(12-15-2023, 07:41 PM)Jag88 Wrote:

(12-15-2023, 07:24 PM)flgatorsandjags Wrote: I'd rather just sign Mike Evans if possible.  We wouldn't have to trade for him, he's an elite WR, and the perfect type of WR this team needs and Trevor needs.  Would be a perfect fit for both parties

Evans is a very good wr. Hall of fame prospect.

I like comparing Mike Evan’s stats to Jimmy Smith’s.

Mike Evans is 30 years old and has 11,445 receiving yards on 745 receptions. 

Jimmy Smith age 30 to 36 = 8249 yards receiving on 597 receptions.

*Jimmy Smith from age 23 to 26 = 288 yards receiving on 22 catches. 

*Mike Evans came into the league 2 years sooner than Smith, but from age 21 to 26 = 7,260 yards receiving on 462 catches.

If Jimmy Smith could have been a full-time starter from age 21 to 26 he would have added another 7500 yards to his totals, which would put him somewhere around 20,000 receiving yards, which would rank him 2nd All-Time behind Jerry Rice, who finished with 22,895 receiving yards.

They say Jerry Rice’s records will never be broken, but I swear to god on my momma if Jimmy Smith could have been a 16 game starter from the age of 21 to 36 he would have finished with around 20k. Look at Larry Fitzgerald’s numbers, as a 16 game starter, he had 8 seasons where he didn’t have 1,000 yards receiving. My boy Jim had 1, and that was because of the 4 game suspension or he would have 10 straight. 

Evans and many other WRs in this era got a head start on Jaguars Legend Jimmy Smith of about 6 full seasons.

How a player can retire and be in the top 10 in receiving in NFL History….We’re talking of ALL-TIME…From 1920 until 2005…and that player not be elected in the Pro Football Hall of Fame is crazy.

Mike is 30, which is when Jimmy led the NFL in receptions with 116 in 1999. Then came back the following year to catch 91 balls, then 112. 

I don’t see Mike leading the NFL this year in receptions. He currently has 63 catches which means he would need 53 catches over the last 4 games to match Smith’s numbers in 1999. 

If they put Mike in, which they will, they better put Jimmy in. They better look at the numbers and check the tape. I agree Mike Evans is a very good wr. Jimmy Smith was an elite WR.

-Stizzle Mizzle

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