Dwayne Bowe was happy to sit down with his coach Todd Haley and ESPN last week to talk about how much he’s developed this year. He said during the interview he just wanted to be the best teammate possible.
After failing to catch a single pass in Kansas City’s loss to the Ravens, Bowe was nowhere to be found. He avoided the media after the game, which is apparently typical for him. Randy Moss was fined earlier this season in Minnesota for not being available to the media, as required.
“Being an athlete and him being the leader that he is,” teammate Dexter McCluster said, “he wants the ball. He wants to compete. It’s very difficult, not only for us but for him.”
Teammates insist Bowe was healthy Sunday, yet he didn’t see a single target. Quarterback Matt Cassel said Bowe was double covered all afternoon. As we wrote yesterday, the Chiefs desperately need to upgrade the wide receiver weapons across from Bowe. It’s ridiculous that Kevin Curtis, signed last week, played such a big role against Baltimore.
Bowe also showed he still has room to be grow to be considered one of the game’s best receivers. He dominated teams in the NFC West, but was held to three yards or less in three of his last six games.