Will British Guys Be Impressed by Calvin Johnson? (FIRST TIME REACTION)
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Fave Calvin moment: He got mic'd up and said he didn't know why they bothered to mic him up because he never says anything.
This is brilliant 😂😂
One thing to note about Calvin's retirement and how his body felt is that because he was so big as a WR, defenders would try to crush him so they could bring him down. Also, his QB for a lot of that time Matthew Stafford had a rocket arm, and would constantly be breaking Calvin's fingers trying to fit passes in tight windows to him. To this day Calvin's fingers no longer bend straight.
Wow, thanks for this context Keith, appreciate the info! Can imagine the pain of that would help you want to hang up your boots sooner rather than later!
@@DNReacts I know you all use hang up your boots, generally in football it's hang up the pads when someone retires. Just a bit of different language
@@DNReacts do a video on Matt Stafford! He's my favorite QB and he's one of the toughest players I've ever witnessed (coming from a very biased diehard Lions fan)
@Jimmy Wold i always heard hang up the cleats
@@M3ntalVib3z never heard someone say that, always hang up the cleats
The interview of Stafford about Megatron sums it up perfectly.
“He is always open”
Matthew Stafford was his QB who in his own right an amazing talented QB and was traded to the LA Rams and won a Super Bowl.
Honestly, I think having Megatron made Stafford worse. He would force throws to him a lot when he didn’t have to. Stafford became a much better QB after Megatron left imo
Thanks for this, appreciate the comment and context!
@@xz-sn9hf Interesting take, does make sense too, thanks for this.
@@DNReacts As a Packer fan, we played the Lions twice a year and they were always either terrible or at best a .500 team, but you feared Megatron so much you didn’t want to play the Lions. I used to think Stafford had no skill because it seemed all he did was chuck the ball up to Calvin Johnson, even if he was double covered, and of course the ball was caught almost every time. No one else in the league could make you feel so helpless to stop them
@@DNReacts you know that does make senses. having that blanket to force throws doesnt make you better just complacence. But I do want to say Mcvay is the best coach he probably ever had as well
Came here immediately I saw it. Thanks for the reaction. Calvin "MEGATRON" Johnson was a 6 ft 5 239 lbs wide receiver (insanely large for his position) who ran a 4.35 40-yard dash and had a 42.5 inch standing vertical. According to NFL, he is the second most athletic NFL player of all time behind Bo Jackson. Injuries and lack of team success caused him to retire at the age of 30 after playing only 9 nfl seasons. His receiving yardage in a season record would be 10 or 11 years next season. He is my favorite wr of all time and I am glad he is in the Hall of Fame (2021 class, I think).
This is great Samuel, thank you for this info, crazy stats and detail, really does bring out just how good he was! Appreciate the comment.
@@DNReacts Anytime. On your own you can check out his top 50 plays. Some of them are already in this video but this video doesn't do enough justice to him.
@@DNReacts cooper kupp came 17 yards short of his record in the rams Super Bowl run. Matthew stafford also was his qb
@@Keegs14 When Matthew has a good receiver, he WILL find a way to get them the ball.
My dad used to say “Whether people are a fan of his or not, if you ask anyone to build the perfect receiver, they’ll end up describing Calvin Johnson”
The guy was near perfect, it’s a shame we couldn’t do right by him in Detroit, but he was the most fun player to watch in my lifetime by far
I am a lifelong Lions fan, and it’s been painful. For context , the quarterback throwing to Calvin was Matthew Stafford who spent his whole career in Detroit, never winning a playoff game, up until two seasons ago when he was traded to the LA Rams. He won the Super Bowl in his first year there. The great thing about the people of Detroit is that even though they could be bitter and had no reason to support him anymore, we were all so proud and supportive of him. I might have even cried a little out of happiness. The lions went 3-13-1 that season. 2021
Fast forward to present day, The Lions finished last season really strong, winning eight of the last 10 games, and we’re one of the most fun teams to watch across the whole league last year. This year, they are favorites to win the division, and many people are saying a possible Super Bowl appearance for their first time ever.
I think if any fans out there deserve this it’s those diehard loyal lions fans 🦁
Colts fan here rooting for you guys! Kinda sad swift got traded tho.
Really hope that it could be your year 🤞🤞 Great read of this, thanks for the comment!
I hope y’all have a post season run too, the fans deserve it. Wishing you good fortune in every game, except for when our teams square off at M&T🍻😅
I was at the lions eagles game last year it was an insane game and if the defense can get it together lions could have a chance at breaking the curse
You're embarrassing
Calvin was a generational talent. 6'5" Very fast and an incredible vertical leap.
