Incredible stat proves insane value of Buccaneers star
It is nice to have a guy like Mike Evans on the field during a rough day for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Evans' success as an individual has always been a focal point for the franchise and the fanbase, especially when the team was bad, and that is especially true this season. As Evans keeps […]
It is nice to have a guy like Mike Evans on the field during a rough day for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Evans' success as an individual has always been a focal point for the franchise and the fanbase, especially when the team was bad, and that is especially true this season.
As Evans keeps on trucking ahead and sits on pace to go for over 1,000 yards again this season, Evans is solidifying a spot in franchise history that will be impossible to replicate.
Many argue that Evans is the best offensive player in franchise history. There are some big names up in that Pantheon, but this statement is spot on.
There is even some truth to the belief that Evans could go down as the best player in franchise history when it's all said and done.
No one has done more with less for this team. The numbers show that clearly.
With his game today, Evans surpassed the 11,000-yard mark, and in doing so contributed to a growing stat that will be hard to replicate.
As of now, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a franchise have accounted for 165,727 passing yards since the inception of their franchise. This means that Mike Evans has 6.6% of all receiving yards since the inception of the franchise.
It is hard to state just how difficult it is to account for a percentage like this for a franchise like the Buccaneers.
The next closest player to Evans is Chris Godwin, and his yardage totals are almost half of Evans'. Still, it is impressive that these two together account for more than 10% of all receiving yards in franchise history, especially with up and down quarterback play.
Regardless, however you slice it, the numbers show that the Buccaneers are who they are today in huge part to Mike Evans and his accomplishments in recent years.
It even stands to reason that as Evans can keep his pace up (which is on the table) and quarterback play regresses from the Tom Brady levels, that percentage will get even harder for any other players to crack in the future.
Mike Evans is a historic player. We get more evidence of that every single day.
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