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Lee Evans vs. NYJ (1 Viewer)

Grahamburn

Grahamburn

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Lee Evans has been abysmal so far during the start of the 2010 season with a pretty mediocre showing against Miami with 4 catches for 34 yards and a goose egg against the Packers (on one measly target).

The QB has changed for Buffalo and now Evans is facing the generous Patriots pass defense that has given up 565 passing yards and 5 TDs to two offenses that looked pretty anemic against a Baltimore team playing without their top corner and safety. Evans' numbers improved when Ryan Fitzpatrick took over last season and he scored all but 1 of his 7 TDs with Fitzpatrick as the QB.

Buffalo is probably going to get creamed in this game, but I think Evans can have a surprisingly solid fantasy day approaching top 20 numbers. Depending on your other options I think he's a solid flex play and borderline WR2 with upside if he can catch a deep ball.

Is anyone starting him with confidence?

 
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Depends on your lineup. No clue what your other options are at WR. I honestly would rather start someone that could be on the WW like Clayton, Kevin Walter, or BeBe Thomas. At least they have had solid games and seasons so far.

 
I would start FredEx with confidence if he were the starting WR1 for Buffalo this week. NE's defense is ####### Atrocious.

 
I'm gonna take a chance with him this week butthen again my options are pretty limited. It's either Evans or I go with Moore-NO or BMW-Sea. I think Evans out produces both of them this week. He can't do much worse than he did last week. I think he is due for one or two bomb TD's he gets in one or two games every year.

 
Carver said:
I would start FredEx with confidence if he were the starting WR1 for Buffalo this week. NE's defense is ####### Atrocious.
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Exactly my point. The NE defense made Mark Sanchez look like a Pro Bowler.
Casting Couch said:
The words "Lee Evans" and "start with confidence" should never ever be uttered in the same sentence.
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It used to happen all the time. :thumbup: But yeah, I get your point. It's hard to be confident in a guy coming off a game with zero catches and one target. I just think there are factors tilting in Lee Evans favor this week.
 
Carver said:
I would start FredEx with confidence if he were the starting WR1 for Buffalo this week. NE's defense is ####### Atrocious.
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Have you seen Buffalo's passing game? I don't see how you can be confident starting any of those guys even against what is perceived by some, as a bad pass defense.
 
parrot said:
Carver said:
I would start FredEx with confidence if he were the starting WR1 for Buffalo this week. NE's defense is ####### Atrocious.
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The defense is no worse than it was last year when Evans had 6/60/1 total in two games.
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He's worth a shot if you have limited options but not so much in a PPR format.The Pats may actually be able to get more pressure on the QB than they did last year but Butler is really out of sorts and it only takes one play from Fitzpatrick to put the ball in the End Zone. Fitzpatrick will have very little time to throw.I would not start Evans with confidence but with much trepidation.
 
Grahamburn said:
Carver said:
I would start FredEx with confidence if he were the starting WR1 for Buffalo this week. NE's defense is ####### Atrocious.
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Exactly my point. The NE defense made Mark Sanchez look like a Pro Bowler.
Casting Couch said:
The words "Lee Evans" and "start with confidence" should never ever be uttered in the same sentence.
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It used to happen all the time. :goodposting: But yeah, I get your point. It's hard to be confident in a guy coming off a game with zero catches and one target. I just think there are factors tilting in Lee Evans favor this week.
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Either way, no one can argue that Evans is a boom/bust-type player. Eventually, he will be all bust, but if you plan on starting him at some point this year, this week would seem like a good one. I bought into the Gaffney-hype in one of my leagues and would rather start Evans over him at this point. But if I were not that desperate, I would probably not do anything.
 
Carver said:
I would start FredEx with confidence if he were the starting WR1 for Buffalo this week. NE's defense is ####### Atrocious.
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It's not Lee Evans nor the Patriots defense that excites/concerns me. It's the "quarterback" throwing him the ball.
 
The only Bill I would consider starting this week if I had him on my bench would be Fred Jackson.

He has historically put up monster numbers on the Patriots.

That being said, I'm smart enough not to have any Bills in my lineup.

 
RICK ROMO said:
I'm gonna take a chance with him this week butthen again my options are pretty limited. It's either Evans or I go with Moore-NO or BMW-Sea. I think Evans out produces both of them this week. He can't do much worse than he did last week. I think he is due for one or two bomb TD's he gets in one or two games every year.
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Yeah it's hard to do worse than zero catches for zero yards with zero targets. I guess he could punch a baby on his way to the stadium or something.
 