The fact that you can have one of the greatest arm talents in NFL history paired with the greatest athlete in NFL history and never win a playoff game is wild
Is definitely crazy Hayden, shame he never had the opportunity to get to the SB.
@@DNReacts I don’t know if someone told you but he was on the 2008 Detroit Lions who went 0-16 (winless)
Calvin Johnson is one of my favorite players of all time and I'm not even a Lions fan. Dude was absolutely UNSTOPPABLE.
Love this. Thanks for the comment!
For best Wide Receivers of all time, the holy trinity for me and a lot of people is Jerry Rice, Randy Moss, and Calvin Johnson.
Jerry Rice has the ridiculous longevity, still being elite in his 40s and putting up ridiculous career yardage and touchdown records that might never be broken. That stuff is completely unmatched in the history of the position. Jerry also was a key member of the 49ers dynasties of the 80s and 90s that won 5 Superbowls, 3 of them with him on the team. He was probably the most technically perfect wide receiver ever (route running, footwork, catching ability) and was known for his incredibly high level of professionalism in physical and mental preparation. He also held the single season touchdown record before Moss broke it. The crazy part is that he set the record of 22 tds in a shortened 12 game season. Rice is pretty universally held as the best, and is pretty much always ranked as one of the 3 or so greatest players of all time (Tom Brady, Jim Brown, Jerry Rice).
Moss and Megatron were both absolute physical freaks, with speed and jumping power that let them just physically dominate anybody covering them, while also having great technique and smarts that elevated them to unstoppable status. Moss was quicker than Megatron, Megatron was much stronger than Moss. Funnily enough, neither won a Super Bowl. Obviously Megatron was on the Lions, who are a cursed team who are almost never good. Despite being on a consistently mediocre team, he holds the all time single season yardage record. Moss was on the Patriots with Tom Brady for 3 years including the legendary 18-1 Patriots team of 2007 who only lost in the Superbowl to the Giants, preventing the perfect season. That year the Patriots were probably the greatest offense in NFL history, with Moss breaking the touchdown record for a single season.
Well said sir 💯
Just like all Detroit Lions stars, you're right that Calvin Johnson never won a Super Bowl and he also retired "early" just like Barry Sanders. Detroit have been the lovable losers for basically the entire Super Bowl era - even though I'm a Giants fan, the Motor City has a special place in my heart as a car guy. I would suggest looking into the current Detroit team however, as last year they made a staggering comeback from a 1-6 record to finish 9-8 and their coach Dan Campbell is quite simply an awesome guy that everyone seems to love. Choosing the Lions as one of your teams this upcoming year might be a great experience
@@TyJStern Totally agree, especially last year. After watching Hard Knocks, I just couldn't stay away from watching every Lions game and when they went 1-6 I felt it almost as much as if the Giants had. The difference is, the Giants have had tons of success while the Lions and Detroit have suffered forever. When they started winning game after game and really buying in, I was so pumped. Can't wait for next season
And for added relevance to this video, look up Calvin Johnson's recent comments on current Lions HC Dan Campbell - "Calvin Johnson explains why players love Dan Campbell"
Thanks Pete, you sell the Lions really really well 😅 You’re selling them more than the Giants 😂 Got me thinking about our picks for next season! Thanks for the comment.
@@DNReacts Whenever I hear you guys talk about the Lions, I can tell there's something there in terms of liking the team and wondering why they've had such a rough time - it would be amazing if one of you picked the Lions as your team! The Giants have enough supporters as it is 😂
Calvin Johnson's career was only diminished by playing for one of the most inept franchises in the NFL. He was truly the most gifted WR ever and backed it up with tremendous intangibles and understanding of the game. I'd love to see you do Larry Fitzgerald next. He was like Jerry Rice's insane hand-eye coordination with similar size to Megatron (6'3" 220 vs 6'5" 235). Not nearly as fast as Megatron, but just had a supernatural sense of where the soft spots on the defense were. I think his ball skills were among the best ever and his college career was the most dominant by a WR, IMO
Thank you for this comment and the context Will, appreciate it!
detroit may have been inept at the time but now brad holmes has flipped the script and made them a good franchise again and here to stay (i hope lol)
8:43 I don’t know if Joseph Vincent did a video about the quarterback, Matthew Stafford, but you might want to put that on your list as well.
After Megatron retired, Stafford kept putting up stats, but Detroit never made it back to the playoffs. He was traded to the Los Angeles Rams in 2021 & the Rams won the Super Bowl that year, their first Super Bowl title while residing in Los Angeles (their previous title was when they were in St. Louis.)
