Chris Godwin Can Break Out Alongside Mike Evans

There are only two conclusions one can draw upon hearing Bruce Arians proclaim Chris Godwin could be “close to a 100-catch guy” in 2019: Godwin will overtake Mike Evans as the Bucs’ No. 1 receiver, or Tampa will shatter NFL passing volume records.

“He’s never coming off the field,” Arians added at the league's annual meetings in March, forcing me to relive the trauma of believing Buffalo coaches a while back who said C.J. Spiller would get the football until he puked.

Only six teams in NFL history have sustained two 100-reception pass-catchers, including last year’s Steelers. It requires quite the collision of factors: an exceedingly narrow target distribution, two dominant receivers, and a…