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Cautious I can take to a point, but Alex has not shown the accuracy he's allegedly known for. That image of the pass to Sherman is sadly reminiscent of Cassel. I think he should wear one of those electric dog collars during practice and after about 3 seconds he should be zapped. He's got to learn to pass or throw it away. At least he doesn't fumble on every sack like Cassel.
I'll never understand Bowe. He'll make a circus catch and then drop the next pass that hits him square in the hands. Hard to see from tv what he looks like running routes. People say he's dogging them. I can understand to apoint when you rarely even have a pass attempted in your direction game after game. I don't know, but whether he's covered or not Alex should throw it up somewhere he and only he can attempt a big catch and keep at it. That's what we're paying him for, isn't it? Both of them, actually.
In the Broncos game Bowe was targeted 14 times and only caught 4 passes. Now I don't know how many of those passes were off target, how many were defended or batted down, and how many were just outright dropped, but that is a terrible percentage. By contrast, McCluster was only targeted 8 times and he caught 5 passes. Add in that Charles was targeted 8 times and only caught two passes (for -6 yards) and it's easy to see why our offense is struggling.
I think Alex is afraid to throw a "jump ball" into tight coverage even though Bowe would have a good chance of coming down with it. That's served us well as far as avoiding turnovers goes, but it's also stifling offensive production. Those are the types of passes where Bowe excels. He can't catch it when he's wide open ... Maybe Smith doesn't have the accuracy to throw the ball where "only Bowe can get it," but in the 5-15 yard range any decent QB should be able to do that.
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