Thanks for this suggestion and the context, have got Matthew Stafford added to our watch list!
There's a terrific A Football Life documentary on Calvin and his career and his life to this point. He goes into detail about why he decided to retire, including reminding people that falling from the heights that he jumps to is like falling off a ladder. He just had enough of that and I can't blame him.
Incredible athlete and football player: one of the top 5 receivers of all time.
Thanks for this one Matt, it sounds great, have got it added to our watch list!
No hes not
Jerry Rice is the best WR ever to play the game. Everyone else is playing for second place. At the age of 40, he caught 92 passes for over 1k yards and 7 TD. There are many WR's that are fun to watch play, but no one was better than Rice.
Not to mention the Superbowl Rings. 4 I think
No they arent… jerry and moss then everyone else
It's worth watching the video "Charles Tillman's Open Letter to Calvin Johnson." Peanut Tillman went head to head with him twice per year and had enormous respect for him. He's also one of the best corners ever, definitely the best at forcing fumbles.
Thanks for this suggestion Jared, have got it added to our watch list, sounds great!
I worked for the Lions many years ago and CJ was always my favorite. Seeing him play up close was awe-inspiring. He had over 1000yds receiving in '08 and we won ZERO games! He was also the nicest player I ever met. Very chill small town kinda guy and a Detroit legend.
Damo, Nick thanks for covering Calvin. From a career standpoint, he’s not close to Jerry Rice or Randy Moss, but from a talent standpoint, he might be the greatest. 6’5” 240lbs and he had all the WR skills and freak athleticism. Teams were putting 2 or even 3 guys on him every play and he still put up insane numbers. There’s a reason he’s in Canton only playing 9 seasons.
Thank you for this info Jaxon, appreciate the comment!
If Calvin had a great qb he would've crushed moss records. 4.35 40 time 40+ inch vertical 6'5" 240lb. T.v doesn't do him justice. On the field he physically dominated every person he lined up across from.
The Lions had a play called, 'Calvin go get it'
😅 May explain too why his body suffered so much.
Calvin was so good that I think it slowed Stafford's progression as a QB. Whenever things weren't working out, just throw it to Calvin. In addition to all the regular plays you would put in the game plan for your best offensive player anyway, and because Calvin was so strong Matthew, who has a ridiculously powerful arm, could just fire them in at the last possible moment (leading to Calvin's messed up fingers) and not develop the touch required for different types of passes. The year after Calvin retired was when Matthew showed the most growth as a passer, at reading through the entire progression and using a softer touch when required. Calvin was just a beast.
People never gave Matthew Stafford the respect he deserved playing for Detroit all those years. The dude rarely played bad and rarely missed a game.
As a Lions fan, his retirement shocked and hurt me. I didn't understand until years later, but this man had so many injuries and he played through them all. With his size, when he went down, he went down hard and it finally caught up to him.
Some people may argue he is the GOAT, some may argue he can't be due to retiring early, but I'm pretty sure we can all agree he is the most talented player ever to play the Wide Receiver position. This dude was 6'5", 230lbs, and ran a 4.35 40 dash. Unheard of. This man caught balls in double, even triple coverage unlike anybody else. The catch against the Bengals in triple, almost quadruple coverage, will forever to me be the greatest NFL catch ever.
Injuries suck, they ruin careers. He should easily be in everybody's top 3. Anybody who doesn't have him in the top 3 doesn't watch Football or has something against him. If he finished his career, he'd 100% be #1. He'll always be #1 to me, but I get people saying due to retiring before 30, he can't be stat wise. Talent wise, he's arguably one of the greatest football players ever, and will forever be the most talented WR ever.
I went to see lions at vikings in 2012. I think both Calvin and Peterson had 200+yards. Both had arguably the best seasons at their positions ever that year. Shame neither of them ever even played in a conference championship.
100% agreed. Thanks for the comment, appreciate it!
As a Lions fan (unfortunately, raised in Michigan so I blame my dad for this misery) it pains me to think what both Barry and Calvin could’ve accomplished on a more competent team. Stafford (the QB in these clips) won a Super Bowl his first season on a different team (the Rams in 2022). Incompetence to waste their careers the way we did. Johnson had potential to be the GOAT WR. The Lions organization has felt a lot better since Sheila Ford Hamp took over as owner from her parents, and it seems we’re mending the relationship with Calvin/Barry, but it hurts knowing you squandered greatness.
