Bucs, Mike Evans agree to 2-year, $52M contract
 

For those of you hoping Veach would poach him

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...act-agent-says

If there was serious interest from the Chiefs to pay big for Mike Evans, I'm kind of relieved that this deal got done so that they'll move on to whatever their Plan B was.

Have we signed this piece of shit yet?

JFC. 26/year? No state income tax?

LMAO

Yeah **** that.

Jefferson is fully lubed in Minnesota. What is he going to end up at, 33-35/year?

Good. We can cross that BS off our list.

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Cross it off, crumple it up, throw it in the dumpster and light it on fire.

Would have liked KC to get him, but not for what TB just paid him.

30 mil minimum while trying to add as many years as they can possibly talk him into.

He should send Evans a bottle of some swank ass champagne like Tyreek should have done for Devante and Christian Kirk.

We were never going there.

We might pay half of that... spread between two guys.

Okay now I think we can officially say that he sucks and is washed

This is why trading up for a WR is not stupid. Rookie contracts keep you from being hit with these monster deals to keep one player.

That's a lot of cabbage!

He has to pay a portion of his income in taxes for all the road games states.

You’re right. Forgot about that. I still find that odd since a player “works” on the road 8-on days out of their entire work year.

That's part of the reason why players like higher signing and roster bonuses and less actual salary. It's only their game day check that gets taxed at the other states tax rate.

It's why finding instant contributors in the the draft in day 2 and 3 is soooooo ****ing important - especially to a perennial SB contending team that will generally have Cap issues like the Chiefs. It's also why Veach is the ****ing GOAT

Never understood the infatuation anyways. He's not the type of WR we like in this offense (contested catches), and he's due to fall off the age cliff any day now.

Great deal since it is only a two year deal. AMAZING deal. I thought if the Chiefs had to get involved it wouldn't be any less than 3 years, and maybe even 4.

Mike Evans is the best receiver in football.

It's really, really difficult for a 1 or 2 year deal to be a bad deal. Especially if a team is in it's window. See Travis Kelce. See Chris Jones. I was just assuming Evans was just getting a 3 year deal. That it was just a done deal type of thing. If the Chiefs would have got him for 2 years to pair with Kelce's last two years, holy ****ing shit.

Water under the bridge now. We can still make due. Getting an outside receiver at 32 + Mooney wouldn't be the end of the world but I'd like to swing more for the fences. Win 3 in a row.

So much for wanting to play for SB and with an elite QB. Can't blame him though. That's a great check to cash.

I dont know why anyone would ever take a player seriously when they its about legacy etc.

That's so exceedingly rare....it's ALWAYS about the biggest paycheck.

Did anyone really think he would only get a 2-year deal? Most of what I saw discussed was a 3-year deal which most of us had some reservations about.

I think they basically have to say it to make the league and agents both happy. Plus, it drives up the offer from the home team.

Shorter deals mean it's that money hitting the cap each year and there's no way to wriggle it around.

Good for him. Movin' on.

It's $, which is fine.

But don't get mad as a player when you say all that then take the money if people call you out on it.

Just be honest. We're all ok with it.

I remember when a reporter asked Zach Greinke why he went to the Dodgers. He was like, well, they paid me the most duh. It was great.

If anything I figured the WR draft class would push the FA WR dollars down...but he's probably the exception.

Eh, he's been there his whole career, he has a SB ring and he's on a HOF trajectory, his legacy is fine either way.

He was never seriously on my list anyway, that POS! :harumph:







(Would've been nice)

Tampa is relatively cheap too. Access to some of the best beaches in the country, big city amenities but not far from more secluded, smalltown locations as well. Hurricanes rarely hit that side of the state head-on.

Evans is living the dream?

Lot of money wasted.

Mooney and Lockett (when he gets his post-June 1 release) + a Rookie.

He already has a Super Bowl. Not sure why anyone thought he’d be interested in a lesser deal to play on a better team.

