Video: The Mike Evans Catch
May 17th, 2014
Mike Evans turned heads, wowed watchers and dropped jaws yesterday, the first time non-Bucs employees were allowed to watch Evans on a Bucs practice field.
He certainly got Joe’s attention.
And the No. 7 pick of the draft didn’t disappoint. It only took him 101 minutes into the 120-minute practice to leave a lasting impression.
Lining up in almost a slot position to the right, Evans ran sort of a seam route or a post route where the pass from Brett Smith was terribly overthrown. Overthrown for any mere receiver, not a freak like Evans.
Evans jumped, reached up as if he was Grant Hill about to tomahawk slam an alley-oop pass from Bobby Hurley. Evans grabbed the pass without even trying to use two hands. He brought the ball back down and continued to the end zone as if he had done this all his life.
First there were photos. Now comes the video courtesy of Buccaneers.com. Enjoy.
May 17th, 2014 at 4:08 pm
Great catch, but from the looks of it Mike Evans might have been decapitated if that were a real play and those safeties weren’t pulling up at the end there.
May 17th, 2014 at 4:26 pm
It was just a catch in practice vs scrub DBs. . Can everyone calm down ..
Sammy Watkins > Mike Evans
May 17th, 2014 at 4:40 pm
Man he made that look easy. Nice catch.
May 17th, 2014 at 4:48 pm
Its not the catch that is impressive it is more how easy he made it look. Thats will for sure show again for some first downs and tds
May 17th, 2014 at 4:48 pm
Get over it pablo draft is over.
May 17th, 2014 at 5:13 pm
Evans>Watkins all day everyday.
May 17th, 2014 at 5:13 pm
Thanks Joe, I feel so much better about the team this year.
I may buy season tickets for my family.
May 17th, 2014 at 5:16 pm
Somebody ran a wrong route there. 2 receivers in the same area. That was a sweet catch.
@Pablo, Evans will be better than Watkins. Not taking anything away from Watkins, he is a heck of an athlete, but ME13 will be a better downfield receiver.
May 17th, 2014 at 6:59 pm
pablo…would you like some more whine.
May 17th, 2014 at 7:13 pm
Pablo – you are a goof.
Watkins was drafted before our pick. Wanna whine we didn’t get Clowney too. Hope you enjoy cheering for Buffalo. Have fun with that
May 17th, 2014 at 9:35 pm
Decapitated?????? Hmmmmm…so 15 more yards on a personal foul penalty and we are at the 2 yard line. I’ll take that.
May 17th, 2014 at 10:49 pm
Everyone>Pablo
May 18th, 2014 at 12:12 am
Yeah, but can he block?
May 19th, 2014 at 12:07 pm
pablo Said:
“It was just a catch in practice vs scrub DBs. .”
Yeah, one-handed catches are the norm. phfft.