Schwartz: "Calvin's No Worse For The Wear"
Detroit Lions starting WR Calvin Johnson hasn't had the stellar season he had last year through eight games of the season.
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Detroit Lions starting WR Calvin Johnson hasn't had the stellar season he had last year through eight games of the season.
The Lions face the Jaguars this Sunday, with Johnson squaring off with the well-respected Rashean Mathis. Megatron talked about the match-up.
Packers, Steelers, Giants, Lions ... ? Which team's receivers are best. It's time to Pick-A-Side!
Last year Calvin Johnson had 10 touchdowns by week nine. This year he has one. Is it the "Madden Curse" or has he just been facing good defenses? Get your two cents in with our Tweet Throwdown.
Calvin Johnson is used to looking down at defensive backs, but the Detroit Lions' 6-foot-5 wide receiver won't be able to do that against the Seattle Seahawks.
Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson joined Stoney, Bill & Sara for his weekly chat on Wednesday.
Can the Lions start off fast in the Monday Night Football game against the Chicago Bears? Calvin Johnson thinks they can.
Johnson was visibly out of it after the collision with Greenway.
Matthew Stafford and Calvin Johnson were basically unstoppable early last season.
Who are the best first round draft picks made by the Detroit Lions? Who will end up in the number one slot? Will it be Calvin Johnson, Matthew Stafford, Barry Sanders, Ndamukong Suh or someone else?
The Minnesota Vikings have a chance to maintain at least a share of the NFC North lead with a victory against the Detroit Lions. The Lions are struggling and the Vikings enter with momentum from a victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
In this week's interview with Calvin Johnson, he was asked if he thinks the call that went against the Green Bay Packers on MNF was worse then the call that went against him and the Lions in the infamous possession game.
During this week's interview with Calvin Johnson, Stoney and Bill wanted to know about the "bad boys" image the league and other teams have tagged to the Lions.
The Detroit Lions are getting what they expected from wide receivers Calvin Johnson and Nate Burleson, but not much else from the rest of their wideouts.
San Francisco's stingy defense denied Matthew Stafford another milestone, Vernon Davis caught touchdown passes of 21 and 23 yards from Alex Smith, and the 49ers beat the Detroit Lions 27-19 on Sunday night in a September showdown of NFC powers.
Calvin Johnson also respects the Niner defense, adding,"They are a well-coached unit.We have to be disciplined and have no penalties before or after the snap."
Calvin Johnson is still more than most secondaries can handle and the defensive line looked stout.
To start this year 0-2 after last season's undefeated start would be a letdown we don't need. Fingers crossed.
On the female replacement referees his team faces when the season starts, Johnson seems to think there's a learning curve.
The Lions make no apologies for how they are built. They are built to pass the football.
Comments on the Detroit Lions by the AP Pro32 panel (ranking in parentheses):
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell couldn't help but notice a great deal of optimism and confidence that the Detroit Lions are moving in the right direction when he visited their training camp.
Matthew Stafford threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Calvin Johnson and the Detroit Lions went on to beat the Buffalo Bills 38-32 Thursday night.
It probably shouldn't come as any surprise the Lions are going to walk into 2012 with the same strengths and the same ultimately fatal weakness they had at the close of the 2011 season.
For a shy, humble guy, receiver Calvin Johnson has turned into quite the media darling lately.