Editing to add a fun note that Calvin now heavily participates in the legal marijuana industry in Michigan, not very relevant just think it’s neat. His career with the Lions heavily damaged his body so he went all in after retirement 😅
I’ll just keep adding on with Lions lore, if you’re interested. The Lions were actually a powerhouse team in the 50s, pre Super Bowl era, but traded away our star Quarterback Bobby Layne 2 games into the 1958 season for pretty much scraps after winning the 57 Championship. We’ve suffered since, and it’s considered a curse. I think treating Barry and Calvin the way we did only piled it on. Trading away Stafford so he could go on to win a Super Bowl feels like it could’ve helped lift the curse. Peyton Manning actually did an “exorcism” on Ford Field to remove the curse last year, which was right around the turning point where we went from a 1-6 record to finish the year 9-8. I’m not superstitious, but I like to hope that it worked for my own sanity’s sake.
I would love to split a blunt with Calvin and thank him for the happy childhood memories. I genuinely think he’ll be the one to de-stigmatize cannabis in the NFL
@@naterkd the Bobby Layne curse is very real. I did an entire project on it in college
@@downrighttt it's just too perfect a punishment to be anything else, honestly. Here's to hoping Brad Holmes, Dan Campbell and Ben Johnson can break us out of a 70 year rut. I don't even need a Super Bowl win - just a playoff win that isn't 8 years before I was born would be nice 😂. I was spoiled with the Red Wings as a child, at least, but that's gone too now...
Nate, loved these comments, just read through them, I have so many questions 😂 I wouldn’t even know where to start. I think the biggest shock is Peyton Manning carrying out an exorcism lol. Interesting re 1958 too. Appreciate this, thanks for commenting this detail.
Single handedly the most physically-gifted receiver I have ever seen with my own 2 eyes. I understood his retirement. Players would hit him dirty constantly because they had no other way to stop him. And at that stage in Stafford’s career, everything he threw had smoke coming off of it
“it’s never a bad option to throw to calvin johnson” 🐐🐐
As a Giants fan, Megatron is my second favorite player of all time. He was just such a joy to watch. There will never be another one. In my opinion he was the most gifted WR of all time. Absolutely love this guy.
Thanks for this comment. I may be asking a really stupid/obvious question, but who is your favourite player of all time?
@@DNReacts Eli Manning. Payton’s younger brother. He was never on the level of the greatest QB’s, but all Giants fans will forever love him. He beat Tom Brady in the Super Bowl twice. The first one spoiled an undefeated Patriots team that is considered one of if not the greatest team ever made. Eli had moments that some of the Greats couldn’t even match, but he was never considered an all time great QB. For some reason in the playoffs he just found something special every time. I’m not sure he would make a great reaction due to most of his career being pretty pedestrian.
I should also add that his greatest quality was that he never missed a game due to injury. He took massive hits his whole career but he always got back up. His teammates revered him for his toughness. For roughly 15 years he was the only QB to ever take a snap for the giants. He only ever missed one game late in his career because he got benched. The coach who benched him was fired a couple weeks later. Giants fans were pretty upset because it ruined the second longest streak of consecutive games played of all time.
Appreciate the response! Absolutely love the videos fellas.
Megatron was fun to watch, I've been a Lions fan my whole life. He was amazing. That video did not do him justice. And yes, Matthew Stafford has one hell of an arm
As a Cowboys fan watching that game that he had 300+ yards receiving, all I could think was "I can't take much more of this, I need a 12 pack of beer ASAP to numb the pain." I can't put him over Jerry Rice, but if he had a good team around him and had kept playing...he would have been there. The Lions have a knack for wasting some of the greatest talent to ever take the field.
It’s always sad when a career gets cut short. But at least he got to do it on his own terms. I really respect people who pay attention to their bodies and set a good example for not pushing too hard for too long.
Have to agree Nathan, definitely sad to see them go, but they know best what the body is saying!
Those passes are so awesome!
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In my honest opinion, I prefer the real live game footage over the Vincent videos. It shows just how dominant the players are. Like how you guys where blown away by the Troy polumalu footage
Being honest, I can’t speak for Nick, but I have also enjoyed the Highlights more as a first watch of a player. We’ve got some NFL player highlights coming this weekend and they were epic.
@@DNReacts in my opinion I would probably watch the raw highlights 1st then to watch the Vincent videos.
The quarterback of the Lions (Matthew Stafford), was a #1 overall pick. Once he was traded from Detroit to Los Angeles, Stafford won a Superbowl.
As a 92 baby who grew up watching lions my whole life we wer blessed woth talent. Time to make history. This coty and teams buzzin watch out for is baby!
