Quote:Evans may be starting due to Lowery being injured but that doesn't change my mind that he is the better player with triple the amount of playmaking ability than Lowery.  Just because a veteran is getting the nod over a rookie doesn't mean the veteran is the better player.  He is the safer player.  Adrian Peterson didn't start in his rookie year.  Chester Taylor did. 

 

Not arguing, just saying I think Evans could be the best defensive player on this football team based on his raw ability and hard hitting style.  Its not like we have a bunch of studs.  Who is better based on talent alone?  Poz, Alualu, Mincey, ?????

 

Adrian Peterson was the seventh pick of the draft. Josh Evans was the first pick...of the sixth round. Let's not get ahead of ourselves here. If athleticism alone (which seems to be the crux of your argument here) determined playing time, Alvis Whitted would have had a 10-year career as the Jags' top wideout. Lots of rookies are more gifted athletically than the veterans in front of them, but unless that rookie proves that they can master the mental aspects of the game and consistently outplay the veteran, well, they're Alvis Whitted.

 

I would have a very hard time believing that Evans is the best defensive player on the Jags in any capacity right now. That's not a knock on Evans, just a reality check that we're talking about a late-round pick who's got a chance to prove that he's capable of replacing Dwight Lowery someday. Comparing him to one of the greatest running backs to ever suit up, a player who was discussed as someone who could have gone from high school directly to the pros without missing a beat, and who finished second in the Heisman race as a freshman, seems kind of comical.

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