Justin Jefferson Injury Highlights Mike Evans’ Streak
October 10th, 2023
It’s widely known that Mike Evans holds the NFL record for most consective seasons of 1,000 or more receiving yards to start a career.
Evans’ streak is at nine and he’s on pace for a 10th straight year.
Is the streak and a Super Bowl ring enough to get Evans into the Pro Football Hall of Fame if his career ended today? It’s a fun discussion but a foolish one. Evans just turned 30 and has many years to go.
Word came out of Vikings camp yesterday that All-World, fourth-year receiver Justin Jefferson is about to be placed on injured reserve for a minimum of four weeks with a serious hamstring injury, and he might need much more than a month to recover.
Jefferson has had 1,000-plus years in each of his three seasons and he has a stunning 571 yards in five games this season. But the injury puts the streak in jeopardy. Plus, the Vikings’ season is in the toilet at 1-4 and they may be in no rush to get their star receiver on the field.
Joe is very confident that as the years pass (decades?), Evans’ accomplishment will look better and better on paper, especially in this new era of 17 games in a season.
For those wondering, Evans was working on his own hamstring issue yesterday at practice with a trainer. Evans left the Week 4 game in New Orleans in the second quarter with a hammy issue.
It’s not considered serious but it’s unclear if Evans will be able to play Sunday against Detroit, or even practice fully with teammates this week.
October 10th, 2023 at 11:14 am
We need to get Mike Evans a Yoga instructor to fix his hamstring
October 10th, 2023 at 11:37 am
Prickly Pete Prisco has the Bucs #SIX in his power rankings today
October 10th, 2023 at 11:41 am
Do not overpay for a hamstring injury prone 30+ year old, wide receiver. Yes, his history is rich here and Tampa, but this year he has had more than a handful of drops so far that were pivot all to the games being played. Is yac production has never been a strong point. Hopefully, he will sign a team friendly deal and not expect too much money for his dwindling services. Fire the cannons !
October 10th, 2023 at 11:57 am
He’ll be inducted his first year of eligibility.
October 10th, 2023 at 12:24 pm
Mike Evans is a special player, and deserves to be recognized with all of the great receivers that came before him.
October 10th, 2023 at 12:47 pm
ME is no where near HOF.
Being the best wr on a crappy tean is not special. It’s called the “best of a bad lot”
most losing teams have a player everyone is enamored with….it’s because the rest of the team sucks. ME fans are leftovers from jameis days.
get over your man crush. he’s gone next year unless he take a big pay cut.
October 10th, 2023 at 1:06 pm
I think JJ hurt himself more than the blindside hit on Izzey after that big INT at the goal line. JJ had a free shot but he’s the one that lost his helmet on the hit.
Hahaha.
October 10th, 2023 at 1:07 pm
Yes sir Boss man. How dare us.
October 10th, 2023 at 1:18 pm
Boss , I don’t know what planet do you live on ,but Mike Evans is definitely a Hall of Famer. Do you like to bash the bucs quite a bit ,maybe you’re on the wrong site
October 10th, 2023 at 1:23 pm
It’s a streak of consistency rather than of greatness. Evans has been consistently good all 9 plus years here but rarely great. Only two of those seasons he’s finished top 10 in yards.
Speaking of Jefferson the Chiefs shut him down with a 4th round CB while our two highly paid CB’s were getting toasted all game long in week 1, when is our pass defense scheme going to challenge WR’s and actually try to limit the dink and dunk offenses?
October 10th, 2023 at 1:37 pm
Boss you’ve hit your head way to many times or is it the glue sniffing what ever it is your head is not on right
October 10th, 2023 at 1:45 pm
Hey, Jefferson only gashed us in the first half of that game. They stopped throwing his way in the 2nd half, so it is not accurate to say he burned us “all game long”.
October 10th, 2023 at 1:49 pm
What is obvious to fans is obscure to those who vote for inductees to the hall.
Who here didn’t think that Ronde should walk in his first year of eligibility?
October 10th, 2023 at 1:59 pm
Boss Says:
October 10th, 2023 at 12:47 pm
ME is no where near HOF.
Being the best wr on a crappy tean is not special. It’s called the “best of a bad lot”
What about consecutively putting up 1,000 yards a season longer than anyone else in NFL history while playing on a crappy team? Oh yeah, and he won a Super Bowl
October 10th, 2023 at 2:34 pm
Boss, you are living proof there is an idiot born every minute, however after further review it looks like you got a double dose.
October 10th, 2023 at 4:05 pm
the butt hurt is deep up in here.
consecutive 1k yrds. how about force fed to make those 1k yards.
the GOAT waived him off because they guy can not even get open. when he does he drops the ball. He has a good game here or there. We should keep him as WR3 and maybe play some TE.
I know you ladies would love mike as your TE…
October 10th, 2023 at 4:25 pm
First Name Greatest:
Agreed. Evans has been consistent but not great.
He doesn’t have enough All pros and Pro Bowls.
Stat wise he is approximately on par with contemporaries such as D Adams and Hopkins. He has to remain at or ahead of them.
He also has to beat out WRs that have big stats but aren’t in the HOF.
