target all rolled into one. A big part of the explanation for Bowe's gaudy stats is do our dire need for greater overall flanker/split/slot presence. If bringing a good receiver or two translates into more overall first downs and touchdowns at the expense of a dropoff in Bowe's personal production, I'm really okay with that.

It would be extremely hard to match all three areas next year. I agree, another person to come in a catch 50-60 balls would be a huge help. If that happens I could see receptions and yards getting close, but you just never know with touchdowns. I dont know if every receiver listed had their career high TDs in their best stat year but Randy Moss and Jerry Rice set the NFL record those seasons and every receiver listed had their TDs decrease. And of course depending on who we bring in to team up with Bowe teams would probably still look to Bowe as the bigger red zone threat. I just hope that he continues getting better and doesnt drop the chances he does get next year.

bowe is getting better, he made a lot of circus catches last year, he's turned into a no.wr in my book

Lawrence U how would be anyone elses fault but bowes fault ? i do not understand how u could say that i mean he is at fault just like anyone else it is a 50/50 deal on that one

i mean he can catch the ball aslong as it is a body catch but when he has to do more then a body catch he drops the ball allot man so he needs to do more then just body catch to repeat what he did this year sorry and he needs more help at WR spot as well

I think Bowe can keep this up. Physically and in terms of skill, he's very much in his prime.

We need another threat. I think Moeaki can be that threat. So to me, even a new #2 option isn't entirely necessary. Just a solid third option (who would be our #2 receiver). A guy who can catch 40 balls and score a few TDs. I think if we add that, Bowe can keep up his numbers. And we might not have a great passing game overall, but good enough to combine with our run game to form a dangerous offense.

sims has decieving speed and good size, matt likes big wideouts, and they can target a rookie with burners later in the draft, one that haley thinks he can develope, and a no.2 WR with size, good hands and pretty good speed and blocking ability can help mccluster find a little more open field out of the slot. i think walker would be a perfect fit in K.C.

Not sure if he would be a good fit though. Sims and Bowe are very physical wide outs. I would think they would target a burner to spread the field out.

a walker would help bowe next season. a sims-walker that is.

The numbers were great, but to me it still wasn't a "Great" season. Too many key drops, because Bowe is a body catcher and not a hands catcher..unless he changes that he will never be elite in my opinion.

If the Chiefs can run the ball like last year or even better with a better OL and RB support, doubt Bowe will repeat last years stats. Also by the end of the year, teams shut down Bowe because we did not have a second WR threat. Even if we draft a WR, how long would it take to get him up to speed? A free agent WR might help quicker but doubt Mr Pioli will sign a "good" one more like a guy dumped from someonelses roster, like usual.

Lawrence U how could it be all of cassels fault really man that is just wrong infact 100% wrong was it all cassels fault before he got there that bowe has a really bad knack for droping easy catch's even when he was wide open sorry if bowe has a bad season it is on bowe no one else.

but bout Bowe if he can not keep the ball or catch it on those easy catchs that anyone can catch then i will be worried as long as he keeps improving and doesnt play his bowe way i think he will be alright but i think the cheifs need to get one more WR to help out bowe i mean mike sims-walker is out there i like him i hope we can get someone like him out there that can help us out but who knows what will happen

and sorry bout my typos

I think the thing you forgot to look at or maybe couldn't find was.

Was it a contract year?

Bowe's contract expires after the next season, I think that will be enough motivation for him. If he has a bad season it will be because of Matt Cassel, play calling, or the offensive line.

I agree with DD. I also don't think you can use Moss's stats between those two years because that was the year Brady got hurt and Cassel was running the show. I am willing to bet his stats would have been different if Pollard hadn't injured Brady in the first game of that year. Just sayin!

We know this much, Bowe cannot continue to be the only viable sideline, midrange, deep, and red zone passing target all rolled into one. A big part of the explanation for Bowe's gaudy stats is do our dire need for greater overall flanker/split/slot presence. If bringing a good receiver or two translates into more overall first downs and touchdowns at the expense of a dropoff in Bowe's personal production, I'm really okay with that.

It would be extremely hard to match all three areas next year. I agree, another person to come in a catch 50-60 balls would be a huge help. If that happens I could see receptions and yards getting close, but you just never know with touchdowns. I dont know if every receiver listed had their career high TDs in their best stat year but Randy Moss and Jerry Rice set the NFL record those seasons and every receiver listed had their TDs decrease. And of course depending on who we bring in to team up with Bowe teams would probably still look to Bowe as the bigger red zone threat. I just hope that he continues getting better and doesnt drop the chances he does get next year.