"The D. Bowe Show" (1 Viewer)

Chiefs’ Bowe shows off against Bears

By ADAM TEICHER

The Kansas City Star

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/story/278122.html

Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe outjumped everyone — including teammate Tony Gonzalez — on this 16-yard touchdown catch in the second quarter in Chicago on Sunday. It was the first touchdown grab of Bowe’s NFL career. Dwayne Bowe showed the Chiefs why he was their first-round draft choice, scoring his first NFL touchdown and losing a second on a penalty.

He promised better things to come.

“Next week, we’re going home,” he said, “and it will be the D. Bowe show.”

If that’s true, the Chiefs have a lot to look forward to. The 16-yard touchdown and the 35-yarder he lost were the type of play the Chiefs wanted Bowe for.

On the touchdown play, Bowe outjumped defenders and teammate Tony Gonzalez.

Gonzalez was the intended receiver, but Bowe changed his route when quarterback Damon Huard started to scramble. This brought Bowe’s defender to the end zone near Gonzalez.

“When the ball is in the air, the intended receiver is whoever gets the ball,” Bowe said. “Being that I’m a playmaker, my job is to make plays no matter where the ball is.

“Tony said, ‘You can’t do that.’ I told him I thought (Huard) was scrambling. He told me not to bring my guy to him. Then he was like, ‘Great catch. Keep doing it.’ It all paid off for me.”

The pass could have been intercepted by either of the two defenders in the area and could have been caught by Gonzalez.

“He made a play,” Gonzalez said. “He ran the wrong route, but I’m happy that he got his first touchdown, even if it might’ve been mine. He came out of nowhere and grabbed it. I don’t think it will happen again. We lucked out. It could’ve been disastrous. When you run into the same area like that, it means there’s more defenders over there. But it worked out today, and I’ll take it.”

Bowe lost the 35-yard touchdown, which came after Huard handed to Michael Bennett and Bennett pitched it right back, on a penalty. The penalty was for an illegal shift. The Chiefs had two players in motion at the snap.

“It hurt to lose that other one, but guys make mistakes, and you’ve just got to learn from it and move on,” Bowe said. “It (would have been) another great touchdown.”

Bowe dropped more than his share of passes in training camp, and the preseason and didn’t look as if he would be of much value to the Chiefs, at least early in the season. But he was forced to become a regular in last week’s opener in Houston when Eddie Kennison pulled a hamstring.

Bowe caught three passes for 42 yards against the Texans, but that proved to be just a warm-up for Chicago.

“That’s why we drafted the guy,” coach Herm Edwards said. “He can jump and take the football away. I thought he grew up a little bit today. We have to keep getting him the football.”

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gdg76 said:

Given the next three opponents (MIN, SD, JAX), the D-Bo Show may not get into full gear until week 6 (Bengals).Depending on Andre Johnsons knee, I may need to call him up early though . He was a bargain in Rd 16 of my initial dynasty draft.

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“He made a play,” Gonzalez said. “He ran the wrong route, but I’m happy that he got his first touchdown, even if it might’ve been mine.

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switz said:

gdg76 said:

Given the next three opponents (MIN, SD, JAX), the D-Bo Show may not get into full gear until week 6 (Bengals).Depending on Andre Johnsons knee, I may need to call him up early though . He was a bargain in Rd 16 of my initial dynasty draft.

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MIN - did you see Calvin play them?SD - did you see Moss?JAX - ok, maybe they'll slow him down.

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Capella said:

“He made a play,” Gonzalez said. “He ran the wrong route, but I’m happy that he got his first touchdown, even if it might’ve been mine.

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Tony all about the team this year, I see.

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Warpig said:

His second TD reception was the most impressive. He did outjump two defenders on that one. His first one looked more impressive than it actually was. Tony G was falling down...which is why Bowe "outjumped" everyone. If TG wasn't falling he probably would have wrestled the ball from Bowe.

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One said:

Bowe is a stud in the making.