Calvin Johnson had his miracle season in 9 to 2010 when I was a freshman in high school. As a lifelong Georgia tech fan he was undoubtedly the greatest player we had ever produced. Watching him produce runs the way he did in Detroit brought honor and dignity untold to the University of Georgia tech that they had not seen since John Heisman himself. Megatron Johnson remains the greatest NFL prospect that my local school has ever produced.
I just discovered your channel today, and as a Georgia Tech student (the college Calvin attended before the NFL), I very much enjoyed watching you guys react to my favorite wide receiver of all time! Keep it up!
Thanks Micah, appreciate it and welcome to the channel. Love that, same college. Hope you enjoy the channel, plenty up in the playlists too.
He is a professionals teams wet dream when it comes to what they want in a reciever. Once in a generation talent
Calvin Johnson is the greatest receiver of ALL TIME. I'm a life long Lions fan, born and raised in Michigan.
Calvin retired at the same age as Barry Sanders, only played for the Lions. Calvin still lives in Detroit.
"It's never a bad option to throw it to Calvin Johnson" (famous quote about Johnson)
Megatron was one of the greatest wide receivers of all time, being a detroit lions fan and having the chance to get to watch him play was such a honor. I went to quite a few games while he was playing and absolutely could not respect that man more. I'm sad hes gone, but happy we got to witness the monster he was on the field.
As a “youngin” who only got to see Moss’ record setting 2007 season, and didn’t get to watch Jerry Rice, Megaton was my WR* goat for 10 years growing up learning and watching football.
I’m not even a lions fan but Calvin was the most dominant receiver I ever got to see play the game. He was the definition of using your physical abilities to excel in your role. 50/50 balls turned into 80/20 balls. He made double and triple teams look easy. Dude was just always open and always had to be accounted for on the field.
I've been waiting for you guys to get to Calvin Johnson. I was impressed that you made the Sanders connection as far as great Lions retiring too soon. There was talk of Johnson signing with another team and chasing a ring at the end of his career, and the Lions would have let him go, but he chose to retire instead. One other thing that was so great about Calvin Johnson is the unreal mind meld that he had with his quarterback, Matthew Stafford. I remember one highlight in which Stafford was calling an audible pre-snap, saw something in the defense, and just gave Calvin a look. Calvin gave a slight nod back, and then they snapped the ball and torched the defense for a long gain. I wish I could remember the opponent because I'd really love to see that play again.
He was an outside linebacker doing an “INCREDIBLE” imitation of a wide receiver !? Say what .
When asking "best receiver of all time," I think you can break it down into qualifiers of asking in which scenario you would want them.
For a full career, it's Jerry Rice
For a full season, it's Randy Moss
For a must-win game, it's Calvin Johnson
If y’all are doing WRs, please include Sterling Sharpe. He was one of the greatest of all time, and was on track to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer, but had his career cut tragically short by a neck injury. His brother, Shannon, is one of the greatest TEs of all time and at Shannon’s HOF induction, he mentioned being the only person in the HOF who is not even the best player in his family.
As a Lions fan, watching all these clips, with the sappy music, gave me such chills.
Really like that you expressed that you were excited by Randy Moss's highlights. It means you're becoming real fans, and knowing what types of players and plays you find truly electric.
The best ever- Jerry Rice, not even close! Career 22,895 receiving yards, 1549 catches, 14 1000 yard receiving seasons-most ever. 208 total TD's-most in history of any player. 23,546 total yards. Many other SB and playoff records. Where is second place, nowhere to be found.
just shy of 6'6" and about 240lbs (about 109kg). And he ran a 4.35 40 yd dash at the combine, and agile, flexible and great hands. Best ever. Yikes!
Best receiver ever? No fucking way….
The best receiver to ever play the game is Jerry Rice and I went to Candlestick Park many times to see him play.
As a Lions fan, he was basically the only highlight for a while, as Barry Sanders was back in the 90s, and like Sanders, it was sad to see him go, but everyone understands why. The Lions have a way of dragging down good talent unfortunately. Thankfully we set Stafford free to go win a Superbowl.
Edit: Speaking of Stafford, it might be worth checking him out. “Long Road to the Championship” and his mic’d up videos are great.
Calvin Johnson is the greatest receiver I’ve ever seen play with my own eyes, but I never got to see Jerry. Megatron was just incredible man. I know you guys are getting a much better understanding of the game but you don’t understand how different he was just yet. Watching some of these playing is giving me chills, they’re insane.
Love this James, love that you’re enjoying them! Shame that you never saw Jerry, but hopefully we’ll have him on the channel before long! Johnson was really impressive, enjoyed this one
I remember watching him, never seen anything like him in that position, he was a monster with a lot of talent.