Steve Smith, Reggie Wayne, Andre Johnson all have 14k+ yards in 16 game seasons. Evans is close to 11k and will need at least 15k.
Evans will also have to be top 10 in TDs which means 100+. He has 84.
To differentiat himself from other WRs, Evans needs to keep his 1k streak alive. If he keeps it going for 3 more years, I think he’s in the HOF.
October 10th, 2023 at 4:33 pm
Justin Jefferson’s injury gives Evans a better chance from getting his 1st all pro as long as his hamstring gets better. A couple 100 yard+ and mulyi TD games are in order. They’ll need it against those high flying Lions. Having the big games earlier rather than later in the season helps since the voting is done around the 14th game.
October 10th, 2023 at 4:40 pm
Boss Hog your takes are laughable. Try GREAT receiver on some VERY good teams including this one
October 10th, 2023 at 6:08 pm
Boss, you were definitely dropped on your head as a baby..I don’t think you have ever had a good argument.. Your posts are really dumb!
October 10th, 2023 at 7:11 pm
ME is HoF. Probably not first ballot, because that’s unusual for a WR, but he’s canton-bound one day
October 10th, 2023 at 7:15 pm
The only butthurt one here is you, hoss.
– Evans, in 2023, if off to the 2nd best start to a season of his entire career.
– His YAC is higher this season than it has ever been in his career.
– And his catch percentage so far this season is the 2nd highest of his career.
Some of ya’ll really need to do some research before opening your mouths.
#TheMoreYouKnow
October 10th, 2023 at 7:37 pm
So what will you say when he makes it in boss?
October 10th, 2023 at 8:26 pm
I’ve not followed the Bucs closely like the rest of you being a Sooners fan who followed Baker here. I can tell you this about Evans: 1) I’ve highly respected him from afar for years 2) His catch radius is amazing and Baker trusts him more than any receiver I’ve ever seen him play with in college or the NFL 3) His crucial drops have shocked me 4) Baker still trusts him, so I hope his hammy gets better and that he stops dropping important passes. Go Bucs!
October 10th, 2023 at 8:34 pm
In Evans defense… And this is no knock on the GOAT at all, but Mayfield throws with a LOT more velocity than Brady. Hopefully, Evans can get used to it…
October 10th, 2023 at 8:51 pm
Again, stronger arm doesn’t necessarily mean better. But, it is something you must get used to as a receiver, and there’s no doubt that Baker has a much stronger arm than Brady or Montana. It is what it is. Period.
October 10th, 2023 at 9:00 pm
OBJ admitted he had to get the throwing machine on the highest level in order to get used to catching passes from Baker compared to Eli. (Look it up) Hopefully, the Bucs receivers are currently doing the same thing…
October 10th, 2023 at 9:31 pm
Really hope he can play this Sunday, because Detroit is no joke. They have beaten everyone on both sides of the ball in the trenches, the Buccaneers are going to have to be physical and bring it.
October 10th, 2023 at 11:13 pm
Totally agree with ya David
October 10th, 2023 at 11:37 pm
If their two offensive guards and center weren’t so overmatched every game, I think the Bucs could hang with any team (besides maybe the 49ers who I don’t like but look unbeatable.) 9ers prove it’s a team game. I watched Purdy in the Big 12 for 4 years. He wasn’t near as good as Mayfield or Murray because of the team he played on. The two Sooners get drafted by crappy teams while Purdy gets drafted by a good team then Purdy turns out better than them???? Football is a team game, period.
October 10th, 2023 at 11:37 pm
In case you are just tuning in…You can get literaly no information from one Buc on injuries! For all we know Evans has a broken leg and will need surgery. It as gotten beyond ridiculous.
Go Bucs!
October 11th, 2023 at 12:14 am
As for Evans HOF and the streak. It has more to do with the National Media’s lack of respect for the small market teams and their propensity to focus on the flavor of the week hyped guys. There is no argument to me that Mike is, and has been at least top five WR in the NFL since day one. Streak or not. HOF QB or not.
That’s nine years and counting. In nine years how many of those flavor of the week guys have disappeared or fallen off in production?
Same with Rice and Alstott. These guys helped us win a Superbowl and two weeks later Tampa was relegated to the back page by the National Media. Go get em Ira!
Go Bucs!
October 11th, 2023 at 7:43 am
#99 the big fella Says:
October 10th, 2023 at 6:08 pm
Boss, you were definitely dropped on your head as a baby.
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Can I get an AMEN on that one! joes, I saw that JJ item yesterday, and went uh oh, Vikes. ME13 will be in the HOF. He has stuck it out here all these years, adjusted his salary to help the team, on top of playing as one of the elite wideouts. Plus he mentored and become good pals with Godzilla CG14. You can bet he’s been working on that hammy like a demon during this Bye Week. Go Tampa Bay!!
October 11th, 2023 at 8:41 am
Lee Roy Selmon was the best player on a crappy team and he is a HOF’r. Of course Lee Roy was dominant.
I think Jefferson will still see a 1000 yards this season, he is tat good, even if he is out 4-5 games, if he returns with 6 games to play, he will likely keep his streak alive, he is that good
October 16th, 2023 at 2:20 pm
This is wild, 4 weeks on injuries is nasty