Comments on: Bowe moves into top three with $56 million deal

By: raiderapologist

raiderapologist — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:50:11 +0000

normswifevera says: Mar 5, 2013 12:14 PM

The amount of passes won’t be an issue with Andy Reid. If Alex Smith doesn’t revert to his pre-Harbaugh days, Bowe’s most productive days may still be ahead of him.
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Harbaugh got what he could out of Smith, decided it wasn’t enough, and got value for him while he could. Even when Smith was completing 70% of his passes they were short, and he took a ton of sacks.

By: jjackwagon

jjackwagon — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:33:20 +0000

Sorry twilight,

The Raiders always have been and always will be the “AFC West All-Hype Team”. At least until everyone that has a rememberance of Al Davis is long gone. RIP AD.
The only title the Chargers have ever had is “What! they are still around?” or “When are they moving to LA?”

By: trollaikman8

trollaikman8 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:50:46 +0000

Wow, this has to make every competent WR in the league happy.

By: thetwilightsown

thetwilightsown — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:37:14 +0000

Andy Reid. Dwayne Bowe. Brandon Albert. Jamaal Charles.
Pfrrrrrt.
They’ve surpassed the Chargers in securing the “AFC West All-Hype Team” banner.

By: deltaoracle

deltaoracle — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:10:15 +0000

Harvin’s going to San Francisco sooner or later. SF has no room on their roster for all those draft picks and have an open spot at headcase wr with Moss gone. And Harvin wants out of East Dakota.

By: sammysushi

sammysushi — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:36:50 +0000

Seriously. Overpaid.

By: chut26

chut26 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:33:21 +0000

It’s KC. Smaller markets gotta over pay sometimes to keep stars.

By: steelerben

steelerben — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:27:57 +0000

Wallace is going to be a Dolphin and they are going to give him an obscene amount of money to do so. Which will move Hartline out to be signed by New England and put Welker out on the open market.

Jennings makes sense for the Lions if they can afford to pay him, but they probably can’t. Cleveland or Buffalo might make decent sense, as well.

By: chris6523

chris6523 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:47:24 +0000

Surprising to see Bowe get that kind of money. They are paying for what they hope he becomes, which he never really has been. The argument could be made that he has played for a bad team and that has kept his stats from blowing up.

As far as Harvin is concerned, there really is nothing to justify the excitement that he seems to inspire in people. 29 touchdowns in 500 plus touches in his career, not to mention the injuries, migraines and piss poor attitude. Some of the same could be said about Wallace as well.

Jennings is by far the most accomplished and is only one year older than Bowe. There is a lot of talk about the injuries with Greg, but he probably has quite a bit more football left in him than people think.

By: finsbooyah

finsbooyah — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:46:17 +0000

EJ says: “Another Receiver that is grossly over-paid is Dez Bryant. Between the drops, his mouth and off-field actions, he doesn’t deserve the money he is getting. ”

You mention drops, mouth and off-field actions as reasons Dez is overpaid… Yet you consider Brandon Marshall (a guy who has never been to a playoff game) one of the top 3 WRs in the league. You may want to re-think that for a minute.

By: 808raiderinparadise

808raiderinparadise — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:24:14 +0000

Dammmmmmmmmm!

He is #1 in the NFL over last five years in drops with 40-ish

He just got paid biiiiig time for being a good WR on a bad team, he is not great.

By: peytonsneck18

peytonsneck18 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:00:19 +0000

Overpaid!!!!

By: normswifevera

normswifevera — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:14:18 +0000

The one year of Dwayne Bowe’s career that he had solid QB play (2010) he was almost unstoppable. Just under 1200 yards and 15 TDs on a team that led the league in rushing and had the 4th fewest pass attempts.

The amount of passes won’t be an issue with Andy Reid. If Alex Smith doesn’t revert to his pre-Harbaugh days, Bowe’s most productive days may still be ahead of him.

