Quote:In this era of the NFL, there truly is a "logjam" of WRs developing for HOF consideration. This is purely due to the outrageous numbers (receptions, yards, TDs) that are being generated by WRs on just about every team in the league these days. Excellent numbers a WR may have posted more than 10 years ago, is now becoming standard/pedestrian within this era.


Seriously, look at how many WRs around the league these days will finish with a gaudy numbers:

(Julio, AJ Green, ARob, Antonio, Hopkins, etc.). There is alot. Are they all going to be HOF WRs due to numbers form this era?


Regardless of his numbers (or maybe lack thereof), Calvin should be HOF.


His presence on the field was just incredible almost every game. There are many WRs in this era that may post excellent numbers,, but they don't command/exude that incredible presence that Calvin and other special players created (Randy Moss,, Rice,, T.O. for example).


I remember watching Cincy @ Detroit a couple years back. That game became the Calvin/AJ Green show. Both of those guys put on a spectacular performance that day. AJ Green was almost unstoppable, putting up number after number. But, Calvin Johnson exuded a presence that was even greater. He was an absolute "man amongst boys" that day. He was making the impossible look like child's play. One play he made (there were many), he was triple teamed in the end zone near the goal line. Stafford basically just threw it up,, the triple team coverage was very good,, Calvin still made the incredible TD play.


He would get my vote/approval for HOF, absolutely.

You make a compelling agrument but after a review of his numbers I couldn't vote for him to be HOF (although I'm sure they will put him in anyway). The issue is his presence never quite made the team dominant. Moss transformed the Vikings and Pats. Brady never put up more than 28 tds and 3800 yards before Moss came to town. Calvin I feel just never quite had this level of impact. The impact we expected him to.



Don't get me wrong, he was a dominant player but the team never really became a force because of him quite like Moss, AJ Green, and TO were.

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