That bengals catch was definitely one of the best. He also had an OT catch against the vikings to win a big game. He had so many big contested catches, or those slants where he would then run wide open like a gazelle for 50 yards down the middle.
Another great wide receiver to watch is Terrell Owens
Thanks for this suggestion, have got them added to our watch list!
Personally… as a fan of his teams rival… he’s the best I’ve personally ever seen in 23 years of life at WR. Completely unguardable, like Randy Miss but 30-40 pounds heavier. That team had NO ONE on it, and they would win games by just chucking it to MegaTron every single play
You don't realize how big he was and his catch radius, he had the biggest catch radius of any player that ever played
Because the defenses could not stop him, they started hammering him. The philosophy was that if we cannot stop you, we will hurt you. Because of that happening every weekend, it took a toll on his body.
Love the content as always. Have to highly recommend wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. Drafted late to one of the worst nfl teams as a punt returner, never a true superstar QB, SEVERELY breaks his leg then proceeds to win a triple crown the next year. (Lead NFL in receiving yards, TDs, catches) He had no standout physical attributes at all unlike Megatron & managed to be one of 4 players to win a triple crown the last 30 years. PLUS THE BLOCKING! His Joseph Vincent video is phenomenal.
Thank you, really appreciate your support 🤝 Have added Smith to our list, sounds such an incredible story too! Thanks for the comment
He's called Megatron bc he was born from the allspark lol
Thanks Wesley 😅
I remember me and a buddy went to Ford Field for the Lions first home game of the season in 2007 after they drafted Johnson because we had to see him live we were so excited about drafting him. The Lions were playing the Vikings so this was before the Lions had Stafford and Jon Kitna was their quarterback. Kitna now had 2 weapons: Roy Williams and Calvin Johnson, and omg they were gigantic in person. Both of them were like 6'5" with freakishly long arms, and their size just stood out like a sore thumb on the field. I believe it was also Adrian Peterson's first season with the Vikings so we got to see him play.
That was the best experience I've ever had out of all the different Detroit arenas I've been to, and I've been to some Red Wings playoff wins. Football games just hit different for us Americans compared to other sports we have. Lions went into overtime tied 20-20 I think and Jason Hanson, who was the only good thing about our team since Barry Sanders retired, kicked the game-winning field goal. I'm not kidding when I say this, it felt like I was in a fucking earthquake. Thank God for those architects. I remember we were high-fiving random strangers, we were all so pumped that our shitty team actually won a nailbiter. It was like we won the Superbowl haha.
They did a sports science about him earlier in his career.
His size and leaping ability allowed him to catch a radius of a two car garage.
6’5” 240lbs, and could run a 40 yard dash in 4.3 seconds. If he was on any other team than the lions, he would have been a Super Bowl champ. the majority of his career he was double or triple teamed by defenders, and still broke records.
These highlights don’t do him Justice. He was automatic, the snow game was amazing. He could truck as well as anyone.
And he was chill. Didn’t have a crazy personality or anything, just exceptionally talented
I grew up just outside of Detroit and was like 10 during Calvin Johnson's prime. He was a real hero to me and all my friends growing up so it was great fun to watch you guys learn about him! Love the content!
Loved this watch, such a great player! Appreciate the comment and support Andrew
So, about to follow this channel big time after seeing both of your reactions to Troy Polamalu! But man, Calvin Johnson was a legit beast! But I am happy he retired when he did, because ya the plays were astounding that he did, but I can't even imagine the pain from that as well. He was great but had no help from other weapons that Lions did not bother to get! Love this channel so far, and I can't wait to see more!
Thanks Robert, really appreciate your support and love that you’re loving the channel. We really enjoyed Johnson too.
@DN Reacts Also, how do you take requests to watch certain player highlights from comments or from somewhere else? Like another website you all use?
One thing this video didn't mention was Megatron got the single season receiving yards record with broken fingers. GOAT.
The thing people don't really understand is just how HUGE he was. Just last week he greeted our rookies. Jack Campbell is 6'5" 249 lbs. Calvin made him look small. Granted, he might have added a few lbs, but his height. to run sub-4-4 AND be 6'5", almost 6'6"... he's just a freak. He's Megatron.
My favorite Calvin Johnson game was the 329 receiving yard game he had against the Dallas Cowboys. F… Dallas!!! 😂 The greatest wide receiver of all time is between Jerry Rice, Randy Moss, & Calvin Johnson. No one will be mad at you for choosing any of them…no one except Jerry lol 😂😂😂
i wish there were a great highlight video of Matthew Stafford. The man doesn't get enough praise for how great he is. Yes he had Megatron, but let's not pretend those weren't immaculate passes.
