![]() ![]() The only prime Sean King knows about is prime rib….with a side of mashed potatoes, grits, hash browns, rice, beans, fries and loaded baked potato……key lime pie, cherry & peach cobbler, pecan pie a la mode………lets throw in some Doritos……burritos, tacos & chimichanga. Still he’s a top ten receiver, and with our other talent, and the way Brady dishes the ball he should still show how great he is for years to come. He also started at 20, and that’s a real hard 9 years in the league. Prime years are 24, to 27, so yeah he’s on the downside of that. King’s prime was the last few games of the 1999 season… it was all downhill after that. King also added that Lavonte David and Shaq Barrett are in roughly the same boat as Evans, so the Bucs’ title window is tight.ĥ9 Responses to ““Mike Evans Is Not In His Prime”” ![]() Regardless, Joe sure hopes King is wrong and his trained eye is failing him. Joe knows Evans knows those numbers and has a major personal goal of 100 career touchdowns. One of Joe’s favorite yet rarely talked about achievements is Evans’ 75 career touchdown passes - in just eight seasons.įor perspective, if Evans catches 10 touchdowns this season, then he’ll move into the top-20 in NFL history, passing various legends and Hall of Famers before he turns 30. Plus, he’s been taking cues from Tom Brady to extend his career. His conditioning was at its peak entering last season, and his touchdown numbers have been phenomenal the past two seasons. Joe disagrees with King and believes Evans is in his prime. Perhaps Evans is a bigger X-factor to this season than Joe considered? And multiply that by 5 with Chris Godwin recovering from a blown knee. Green’s career went south late in his Year 8, same for former Falcons great Roddy White.īut many greats like Reggie Wayne, Marvin Harrison and Terrell Owens were able to thrive in Year 9 and maintain true greatness into their 30s. Is Evans really out of his prime? A quick look at the ninth-year stats of Randy Moss, Michael Irvin and Julio Jones shows receivers that aren’t what they used to be. Seven-time Pro Bowl receiver A.J. “Mike Evans, I mean he’s still an elite receiver but he’s not in his prime,” King said. He’s also on an NFL-record run of eight consecutive seasons of 1,000 yards or more within the Bucs’ high-flying offense.Įvans is a fantastic player, but former Bucs quarterback and lifelong Bucs fan Shaun King was adamant last week on Cannon Fire Podcast that Evans isn’t the player he used to be. He rarely misses games but is prone to getting banged up. The greatest receiver in Buccaneers history is entering his ninth season and will turn 29 in August. A painful Mike Evans take was delivered by a big-name former Buccaneer, and once Joe got past the sting, a little research gave Joe pause. ![]()
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