Q&A with DWAYNE BOWE -7/31

Jul 31, 2008, 12:00:40 PM

Q: Are you anxious to go up against somebody else for a change (against Minnesota)?

DWAYNE BOWE: “Always anxious, never nervous. Always trust yourself. I’m going to put on a show tomorrow.”

Q: What are we going to see from you?

BOWE: “A lot of excitement. A lot of energy. A lot of great plays.”

Q: Is this when the show comes out for real?

BOWE: “Let’s see. Is there 80,000 fans here? I’ll give you a preview. I’ll give you the ending of it, I don’t want to give you the whole show, then you won’t come to the game. I’ll give you a little taste. Like a movie trailer.”

Q: Herm looks like he’s leaning on you, maybe depending on you to help communicate with the guys. Is that the case?

BOWE: “That’s the case. I learned a lot last year.”

Q: What about rooming with QB Brodie (Croyle) and waking up to Lil Wayne?

BOWE: “I’m trying to get him hip. The hip-hop world. He’s country.”

Q: Does he like it?

BOWE: “Some days he does, some days he doesn’t. There’s more days where he likes it than where he doesn’t.”

Q: Do you watch his hunting DVDs?

BOWE: “Oh no no no. If he wants me to watch that, he’s got to listen to a whole Lil Wayne catalog.”

Q: You’ll have to take him to a concert. It seems like you have a bond now. You have to have that right?

BOWE: “You have to. If he likes what I do here on the field then he tells me, you know, what to do and what situations we need to work on. It’s more fun this way.”

Q: Do you feel like one of the veterans already?

BOWE: “I don’t feel like an old guy. I feel like a guy that’s been here two years. You know, Eddie (Kennison) was telling me how to do it and mentoring me. Obviously it paid off. I want them to look at me as their peer and to follow in my footsteps.”

Q: There’s been a quick evolution of this wide receiver corps in just one year. You guys are big out there now.

BOWE: “Big and fast. Real big and fast. I just can’t wait for when the lights come on, I want to see what those guys got. Anybody can come out here and practice, but when you got 80,000 fans, that’s when the show begins. I know my guys are going to do a great job.”

Q: Being the leader of the wide receiving corps, that’s a big change for you isn’t it?

BOWE: “It’s a big change, but like in college, you know my first year I was a little behind just like I was my first year here, but in my second year I took over. And that’s what I plan on doing, I plan on taking over and being the man from here on out.”

Q: Who do you look to if you’ve got something you need to work on?

BOWE: “Tony (Gonzalez). Tony knows a lot, man. Just walking in after practice and during practice and even on the field he’s doing something extra. That’s what it takes to get to the Pro Bowl.”

Q: What do you have to do this year to win?

BOWE: “Play together. Play all four quarters. We need to make sure we play all four quarters hard.”

Q: What about this new offense?

BOWE: “I like this new offense. It’s a change to throw the football – it’s a great change. The wideouts, you know, we love it. Everybody’s firing off the ball and blocking down field.”