I started MSW with confidence week 2 after a week 1 goose egg. Just like what happened too Sims-Walker you gotta go with Evans in my opinion. New England will get a lead and there will be 5 or 6 catches waiting for Evans. I have him started as a Flex this week ahead of Garcon.

 
I've had Lee the past couple of years and like people have been saying, you never start him with confidence and especially not against the Patriots. I think he has had only one serviceable game against them since 2005. Just quickly looking through his history against them, I only see one touchdown against New England in his whole career. Good luck.

 
LOLOLOL at this thread. Thanks for the laughs guys. Like I said in other threads, Lee gets bumped up from 1 target a game to 2 now with Fitz starting.

 
Why is the NE defense ranked so high this week in FBG? I know the Bills Offense is offensive, but would that warrant the Pats D being a good start?

 
after losing by .05 of a point because of lee evans gooseegg, i changed my team name to

FOR THE 500 HUNDREDTH TIME START LEE EVANS WITH CONFIDENCE!

btw i am well practiced in this :X

 
I finally traded Evans this year in dynasty for peanuts. I simply couldn't deal with the team-killing goose eggs anymore. Good luck to anyone who thinks they can pick a big game for him, let alone with confidence.

 
I am not a Lee Evans owner (I learned my lesson in the past). However, I would like to point out last years stats against the Pats.

Week 1: Evans 3 catches for 25 yards and no touchdowns with Trent Edwards at QB

Week 14: Evans 3 catches for 35 yards and 1 touchdown with Ryan Fitzpatrick at QB.

So if last year is any indication I'm predicting a touchdown and a 10 yard increase from last week because of the change at QB.

That would be 0 receptions, 10 yards, and 1 touchdown.

Did you know that on November 19 2006 against Houston, Evans went 11-265-2. Maybe Buffalo should bring back J.P. Losman.

 
GoBills02 said:
LOLOLOL at this thread. Thanks for the laughs guys. Like I said in other threads, Lee gets bumped up from 1 target a game to 2 now with Fitz starting.
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I'm actually a stubborn Fitzpatrick fan. The guy has moxie. I like Lee's odds better with him than with Edwards.It couldn't get any WORSE.
 
Grahamburn said:
Carver said:
I would start FredEx with confidence if he were the starting WR1 for Buffalo this week. NE's defense is ####### Atrocious.
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Exactly my point. The NE defense made Mark Sanchez look like a Pro Bowler.
Casting Couch said:
The words "Lee Evans" and "start with confidence" should never ever be uttered in the same sentence.
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It used to happen all the time. :rolleyes: But yeah, I get your point. It's hard to be confident in a guy coming off a game with zero catches and one target. I just think there are factors tilting in Lee Evans favor this week.
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You may be right, but he will be sitting on my bench until I see some consistent production from him and that offense.
 
az_prof said:
You may be right, but he will be sitting on my bench until I see some consistent production from him and that offense.
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If that's the case then you might as well cut him right now and free up that roster spot for a decent WW pickup, because he's not getting off your bench this year. The Buffalo offense really is that bad.
 
Raider Nation said:
GoBills02 said:
LOLOLOL at this thread. Thanks for the laughs guys. Like I said in other threads, Lee gets bumped up from 1 target a game to 2 now with Fitz starting.
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I'm actually a stubborn Fitzpatrick fan. The guy has moxie. I like Lee's odds better with him than with Edwards.It couldn't get any WORSE.
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as a fellow Lee Evans owner, I went to bed last Sunday night hearing Mick in my ear yelling "stay down Rock!"
 
I have as much confidence in Davonne Bess as I do in Evans right now. He shouldn't even be on most rosters at this point.

 
eaglezzz said:
I started MSW with confidence week 2 after a week 1 goose egg. Just like what happened too Sims-Walker you gotta go with Evans in my opinion. New England will get a lead and there will be 5 or 6 catches waiting for Evans. I have him started as a Flex this week ahead of Garcon.
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:moneybag: I understand the jokes from everyone in here, but sometimes you have to think outside the box and look at why someone like Lee Evans has struggled so far. Miami and Green Bay's defenses both look pretty stout. Evans was covered by Charles Woodson with safety help and had a QB that isn't willing to take a shot down the field.

The Bills' coaching staff has now made a decision to change QBs because they think Fitzpatrick can provide a spark. He's shown more of a willingness to take shots down the field and has been much more inclined to throw the ball to Evans. I personally think this change has been made because Edwards wouldn't throw the ball to Lee.

The Patriots have been torched by two mediocre at best passing games for 565 yards and 5 TDs. Even if the Bills play much worse than that average of 282.5 yards and 2.5 TDs (which is possible of course), to the tune of 200 yards and 1-2 TDs I like Evans' chances to have 80 yards and a shot at a TD. Throw in the chance he gets under a deep ball and I think he's a decent start with upside.