Calvin Johnson was like ShaQ O'neal at wide receiver. No other receiver in history was double teamed on the goal line with man to man press coverage! Not other receiver was tripled teamed more in his career. He distorted defensive game plans. Matt Stafford, his QB said sometimes it was pointless watching game film for defenses because they would not play the same defensive scheme when playing against Calvin "Megatron" Johnson!
Huge props to you guys for being able to recognize greatness when you are seeing it in a sport that your country is really not all that familiar with compared to the USA. I had the privilege of going to all the Lions games during Calvin's career (and even some of Barrys too when I was a kid) and let me tell, those two were just electric and unbelievable to watch. Asking if he is the GOAT is unfair, I would say of his era he is definitely the greatest, just as Jerry Rice was during his era and Randy Moss was during his. So one of the greats absolutely.
The funny thing about watching Calvin Johnson highlights is they don't really look like highlights because everything he did looked effortless...
But to give you some perspective, normally Wide Receivers have a hard time catching the ball when they have 2 defenders covering them. normally wide receivers line up 1-to-1 with the defense...so normally a Receiver only has to beat their 1 defender. But Calvin Johnson ALWAYS had 2 defenders covering him and he still set records, and made it look easy.
Let alone all the times when he went up and caught the ball over 3 defenders.
Let me start of by saying thanks guys, and appreciate another great video from you gentleman. I love the choice also. Can't wait for more videos and content, especially more NFL stuff. I knew you would like Calvin "Megatron" Johnson. He played only 10 seasons, never won a playoff game, on possibly the worst team for that 10 years. Him and Matthew Stafford (QB) where the only 2 things good they had at that time. 2nd most rec yds in a game, most rec yds in a season, only player in NFL history to avg over 100 rec yds every game. He could have shattered the records if he kept playing or had a better team/was on a better team. I consider him to be the 2nd greatest receiver of all time, and Jerry Rice barely ahead of him and only because Rice had playoff wins, championships, and more stats and years. But in the end, the raw numbers, and accounts by other players/coaches and etc, he was the GOAT, even Rice admits it, and we all are left wondering like with Barry Sanders, Jim Brown, and now Calvin Johnson, what could have the record books really been, if these legends amongst legends had decided to rewrite the record books, instead of retiring in their primes like when they did.
Thank you Bradley, really appreciate the comment! I know exactly what you mean regarding unfinished what ifs with these careers. Really enjoyed Calvin Johnson, and we’re definitely going to have to come back to see his greatest highlights too.
@@DNReacts My List of the all time greats. (QBs). 1:Tom Brady, 2: Otto Graham, 3: Peyton Manning, 4: Joe Montana, 5: Drew Brees. (RBs) 1: Jim Brown, 2: Barry Sanders, 3: Walter Payton, 4: LaDanian Tomlinson, 5: Marshall Faulk. (WRs) 1: Jerry Rice, 2: Calvin Johnson, 3: Randy Moss, 4: Julio Jones, 5: Torry Holt (Holt was only wr in history to avg over 1,100 rec yds every year of his career
My all time favorite player I’ve watched with my own eyes. I’m only 22 but highlights do not do this man justice. 327 yards against the cowboys, no one’s gotten CLOSE lately to that. If you want someone 6 ft 7 and can run a 4.4 bro was a FREAK. Also he did this in a 16 game season. Now there’s 17 games and people will break this record with the extra game but he’s still the GOAT
Detroit Lions Fan and Apologist- Calvin Johnson was so good that when you watch his highlights its not flashy. He didn't need to be flashy, he is a freak of human evolution. He was tall, fast, and had size. He is like if Randy Moss and Jerry Rice had a baby. He was incredibly humble as well.
Detroit under the Ownership of the Ford Family is a case- They always have something that is good enough for you to go to the game, but not good enough for real success. Lions fans are diehard fans. Sheila Ford ownership seems to be going in the right direction.
Got to watch Calvin play in high school at Sandy Creek and in college at Georgia Tech. One of the best to ever do it on every level.
he was 6 foot 5 inches. 230 pounds and could run a 4.37 40 yard dash. there hasnt been anybody like him ever. i wish he could have stayed healthy and played a few more years. second best lion ever behind barry sanders.
6'5, 237, and ran a 4.3 40 yard dash. He was a physical freak.
You would’ve had to watch Calvin Johnson in actual games, the highlight reels never do him justice.
