"That humility from a GM and a head coach who had already had that success meant a lot to me, because there aren't a ton of GMs and coaches in this league who have that. Everybody wants to win their own way, but they told me, 'Hey, we want what New England has, and we're trying to formulate what we're building here off what they are. We want pieces of their puzzle that can come here and help us lead and become that,' " Evans said. "Then, the plan they laid out was such that I was going to be on the field for 40 snaps a game."