Is Mike Evans A HOF Player?
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I don’t think Smith was better than Evans. I’d probably rather have Evan’s and his deep ball ability.
You seem to feel the same as a lot of people here that put a lot (I believe far too much) value into the longevity of Evan’s career so far. And, I understand he’s not just a “stat compiler”, but is still performing at a relatively high level.
However, I’ll ask one again, which of those WR’s was Evans better than at their peak and prime? The HOF is for the elite of the elite, the best of the best. This entire 1,000 yards bench mark is absurd too.
I understand that your argument will be that a decent amount on that list that may have had better peaks and primes than Evans did not have sustained success. I just disagree that sustained longevity and producing at a relatively high level is as important as being undeniably elite to get into the HOF.
DaMos Supreme
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I understand where Deion is coming from regarding a tier system, even within the HOF, but people will still have their biases (players, coaches, sports writers, and etc). I guess it depends on the perception of who’s more credible to make those HOF entry decisions. Deion believed Gore is HOF worthy based on longevity, while Marcellus doesn’t think Torry Ho!t, Steve Smith, and Reggie Wayne are not. It’s trickier with certain positions. Wr’s are going to get caught up in a logjam unfortunately.
ReturnOfJudah
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Mike Evans only had 1 season where he was a top 5 receiver stat wise in here career. 1 season lol
Terrible comparison.
Kevin Willis was a role player most of his NBA career. He was never considered a top 5 player at his position nor was he ever a go to player. Mike Evans on the other hand has been one of the top receivers in the league for his entire career. In just 11 seasons he’s tied Jerry Rice(thewr) for the most consecutive seasons with 1,000+ yards. Kevin Willis don’t have an achievement like that. If Mike Evans retired right now he would be a first ballot hall of famer. Kevin Willis will never be a hall of famer.
career. Never
I looked up the stats for the 2010s WRs and 2020s... He was never made won't make any All Decade teams either.
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Its odd that Smiths career keeps coming up to make the case against Evans. You can make the case that Mike has had a better 11 yr career right now, than Smith had in his full 16 yr career.
Smith Peak was higher. Yea, he had that 1 season where he lead the NFL in yards. But ask any WR would they rather have that peak as their defining career moment, or would they rather tie Jerry Rices 11 yr long record for yards.
And again with peaks. If you look beyond those b2b seasons where Megatron went crazy, his career doesnt look all that amazing.
Making peaks your main talking point when an entire career is the topic of discussion is wild. Especially when most of these peaks only lasted 2-4 years.
Smith Peak was higher. Yea, he had that 1 season where he lead the NFL in yards. But ask any WR would they rather have that peak as their defining career moment, or would they rather tie Jerry Rices 11 yr long record for yards.
And again with peaks. If you look beyond those b2b seasons where Megatron went crazy, his career doesnt look all that amazing.
Making peaks your main talking point when an entire career is the topic of discussion is wild. Especially when most of these peaks only lasted 2-4 years.
**** vs Evans.
173 games vs 168
920 catches vs 836
13.3k yards vs 12.6k
14.5 ypc vs 15.2
85 tds vs 105 tds
**** kills him in receptions. Evans kills him in tds.
Reception to TD ratio has to mean something.
I was gonna say more, but Ill leave it at this.
Lets say this is your and 1 other WR last chance to make it into the HOF. 1 of yall will make it, the other, off the docket forever.
Would you rather be the Wr with 80 more receptions, or the one with 20 more TD's?
173 games vs 168
920 catches vs 836
13.3k yards vs 12.6k
14.5 ypc vs 15.2
85 tds vs 105 tds
**** kills him in receptions. Evans kills him in tds.
Reception to TD ratio has to mean something.
I was gonna say more, but Ill leave it at this.
Lets say this is your and 1 other WR last chance to make it into the HOF. 1 of yall will make it, the other, off the docket forever.
Would you rather be the Wr with 80 more receptions, or the one with 20 more TD's?
Evans broke 1,300 yards twice.
The other player broke that barrier six times.
The other player broke 1,600 yards twice.
Evans has done that…..zero times.
Evans has played at a high level consistently for a decade, but that doesn’t mean he’s been among the elite of the elite during that time.
All of that, but edges him out by only 700 yards.
And lets just skip over the 20 td difference.
Black Lightning
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2016: 5th in receiving yards(1,321), 6th in receptions(96) & tied for 2nd in td receptions(12)
2018: 3rd in receiving yards(1,534)
2019: Tied for 4th for TD receptions(8).
2020: 4th in TD receptions(13)
2021: 2nd in TD receptions(14)
2023: Tied for 1st in TD receptions(13)
2024: Tied for 4th in TD receptions(11)
ReturnOfJudah
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my bad. I was looking at receptions when i said he never made top 5. Only being top 5 twice out of that many years is crazy work
