My guess is you’re a stat nerd who doesn’t watch football, or a fanboy for some other team who has a WR you like that in your opinion isnt talked about enough. Calvin is the best WR in the league and everyone (in the league and out) knows it except for your huge intellect.

Calling him the best WR currenly in the game is neither premature nor embarassing, but your ego baring rant sure is.

“OOOOH CALVVVVIN — He’s so DREEEAMY!!!”

Man, you give someone a “cool” catchy nickname and a little Madden-hype, and suddenly everyone wants to make them the next Jerry Rice (or better than Jerry!)

Rein it in a bit, sycophants.

Look, I get where SOME of the praise comes from, I do – he’s talented. But enough with all this gushing and slobbering and hyperbole already, crowning him as the BEST EVER when he hasn’t really distnguished himself from other current elite WRs in any meaningful way: “he’s a lock to be the best ever” — “the GOAT”, “He walked on water, turned water to wine, and cured my blindness!” blah blah.

Give it rest, already. Enough with the effusive adoration.

Like I said, I’m not denying his talent, or his potential. But let’s be honest and factually accurate, shall we?

Statistically-speaking, there are a LOT of WRs who’ve been just as productive and effective (or MORE so!) over the past 5 years, too:

In the past 5 years, Wes Welker’s had 554 recs. 6105 yards and 31 TDS — plus another 6000+ yards and a couple TDS in the return game (Personally, I’ll take a well-rounded football player on my team over the much-hyped “specialist” ANY day).

Brandon Marshall’s had 474 recs. for @6000 yards and 34 TDs…

Andre Johnson has had comparable numbers (prior to the injury this year).

Greg Jennings (389 rec, 6171 yds, 49 TDS), Roddy White (500 recs., @6800 yds, 45 TDS), have been right in that realm or BETTER, too.

And just as good (if not better) during that 5 year time has also been Larry Fitgerald — 49 TDs over the past 5 years, too (73 total over the past 8 years), plus 463 recs. for @6500 yards.

(693 for 9615 over 8 years)

All these compared to Calvin Johnson’s 366 recs. for 5,872 and 49 TDs….and really, you’ll come to see it’s not THAT impressive.

When you start accounting for W’s and L’s of your team over that time, too, that’s got to factor in. CJ can have all the 100+ yard (even 200+ yard!) games he wants, if it doesn’t translate into WINS for your team, so what?

My point in all this is to take your abundant man-love and put it in check — you embarrass yourselves with such premature and effusive adoration. Try judging players on their actual merits, and not just prematurely crowning them the king of anything – until they’ve truly earned it. Time to get past all your commercial -hype Madden fanboy delusions.

I think overall Detroit is the better team while Oakland has some impressive players they will be rebuilding for a while.

He’ll have to temper these expectations a little.