I’ve seen trade talks surface around Tee Higgins, but the Bengals should resume the young stud, not move him. DJ Moore and Jerry Jeudy were two other wide receivers that came to mind, but no: Evans is the man for this slot.
With Tom Brady retiring, I’m not sure how close the Buccaneers are to being competitive. Even if they caught a savvy, experienced signal caller – like Derek Carr, for example – I’m not sure how high the ceiling is. Win another watered down NFC South? OK, yes, maybe. But actually fighting for a title? hard to see Therefore, a move from 29-year-old Evans in the last year of his contract makes too much sense.
A lot of people might think I’m just saying this because I want him to go to Chicago. (NEWS FLASH: I’m a Bears fan.) OK, these guys would be right. But Evans would actually be a great purchase for a number of teams, including some seriously trying to make a Super Bowl run. Like the Dallas Cowboys, who are desperate to venture beyond the Divisional Round for the first time since Bill Clinton’s first term. It turns out that Jerry Jones and co. probably made a mistake dealing with Amari Cooper last year. Dak Prescott needs more juice and I can imagine Evans – a Texas native who played at Texas A&M – wouldn’t mind playing for the “Boys”. If the Rams wanted to try again, there is another option. How about the Chiefs? Would that even be fair?