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FavreCo said:

Warpig said:

His second TD reception was the most impressive. He did outjump two defenders on that one. His first one looked more impressive than it actually was. Tony G was falling down...which is why Bowe "outjumped" everyone. If TG wasn't falling he probably would have wrestled the ball from Bowe.

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2nd TD reception? Did Herminator leave points on the field becasue they only scored 1 TD. I mean I know he is not interested in scoring 20 points but this Herminator is getting ridiculous.

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Herm Edwards Press Conference - 9/18

Sep 18, 2007, 3:57:13 PM

Q: With Eddie Kennison out what did you see from your young receivers Dwayne Bowe and Jeff Webb?

EDWARDS: “I’ll tell you what: there are a lot of oooh’s and ah’s when they play. That’s what you get. The one [catch] that Bowe makes he basically ran a smash route. He saw the quarterback running outside the pocket so he went to recess like in the school yard. He sort of spun and ran into the end zone. Damon threw the ball to Tony [Gonzalez] and he had no idea that Bowe was back there. Tony was probably thinking that two more catches and he could break the record. He was figuring I’ve got one left and here comes this guy flying out. [bowe] made a great play.

“That’s the kind of he is. Last week people were talking he was no good after one game. All of a sudden in this game he looked pretty good to me. He ran across the field on the other one [in the end zone] and Webb was in motion and they called it back. But he made a great catch with two guys on him. That’s what we saw in college. He’s a physical guy that throws his body around; he can make catches with people on top of him.

“Webb caught a couple of slants, dropped one. He made a great catch on the long one from Brodie down the rail. He dove out and made that one.

“They do some things that make you scratch your head and say why did they do that? Then they make some catches that make you go, ‘wow, how did they do that?’ We have to live with that and that’s good. Those young guys bring energy. They just want to play. That’s a great thing when you put young players in there. Their eyes get real big but every time they play they get a little bit better.”

Q: One of the concerns some draft analysts had about Bowe coming out of LSU was that he and his QB Russell tended to improvise on their own. Was that a concern coming in or is it a risk-reward thing you can live with?

EDWARDS: “Tell you what with schoolyard, if the quarterback scrambles it’s OK. Now, he has to be more disciplined like a lot of those college guys. A lot of those college guys are not real disciplined route runners. A lot of those quarterbacks when they get into trouble have a certain guy they like to throw to. If I’m a quarterback on this team and I’m scrambling I know I want to know where number 82’s at, ‘cause if I throw it up to him he’s probably going to jump up and catch it.

“He’s going to be more disciplined but he has a little bit of that to him where he’ll…that’s a communication between the quarterback and the receiver. There’s one guy up in New England right now who’s lighting them up. They said he had a lot of schoolyard in him, too. They said he was done. If you think you’re even with him he throws his hand up and they throw it down there and he jumps up and catches it even though he’s covered. We have those types of players and you have to give them the chance to make the play. Sometimes when guys are covered they’re really not covered because the guy has the ability to jump and catch the ball. You want guys like that.”

Q: What are you thoughts on the fade pass?

EDWARDS: “Who’s the guy? Who are you throwing it to? I always believed the bigger guy has the better chance to make the contested throw. I played corner and I always had problems with big guys. I knew that the bigger guy – whether Ahmad Rashaad or Harold Carmichael, the latter you had no shot ‘cause he was 6'7" – gives him a better advantage.

“That doesn’t mean the smaller guy can’t beat you. But those are match-up things. You always try to match-up the receiver to the corner. The first thing you study the corner on is what type of anticipation skills does he have: does he play the ball? Lots of guys don’t play the ball, especially when their backs are turned to the ball and it’s man-to-man. Then sometimes it doesn’t matter who the guy is. You want to throw the fade because two things are going to happen: he’s going to catch it or you’re going to get pass interference.”

Q: With Bowe being a bigger guy does that give him more snaps when Eddie Kennison comes back?

EDWARDS: “Oh, he’s going to play.”

Q: If Eddie Kennison comes back might he be your starter anyway?

