Lee Evans (1 Viewer)

[grouse]

He's consistently being put in the top-20 on weekly rankings sheets, but facts are facts, and it's time to tell the truth about Lee Evans. He's a bust. Plain and simple. A bust.

Dating back to last year...

Lee Evans has now caught 4 balls or less in 11 straight games.

He's also only scored in 2 of his last 11 games.

He has one 100-yard game in his last 11 as well.

Add all of that up, and he's a mediocre at best fantasy wide receiver that can't be counted on in any way, shape or form to live up to his weekly ranking.

Will he have the occasional blow-up game? Maybe. But how many fantasy games will you lose starting this guy waiting for lightning to strike?

Is it Jauron / Schonert killing this guy?

Is it Trent Edwards and his inability to get the ball downfield with any degree of frequency?

Is it Lee Evans and his ho-hum goody-two-shoes approach to the game? Where is the prima-donna WR1 swagger and me-first greed in a contract year, dammit?

Goodbye Lee Evans. I'm through with you. Thanks for nothin'.

 

[JPeso]

Right now he is WR22 in PPR. I'd expect him to finish anywhere in the WR18-WR25 range when all is said and done. Did you pay more than this price to acquire him?

 

[RBM]

Ive been fine with him this year. The fumble yesterday hurt me a little but he is my wr3 and Im fine with that.

 

[grouse]

Right now he is WR22 in PPR. I'd expect him to finish anywhere in the WR18-WR25 range when all is said and done. Did you pay more than this price to acquire him?

I'm far less concerned about what round or what trade I got him in, and I'm far more concerned about where Lee Evans gets ranked on a weekly basis in-season. I haven't bothered tabulating the data, but I've seen Lee Evans ranked many times in the top-15 over his last XX games, and I don't think he has matched or out-performed his ranking in any week. That's what I'm talking about. He's over-hyped and over-ranked for the type of fantasy drivel that he puts up on a weekly basis.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

He's also only scored in 2 of his last 11 games.He has one 100-yard game in his last 11 as well.

While I don't necessarily disagree with you about Evans, you can make these kind of stats say whatever you want with a position as volatile as WR.In '06-'07, there was a point at which you could make the exact same argument about Chad Johnson (scored in 2 of his last 11 and one 100 yard game in his last 11). At the time, he was the consensus #1 fantasy WR.

 

[Portis 26]

I think the slightly more subtle truth is that last year he had very variable QB play with Edwards still emerging. He should do better as Edwards continues to improve.

 

[grouse]

He's also only scored in 2 of his last 11 games.

He has one 100-yard game in his last 11 as well.

While I don't necessarily disagree with you about Evans, you can make these kind of stats say whatever you want with a position as volatile as WR.In '06-'07, there was a point at which you could make the exact same argument about Chad Johnson (scored in 2 of his last 11 and one 100 yard game in his last 11). At the time, he was the consensus #1 fantasy WR.

And how is that Chad Johnson doing now?If Lee Evans was ranked on a weekly basis where Chad Johnson is getting ranked now - I'd have no issues.

So I agree with you. It's time Lee Evans gets the Chad Johnson treatment. Sink the man.

 

[Reaper]

I think the slightly more subtle truth is that last year he had very variable QB play with Edwards still emerging. He should do better as Edwards continues to improve.

Perfectly said.There was a time around here when people said Holt would never be a player that got a lot of TD's.. Well, until he was on a good offense and did.The questions are: In YEAR 2 with Trent Edwards at the helm, is the Buffalo offense improving? Do they have more weapons?The answer is Yes and Yes, and while it's not a guarantee, Lee Evans whould have the opportunity to set new career highs.... And I don't think there's much of a debate about his talent. If you were selling on the cheap, I'd buy.

 

[Reaper]

He's also only scored in 2 of his last 11 games.

He has one 100-yard game in his last 11 as well.

While I don't necessarily disagree with you about Evans, you can make these kind of stats say whatever you want with a position as volatile as WR.In '06-'07, there was a point at which you could make the exact same argument about Chad Johnson (scored in 2 of his last 11 and one 100 yard game in his last 11). At the time, he was the consensus #1 fantasy WR.

