Last season, Tampa Bay Buccaneers star wide receiver Mike Evans had only six touchdown catches in the entire season, the fewest he’s had in his career since 2017. But the team is not happy with that and it’s clear that they want to get Evans in the end zone more this season.
During a press conference this week, Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles revealed that the team wants to get Mike Evans more touchdowns this season to bring his total to around nine on the year, which is his career average for a single season.
“We’ve got to make that a priority, obviously,” Bowles said Tuesday according to Pro Football Talk. “I think we made it a priority last year. Sometimes it was shut down; sometimes we just misread it here and there, whether it was on the receiver, the [quarterback] or offensive linemen. We’ve got to get better in that area in getting him the football.”
Of course, the Buccaneers’ passing attack will be a little different this year after the departure of future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady. Instead, Evans will either be catching balls from Baker Mayfield or Kyle Trask. Regardless, it sounds like the team is committed to increasing his production this season.