EDWARDS: “Oh, we move Bowe to ‘X’ [position]. Why not? They’re all going to play. All four of those [receivers] are going to play. Three played last week and it was a good rotation. When Eddie comes back it’ll be a similar rotation. On the sheet you have to put who’s the starters, but in the end it’s how many times are they playing. We’ll get them mixed in the game.

“Webb and Bowe are two big guys who can make some plays. They can go in and catch the slant because they’re big. Webb is a real long-arm guy who can get to some balls out there that other guys can’t get to because of his ability to stretch out and catch the football. They’re big guys and they have to play for us. They need to be in the system and we’ve done some things in the system to ease their mental load so they can line up and play for us fast.”

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EBF said:

No doubt he's a good athlete. He's one of the more fluid players in this WR class and he runs with a lot of power. Reminds me a bit of Ward and Boldin. The issue with Bowe is his hands. He's had problems with dropped passes in the past. Also, you'd think he would've been a little more productive in college playing at a major program with the number one overall pick at QB. Then again, LSU doesn't seem to do a very good job of utilizing its talent. Anyhow, Bowe is certainly a decent dynasty buy. He has the physical tools to be a number one WR in the NFL. If he can catch the ball consistently, he should be a very solid player.

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Frenchy Fuqua said:

Anyone rolling the dice on The D. Bowe Show this week?

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EBF said:

No doubt he's a good athlete. He's one of the more fluid players in this WR class and he runs with a lot of power. Reminds me a bit of Ward and Boldin. The issue with Bowe is his hands. He's had problems with dropped passes in the past.

Also, you'd think he would've been a little more productive in college playing at a major program with the number one overall pick at QB. Then again, LSU doesn't seem to do a very good job of utilizing its talent.

Anyhow, Bowe is certainly a decent dynasty buy. He has the physical tools to be a number one WR in the NFL. If he can catch the ball consistently, he should be a very solid player.

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einstein2u said:

Frenchy Fuqua said:

Anyone rolling the dice on The D. Bowe Show this week?

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i am. sitting reggie brown, mark clayton, for himvikings can stop the run......i hope that means bowe will get some targets.

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buck naked said:

Sitting Reggie Brown is a big mistake this week against that awful Detroit defense. Good luck with that.

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Fade pass is not easy to complete

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/chiefs/story/284513.html

By JASON KING

The Kansas City Star

If Chiefs receiver Dwayne Bowe ever achieves NFL stardom, it probably won’t be because he caught a bunch of fade passes for touchdowns.

“No thanks,” Bowe said. “That’s not my type of game. To me, the fade pass is the hardest play in football.”

Yet it’s one the Chiefs use regularly — often in crucial situations.

The most glaring example came in Sunday’s loss at Chicago. Trailing 20-10 with less than 8 minutes remaining, the Chiefs could’ve made it a one-possession game by kicking a short field goal if they failed to convert on third-and-1 from the Bears’ 16-yard line.

Instead quarterback Damon Huard’s fade pass to Samie Parker was intercepted in the corner of the end zone. The Chiefs never threatened again.

“It takes the perfect throw, the perfect route,” backup quarterback Brodie Croyle said. “Even the guys that are the best at it are only going to complete that pass 50 percent of the time.”

Still, even though the fade pass rarely works, teams continue to turn to it when the game gets tight. And it’s not just in the NFL.

A year before it backfired on the Chiefs, the decision to throw a fade pass led to the University of Kansas’ 37-31 overtime loss at Toledo — a defeat which ultimately cost the Jayhawks a bowl berth.

Facing first and goal from the 10 in the second overtime, quarterback Kerry Meier floated a fade pass that was intended for receiver Marcus Henry. But Meier didn’t put enough mayonnaise on the throw, and it came up short. Toledo made the interception and eventually won the game.

“A fade route is something that takes a lot of repetitions,” KU coach Mark Mangino said. “You’re asking for a lot of things to happen. The receiver has to get a good release. He’s got to be able to play the ball at its highest point.

“And the quarterback has got to be able to drop it in there. He’s using the back of the end zone as sort of his guide to drop the ball in there. He’s got to be able to keep it away from the defender yet keep the ball in play. It takes some work.”