And how is that Chad Johnson doing now?If Lee Evans was ranked on a weekly basis where Chad Johnson is getting ranked now - I'd have no issues.

So I agree with you. It's time Lee Evans gets the Chad Johnson treatment. Sink the man.

It's not the Man, It's the TEAM... It's the OFFENSE, It's the Quarterback, It's the OL.

 

[GroveDiesel]

He's also only scored in 2 of his last 11 games.

He has one 100-yard game in his last 11 as well.

While I don't necessarily disagree with you about Evans, you can make these kind of stats say whatever you want with a position as volatile as WR.In '06-'07, there was a point at which you could make the exact same argument about Chad Johnson (scored in 2 of his last 11 and one 100 yard game in his last 11). At the time, he was the consensus #1 fantasy WR.

And how is that Chad Johnson doing now?If Lee Evans was ranked on a weekly basis where Chad Johnson is getting ranked now - I'd have no issues.

So I agree with you. It's time Lee Evans gets the Chad Johnson treatment. Sink the man.

It's not the Man, It's the TEAM... It's the OFFENSE, It's the Quarterback, It's the OL.

Well, the team and the offense are pretty conservative. That's a #### Jauron team. I'm not really expecting the Bills to start chucking it downfield all the time. Also, Evans is getting double teamed a lot and really opening things up for Reed and Parrish. The Bills are going to take what the defense is giving them, especially in closer games.

 

[Da Guru]

The problem with Evans is that he seems to get 75% of his production in 2-3 games a year. The rest of the time he puts up horrible numbers.

 

[grouse]

The problem with Evans is that he seems to get 75% of his production in 2-3 games a year. The rest of the time he puts up horrible numbers.

And therein lies the rub. On a weekly basis, he's getting cheatsheet rankings love he hasn't earned. Many fantasy services are caught in this trap of trying to predict his 'big games' and they're wrong most of the time. If you looked back on a week-per-week basis and checked his cheatsheet ranking compared with his actual production, I'd bet he under-performed 85-90% of the time. There is no way Lee Evans should be flirting with a top-15 or top-12 fantasy ranking, until he proves a) he can catch more than 4 balls in a football game and/or b) he can score with any degree of regularity and/or c) he can put up 100-yard games on a somewhat consistent or predictable basis.Bottom line: It's time his production dictate his weekly ranking.

 

[SKribbles]

Evans is a horribly slow starter every year. If you can keep him on your bench until weeks 7-8, you'll reap the benefits.

 

[MOAT]

The problem with Evans is that he seems to get 75% of his production in 2-3 games a year. The rest of the time he puts up horrible numbers.

And therein lies the rub. On a weekly basis, he's getting cheatsheet rankings love he hasn't earned. Many fantasy services are caught in this trap of trying to predict his 'big games' and they're wrong most of the time. If you looked back on a week-per-week basis and checked his cheatsheet ranking compared with his actual production, I'd bet he under-performed 85-90% of the time. There is no way Lee Evans should be flirting with a top-15 or top-12 fantasy ranking, until he proves a) he can catch more than 4 balls in a football game and/or b) he can score with any degree of regularity and/or c) he can put up 100-yard games on a somewhat consistent or predictable basis.Bottom line: It's time his production dictate his weekly ranking.

You always have the option to ignore the weekly ranking and make roster decisions on your own. In this case, you should be happy that he is still ranked high and sell. I'm not sure of any cheatsheets that force me to play certain players. For me, having a guy to fill in on a bye week that might go off is not the worst thing in the world. More reliable play at the QB position would greatly enhance Evans' numbers. (see Randy Moss)

 

[Ghost Rider]

Fear not. With the Rams being the Bills opponent next week, Evans should have no problem having one of his bi-yearly big games next week.

 

[grouse]

The problem with Evans is that he seems to get 75% of his production in 2-3 games a year. The rest of the time he puts up horrible numbers.

