Dwayne Bowe
- WR
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- 40
- 221 lbs
- 6' 2"
- N/A
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Minneapolis Star-Tribune
·Jul 08, 2010 · 3:15 PM EDT
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Another day passed, and Chiefs wide receiver Dwayne Bowe kept following the script, difficult as it might sometimes be.
Standing in the locker room Sunday afternoon, dressing and controlling the music on Tamba Hali’s stereo, Bowe shook his head and said that, no, he wouldn’t be speaking to reporters on this day. Maybe not the whole year.
“Well,” Bowe said with a smile, “I can’t say the whole year.”
Bowe has, through training camp and three preseason games, been one of the Chiefs’ most impressive players. He had four catches Friday night in an exhibition loss to Philadelphia, and one of those was a touchdown. The old problems that once haunted Bowe — the drops, the animated behavior that might have distracted him, the lack of focus — appeared to be in the past.
“He understands,” coach Todd Haley said. “The message was clear to him what he had to do, and he came into the offseason exactly the way he was asked. He worked through the offseason the way that good receivers, trying to become real good receivers, have to, and now he’s continued through training camp to be a dependable player for us.
This was one of those preseason games that sent both teams home with plenty to work on.
Mike Kafka's 18-yard pass to Riley Cooper in the closing seconds boosted the Philadelphia Eagles past Kansas City 20-17 on Friday night, making Todd Haley 0-7 in preseason games as the Chiefs' head coach.
But the quarterback picked to replace Philadelphia's Donovan McNabb sputtered much of the night. And the Chiefs' first five possessions produced a lost fumble, an interception, two three-and-outs and one first down.
Kevin Kolb was 11 for 25 for 103 yards. He got sacked four times and threw an interception and had a rating of just 39.2 - not exactly reminiscent of McNabb, the departed six-time Pro Bowler.
Chiefs rookie linebacker Cameron Sheffield was immobilized and had to be taken away on a cart after a helmet-to-helmet tackle on Mike Bell left him motionless on the field. Kansas City head coach Todd Haley declined to discuss Sheffield's status but one player said he was moving.
It's the second straight week the Chiefs have had a player removed like that on a cart. Last week it was cornerback Maurice Leggett, whose injuries are now said not to be career-threatening.
Philadelphia head coach Andy Reid said wide receiver DeSean Jackson had a neck strain and was taken out "for precautionary measures."
In addition, Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles did not come back onto the field after seeming to hurt his shoulder or arm near the half. The Chiefs had no comment on him.
Kafka, a rookie out of Northwestern, led the Philadelphia reserves on an 8-play, 80-yard drive against the Chiefs backups to pull out the win. Cooper, a rookie receiver out of Florida, made a nice catch of the perfectly thrown pass into the end zone.
The Chiefs got two sacks apiece from linebackers Demorrio Williams and Andy Studebaker, who's been battling veteran Mike Vrabel for a chance to start.
Charles fumbled on the Chiefs' first play and Cole recovered on the Chiefs' 22. On the second play, LeSean McCoy went up the middle for the touchdown. That would be the Eagles' last TD until the final minutes of the game.
The Eagles (2-1) and Chiefs (0-3) both played most of their starters well into the third quarter. The Chiefs will have one more chance, against Green Bay next week, to give Haley a preseason victory before heading into a regular season.
KC appeared to be stopped on its sixth possession but a delay-of-game penalty kept the offense on the field and Matt Cassel wound up hitting Dwayne Bowe with a 4-yard scoring pass. Thomas Jones scored on an 11-yard run in the third period. Cassel was 14 for 23 for 85 yards.
Kolb, pressured out of the pocket, made an off-balance and ill-advised throw down the field in the third quarter. The ball hung up and rookie safety Kendrick Lewis made a leaping interception and returned the ball 26 yards to the 26, setting up Jones' TD.
Beleaguered Kansas City Chiefs receiver Dwayne Bowe appeared during the first two practice days to take his responsibilities more seriously than he’s known to do.
After a sharp performance Friday, Bowe picked up where he left off during Saturday’s two sessions, making several tough catches and running terrific routes. He looked focused and fit, and the only time coach Todd Haley reprimanded the fourth-year wideout was when Bowe ran a crisp route to get by Brandon Carr and stopped after the catch to pose for fans. Haley yelled for Bowe to “hustle back” to the huddle.
"It’s carrying over from OTAs and minicamp," cornerback Brandon Flowers said of Bowe. "He came in in OTAs and minicamp and dropped his weight, got in well-conditioned shape. He’s stepping up to a whole other level. He’s definitely like a No. 1 receiver out there."
Bowe was known more this offseason for his off-field judgment than his performance or potential. He was quoted in a magazine as saying that Chiefs veterans were "importing" women on road trips during his rookie season in 2007. That was months after Bowe was suspended four games for failing a test for performance-enhancing drugs.
Haley said Bowe is trying to focus on football and leave his mistakes behind.
"I’m encouraged with where Dwayne is right now," Haley said. "I think he’s clearly ahead of where he was last year. He’s fighting to be considered one of the good receivers in the league. I think that’s his goal and his mind-set."
There's no debating Bowe's talent, but he's been a headcase. Increasing his focus on football is what he desperately needs to do. At 24 in our regular rankings and 21 in our PPR ratings, Bowe still projects as a fantasy starter despite his checkered past, but so far his ADP has been higher than his expected production. Don't reach for Bowe, but if he slides in your draft, don't hesistate to take him. He still offers some intrigue, especially if Matt Cassel improves in his second season in Kansas City.
Dwayne Bowe made his first appearance at the camp on Thursday at the Larry Fitzgerald Wide Receiver Camp and he received some tough love from Cris Carter and Hall of Fame receiver Michael Irvin. Bowe, who said he took 12 days off from workouts, struggled with his conditioning as the players ran 14 100-yard sprints and then four 50-yard runs.
"Can you imagine your first day coming back to 14 100s?" Bowe said. "Man, it was like college again. I’ve never done this intensive competing, conditioning and technique in one day."
Bowe said he is casual friends with Fitzgerald but he accepted his invitation to join because of the good things he's heard from other players, including Rice. He also wanted an opportunity to get one-on-one instruction from Carter and Irvin.
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