The best thing for the Bills was the Lee Evans trade.

[kwharter]

I believe the best thing for the Bills was the Lee Evans trade because he was only a deep threat receiver. He was not a short pass receiver, if he were here I do not believe we are 3-0. I just somehow believe even though he was a great receiver and great in the locker room and all, I just don't see the Bills doing what they have been doing the last 2 weeks with him because instead of going for the shorter passes they would have gone for long passes along the sideline which was the route that Lee ran all the time. I just think the receiving corps we have now is the best we've had since the Super Bowl era.

[FlyingDutchman]

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Yeah I dunno about all that

[Meathead]

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so far you cant argue with the results. loved lee but theres no way you can say hes been missed. right now buddy looks like he stole a fourth rounder

[BillsFever21]

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He's been injured all season so far so it wouldn't have mattered up till now but I get what you are saying. He was a one trick pony but a deep threat never hurts to spread the defense back some and to tie up a safety.

I agree our group of WR's are playing great right now especially for a group of 7th rounders, castoffs and undrafted rookie FA's. I attribute a lot of that to great play design and system along with a smart QB who knows where to throw the ball to. I'll take a QB with brains and a decent arm over a QB with just a great arm anyday. Fitzpatrick also has guts which you can't teach.

In the end I would still rather have a healthy Evans on the field giving us that deep threat over Ruvell Martin or Rosevellt. Especially Martin. That guys is just plain bad.

[kwharter]

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I am just saying because we do not have that deep threat anymore and no superstar defenses are having trouble figuring out who they should block.

[Philagape]

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Steve Johnson is a deep threat. Donald Jones proved to be a deep threat yesterday.
You don't need speed to be a deep threat.

[mikemac2001]

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u don't need a deep threat when you score 40 pts a game

[Turf]

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Like I said before, It appears Lee was fast but couldn't read defenses and adjust his route.

[kwharter]

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Yes they are deep threats but that is not the only route that they run. I never saw Lee go over the middle. I think that the Bills are executing everything a lot better because there is more of a choice for receiver threat.

[justasportsfan]

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would have been a great trade if we got more than a 3rd.

Does having Ruvell Martin make us better than having lee? no.

[Jan Reimers]

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There have been many good things for the Bills in their turnaround, but it is absolutely ridiculous to think dumping Lee Evans was one of them, let alone the "best."

I'd rather have him than Ruvell Martin or Naaman Roosevelt, if only for depth, as well as the occasional deep threat. We haven't missed him in the first 3 games, but it's still a very long season.

We should wait to see what we get for him with the fourth round pick to determine whether this was a good move.

[Jan Reimers]

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I swear, the next thing I hear will be that Lee was the only thing holding us back from winning Super Bowls over the last several years.

[THRILLHO]

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I dont see how taking away a piece of our offense equates to winning more games. He wasnt a big pass dropper, so he didnt effect us negatively.

[Oaf]

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Johnson is the ultimate quick-slant WR, I love it. Have missed this since Andre Reed (though Moulds was good at it too).

I'm so jealous at the Packers possession WRs like Driver and Jennings, nice to have a guy that can do it too.

About our WR corps in general, I think we could use a 4th WR. Jackson could be it, but we're counting on him to be our house in the running game. Smith had a bad drop, and Martin more than once. I'm hoping they do in fact use Spiller more there or Roosevelt steps up into that role because Nelson/Jones/Johnson could use just a little more help.

[Philagape]

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He was a liability because because he took playing time away from receivers who were better suited to the offense, like Donald Jones.
Having the right skills is critical for the offense. Fitz's completion percentage is up seven points from last year, and at least part of the reason for that is he now has receivers who can get open on more than one route.