At least Mangino and the Jayhawks attempted to throw the pass to the 6-foot-5 Henry.

The Chiefs’ gaffe on Sunday came on a pass intended for 5-foot-11 Samie Parker. Cornerback Charles Tillman, who stands 6-1, tipped the ball away from Parker and into the hands of Bears safety Danieal Manning.

“The fade is for a bigger (receiver),” Chiefs receiver Bobby Sippio said. “That’s what the fade is about. It’s a jump ball, so you want someone that’s tall to go up there and get it.”

Chiefs coach Herm Edwards agrees. Edwards spent much of his career on the same Philadelphia Eagles squad as Harold Carmichael, who caught a large chunk of his 79 career touchdown passes on fade routes. Carmichael stands 6-8.

“I always believed the bigger guy has the better chance to make the contested (catch),” Edwards said. “I played corner and I always had problems with big guys.

“That doesn’t mean the smaller guys can’t beat you. But those are match-up things. Lots of corners don’t play the ball when their backs are turned and it’s man-to-man. That’s when you may want to throw the fade, because two things can happen: You’re either going to catch it, or you’re going to get pass interference.”

Or the opponent may still end up with the interception.

“It’s definitely a high-risk, low-percentage pass,” Chiefs third-team quarterback Tyler Thigpen said. “You have to be on the same page as the receiver. Is it a quick receiver, where you have to put it out there more? Or is it a possession receiver that wants to run a little, stop and then turn around and catch it?

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Frenchy Fuqua said:

Anyone rolling the dice on The D. Bowe Show this week?

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lebowski said:

I would think the when Kennison returns his numbers would suffer.

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Posted on Sun, Sep. 23, 2007

Bowe makes the big play in Chiefs’ win over Vikings

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/chiefs/v-...ory/288044.html

By JASON KING

The Kansas City Star

Back when he was a teenager — and only a year or so after he played his first football game — Dwayne Bowe walked out of a Miami tattoo parlor with a fresh inscription on his right arm.

“MAKE PLAYS,” the tattoo read, and Bowe has lived by it ever since.

First, as a standout at Norland High School, where he led his team to its first state championship. Then, during a college career in which he piled up 2,400 receiving yards at LSU. And now as a rookie in the NFL, where he saved the Chiefs’ season Sunday with a gargantuan fourth-quarter touchdown snag in a 13-10 win over the Minnesota Vikings.

OK, perhaps that’s a bit dramatic. The victory over the Vikings hardly means everything is rosy again at Arrowhead Stadium. But Kansas City would have still been winless had Bowe not snared Damon Huard’s 16-yard, game-winning fade pass in the corner of the end zone.

“At least now,” guard Brian Waters said, “there’s a reason for hope.”

For that, Mr. Bowe, the Chiefs extend their thanks.

“I said it when we drafted him: ‘You’re going to like Bowe,’ ” Chiefs coach Herm Edwards said. “He has that little kid in him. He just wants the ball.”

Bowe got it plenty when it mattered most Sunday

The Chiefs had amassed just 117 yards of offense when they opened the fourth quarter with what proved to be the game-deciding drive. Bowe made four of his career-high five receptions during the 84-yard march, including a 6-yarder on third down that gave the Chiefs the ball on the Vikings’ 17.

Two plays later Bowe outjumped Minnesota cornerback Cedric Griffin and caught Huard’s pass in the left corner of the end zone.

“They drafted me to go out and make big plays, and that’s what I did,” said Bowe, who had 54 of his 71 receiving yards on the drive. “It was nothing big. I came up and made a good catch, and that was the end of it.”

Bowe wasn’t surprised about his increased role in Kansas City’s offensive game plan. He scored a touchdown in the Chiefs’ loss at Chicago last week, and another was called back because of an illegal shift.

After that game Edwards approached Bowe and told him he’d be counted on even more in Kansas City’s home opener, which was played in front of 78,038 fans at Arrowhead Stadium.

Edwards said the Chiefs’ plan was to center their offense on three players: Bowe, tight end Tony Gonzalez and running back Larry Johnson.

