One of the top priorities for the Buffalo Bills this offseason is adding more help at wide receiver.
The Bills have done a miserable job at surrounding Josh Allen with weapons, with general manager Brandon Beane routinely striking out on free-agent signings and draft picks, like Joshua Palmer and Keon Coleman, for example.
Beane can’t keep missing in the midst of a Super Bowl window, so that’s why he should be targeting a proven talent in free agency.
There won’t be a ton available on the open market, but among the options could be Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Evans, who FanSided’s Lou Scataglia predicts will end up in Buffalo.
Here’s Scataglia’s thoughts on an Evans-Bills pairing:
Mike Evans is on the wrong side of 30 but is still a very talented player and a borderline Hall of Famer. He could fit with the Buffalo Bills for a year or two. Buffalo is another AFC team that needs more pass-catching help, but they don’t currently have a ton of cap space to spend and have some notable needs on defense.
It’s almost impossible to envision Evans playing for another team, but that seems to be a real possibility in the minds of those in league circles, according to Essentially Sports’ Tony Pauline, who even mentioned the Bills as a possible landing spot.
“Those I’ve spoken with over the past week believe it’s less than 50-50 the veteran wideout re-signs with Tampa and that his career with the Buccaneers is likely finished,” Pauline said.
“He’d like to go to a contender and win another title,” Pauline added. “I figured the New England Patriots would be a good fit, as Evans would be the final piece for their offense, yet people in the know believe the Buffalo Bills are the team likely to target the former All-Pro.”
While Evans is long in the tooth and concerns about a decline are valid, he showed he still has some gas left in the tank last season and he would instantly be the Bills’ No. 1 wide receiver if the team doesn’t make a bigger addition.
Evans shouldn’t be expensive, either, with the future Hall of Famer projected to cost $26 million over two years, which is right up the Bills’ alley given their lackluster financial situation.
The Bills should be an attractive destination for Evans, mostly because they’d give him a chance to win a Super Bowl.
All that said, even if the Bills sign Evans, we still want to see more from Buffalo. At this stage in his career, Evans should be a complementary addition at wide receiver, not the main one.