Dude has never not had a 1,000 yard season. Just came off of a 13 TD, 1255 yard season with Baker ****ing Mayfield throwing to him.

It's only a waste of money if your team has no chance to win the Super Bowl. Which is what it is for the Bucs. It would have been money well spent with us.

Just think how many more Super Bowls the Chiefs could have won over the past two seasons.

I've wanted Lockett for a few of years. He's past the 30 year old plateau that Reid and Veach don't seem to cross with receivers very often, but he *might* be an exception and worth the effort? Mooney just seems like a no-brainer to explore at this point. Him or Hollywood Brown.

Default argument is default argument for everything. Must have same exact team as last year or does not compute. Must make sure we have shitty WRs on purpose or we will not win Super Bowl.

You bring up a good point, winning Super Bowls the right way gets boring.

We should demand winning Super Bowls in all the different ways..

Win with offense... ✓
Win with defense.. ✓
Win while spending wisely... ✓

Now let's waste money on an aging receiver and win another... LFG!

Lockett's age is certainly a factor, but if we're talking about a smart, stable vet (with very good hands) who could be had at $6-8MM, it could be worth it.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Multiple teams had Mike Evans on their free agent WR board and were hoping to land him in free agency. Based on several team sources: Titans, Rams, Chiefs, Patriots, Giants, Panthers, Falcons, and Jaguars.</p>&mdash; Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) <a href="https://twitter.com/DMRussini/status/1764665841730068797?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Exactly how I feel.

But but but he wanted to take a "deal" for a winner

That't the positive of drafting a Worthy or a Franklin.

They won't be getting a big #1 WR second contract.

Mike Evans contract shows the value of tampering

By Mike Florio


Scouting Combine is Tampering Central. For some teams that hope to keep an impending free agent, that can complicate things. For other teams, it can be a good thing.

For the Buccaneers, tampering might have been a good thing.

For receiver Mike Evans to agree to terms on Monday, common sense suggests that his agents found out last week what was lurking behind Door No. 2. That made it easier to take what was behind Door No. 1.

And that could be the next shoe to drop for the Bucs. Evans presumably didn’t re-sign without knowing who his quarterback will be. It might be just a matter of time before someone leaks to someone else that Baker Mayfield is re-signing, too.

If that happens before tomorrow afternoon, the Bucs can then apply the franchise tag to safety Antoine Winfield, Jr. That will keep all three of them in place for 2024.

That likely doesn’t happen if Evans and Mayfield don’t learn, through last week’s rampant tampering, what else is out there. Evans is staying. Mayfield is likely next. And then Winfield, presumably with the tag — for now.

If the Jaguars had signed him, that might have been enough to get them past KC next year.

Thank god.

I’m assuming the exception is only due to cheaper rates? (Cause Evans has put up randy moss-like numbers at the same age)

Maybe, assuming the Evans deal hasn't done what the Tyreek and Kirk deals did to the receiver market a couple of years ago. And that I feel Lockett has enough explosion and ability to be an asset alongside Rice and Kelce.

What “big wins” in Buffalo look like…

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Big win for the Bills…<br><br>Because Mike Evans is NOT a Chief. <a href="https://t.co/mf6xEWVX4d">https://t.co/mf6xEWVX4d</a></p>&mdash; Dan Fetes (@danfetes) <a href="https://twitter.com/danfetes/status/1764655846875709726?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

LMAO

Rent free

Dear Chris Jones' agents, Mike Evans just took a deal less than Cooper Kupp and right above AJ Brown to stay with his current team. You don't have to break the bank with every contract. If Mike can do it and not give a damn what the NFLPA says, you can too.

It's a win for them if Buffalo and KC were actually rivals. However, KC owns Buffalo in the playoffs.

Lawrence will never get past Mahomes ever.

Trevor Sikkema said he was staying, and he was right.

Good deal for him

Good for Evans.