And therein lies the rub. On a weekly basis, he's getting cheatsheet rankings love he hasn't earned. Many fantasy services are caught in this trap of trying to predict his 'big games' and they're wrong most of the time. If you looked back on a week-per-week basis and checked his cheatsheet ranking compared with his actual production, I'd bet he under-performed 85-90% of the time. There is no way Lee Evans should be flirting with a top-15 or top-12 fantasy ranking, until he proves a) he can catch more than 4 balls in a football game and/or b) he can score with any degree of regularity and/or c) he can put up 100-yard games on a somewhat consistent or predictable basis.Bottom line: It's time his production dictate his weekly ranking.

You always have the option to ignore the weekly ranking and make roster decisions on your own. In this case, you should be happy that he is still ranked high and sell. I'm not sure of any cheatsheets that force me to play certain players. For me, having a guy to fill in on a bye week that might go off is not the worst thing in the world. More reliable play at the QB position would greatly enhance Evans' numbers. (see Randy Moss)

We seem to have a misunderstanding here. Nobody forces me to put any player in my fantasy lineup. Nor do I religiously use any one cheatsheet ranking to make lineup calls either. My observation regarding Lee Evans was not about this week, or last week or any particular week. It's about an ongoing misconception about Lee Evans' production, and his inability to consistently live up to the expectations that the fantasy industry has put on this guy. You're suggesting Lee Evans is decent bye-week filler, and I couldn't agree more. But bye-week filler players don't typically get within a sniff of a top-15 weekly weekly ranking. Again, it's time his production dictate his ranking. If he's bye-week filler, then he should be ranked as such.

 

[SleeperPix]

He's probably outperforming Randy Moss' weekly projections.

 

[SuperJohn96]

Lee Evans' first half of the season stats:

Year GP Rec Yds Y/R TD2004 7 16 321 20.1 22005 8 18 234 13.0 12006 8 39 487 12.5 22007 8 31 514 16.6 22008 3 12 244 20.3 0Total 34 116 1800 15.5 7Avg 1 3 53 15.5 .216 GP 16 55 847 15.5 3Lee Evans' second half of the season stats:

Year	GP	Rec	 Yds	Y/R	TD2004	 8	 32	 522	16.3	 72005	 8	 30	 509	17.0	 62006	 8	 43	 805	18.7	 62007	 8	 24	 335	14.0	 32008	 0	  0	   0	 0.0	 0Total	32	129	2171	16.8	22AVG	 1	  4	  68	16.8	.716 GP	16	 65	1085	16.8	11

If Lee Evans was two seperate players they would have the following stats:

Lee "First Half" EvansGP :   16REC:   55YDS:  847TDS:	3.3Y/R:   15.5Lee "Second Half" EvansGP:	16REC:   65YDS: 1085TDS:   11Y/R:   16.8

These are significant increases from one half to the next, regardless of the reasons why.10 extra catches for 238 more yards, and extra 1.3 Y/R, and EIGHT more touchdowns.

OR...

18% more catches for 28% more yards, and extra 8% higher Y/R, and 233% more touchdowns.

Lee "First Half" Evans

1. SEA

2. @JAX

3. OAK

4. @STL

5. @ARZ

BYE

6. SD

7. @MIA

8. NYJ

Lee "Second Half" Evans

9. @NE

10. CLE

11. @KC

12. SF

13. MIA

14. @NYJ

15. @DEN

16. NE

 

[travdogg]

Evans is good and may very well be a top-15 WR, however he is one of the most inconsistent WRs in the league. He's a guy you like to have as a 3rd WR because he's productive, but not as a top-2 guy because he can kill you any given week.

BTW, did anyone else kinda chuckle when the language filter caught coach Jauron's first name.

 

[Socrates11]

Evans is good and may very well be a top-15 WR, however he is one of the most inconsistent WRs in the league. He's a guy you like to have as a 3rd WR because he's productive, but not as a top-2 guy because he can kill you any given week.

BTW, did anyone else kinda chuckle when the language filter caught coach Jauron's first name.