“I told him all week: ‘Your number is going to get dialed,’ ” Edwards said. “He’s big and he’s powerful. That’s why we drafted the guy. When you think you’ve covered him, you really haven’t, because he’s going to jump up and catch the ball.”

Kansas City’s offense had been stagnant until the 6-foot-2, 221-pound Bowe emerged in crunch time. The Chiefs went three-and-out on four of their first five possessions Sunday, and Johnson was limited to 42 yards in 24 carries for the game.

So ineffective were the Chiefs that the situation almost seemed hopeless when Minnesota went up 10-0 midway through the second quarter.

At that point the symbols of angst were impossible to miss.

Johnson received a penalty for spiking the ball in frustration after losing yards on a carry. He was seen yelling toward coaches on the sidelines. Moments later Huard and quarterbacks coach **** Curl were spotted arguing after a failed third-down attempt.

“The players put a lot of pressure on themselves,” Edwards said. “We were very frustrated in all three phases of the game.”

Trailing 10-3, the Chiefs finally came alive in the second half. Eleven of Bowe and Gonzalez’s combined 12 catches Sunday occurred after halftime. Gonzalez finished with a game-high seven receptions for 96 yards.

Bowe said offensive coordinator Mike Solari should be credited for the Chiefs’ second-half turnaround.

“Mike found a weakness in the defense, and we made some changes,” Bowe said. “That was great coaching. He made some great calls. After that I just told the offensive line, ‘Do your job, and I’ll take over the game.’ ”

Bowe’s heroics drew praise from veterans and team leaders such as Gonzalez and Waters.

“If (Bowe) keeps his head on straight and surrounds himself with good people, he has a chance to be a great player in this league,” Gonzalez said. “Not just a good player, a great player. He’s got a chance to be something else.”

Waters said: “I told him he can’t go backward from here. What he did today … people won’t expect anything less from him. He’s a confident kid, but not cocky. I want that superstar to come out. I want him to be as close to cocky as possible.”

Bowe seemed anything but as he left Arrowhead Stadium with teammate and cousin Bobby Sippio. Rather than a celebratory night on the Plaza, the two were headed to Bowe’s Lee’s Summit home, where Grandma was waiting with some soul food. Greens, macaroni, corn bread. The works.

“I was so proud watching him out there,” Sippio said. “Today, his time came. He wants to make a difference so bad. He wants to be the player they brought him in to be. When we’re together, that’s all he talks about.”

To reach Jason King, Chiefs reporter for The Star, call 816-234-4386 or send e-mail to jking@kcstar.com

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Chiefs notes: High praise for Bowe

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/chiefs/story/287984.html

Players and coaches weren’t the only ones raving about Dwayne Bowe’s performance Sunday. Chiefs president/general manager Carl Peterson also got into the act.

“He’s such a good kid,” Peterson said. “He caught everything today. Physically, he’s a mismatch for small corners. (Vikings cornerback Cedric) Griffin had great position on him, but he still came up with the catch.

“I liked what he said last week when he took the touchdown away from Tony (Gonzalez): “ ‘Even if I run the wrong route, if the ball is in the air, it’s gotta be mine.’ ”

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LeBomb said:

I've heard some message board chatter that KC's Dwayne Bowe might be Colston v2. He very well could continue his trend of being productive WR3 for fantasy if he can keep up his emergence against better defenses. He scored vs. CHI and now MIN and is averaging 45 yards a game with 3.3 catches. He has scored against two teams that I would rank in the top third of current defenses. His upside is centered on the fact that he is a legit red zone target. Unfortunately, the schedule doesn't get much easier until those amazing playoff weeks. Here it is:Sun 9/30 at San Diego 4:15 pmSun 10/7 Jacksonville 1:00 pmSun 10/14 Cincinnati 1:00 pmSun 10/21 at Oakland 4:05 pmbye Sun 11/4 Green Bay 1:00 pmSun 11/11 Denver 1:00 pmSun 11/18 at Indianapolis 1:00 pmSun 11/25 Oakland 1:00 pmSun 12/2 San Diego 1:00 pmSun 12/9 at Denver 4:15 pmSun 12/16 Tennessee 1:00 pmSun 12/23 at Detroit 1:00 pmSun 12/30 at NY Jets 8:15 pmAs for the comparison to Colston, Colston's first two games of the year (in 2006) revealed modest stats (49, 58 yards) with one TD. I liked the Saints EOS much more last year but Bowe finds himself in a position to do some legit damage being that KC is likely to play from behind most week and seems to be physical, aggressive, and capable of making plays in the red zone. Thoughts? Could this guy make some noise in fantasy this year? I think so.