 
He was just cut in my league, and I snagged him off of waivers to see if he has better chemistry with Fitzpatrick than Edwards. I'm not starting him this week, and think you'd have to be pretty short on good options to risk starting him, but he's a talented guy who's played two tough defenses and just had his dink-and-dunk style QB benched. Edwards didn't match up well at all with his deep-ball talent, so he's well worth stashing to see if the change helps his numbers.

 
Grahamburn said:
The Patriots have been torched by two mediocre at best passing games for 565 yards and 5 TDs.
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In fairness to the Pats, the defense held the Bengals offense in check until the game was far out of reach - I know the same thing can happen here (Pats get out to a big lead on Buffalo) - but don't be shocked if it ends up being a closer game than many expect. Buffalo pass defense is their one strong suit and the Pats may not have the running game to take advantage of the Bills suspect run defense.
 
cstu said:
I finally traded Evans this year in dynasty for peanuts. I simply couldn't deal with the team-killing goose eggs anymore. Good luck to anyone who thinks they can pick a big game for him, let alone with confidence.
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At least you got that for him! I couldn't trade him for a last round draft pick. Ended up dropping him...not to pick anyone up, but just to drop him incase someone starts to shine through.
 
FYI:

News: Bills WR Lee Evans will face the Patriots for the 13th time in Week 3 and is looking for his first ever victory against them. Evans has averaged just 36 yards against New England in his career with one touchdown.

 
FallenHero32 said:
cstu said:
I finally traded Evans this year in dynasty for peanuts. I simply couldn't deal with the team-killing goose eggs anymore. Good luck to anyone who thinks they can pick a big game for him, let alone with confidence.
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At least you got that for him! I couldn't trade him for a last round draft pick. Ended up dropping him...not to pick anyone up, but just to drop him incase someone starts to shine through.
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why cant I bring myself to cut him like you did? i'll probably never start him anyways. no one would give me jack squat for him either (before the season started), I would feel stupid asking for something in return at this point.
 
Evans hasn't had over 80 yards receiving in a game since playing the 49ers in November 2008. I think it's time to give up on him.

 
Someone dropped him in my 12 team league.

I usually avoid him like the plague, but a #1 WR on waivers doesn't make sense, so I grabbed him as my WR5. Probably drop him tomorrow, lol.

 
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If Darius Butler is covering him, Evans could have a good day. Plus, if the Pats do jump out to a quick lead and then sleepwalk through the second half (their MO from 2009 to current) there could be some nice garbage points to be had.

Not saying start with confidence, but if there is any week you could consider starting him and feeling ok about it, this is it.

 
tombonneau said:
If Darius Butler is covering him, Evans could have a good day. Plus, if the Pats do jump out to a quick lead and then sleepwalk through the second half (their MO from 2009 to current) there could be some nice garbage points to be had.

Not saying start with confidence, but if there is any week you could consider starting him and feeling ok about it, this is it.
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That's what Evans owners always tell themselves. Evan's career PPR scoring against NE:

13

2

2

12

4

2

1

8

4

11

5

12

 
I have garbage WRs outside of Wayne (Aromashodu, Jaffney, Naanee, Evans, BMW).

I dropped BMW and picked up Deon Butler to start over Evans (along Naanee and Wayne).

Hassellbeck is pretty much guaranteed 200 yards and 1 TD, which is more than I can say for the Bills.

 
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cstu said:
tombonneau said:
If Darius Butler is covering him, Evans could have a good day. Plus, if the Pats do jump out to a quick lead and then sleepwalk through the second half (their MO from 2009 to current) there could be some nice garbage points to be had.

Not saying start with confidence, but if there is any week you could consider starting him and feeling ok about it, this is it.
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That's what Evans owners always tell themselves. Evan's career PPR scoring against NE:

13

2

2

12

4

2

1

8

4

11

5

12
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Did those defenses have the same players as the 2010 Patriots? The "start Lee Evans with confidence" stuff is schtick from a couple years ago after his 2006 season. Every week we had a thread about starting him expecting the big blowup game. When it finally came he was probably on your bench.

Nobody is rolling him out there looking for big things.

I'm expecting 70-80 yards and a couple targets in the red zone for him this week. If you're low on options I think he's as good a bet as anyone else ranked in the 40s and he has a little upside. That was the point of the thread. :shrug:

 
In our league we start 32-40 wr's in any given week. He was dropped in our league. With small benches I'm not positive he'll get picked up. He's dead weight on a team.

 
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