BLD Polls: Should the Bills Trade Lee Evans?

Keep Lee. He has been a consumate professional on and off the field. He might not have put up great numbers last year and the Bills are somewhat deep at WR, but he still is their greatest deep threat and needs to be contended w/ each week. This is why receivers like "not so serious" Stevie J. are playing so well. Lee makes players around him better.

The flip side is if someone makes an offer we can't refuse its good-bye and good luck Mr. Evans.

We shall just have to wait and see how this plays out. In the end, I hope he stays and I'll bet he does too, which is another reason why I like this guy.

e eThe Bills should only trade Lee Evans if they can get a # 1 draft pick in return that they could package with their own # 1 draft pick to move up in next year's draft to take a franchise QB--which they're almost certainly not going to get for Evans. As for getting an offensive tackle or LB for Evans, the teams that are potentially interested in acquiring him--the Cardinals and Ravens--don't have real quality at these positions or won't be able to give up what they have (the Ravens aren't giving up Oher with Yanda as the alternative; the Cards don't have decent OTs as it is and aren't giving up Witherspoon, their only impact LB).

Evans offers the Bills the deep speed necessary to open things up for its young WRs underneath and they have no other WR on the roster with that kind of speed. In addition, Evans is a team leader and mentor for their young WRs. Evans' quiet, uncomplaining presence and leadership in the lockerroom makes up for the fact that his production on the field may not match his salary (the Bills have been overpaying the far less productive Kelsay for the same reason). It would be hard for the Bills to give up what Evans brings to the team unless they were blown away that would help them to significantly improve their club--and only a # 1 draft pick from clubs that are potential playoff contenders that don't have talent to spare at the positions that the Bills need to upgrade could do that.

Given the wording of the question, I say "yes" - they should LOOK to trade him. If they could somehow get a really good offensive lineman or at another weak position, they shouldn't say no. However, they shouldn't give him up just to give him up - he's been good, if not outstanding, and Fitzpatrick may need a bunch of targets if he's going to succeed this year.