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re: Calvin Johnson to retire
Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:15 pm to chalmetteowl
Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:15 pm to chalmetteowl
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What you're missing is that he was the best at his position for not just one year, but several... he didn't become Megatron by being above average
Not really. He was the best from 2011 to 2013. He only led the league in receiving twice. Same as andre johnson
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Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:21 pm to Boomshockalocka
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Sorry I wouldn't walk away in my prime. I'm a little more competitive than that.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:22 pm to SuperSoakher
Detroit sucks the will out of GOATs.
Barry was/is the GOAT and he walked away.
Calvin ain't the GOAT, but possibly could have been given another 5 years on a good team.
I hope he comes back for a contender and sets a trend. Guys can step away when a franchise is that atrocious and come back a year later with whoever they want.
Never hear a word about the guy? Is he a knucklehead at all? Ton of kids? Where does he "retire" to? Where is he from?
Barry was/is the GOAT and he walked away.
Calvin ain't the GOAT, but possibly could have been given another 5 years on a good team.
I hope he comes back for a contender and sets a trend. Guys can step away when a franchise is that atrocious and come back a year later with whoever they want.
Never hear a word about the guy? Is he a knucklehead at all? Ton of kids? Where does he "retire" to? Where is he from?
Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:31 pm to LSU alum wannabe
frick Detroit
Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:34 pm to chalmetteowl
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he didn't become Megatron by being above average
he became megatron after his combine workout more than anything else
Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:35 pm to LSU alum wannabe
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Calvin ain't the GOAT, but possibly could have been given another 5 years on a good team.
#1 WR is Jerry Rice. that's not a true statement
Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:37 pm to SlowFlowPro
What is surprising is Calvin only had 100 catches in 1 year of his 9 year career.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:39 pm to LSU alum wannabe
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Barry was/is the GOAT and he walked away.
Barry wasn't even the best 20 in Detroit history. Jim Brown is the GOAT though.
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Calvin ain't the GOAT
After. 5 years he'd still be behind people named Rice, Owens, Moss, and Brown.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:43 pm to sms151t
Think about this... he's the only guy in the NFL you would throw an end zone fade to 
Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:44 pm to Boomshockalocka
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Sorry I wouldn't walk away in my prime. I'm a little more competitive than that.
Said someone who has never played professional sports. Such a moronic statement.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:47 pm to AU24
Damn, I heard earlier in the season that he was interested in going to Carolina in 2016.
Smart move though IMO. No reason to hobble your body and mind completely when you're already set for life and going to be remembered as one of the best ever at your position.
Smart move though IMO. No reason to hobble your body and mind completely when you're already set for life and going to be remembered as one of the best ever at your position.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:48 pm to sms151t
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After. 5 years he'd still be behind people named Rice
CJ is 11276 yards behind Rice, career-wise
that's 2255.20 yards per year over 5 years
Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:51 pm to AU24
He had a good career. He shouldn't have made the Pro Bowl this year or last year though.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:52 pm to SlowFlowPro
What if he played another 12 seasons and finished with 21 seasons like Rice though???
Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:56 pm to tduecen
he's already slowing down hardcore so that's very unlikely
that's one thing that made rice so magical
pretty sure rice was putting up 1k seasons in seattle as a 40 year old
that's one thing that made rice so magical
pretty sure rice was putting up 1k seasons in seattle as a 40 year old
Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:56 pm to SuperSoakher
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He's 27th in yards, 22nd in TDs, 43rd in receptions. No rings, no playoff wins.
I looked at the list for yards and TDs. A couple more seasons and he shoots up those lists....
It's a little tricky....HOF talent....didn't amass the stats though. Voters could extrapolate I guess.
This post was edited on 1/31/16 at 7:01 pm
Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:57 pm to SlowFlowPro
His last one came at 40, but from 37-38 he only had 800 yards each year
Posted on 1/31/16 at 6:58 pm to tduecen
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What if he played another 12 seasons and finished with 21 seasons like Rice though???
Rice had Montana and Young. Nothing like that in Detroit.
Posted on 1/31/16 at 7:00 pm to tduecen
in 2002 he was 40 with a 1200 yarder
and it was OAK not SEA. that's my b
and it was OAK not SEA. that's my b
Posted on 1/31/16 at 7:01 pm to SlowFlowPro
Calvin Johnson is a Hall of Famer for me, no doubt. If you have shitbirds like Joe Namath in the Hall, you must have one of the GOAT receivers in there.
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