Comments on: Lions receivers coach praises Calvin Johnson’s blocking

By: warhammer420

warhammer420 — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 03:15:06 +0000

Gotta love a complete Super Star player. CJ ain’t some slacker like guys who give up on routes, are afraid of catching over the middle, can’t run block to save their lives.

By: jmacphee9

jmacphee9 — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 16:54:15 +0000

4evrnyt says:
Jul 11, 2012 1:17 PM
The dude is 6’5″ and nearly 240lbs, how sad would it be if he wasn’t a good blocker?

most receivers dont touch a blocking assignment though, which is why it is significant.

By: deepfreezerob

deepfreezerob — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 01:53:29 +0000

This article makes me think back to Herman Moore telling me at one of his football camps that Lion WR’s took as much pride blocking for Barry Sanders downfield as catching passes…

By: jimmylions

jimmylions — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:52:46 +0000

I’m just glad Al Davis saw so much potential in Jamarcus Russell.

By: ernie ernie

ernie ernie — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 23:39:17 +0000

I could have sworn he was a receiver. I was impressed with the Lions having suffered with them for lets say over 40 years and leave it at that.
No excuses this year. Play-offs or bust for these guys.

By: wludford

wludford — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 23:24:23 +0000

Yeah, I think Megatron is a good blocker too. Lions should make him a guard instead.

By: bigwalt2990

bigwalt2990 — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:07:30 +0000

Calvin Johnson is the most astonishing athlete on earth, yet the ESPYs didn’t nominate him for their “best male athlete award”. Whoever wins that trophy, will still be second to Megatron.

By: lionsdraftguy

lionsdraftguy — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:48:45 +0000

I’ve been saying since 2008, the year after he was drafted, that he is the best WR in the league, just has yet to show everyone. No one agreed with me.

By: trefkennedy

trefkennedy — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:37:13 +0000

Megatron gonna be 1st wr to get 2,000 yards season

By: benchwarmer69

benchwarmer69 — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:48:09 +0000

Why not just say, “Megatron’s obviously elite, but because we’ve ran out of ways to pat him on the back, we had to come up with something else.”

Good blocking son!

(seriously, Megatron can pretty much do it all. That’s why he gets the nickname. Goes w/o saying imo.)

By: chadsay

chadsay — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 18:12:02 +0000

Surprised that no one brought up the fact that he was in a block first system at Georgia Tech.

By: scoregasmic

scoregasmic — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:34:03 +0000

I think it’s the fact that he’s willing to block not that he can, there are a lot of receivers who shy away from blocking

By: prince5000

prince5000 — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:27:44 +0000

nice to finally see a WR that plays an all around game and isn’t making a complete spectacle of himself every week.

By: jakek2

jakek2 — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:25:27 +0000

I appreciate any and all news NFL that I can possibly read. However, a receivers’ coach’s assessment of his receiver’s blocking tells me training camp can’t come soon enough.

By: 4evrnyt

4evrnyt — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:17:12 +0000

The dude is 6’5″ and nearly 240lbs, how sad would it be if he wasn’t a good blocker?

By: joetoronto

joetoronto — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:14:30 +0000

I guess it helps that he’s got 3′ and a hundred pounds on the CB he’s facing.

By: hyzers

hyzers — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:12:23 +0000

ALL HAIL MEGATRON

By: eastsideballa

eastsideballa — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:08:48 +0000

Funny story about how I hear a lot of fans that say Matt Millen ruined the Lions but made up for it by selecting Calvin, the true story is Rod Marinelli was quoted as saying Mike Martz through a fit and demanded they select Calvin in the war room, so it was really Martz and not Millen, so Millen yes, you are the worst GM in sports history and thank you Mike Martz you’re a terrible OC but you deserve a pat on the back.

By: snowpea84

snowpea84 — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:06:49 +0000

I wonder what a 5’10″ CB thinks when he sees Calvin Johnson coming to knock him over and he knows he isn’t even fast enough to get out of the way.