Will Dwayne Bowe's baggage scare teams away?

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Will Dwayne Bowe's baggage scare teams away?


By Gregg Rosenthal
Around The League Editor
Published: Feb. 11, 2013 at 09:59 a.m.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2013 at 10:08 a.m.

Conventional wisdom says there should be three top receivers available in free agency this year: Greg Jennings, Mike Wallace, and Dwayne Bowe.

They each have the skills to be a "No. 1" target but they also have some knocks against them. Jennings is coming off an injury-plagued year. Wallace is a speed merchant that hasn't exactly developed into a complete receiver. Bowe's downside is harder to define.

"I am scared to death of Dwayne Bowe," one scout told SI.com's Peter King. "Like him a lot, but not sure what we'd be buying if we signed him. Too much baggage."

Bowe didn't have the best reputation early in his days after getting drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs. His propensity for drops matched his up-and-down effort. (And up-and-down weight.) Bowe has mostly avoided negative headlines the last two seasons, but his reputation for selfish behavior clearly still persists.

I have little doubt Bowe will get paid big bucks regardless. King mentions Jennings, Wallace, and Brian Hartline as this year's biggest receiver targets, but Bowe has the most well rounded skill set of any one of them. He's put up big numbers despite shaky quarterback play, even if Bowe is the master at garbage time production.

The biggest concern here is how Bowe will react to earning big money. He's played his best the last two years while playing for a new contract. He won't get Vincent Jackson money, but Bowe should do very well even if he scares some teams to death.


http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100...gn=Twitter_atl

[Bowser]

What a crock of shit

[booger]

Originally Posted by Frankie

I think the author is scared of D-Bowe's "package" and just misspelled it.

thats a pretty gay way to look at it

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by Rausch

There are only two negatives to his game:

1) Lacking top end speed.

2) Gets nervous and when the game is on the line and drops the "big" catch. Drops happen. No WR is perfect. Bowe has a very bad habit of dropping balls that could change the outcome of the game.

1) He wasn't drafted for his speed. But more for his other physical talent like catching in traffic and runs after the catch.

2) Yes he has had a few of those late game drops. But I submit they are less than it looks. It's just magnified because we have been a miserable team finding ourselves in those type of situations too often. I chalk up Bowe's drops more to him wanting to do too much by himself and losing concentration because of it. Much like TrINT before he became Trent.

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by booger

thats a pretty gay way to look at it

I have never looked at it, nor wanted to.

[booger]

Originally Posted by Frankie

I have never looked at it, nor wanted to.

you thought of something gay
it's OK
what can I say?
It always happens to Clay

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

this

[htismaqe]

Good to see King is still getting insider info from Scott *****.

[Bowser]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

Good to see King is still getting insider info from Scott *****.

Would anybody be suprised to see King put out an article talking about the untapped potential of Dexter McCluster?

[BigChiefFan]

Baggage??? We would be fools to let him walk.

[ghak99]

Total shit.

The Chiefs have been the only baggage Bowe has been dragging around.

[Ace Gunner]

you guys are hilarious -- Dwayne Bowe is going to be a Chief next year, just a matter of getting the numbers done.

[Imon Yourside]

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Clearly shown on the outs with the team.

[saphojunkie]

The only baggage Bowe has is when he's dropping his nuts into the defense's mouth.

[Rugby Thompson]

So can someone explain the importing women thing?

[Frankie]

Originally Posted by Rugby Thompson

So can someone explain the importing women thing?