That statement describes nearly every single WR that plays in the NFL. Realistically there are only a few that are consistent studs week in and week out.

 

[Bri]

Right now he is WR22 in PPR. I'd expect him to finish anywhere in the WR18-WR25 range when all is said and done. Did you pay more than this price to acquire him?

12 rosters in your sig?

 

[supermark_28]

I'm hoping he "bounces back" against STL this upcoming weekend.

 

[MAC_32]

Soo...we're complaining that a guy likely drafted as your WR3 and is currently putting up WR2 is not producing well enough for you?

Some people...

 

[Bermuda_Chub]

If you do not want a talented, experienced, explosive, unquestioned #1, captain of the offense, playing-in-a-contract year, odds-on favorite to make the playoffs for the first time in his career, certain Andre Reed #83 jersey-wearing WR, well...I wish I were in your league to take him off your hands.

It just occured to me: Lee Evans is Rod Tidwell.

 

[gregjcross]

He's consistently being put in the top-20 on weekly rankings sheets, but facts are facts, and it's time to tell the truth about Lee Evans. He's a bust. Plain and simple. A bust.Dating back to last year...Lee Evans has now caught 4 balls or less in 11 straight games.He's also only scored in 2 of his last 11 games.He has one 100-yard game in his last 11 as well.Add all of that up, and he's a mediocre at best fantasy wide receiver that can't be counted on in any way, shape or form to live up to his weekly ranking.Will he have the occasional blow-up game? Maybe. But how many fantasy games will you lose starting this guy waiting for lightning to strike?Is it Jauron / Schonert killing this guy?Is it Trent Edwards and his inability to get the ball downfield with any degree of frequency?Is it Lee Evans and his ho-hum goody-two-shoes approach to the game? Where is the prima-donna WR1 swagger and me-first greed in a contract year, dammit?Goodbye Lee Evans. I'm through with you. Thanks for nothin'.

What do you expect, Larry Fitzgerald numbers? Maybe everyone likes to drarft him because of his posted 4.3 forty yard dash or that he can get a 2 TD game every blue moon. Think Donald Driver over the last 2 years, this is basically the class of WR that you're talking about. Not going to carry you, not giong to hurt you.

 

[GroveDiesel]

8th ranked WR in my non-PPR league

11th ranked WR in my PPR league

after 7 weeks

 

[zamboni]

This past week's stat line was certainly the most encouraging one so far for Evans: 8-89-1.

The 1 TD was great (and a thing of beauty), but even better was the high total of receptions and, yes, a low YPR. It shows that he's also being used in the short passing game, not just making the most of a few long bombs.

With the continued maturity/improvement of Evans and Reed/Hardy/Royal at least keeping the secondary honest, that can only mean good things for Evans going forward.

 

[teamroc]

He's also only scored in 2 of his last 11 games.He has one 100-yard game in his last 11 as well.

While I don't necessarily disagree with you about Evans, you can make these kind of stats say whatever you want with a position as volatile as WR.In '06-'07, there was a point at which you could make the exact same argument about Chad Johnson (scored in 2 of his last 11 and one 100 yard game in his last 11). At the time, he was the consensus #1 fantasy WR.

Chad hurts your arguments, as many people pointed to that stat why CJ was in fact grossly overrated at the time. Which backs up his point, Evans probably is overrated in the weekly rankings.Evans has failed to live up to his weekly ranking close to 85% of the time. That's pretty high compared to most other WRs. So the "WRs are streaky" doesn't really hold much water, esp in PPR.

 

[Ghost Rider]

Evans has failed to live up to his weekly ranking close to 85% of the time. That's pretty high compared to most other WRs. So the "WRs are streaky" doesn't really hold much water, esp in PPR.

Who gives a crap about weekly ranking? Production is ultimately what matters, and this year, Evans is 7th amongst NFL WRs in receiving yards and has as many TD receptions as highly-regarded WRs like Brandon Marshall, Plaxico Burress and T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Evans is having a really good season. Also, I wonder how many Evans owners from last year got him again last year. He drove me nuts last year, as I drafted him to be my number 1 WR, but in an auction league this year, I got him for fairly cheap to be my number 3 (behind Fitzgerald and Jennings), and he has been great in that regard, so he has redeemed himself in my eyes.

