"There is so much Lee Evans could say about the never-ending plight of the Buffalo Bills offense, but somehow, despite enduring six-plus years of utter frustration, he chooses the high road.

"I think more so than that, you play this game for the people around you," he said Sunday in the gloom of the Buffalo locker room following a 34-7 decimation inflicted by Green Bay.

"If it was that easy to sit here and blame one thing or another, then I'd probably be miserable. It's Week 2. We still have at least 14 games left to play."

That is Evans' way. Rather than rail on about the lousy quarterbacking, the inept play of the offensive line which helps contribute to the lousy quarterbacking, and the lack of any other legitimate receivers who can help take the pressure — not to mention constant double-teaming — off him, Evans keeps his mouth shut through all the losing, and soldiers on.

If there were a Pro Bowl for diplomacy, he'd be a unanimous choice every year.

Evans had four catches for 34 yards in the season opener against Miami. At Green Bay he had no receptions for just the third time in his 98-game NFL career. Only one ball was even directed his way, and that resulted in a 24-yard interference penalty on Charles Woodson because Evans had beaten him, and Woodson had no choice in order to save a probable touchdown.

Imagine being a No. 1 wide receiver in the NFL, and never being tackled in a game. And then imagine the nerve Randy Moss has to complain about his situation in New England when compared to Evans' situation in Buffalo.

It borders on criminal how the Bills have wasted Evans' talent all these years. Oh, except for one, 2006, when the quarterback everyone loves to hate, J.P. Losman, found a way to get 82 balls into Evans' hands for 1,282 yards and 8 TDs.

"It is frustrating," said Evans, though his voice remained on an even keel with no malice detected. "Anytime you lose and you don't feel like you contributed to making a difference, it's difficult."

Some might say that Evans made his own bed, and now he must toss and turn in it. Remember, he could have left Buffalo via free agency after the 2008 season, but he accepted a lucrative contract extension that could pay him just under $40 million if he plays for the life of it through 2012."