Any Interest in MIke Evans?

[dbonham]

The one thing I've noticed about Evans is a lack of YAC ability compared to his other talents. YAC is just icing when you look at how strong he is before the catch, but it may limit how special he can be.

Of course it would be optimal to find a wr in the middle rounds considering the strength of this class, but there's no excuse to not get a top 10 quality guy in the first round, someone good is gonna fall at a position of need or not.

 

[Texan_Eph89]

I could see Mike Evans becoming a bust. Sure he's a talented big receiver, but he doesn't really run routes. Right now, he's a deep threat and red zone target. That said, his speed is average, he's simply a big target. He won't be able to outrun corners in the NFL.

After seeing him play a couple of years in the SEC (I'm a student at Arkansas), Evans is largely a product of Manziel's ability to extend the play and forcing one on ones on Evans.

Can he develop into a #1, sure. I just don't think he's worth it at 16. I see Evans as a low first early second pick. He's raw right now, his game is completely dependent on his size.

Besides, we're fine at WR. We need to pick up a #3 WR that can play outside through free agency on the cheap. We have too many holes to draft a WR.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I'm not against taking a receiver in the first couple of rounds. But he has to be a speedster. A Tayvon Austin or a Desean Jackson. Mike Evans......no. We have Dez.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

You guys are severely overrating this team's talent at WR. If Evans is on the board and there is decent defensive or OL talent in the 20s-range, you try to trade down. But what if no one is willing to trade up? Do you reach or do you take one of the top WRs in the draft and have a solid, young receiving core and leverage against Dez in contract negotiations?

I would try to trade down and take a little less than expected. or if there is not a huge difference in the rating of the two, I take the defensive player. taking another WR is not going to make this team much better. not building the defense is going to severely hamper this team and only delay what we need to do another year.

so the question is, slightly reaching for a player, that's going to greatly help the team
or taking mike evans, that's going to slightly help the team.

Seattle got to the superbowl and won it with Golden tate and a bunch of others. Denver had all the names.
Ravens won it with Boldin and a green Smith and a very good defense. SF got there with one good WR and one good TE.


you don't need to be 3 deep at WR to win. but you have to be good defensively to win it. so what's your goal?

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Insisting on only finding diamonds in the rough is part of what has destroyed this team's depth in the past. If Evans is the best player on the board and their isn't a trade partner available, you take him.

again, it all depends on how much lower is the guy after him is rated. if you slightly reach for a position of need that will greatly improve you, vs. taking a player that will slightly improve you..... to say that you stuck to your board.

Denver was deep on the receiver side. and they lost to a team with better defense. what's your goal? losing 41-38 or winning 21-20?

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Finding diamonds in the rough isn't what has doomed this team. Not firing those not finding the diamonds in the rough are what has doomed this team.

How is it that teams like the Seahawks and the 49ers and the Packers and the Giants can find these diamonds in the rough but we can't?

Moreover, receiver isn't the position that puts you over the top anymore, if it ever did.

And we already have good receivers.

We need defense in the worst way.

Mike Evans would be a luxury. We're really not at a place we can afford luxuries.

agreed. seattle found two of them in the lower rounds. its how you get over the top, make sure you have solid players in first 2 rounds, potential future starters in middle and hitting on some gems in the lower rounds.

and I agree Evans is a luxuary. its the jerry mentality when he went after roy Williams... Galloway, etc.

 

[morasp]

Williams put up monster numbers for a rookie last year and we got him in the third round. If they are going to replace Austin I say take a look in the third round or later and see if any receivers high on our board have fallen. If Evans is there at sixteen and we don't like anyone there for our defensive front seven trade back a little.

 

[Blackspider214]

Heck no. Mike Evans looked good because Manziel ran around, play broke down and he just positioned himself against smaller, weaker corners and just went up and got the ball. That is not a recipe for success in the NFL. His route running and speed is very suspect. I don't know if he will be a bust but no way you take him mid 1st round with all our other needs.. Let someone else pull the trigger on him.

Adding more WRs will not do anything for us. There is only one ball being thrown on each play. Dez, Terrence, Witten, Escobar and whomever the slot guy will be is more than enough offense to win games if you get protection and a run game going. Like someone mentioned, look at all the WRs being gawked at with Denver and where that got them.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

so you want QB, RB and WR in the 1st 3 rounds?

Just going with what most here seem to want, and defense for fans is way down the ladder.

 

[Doomsday101]

Just going with what most here seem to want, and defense for fans is way down the ladder.

I did not see where a majority is wanting Dallas to take QB,WR and RB. Seems most here are talking Donald with the 1st pick

 

[Lonestar94]

Yeah, since all that offense really helped Denver out in the Super Bowl.

If It was me, I'd go all defense In the draft except one or two OL.

 

[Nightman]

Yeah, since all that offense really helped Denver out in the Super Bowl.

If It was me, I'd go all defense In the draft except one or two OL.

So you wouldn't take the season DEN had?

 

[Deep_South]

So you wouldn't take the season DEN had?

Of course, but I think the real question wrt the draft would be do we want to build a team like Seattle or a team like Denver? I think Jerry's default would be Denver, but I think the majority of fans want Seattle.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

I did not see where a majority is wanting Dallas to take QB,WR and RB. Seems most here are talking Donald with the 1st pick

We have had threads for RB, WR, and QB.

 

[Nightman]

Of course, but I think the real question wrt the draft would be do we want to build a team like Seattle or a team like Denver? I think Jerry's default would be Denver, but I think the majority of fans want Seattle.

Since SEA's QB makes 600k a year, they may be forced to try the DEN model.

 

[Doomsday101]

We have had threads for RB, WR, and QB.

Yes we have a lot of threads on a lot of things but thus far the vast majority seem to be leaning towards Donald. Yes there are some who want Romo gone so I fully expect them to want Johnny Football or Johnny come lately.

 

[Deep_South]

Since SEA's QB makes 600k a year, they may be forced to try the DEN model.

You've got a point, but we could also try to find the Richard Sherman's in the fifth round instead of the B.W. Webbs in the fourth.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Yes we have a lot of threads on a lot of things but thus far the vast majority seem to be leaning towards Donald. Yes there are some who want Romo gone so I fully expect them to want Johnny Football or Johnny come lately.

Just saying on what I saw. Next week we could have a TE thread.

 

[Doomsday101]

Just saying on what I saw. Next week we could have a TE thread.

I'm sure there will be, but looking over thread vast majority are looking at defense and DT Donalds.

 

[Nirvana]

New England likes Evans a lot but he won't be there at pick 29 for them. They would likely trade picks with us, and offering their 2nd rnd pick with it makes it about even on the points chart. That would give us 3 picks in the first two rounds of a deep draft. I would take that deal.