 

[az_prof]

I can't believe the OP. This guy is doing great when you look at his QB and his offense. QB is improving this year and so are his numbers. No surprise there. Now, is Evans TO type talent? No. But he is a top 15 talent and could do even better as Edwards matures.

 

[Hue G]

Evans has failed to live up to his weekly ranking close to 85% of the time. That's pretty high compared to most other WRs. So the "WRs are streaky" doesn't really hold much water, esp in PPR.

Who gives a crap about weekly ranking? Production is ultimately what matters, and this year, Evans is 7th amongst NFL WRs in receiving yards and has as many TD receptions as highly-regarded WRs like Brandon Marshall, Plaxico Burress and T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Evans is having a really good season. Also, I wonder how many Evans owners from last year got him again last year. He drove me nuts last year, as I drafted him to be my number 1 WR, but in an auction league this year, I got him for fairly cheap to be my number 3 (behind Fitzgerald and Jennings), and he has been great in that regard, so he has redeemed himself in my eyes.

Evans has been completely different from years past, he hasn't had any huge games but he's been as consistant as any WR on a weekly basis, that's about as much as you can ask for your #2 WR.

 

[Yitbos69]

Evans is a solid #1 and a GREAT #2

 

[zamboni]

[Also, I wonder how many Evans owners from last year got him again last year.

I did, but mainly since he fell to me and I didn't see anyone better. But like you, fortunately he's riding WR3A for me with Cotchery behind Fitzgerald and Roddy White.

 

[GroveDiesel]

Evans has failed to live up to his weekly ranking close to 85% of the time. That's pretty high compared to most other WRs. So the "WRs are streaky" doesn't really hold much water, esp in PPR.

Who gives a crap about weekly ranking? Production is ultimately what matters, and this year, Evans is 7th amongst NFL WRs in receiving yards and has as many TD receptions as highly-regarded WRs like Brandon Marshall, Plaxico Burress and T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Evans is having a really good season. Also, I wonder how many Evans owners from last year got him again last year. He drove me nuts last year, as I drafted him to be my number 1 WR, but in an auction league this year, I got him for fairly cheap to be my number 3 (behind Fitzgerald and Jennings), and he has been great in that regard, so he has redeemed himself in my eyes.

Evans has been completely different from years past, he hasn't had any huge games but he's been as consistant as any WR on a weekly basis, that's about as much as you can ask for your #2 WR.

That's what having a consistent QB will do for a WR. With Losman he either caught the long TD bomb or it was nothing. Having an offensive playcaller that is actually calling plays to spread Evans around and use him in different ways also helps. Previous offensive coordinators always gave lip service to doing that for Evans, but Turk is actually doing it. Although Reed is still their main short pass guy.

 

[BusterTBronco]

What planet are you people living on? Evans is currently the #10 WR in PPR leagues. (total points scored)

 

[Mr. Know-It-All]

He's consistently being put in the top-20 on weekly rankings sheets, but facts are facts, and it's time to tell the truth about Lee Evans. He's a bust. Plain and simple. A bust.Dating back to last year...Lee Evans has now caught 4 balls or less in 11 straight games.He's also only scored in 2 of his last 11 games.He has one 100-yard game in his last 11 as well.Add all of that up, and he's a mediocre at best fantasy wide receiver that can't be counted on in any way, shape or form to live up to his weekly ranking.Will he have the occasional blow-up game? Maybe. But how many fantasy games will you lose starting this guy waiting for lightning to strike?Is it Jauron / Schonert killing this guy?Is it Trent Edwards and his inability to get the ball downfield with any degree of frequency?Is it Lee Evans and his ho-hum goody-two-shoes approach to the game? Where is the prima-donna WR1 swagger and me-first greed in a contract year, dammit?Goodbye Lee Evans. I'm through with you. Thanks for nothin'.

How's that workin' out for you?