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LeBomb said:

I've heard some message board chatter that KC's Dwayne Bowe might be Colston v2. He very well could continue his trend of being productive WR3 for fantasy if he can keep up his emergence against better defenses. He scored vs. CHI and now MIN and is averaging 45 yards a game with 3.3 catches. He has scored against two teams that I would rank in the top third of current defenses. His upside is centered on the fact that he is a legit red zone target. Unfortunately, the schedule doesn't get much easier until those amazing playoff weeks. Here it is:Sun 9/30 at San Diego 4:15 pmSun 10/7 Jacksonville 1:00 pmSun 10/14 Cincinnati 1:00 pmSun 10/21 at Oakland 4:05 pmbye Sun 11/4 Green Bay 1:00 pmSun 11/11 Denver 1:00 pmSun 11/18 at Indianapolis 1:00 pmSun 11/25 Oakland 1:00 pmSun 12/2 San Diego 1:00 pmSun 12/9 at Denver 4:15 pmSun 12/16 Tennessee 1:00 pmSun 12/23 at Detroit 1:00 pmSun 12/30 at NY Jets 8:15 pmAs for the comparison to Colston, Colston's first two games of the year (in 2006) revealed modest stats (49, 58 yards) with one TD. I liked the Saints EOS much more last year but Bowe finds himself in a position to do some legit damage being that KC is likely to play from behind most week and seems to be physical, aggressive, and capable of making plays in the red zone. Thoughts? Could this guy make some noise in fantasy this year? I think so.

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OU#1 said:

buck naked said:

Sitting Reggie Brown is a big mistake this week against that awful Detroit defense. Good luck with that.

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I'll be sitting Reggie Brown until he puts up more than 5 points for two consecutive weeks. Not that it's his fault....McNabb is terrible so far.P.S. Detroit's D is underrated IMHO.

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Sleeper 43 said:

\Colston was a no-body pre-draft , Bo had been a beast for a long while at LSU. Colston was drafted in the 7th round and Bowe in the 1st. I don't see the similarities at all. The only reason people were sleeping on Bowe is his hands were a concern and his holdout from training camp meant no one was really talking about him.Add in the poor supporting cast when he does show up and you've got a guy who fell off the radar.

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Capella said:

Who the hell is Megatron? Why can't you nerds just call people by their names?

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TheFanatic said:

OU#1 said:

buck naked said:

Sitting Reggie Brown is a big mistake this week against that awful Detroit defense. Good luck with that.

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I'll be sitting Reggie Brown until he puts up more than 5 points for two consecutive weeks. Not that it's his fault....McNabb is terrible so far.P.S. Detroit's D is underrated IMHO.

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Underrated? After yesterday I would say they were overrated when people called them just bad....

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KoolKat said:

I thought Bowe looked very impressive in last week's games. He has size, speed, and an ability to get to the ball at its highest point. After CJ he is the clear #2 rookie wideout at this time.Edited to say he reminded me a bit of Andre Rison, but that might just be b/c he's a Cheif.

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MOAT said:

Any ideas on what Croyle would do to Bowe's stock? If (read as when) they make the move does Bowe's value change?

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MOAT said:

Any ideas on what Croyle would do to Bowe's stock? If (read as when) they make the move does Bowe's value change?

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Sheriff66 said:

MOAT said:

Any ideas on what Croyle would do to Bowe's stock? If (read as when) they make the move does Bowe's value change?

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kill it, Croyle sucks, bad

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