Really, are we going to sit here and rip on Calvin Johnson? How many receivers have gone to Detroit and completely not performed at all. He also has no offensive help accompanied by inconsistent and underwhelming QB play. He's also dealt with injuries his last two seasons.
There was the year he played over half the season medicated. "I was on meds the rest of the season," he said. "I was taking Vicodin twice a game just to get through the game. I stayed hurt the whole season, probably because I was trying to come back too soon."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_Johnson_(American_football)#cite_note-47 I remember watching him on Thanksgiving last year when he could barely walk and was still having a decent game.
Does his production match his potential, that is a resounding no. But there are plenty of reasons for this:
injuries
having 5-6 different QB's throwing to him in 4 years
no other offensive weapons to keep defenses from keying on him
lack of motivation (he's stuck in Detroit, who will are perennial bottom dwellers)
Detroit has a history of destroying the careers of highly talented WR's
I have only seen him play about 10 games in his career, and most of the games I've seen the defense almost always has safety help over the top and the QB will go for entire quarters without ever even looking his way.