Now let's re-sign Chris Jones and Sneed and draft McConkey, Mitchell, or Coleman in the first round. If neither of those guys is available, then get Worthy and sign Mooney as a FA. At least we can use Worthy as a returner until he's ready to be a starting WR.

It's also why we should want as many picks as possible. We don't win the SB without LJS, Chenal, Bolton, Creed, Trey, Rice, Pacheco, Conner, etc.

There are premium players throughout the draft and, fortunately, Bert gets that.

Good

Just an absolutely ridiculous amount of scratch for a guy at this stage of his career, damn glad to not be a Bucs fan right now

ya that's way too much money for a 30 year old. He'll probably still put up 1K yards though

The Bucs have to spend the money somewhere. They aren’t going to pay much (relatively speaking) for their QB. This deal is pretty good for both parties.

Mahomes and Reid just won two SBs with Jack and Shit playing receiver. We were never EVER paying in excess of $20 M per for a 30+ year old receiver. Keep drafting young receivers. Draft your next superstar on a rookie contract.

Use that money and figure out how to extend both Jones and Sneed.

He would have signed yesterday. But every time he picked up the pen someone said playoffs. Then he dropped the pen, again

Shame

Honestly with how wr contracts are exploding. It is smart to get guys wanting a ring for cheaper and drafting nonstop wr every year. There are more and more great wr.

We overpay at the critical position. Elite franchise QB.

This is a huge vote of confidence from the Tampa Bay brass in Baker Mayfield when you look at this massive contract of Evans. Tampa Bay brass will be sorely disappointed this next year when Baker goes back to being Baker. Baker had an easy schedule last year, schedule be more difficult this upcoming season and Baker will go back to being dancing Baker in the pocket throwing pics. But at least Mike Evans got his money.

Chiefs won't pay a 2 year deal for 25M per for only two years but pay a slightly above average RIGHT tackle 80M for 4 years.

No two year deal can really be that bad. Especially for Evans. Randy Moss did quite well in those two seasons at the same age.

At least this means we must be resigning Jones.

The division is still going to suck this year. Nine wins gets them into the playoffs again.

Then again, we heard that the Falcons are definitely signing Mayfield and trading for Fields...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">𝗗𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗟𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗚: <a href="https://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ProFootballTalk</a> is getting “very credible indications” that Kirk Cousins is planning to move his family from Minnesota to Atlanta.<br><br>This would obviously mean he’s planning on signing with the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcons?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Falcons</a> when FA opens.<br><br>“We can’t get into the specifics, for… <a href="https://t.co/2A6OzQw7Hu">pic.twitter.com/2A6OzQw7Hu</a></p>&mdash; JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/jasrifootball/status/1764810119567561016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Hrs good with just the one Superbowl ring.

Lol, just no, that's just not accurate.


In the three seasons when Baker's been healthy and with a decent OC, Baker's TD/INT ratio is nearly 3:1.

In the three seasons he didn't have a decent OC or wasn't healthy (2019/Kitchens, 2021/injured his labrum, fractured shoulder blade, high ankle sprain, 2022/CAR) he's been no worse than 1:1.


No, with a decent OC and his health, Baker is at worst a 2.5:1 QB.

Baker is a loser that will never win anyone shit. His arm is weak as shit and if wasn't for Evans he would have lost the division. Their 9-8 record is crap.

I've thought about this...and I just get the feeling that Gabe Davis will be our target.

Slightly above average?!? Where are you getting that? Are we talking about the dancing bear who gave up ZERO sacks this past postseason? The guy who had the Longest (by FAR) time to pressure of any RT in the NFL this past season? Those sound "slightly above average" to you when it comes to protecting Pat?

Since KC wasn't likely to sign him, this is good. Keep him away from legit teams, particularly in the AFC.

I can tell you that Bills fans are worried about him coming to KC and putting up big numbers. The same people who claim that he's a bad WR and Allen is better than Mahomes. ROFL

We want the league to stay exactly the same