Originally posted by captveg:
Originally posted by Joecool:
Originally posted by Mr.Mcgibblets:
Originally posted by Joecool:
I think Bowe is better because he can be effective on more parts of the field. Look at how reliable Crabs became when he had a QB who wasn't afraid to throw to him (Kap) when the coverage was tight. Bowe has been putting up better numbers under worse conditions. Once he gets a QB who isn't afraid to throw those types of balls and his targeted increases to 170, Bowe would easily be a top 5 receiver.
This was more about Kaep being young and OVERLY reliant on Crabtree... to the point of forcing passes his way. Aside from that, it was at the expense of Vernon Davis.. whose numbers and targets took quite a hit when Kaep came in.
Let's not play this game anymore... it's SO old and done with. 
And didn't Crabs come through for Kap? But I thought Crabs wasn't a dependable WR before all that. Now let's get back to Bowe. So, how do you know Bowe can't come through if Alex must rely on him and force some throws? For some reason, it is Bowes lack of something that is keeping him from being an offensive force he he has already proven he can be that guy in past years? But it must have very little to do with the fact that Alex will go with a safer throw over sending a tougher, deeper throw in Bowes direction right? Your reasoning is because Bowe hasn't shown enough which is false because you are looking for a reason why his numbers are lower but do not want to admit that Smiths style is more about depending on certain areas of the field over others.
This isn't a bad thing about Alex. But, it isn't a great thing either. Had already predicted Bowes numbers will drop this year due to the style of play of his QB. It is okay to accept rthat QBs have specific styles and that a QB cannot or will not do everything and has comfort areas.
Am I going to be the first one to point out that Smith threw to Bowe on a 3rd down slant pattern to try to sustain a 4th quarter drive against the Texans that was definitely catchable - Bowe was "NFL open" - yet the pass was dropped?
Smith trusts Bowe when the defensive read is to go to Bowe. Why all the broo-ha-ha?
That's the one I thought of too. Andy Reid might have second thought on calling Bowe's number after that one.
Bowe seems to be more physical type than Crabtree, but so far has occasional drops like VD. Part of his game is to be physical, use body position to gain the advantage for the catch, but on a couple of occasion he let the CB get around him on a short slant. When he has to go up for it, I think that's when he's pretty good. Which makes that 3rd down drop even more puzzling because it was up high
[ Edited by qnnhan7 on Oct 24, 2013 at 3:40 PM ]
