Might as well get this discussion started, both are big receivers, Evans has the wheels and Benjamin has the ridiculous catch radius, red zone terror.
Evans:
6:42 here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Icjr3eF-HpM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl2OfgKbEBs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE2dcmtpgAw
Benjamin:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTkyr7Qv8mc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk2T3FAEkCk
Freaking beast. Something interesting at 2;24 of the link right above- KB in the red zone from about the five, kind of a low trajectory fade pass- he locates the ball over his right shoulder, realizes that the pass is heade over his left shoulder, turns his head away from the ball in the air, adjusts from a right facing posture to a left facing posture and not only makes the catch, but makes it look easy. Good stuff. You combine that red zone prersence with a more efficient RT to Wallace connection, add some quality OL pieces, maybe a Te like Fiedorowicz and maybe get Gibson and Keller back, and you've got something to work with there. KB certainly isn't the fastest WR around, but what he brings to the table we need in spades- ball skills red zone threat, scoring threat, all of that.
As to KB vs Evans- really, I don't know yet. On the face of it I would say Evans, but I need to see a whole lot more.
The Play Maker Draft:
1. Mike Evans
2. Kelvin Benjamin
3. CJ Fiedorowicz
4. Santreal Henderson
5. Billy Turner
6. Wesley Johnson
7. Jon Halapio
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I prefer Allen Robinson. :lol:
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To me it's Mike Evans and it's not even close. Here are the various attributes of each WRs:
-Mike Evans, better YAC
-Mike Evans, better on screens
-Mike Evans, better hands
-Tie, red zone yardage/receptions
-Tie, variety of routes
-Tie, % deep catches, YPC
-Mike Evans, younger
You know, Kelvin Benjamin is interesting as a big WR, but to me Evans is a big WR and takes it to the next step. He's not just a catch point, jump ball guy but has the ability to generate good run after the catch and not drop easy passes. Evans is like the next evolution of Kelvin Benjamin, except he's younger.ssmiami likes this. -
Kelvin Benjamin, it's not complicated.
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Evans seems like a headcase to me. I could see potential problems for him in the NFL as a result.
Benjamin would be a great addition to Miami. I think I favor him, but only slightly
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I think Evans is more polished, cuts into routes better, finds soft spots better, and thus helps the QB better. But Evans is not as explosive an athlete. -
Here's part of my problem with Benjamin and that's poor hands/ drops. This video are some of the drops I noticed (the first clip is a double catch). You have to actually watch his attempts to see this stuff, it doesn't show up on highlight reels.
[video=youtube;3llpin2PFv4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3llpin2PFv4[/video] -
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Are you implying KB lacks speed?? That's not the case at all. I would venture to say KB has better long speed then Evans.
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Either way I'm not getting over a meaningless debate over this. I just think bringing BJ Cunningham into a conversation about "big" receivers was extremely lazy