Calvin Johnson is arguably the reason I got cucked into being a full blown Detroit fan. Friend of the channel Justin Verlander, along with Miguel Cabrera (maybe another name for the list) got me into the Tigers, meanwhile Megatron was setting records right next door. A decade later and I have 0 playoff wins in any sport other than hockey and early onset cirrhosis to show for it 😂
Oh Ethan, I feel like I’ll end up going down this road when we announce our teams 😅 Love this comment, friend of the channel Justin 😂 Did crack me up lol
I'm pretty sure that was Randy Moss who said, "No doubt he will go down as the greatest receiver in this game."
Randy just trying to bring Jerry down a little there, and Megatron played similar to Moss more than Rice
Johnson was a very good WR, was enshrined in the Pro Football HOF in 2019. Had he played a few more years for a better franchise he may have been considered better. He wasn't named as top WR on the NFL top 100 team (10 Wide Receivers named) a contemporary Larry Fitzgerald was named to that team.
And larry should have been…. Look at his numbers
It is crazy how smooth Calvin was
Calvin was the real deal. In a sea of prima donna WRs in the late 2000s/2010s, he was a scary new breed of athlete. Think of him as the OG DK Metcalf with more consistent production and better hands. He was 6'5", 220 lbs, ran a 4.35, and had a 42 inch vert. The hell is anyone supposed to do?!
The video you guys reacted to was great for learning about his career almost like a mini documentary but I'd recommend you guys watch a highlight reel of his best plays to really watch how great he was, great reaction by the way!
Thank you, really appreciate your support. Will have a look for some highlights. Would be great to see more of Calvin!
When you ask the best DB’s and Megaton comes up you see the years of going against him come rushing back. Like remembering a war they lost.
shame he was stuck on lions. This guy was a beast and not many talk about him eventhough he retired not that long ago. He is one of best recievers the nfl has ever seen.
Love your guys’ chemistry! Enjoying the vids mates
Thank you, really appreciate it! Love that you’re enjoying the vids
You guys need to do a deep dive on the Detroit Lions. You will see the pain and struggle of the team thru the years, and why the fans are so passionate. Calvin Johnson is really just Megatron. Dude was so special because other teams would always double team, triple, quadruple cover him and he would still end up with the ball. The guy throwing to him, Matthew Stafford, arm like a cannon, and a warrior to his core. Theres a game that he dislocates his shoulder and keeps playing that will give you goosebumps. Alright im done, great video!!
He's definitely top 3 WRs of all time, he's my No.1 bc that man was AMAZING. Big, tall, strong, and ran like a deer. If he hadn't had to play for the Lions he'd have super bowl rings and wouldnt have to retire early from being beat up. CJ was the Lions whole offense. I'm convinced their offense was everyone run around, CJ get open. Even with 2 DBs on him HE'S OPEN
Love the vids lads
If he was traded to a team with talent, I can’t even imagine what his career could have been
What’ve been amazing to have seen him with more gifted surroundings to see what he could’ve achieved/won
Probably similar stats, Stafford is a very good quarterback.
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I CANNOT wait for the 04’ ALCS video🙌
Not far away now. A few days 🤞
Lets not unsee though that Stafford put that ball (even in double/triple coverage) Where only Calvin could catch it. A great duo.
Lions are the sweethearts, if you will, of the NFL. They’ll be a Cinderella story to watch for this upcoming season
If I recall correctly, he wanted out of Detroit. He wound up retiring, wanted to come back and play, but Detroit still had the rights to him and wouldn't give them up. Was basically a situation of play here or don't play at all.
A couple fun facts surrounding this Lions team: (1.) Current Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay beat out Calvin Johnson for High School Player of the Year in Georgia in 2003. (2.) Matthew Stafford (A Georgia Bulldog) and Calvin Johnson (A Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket) became the first Georgia/Georgia Tech duo to ever combine for a passing/receiving touchdown in NFL history.
"The bigger you are, the harder you fall" is, unfortunately, a phrase that applied in the physical (not proverbial) sense to Calvin's shortened career.
_Proverbially_ his career was shortened by the phrase "Two things are infinite: the Universe and the ineptitude of the Detroit Lions management; and we're not sure about that Universe thing." (O.K. - I paraphrased that a little.) 😉
GO LIONS! 🦁🤘
Thanks for this Darmesis, appreciate the comment!
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Youz guyz are da best! 🙌
Johnson was physically gifted to perfection. I think there were better legends, but he is a legend and there are few who fall in that caliber of career achievements.
I'd recommend checking out the "Sports Science" episode with Calvin. Some amazing stats