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Lynn Swann: Calvin Johnson has not done enough to be considered a HOFer
Posted on 2/10/16 at 11:42 am
Posted on 2/10/16 at 11:42 am
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Former Steelers receiver Lynn Swann retired at age 30 with 336 catches for 5,462 yads and 51 touchdowns. But Swann says that Calvin Johnson, who’s expected to retire at the age of 30 with 731 catches for 11,619 yards and 83 touchdowns, shouldn’t join him in the Hall of Fame.
“I would think that it would be difficult for Calvin Johnson at this point to be considered a Hall of Famer,” Swann told the Detroit News. “Calvin Johnson has an extreme amount of talent and ability, but when you start to look at his team, the success of his team and did he lift that team; he made them a little bit better, but at the end of the day, I’m not quite sure.”
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Posted on 2/10/16 at 11:43 am to Bench McElroy
Swann is a moron
Posted on 2/10/16 at 11:43 am to Bench McElroy
Well Lynn Swann should have never got in the HOF so he should know
Posted on 2/10/16 at 11:43 am to Bench McElroy
Shocked if he doesn't get in.
Posted on 2/10/16 at 11:44 am to Bench McElroy
Of all the guys to say this, he might be the worst. 
Posted on 2/10/16 at 11:44 am to CunningLinguist
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Well Lynn Swann should have never got in the HOF so he should know
Right, who is he to comment on this?
Posted on 2/10/16 at 11:46 am to Bench McElroy
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with 336 catches for 5,462 yads and 51 touchdowns
Not HOF worthy... Of all the Steelers in the HOF. He should be the one NOT in............
Posted on 2/10/16 at 11:49 am to Bench McElroy
Well...do cumulative stats or skillset get you in the HOF?
22nd in Receiving TDs
43rd in Receptions
27th in Receiving Yards
2-3 more seasons and he shoots up those lists
22nd in Receiving TDs
43rd in Receptions
27th in Receiving Yards
2-3 more seasons and he shoots up those lists
This post was edited on 2/10/16 at 12:30 pm
Posted on 2/10/16 at 11:49 am to Bench McElroy
swann gave the interview from his home
Posted on 2/10/16 at 11:51 am to Bench McElroy
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Former Steelers receiver Lynn Swann retired at age 30 with 336 catches for 5,462 yads and 51 touchdowns. But Swann says that Calvin Johnson, who’s expected to retire at the age of 30 with 731 catches for 11,619 yards and 83 touchdowns, shouldn’t join him in the Hall of Fame.
So essentially Calvin had already passed Swann's career stats in half the time. Better to stay silent Swann.
Posted on 2/10/16 at 11:54 am to Rhino5
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So essentially Calvin had already passed Swann's career stats in half the time.
Different rules different game. Hard to say what Swann would have done with the rules in place. And you can not compare Johnson to Swann but compare him to his peers.
Posted on 2/10/16 at 11:54 am to Bench McElroy
Is Swann showing signs of CTE?
Posted on 2/10/16 at 11:55 am to sms151t
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Super Bowl rings are a team accomplishment, and no one would dispute that Swann was on much, much better teams than Johnson. But the Hall of Fame is about individual accomplishment, and on that score Megatron easily beats Swann. Megatron owns the all-time NFL record for receiving yards in a season, led the league in receiving yards twice and led the league in catches and touchdowns once each. Swann never led the league in catches or yards and was only in the Top 5 in either category once, in 1977, when he was fourth in the league in receiving yards. Johnson was a first-team All-Pro three times; Swann was a first-team All-Pro once. Johnson was a six-time Pro Bowler; Swann was a three-time Pro Bowler.
Posted on 2/10/16 at 11:56 am to c on z
Johnson is going to be like Davis and Warner in terms of HOF. I can argue that they do not deserve it, but can make a good argument why they should be in.
Posted on 2/10/16 at 12:01 pm to Bench McElroy
Posted on 2/10/16 at 12:05 pm to Bench McElroy
I'm still shocked Lynn is in it
Posted on 2/10/16 at 12:07 pm to Bench McElroy
I don't even know what to say. How could someone be so unaware of their production comparatively.
Posted on 2/10/16 at 12:08 pm to Bench McElroy
CTE is very serious.
Posted on 2/10/16 at 12:09 pm to Rhino5
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So essentially Calvin had already passed Swann's career stats in half the time. Better to stay silent Swann.
Not defending Swann's comments at all, but he and Johnson basically played different games. Comparing their stats with no context doesn't really say much.
He's definitely wrong though.
Posted on 2/10/16 at 12:09 pm to sms151t
quote:Not as much different as their stats suggest...
Different rules different game
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but compare him to his peers.
Calvin Johnson rank year by year for yards
10
16
3
1
1
9
24
5
Lynn swan was top 10 only twice in his career. He usually was outside of 25....
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