The news that Mike Evans may not be long for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers led to the expected level of rationality from the fanbase when it was initially announced. 

Bucs fans mostly gravitated towards hating the "greedy" franchise for putting itself in a position where it might not be able to keep a future Ring of Honor member like Evans, but there was another group that readily accepted that this may not be possible due to financial constraints.

That second group started off with the logical high ground in the argument, but some within that group took it a step too far with discussions about trading Mike Evans. That isn't happening.

Trading Mike Evans, at least for right now, is not going to happen.

The Buccaneers may be a dumpster fire, but they aren't to the point where they would go out and make a major mistake like that.

As it stands, the Bucs are in win-now mode. Todd Bowles is coaching for his job. Half of this team is trying to prove that they belong in the NFL at some capacity.

Regardless of the role, the Bucs aren't going to be tanking intentionally in 2023, and trading away the top receiver with a lack of depth in that room absolutely falls under the category of tanking.

Beyond Evans, Chris Godwin is the only proven entity in that room for a new quarterback and a brand-new OC, and Godwin's injury history can't inspire any confidence in letting this room slide with him as the WR1 starting the year.

Todd Bowles trading Evans is essentially taking wins off the board, and that is just a faster way to lose his job.

Does that really sound like something that is going to happen? 

The NFC South is still wide-open. While losing would still be better in the short-term, the Bucs are going to do everything in their power to win in the short term, and that means keeping Mike Evans for the time being.

Buccaneers have impossible decision to make with WR Mike Evans

It won’t be easy for the Buccaneers.