@calodo2003 still interested in hearing why that was a bad take, since you didn't reply.
The current leader in 1k rushing seasons is Najee Harris at 4 by the way. Would you consider him a top player at the position if he did it for a few more years? Like I said, it's a great sign of availability and consistency, and I'm not saying Evans isn't a very good receiver. He's top 10 in receiving TDs and might become top 10 in receiving yards all-time as well if he plays at least two more seasons. But 1k is just a very arbitrary cut-off because it's a number with four digits all of a sudden - averaging 60-80 yards per game is not a sign of a top tier WR for me.
If he makes the HOF, the 1k streak will be one of the defining contributors to that, but he wouldn't be a worse WR if he didn't catch that last pass last weekend, or if he didn't catch that last 20-yard pass in 2020 to keep the streak alive, before he left the game injured. He'd be a HOF candidate for me even without the streak. But it's very easy to call someone a HOF candidate without having to decide who is getting left out because of his inclusion. There's a massive WR backlog to get in at the moment, and the next few years include guys like Julio, AB, Fitz, Nuk, Adams, Hill and older ones like Wayne, Holt, Smith Sr., Boldin, ... Are you picking hi mover those guys? Are you including him
first ballot when better WRs had to wait several years (not saying you would, but some people actually argue that he should)?
His most important statlines:
836 receptions for 12.684 yards and 105 TDs (never made first team All-Pro)
Compare that to the guys below:
DeAndre Hopkins: 984 receptions for 12.965 yards and 83 TDs (and a streak of 3 first team All-Pros in a row)
Brandon Marshall: 970 receptions for 12.351 yards and 83 TDs (and a first team All-Pro)
Steve Smith Sr.: 1.031 receptions for 14.731 yards and 81 TDs (and two first team All-Pros)
Yet, at least in my experience - I might not get all the debates and media input not living in the States - Evans is regularly being talked about as a surefire HOFer and sometimes even a first ballot one, while the others feel like borderline cases. Solely because of that 1k streak, which to me is weird because it's more of a consistency thing. He'd be the same receiver if he had gotten to 990 yards in a few particular seasons rather than JUST clearing 1.000 yards. And yes, I know he has a SB and others don't, but they didn't have the benefit of getting to play with Tom Brady so that's more down to your QB than anything else imo.
So fine if you disagree with the take, Evans is a HOF candidate for me but definitely shouldn't be considered as lock as far as I'm concerned. And the streak is a nice thing to have but should not be regarded as a reason why he will or won't make the HOF in the end.
The HOF inclusion seems very likely, and fair enough, but never in a million years is he a first ballot guy for me so that talk really annoyed me.