By: EJ

EJ — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:09:39 +0000

The only Receiver I would pay that amount to not named Calvin Johnson or Larry Fitzgerald is Brandon Marshall, Julio Jones or Steve Smith. Marshall and Jones are the third and fourth best Receivers in the league and Steve Smith rounds out my top 5. Vincent Jackson does NOT deserve the money he received. Another Receiver that is grossly over-paid is Dez Bryant. Between the drops, his mouth and off-field actions, he doesn’t deserve the money he is getting. The rest of Receivers throughout the league are deserving of what they make at the present time.

By: clssylssy

clssylssy — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:09:01 +0000

Bowe doesn’t hold a candle to Anquan Boldin…anxious to see if the Ravens can afford to pay him after the Flacco deal; I’m betting they are going to find a way to reward him for an amazing season and Superbowl. Q is still very much respected in Arizona and we have felt his loss.
Kansas City is just in a unique position this year in having not only high draft picks but a lot of loose cash to spread around.

By: wludford

wludford — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:54:08 +0000

I’d pay Percy Harvin that deal, and maybe more, but not Bowe. Scary what the Vikings are gonna have to pay Percy to keep him.

By: stoogy

stoogy — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:38:27 +0000

Wallace can not catch or run routes so who ever pays him more then Bowe is out of thier minds.

By: stoogy

stoogy — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:37:21 +0000

Did not know you could get paid so much for dropping balls.

By: tyler4richardson

tyler4richardson — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:32:44 +0000

Wow. That’s big money. Might be deserved for a guy whose loyalty was running up for a chance to win. I think him and Smith will put up good numbers and the Chiefs will be a potential wild card contender. They have some great pieces in place.

By: zam0854

zam0854 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:21:21 +0000

KC will need more help at WR if theyre planning on getting more than 6 wins this season. I think they need TE help as well. Keep your fingers crossed Jamal Charles plays a full season too.

By: blackandbluedivision

blackandbluedivision — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:59:37 +0000

No mention of Wes Welker. I’m insulted.

By: spewtilation

spewtilation — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:50:46 +0000

Bowe My God! That’s a serious payday. I hope he delivers, we’re really counting on him this year.

By: Ponder This

Ponder This — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:50:43 +0000

I’d pay Percy Harvin that. Easy for me to say, I guess.

By: justintuckrule

justintuckrule — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:49:04 +0000

Bye bye mr. Cruz. We hardly knew ye.

By: hscorpio

hscorpio — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:46:11 +0000

I like “pay as you go” contracts and that’s what this is. Sure it is a big number but there won’t be a lot of “dead money” should something go south. And performance/injury will dictate that more than the contract, unlike other contracts that have big cap # jumps. John Dorsey learned well.

By: jtm12180

jtm12180 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:44:42 +0000

as a steelers fan, wallace should NOT earn more than bowe! he wanted 5 years $55 million last year when we had offered him $50 million, then underachieved in 2012…do the math

By: fuglyflorio

fuglyflorio — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:40:42 +0000

First they get ripped by the Niners … now Bowe bends them over. It’s like the land of the lost. What a complete mess that franchise has become.

By: theytukrjobs

theytukrjobs — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:39:49 +0000

I’m probably in the minority but I’ve always seen Bowe as a bit under rated. I think he’s just as good as Vincent Jackson and pretty similar in skill set. He just doesn’t have very good players around him.

Not sure if the Vikes can resign Percy but I was really hoping that if they did part ways that Bowe would be the player they went after instead. That’s not going to happen now.

Personally I think Wallace and Jennings are a big jump down from Bowe or Harvin. Wallace and Jennings can beat single coverage but Harvin and Bowe change your whole defensive gameplan.

By: everton422

everton422 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:36:22 +0000

I have a bad feeling like this ever increasing contract salaries are about to ruin the NFL. One player should not take up so much cap room when there are 52 other players on the team.

By: mvp43

mvp43 — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:35:08 +0000

Jennings was a decent player on a very good team with a great QB. Right now, he is at best a 2nd receiver. He’s 30 years old and injury prone. At 5’11 he’ll need a team with an already established #1 that can draw some attention, so he an get open. I think its going to be a soft market for him.