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Mike Evans Completes a Scary Wide Receiver Duo in Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay now has two huge receivers in Mike Evans and Vincent Jackson. Are the other pieces there for this to be an elite passing attack?

If you’ve paid any amount of attention to the 2014 NFL Draft, you’ve heard of Mike Evans. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected the Texas A&M receiver with the seventh pick of the first round of this year's NFL Draft. Now that Evans is officially an NFL player, it’s time to look at how he can impact Tampa Bay in 2014 and beyond.

Mike Evans is, first and foremost, a physical freak. At 6’5”, he is as tall as addressed the media and explained that Mike Glennon will be their "quarterback of the future." This was in response to questions about why Smith chose Evans over any of the quarterbacks that were available. Smith believes that the Bucs can use former Bears' quarterback, Josh McCown, as their starter now, but as Glennon develops, he could end up taking over.

When comparing the two quarterbacks, it's quickly evident that McCown is a superior option. Not strictly because of McCown's magical season in Chicago, but because it would be difficult for McCown to be worse than how Glennon performed in 2013. Glennon had a negative Passing NEP (-23.43), and was only better than eight other signal-callers who dropped back to pass 200 or more times last year. I would be shocked if we see much playing time from Glennon in 2014, unless McCown gets hurt or becomes the quarterback he was early on in his career.

If Tampa Bay believes that they can win with the quarterbacks that they already have, adding another huge weapon across from Vincent Jackson is the right move. Even if the Bucs' offensive scheme leans more towards running the ball, this rookie will be involved as a blocker. As long as Tampa Bay's coaching staff can find some consistency at quarterback, Evans will have an immediate impact in the NFL.

In short, Big Mike is here. And it's time to pay attention.

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