VIPP Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Im sorry, i love the guy. I think he's been a solid player for him, no off the field issues, he wants to win. He's got everything you want in a player. With that being said, he was seriously compensated for his services to a tune of 9million a season!!! Making him i believe the highest paid WR in the game right now... For a guy that is mainly known as a deep threat wideout, not yet thought of in the league as a complete threat. Teams pretty much strategize for him by taking away his deep ball threat. I consider him the poor man's steve smith..he's good but not Steve Smith GOOD! The question I ask you guys, is do you think Lee was worth 9million. Especially with a guy like Larry Fitzgerald becoming available for free agency at the end of the season?? Assuming of course he doesn't extend with Arizona.. I think we should have held off signing the kid and waited to see how the situation with larry panned out. If Larry signed before the end of the season, I think that would be a good time to sign Lee. again what do you guys think?
kota Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Dude, You are so behind the times. Fitzgerald signed a 4 year extension worith 40 million dollars this offseason. He makes more the Lee Evans.
Boatdrinks Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Im sorry, i love the guy. I think he's been a solid player for him, no off the field issues, he wants to win. He's got everything you want in a player. With that being said, he was seriously compensated for his services to a tune of 9million a season!!! Making him i believe the highest paid WR in the game right now... For a guy that is mainly known as a deep threat wideout, not yet thought of in the league as a complete threat. Teams pretty much strategize for him by taking away his deep ball threat. I consider him the poor man's steve smith..he's good but not Steve Smith GOOD! The question I ask you guys, is do you think Lee was worth 9million. Especially with a guy like Larry Fitzgerald becoming available for free agency at the end of the season?? Assuming of course he doesn't extend with Arizona.. I think we should have held off being signing the kid, unless we knew for a fact that Larry signed a long term deal...then i'm all for the deal.. again what do you guys think? Umm... It was a good signing. I think Evans would have commanded more on the open market. I believe he used Fitzgerald's deal as comparison for this one. They have similar numbers at this point in their careers and were in the same draft. It's a good deal for both parties.
Justice Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Larry already signed a 4 year 40 million dollar deal.
Poeticlaw Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Umm... It was a good signing. I think Evans would have commanded more on the open market. I believe he used Fitzgerald's deal as comparison for this one. They have similar numbers at this point in their careers and were in the same draft. It's a good deal for both parties. Fitzgerald 65 games 361 rec 5011 yds 38 td his #2 Boldin in same time frame 54 gms 440 rec 4447 34 tds Lee 62 games 249 receptions 4159 31 tds his #2 non existnent Lee is a deep ball threat and makes none around him better Fitzgeral has more catches and probable extended more drives because of those clutch catches. Which one is really more important catching the deep ball or keeping the chains moving? Id go witht he chains. Now that we know Lee is only a deep threat we need a possesion reciever we have none arizona definatels has two.
VIPP Posted October 6, 2008 Author Posted October 6, 2008 i guess the article i was reading was outdated. Because it stated that Larry was a free agent at the end of the season. my bad folks... but the question still stands...9mill for Lee evans considering the quality of other WR in the league..
C.Biscuit97 Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Im sorry, i love the guy. I think he's been a solid player for him, no off the field issues, he wants to win. He's got everything you want in a player. With that being said, he was seriously compensated for his services to a tune of 9million a season!!! Making him i believe the highest paid WR in the game right now... For a guy that is mainly known as a deep threat wideout, not yet thought of in the league as a complete threat. Teams pretty much strategize for him by taking away his deep ball threat. I consider him the poor man's steve smith..he's good but not Steve Smith GOOD! The question I ask you guys, is do you think Lee was worth 9million. Especially with a guy like Larry Fitzgerald becoming available for free agency at the end of the season?? Assuming of course he doesn't extend with Arizona.. I think we should have held off signing the kid and waited to see how the situation with larry panned out. If Larry signed before the end of the season, I think that would be a good time to sign Lee. again what do you guys think? He averaged 40 yards every time he touched the ball. Clearly, he's the problem. God, this board sucks after losses.
KD in CA Posted October 6, 2008 Posted October 6, 2008 Lee sucks. Can we run him out of town too? Yes, but not for another four years.
lets_go_bills Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 Third highest paid WR, after Fitzgerald and Smith. He was worth every penny. Lee's an all world talent, strong and respected leader, and a classy, high character guy. Totally a great deal. I'm thrilled about it.
thebug Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 I'm glad we locked him up. His value will become clear in a couple of years when our younger guys mature and we win the SB
ChevyVanMiller Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 Fitzgerald 65 games 361 rec 5011 yds 38 td his #2 Boldin in same time frame 54 gms 440 rec 4447 34 tds Lee 62 games 249 receptions 4159 31 tds his #2 non existnent Lee is a deep ball threat and makes none around him better Fitzgeral has more catches and probable extended more drives because of those clutch catches. Which one is really more important catching the deep ball or keeping the chains moving? Id go witht he chains. Now that we know Lee is only a deep threat we need a possesion reciever we have none arizona definatels has two. That's one way to spin it. Here's another: Fitzgerald is more effective because of the presence of Boldin on the team. Defenses can't double him nearly as much because Boldin can burn single coverage. If Lee had a legit #2 (maybe Hardy by the end of the season) his numbers would exceed Fitzgerald's.
lets_go_bills Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 That's one way to spin it. Here's another: Fitzgerald is more effective because of the presence of Boldin on the team. Defenses can't double him nearly as much because Boldin can burn single coverage. If Lee had a legit #2 (maybe Hardy by the end of the season) his numbers would exceed Fitzgerald's. Sorry to play devil's advocate here, but Fitz caught 2 TDs against us and Boldin was out. His WR supporting cast consisted of a rookie and a second year nobody.
deep2evans Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 Evans is first in the AFC in yards, on an average offense. He's a stud and I'm glad he's locked up.
Captain Hindsight Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 Ok even if hes not worth 9 million as you say who will we get that is any better for cheaper? And why bother Lee is established here and is well liked and a captain. Draft well and resign your draft picks. Thats how you build a team
Alaska Darin Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 Yeah, let's pretend that Lee Evans wouldn't have ridiculous numbers if he played in Arizona's offense with a guy like Warner and LFitz wouldn't suffer playing for Steve Fairchild. I'm not saying that LFitz isn't great or even better than Lee Evans but Jesus Christ, be happy that we spent a first round pick on a guy who's pretty damn good despite rarely being put in a position to succeed. Who cares how much he makes? His signing isn't going to keep us from signing anyone else, we're WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY below the cap.
EndZoneCrew Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 His signing isn't going to keep us from signing anyone else, we're WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY below the cap. EXACTLY!
julian Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 no negatives to his game...outstanding team player and face of the franchise. Money well spent indeed.
John in VA Beach Posted October 7, 2008 Posted October 7, 2008 Lee is worth a game changing play per game, in the NFL that is worth 9 million.
JPicc2114 Posted October 10, 2008 Posted October 10, 2008 Lee is worth every penny.. we don't know how lucky we are having a reciever like that who plays hard on every play.
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