Calvin Johnson could be the first single-season 2,000 yard receiver in NFL history

[BroncsSB#3]

He already broke Rice's record tonight for most receiving yards in a single season. He only needs 108 yards in next week's game to reach 2,000 yards. I guess that's what happens now when you're on the cover of Madden.

[CanDB]

He'll probably get it next week.

The man is great! Too bad he's getting all those yards but the team isn't winning much. I'm sure he isn't totally satisfied with the accomplishment, in that respect.

But I'm glad for him, because he seems like a real good guy.

[baphamet]

yeah that will be insane if he gets 2000 yards receiving, what a freakin beast.

[InElwayWeTrust]

Most physically talented player in the history of football.

Also lol at people who believe in curses.

[Thors Hammer]

I don't even see why Detroit tries to run the ball. Just throw it near Megatron and let him do his thing. He's just a freak of nature.

[KoolBreeze]

Yet he is not even in the MVP conversation. Why is that? He is simply amazing.

[InElwayWeTrust]

Yet he is not even in the MVP conversation. Why is that? He is simply amazing.

I'm not saying its right or wrong, but it probably has to do with the 7 game losing streak they are on right now.

[theMileHighGuy]

Maybe if you're just too good the Madden curse takes it's hold on your team instead.

I think Randy Moss almost won it in 2008... but has a receiver EVER won MVP?? I don't think so at least. I suppose they think if you're an MVP receiver it's all because of the quarterback. Johnson is proof that isn't true.

If any receiver should win it, it's him.

[captainbronco]

that's unheard of too bad the team that drafted him sucks

[EvertonBroncos]

Maybe if you're just too good the Madden curse takes it's hold on your team instead.

I think Randy Moss almost won it in 2008... but has a receiver EVER won MVP?? I don't think so at least. I suppose they think if you're an MVP receiver it's all because of the quarterback. Johnson is proof that isn't true.

If any receiver should win it, it's him.

Nope, a Kicker(!) has, but a receiver hasn't, quite amazing when you think of it.

I'd be surprised if he didn't get the 2000 yard mark in all honesty. They're 4-11, they've got nothing to play for really (except maybe divisional pride), I think they're just gonna throw the ball all game, get him his 2000th yard, and Stafford his second consecutive 5000 yard season (needs 305 in the last game)

[thenewera44]

These stats sometimes do not impress me all that much.

Let me explain.

To me there is a difference when a team is out of the play off race and they are simply trying to feed the ball to stat pad. Terrell Davis is the only 2000 yard rusher to win the SB in the year he ran for 2000 yards.

I was watching the game and it was obvious they were going to throw as many as they could to him. Stafford threw at least one pick by throwing to him in triple coverage.

It is impressive, just that needs to be pointed out. Plus they are playing in an era where 3 QBs passed for 5000 yards last year.

What Peterson is doing, could go down (and will go down) as the greatest accomplishment by a RB in a season. Who his QB is. What he is coming back from. Their team is in the play off hunt. They need these wins, so they are not just padding stats.


Unreal what Peterson is doing. Dude just runs violent and I like that.

[JayJack]

These stats sometimes do not impress me all that much.

Let me explain.

To me there is a difference when a team is out of the play off race and they are simply trying to feed the ball to stat pad. Terrell Davis is the only 2000 yard rusher to win the SB in the year he ran for 2000 yards.

I was watching the game and it was obvious they were going to throw as many as they could to him. Stafford threw at least one pick by throwing to him in triple coverage.

It is impressive, just that needs to be pointed out. Plus they are playing in an era where 3 QBs passed for 5000 yards last year.

What Peterson is doing, could go down (and will go down) as the greatest accomplishment by a RB in a season. Who his QB is. What he is coming back from. Their team is in the play off hunt. They need these wins, so they are not just padding stats.


Unreal what Peterson is doing. Dude just runs violent and I like that.

I don't see it at all as "stat padding". Detroits number 2, 3, and 4 WRs are on IR, and the #1 TE is on IR. Who else is he suppose to throw to? I have no doubt that the record was on their mind, but at the same time, the whole WR group got hit with the "Madden Curse"!

[Sync]

Yeah, I know the team is well aware of what CJ is doing, but I don't think it's fair to write off his accomplishment as a by-product of "stat padding" and forcing him the ball. You don't stat pad your way to almost 2000 yards. And it's not like Stafford wouldn't be forcing the ball to Megatron in double/triple coverage anyway - he does it all the time, and any other QB would too if they had that monster running downfield.

[BroncsSB#3]

These stats sometimes do not impress me all that much.

Let me explain.

To me there is a difference when a team is out of the play off race and they are simply trying to feed the ball to stat pad. Terrell Davis is the only 2000 yard rusher to win the SB in the year he ran for 2000 yards.

I was watching the game and it was obvious they were going to throw as many as they could to him. Stafford threw at least one pick by throwing to him in triple coverage.

It is impressive, just that needs to be pointed out. Plus they are playing in an era where 3 QBs passed for 5000 yards last year.

What Peterson is doing, could go down (and will go down) as the greatest accomplishment by a RB in a season. Who his QB is. What he is coming back from. Their team is in the play off hunt. They need these wins, so they are not just padding stats.


Unreal what Peterson is doing. Dude just runs violent and I like that.

I agree that what Peterson is doing is amazing. He will go down as one of the best RBs in NFL history when its all said and done and he retires.

In terms of CJ, I think that a receiver getting 2,000 yards in a season is impressive regardless of how he does it. Its been a passers league for years now and no one had even reached 1,850 yards until now.

Also, if you watch the America's game for the 98 Broncos, they say outright that they were trying to help get TD to 2,000 yards. Would you then discredit his accomplishment, because the team was stat-padding? I just think that when a team has a great player that is close to accomplishing a milestone, the team wants to help him reach that milestone. There isn't anything wrong with it. Its not like the other teams aren't trying to stop him. They are. They just can't.

[flosstein]

I agree that what Peterson is doing is amazing. He will go down as one of the best RBs in NFL history when its all said and done and he retires.

In terms of CJ, I think that a receiver getting 2,000 yards in a season is impressive regardless of how he does it. Its been a passers league for years now and no one had even reached 1,850 yards until now.

Also, if you watch the America's game for the 98 Broncos, they say outright that they were trying to help get TD to 2,000 yards. Would you then discredit his accomplishment, because the team was stat-padding? I just think that when a team has a great player that is close to accomplishing a milestone, the team wants to help him reach that milestone. There isn't anything wrong with it. Its not like the other teams aren't trying to stop him. They are. They just can't.

For a RB to hit the 2K mark, it takes a lot more than a WR in an offense that passes 50+ times per game and he gets 40-55% of those targets. Now part of that is the defense giving up the points they do and the offense being in a throw, throw, and throw again situation. It takes the work of the entire offense. Every lineman must be playing at a PB level alone! When our guys did it for TD, it's a badge of honor for them, almost as much as it was for TD. And it did not unbalance the offense. We were a 50/50 team.

What Stafford is doing is pure stat padding. There is no balance to their offense. How can a guy be at almost 2k receiving and 6 TD's on the year? So is it the same as Rice and Montana hitting that mark? Not even close. When they did it it was one of the greatest spectacles of all sports. Can u say the same for CJ and Stafford? No, in fact it's quite pathetic.

Also on another note everyone forgets about OJ hitting 2K in 14 games. That is a feat that no one has even come close to. That is by far the greatest performance by a RB......ever. What AP is doing is remarkable and is definitely a performance for the ages, but 2,003 yards in 14 games is the bar that has yet to be broken. And not only that but the rest of the offense rushed for an additional 1100 yards!!!