Lions WR Breaks Jerry Rice's Single-Season Receiving Yards

SloMotion · 12-30-2012, 08:26 AM

Originally Posted by atltillidie

They can have their record. We'll take the game. And home-field in the playoffs.

Originally Posted by vpheughan

Prime example of a meaningless statistic. The team is horrible. I agree with Terry Bradshaw that the only record that matters is the number of superbowl wins.

But would you feel that way if roles were reversed and it was Roddy White or Marques Colston breaking that record? I don't think so.

Enough of the sour-grapes. Calvin Johnson is an unstoppable force, a man-among-men who deserves nothing but recognition for his achievement. There is no doubt that he could have played during the Jerry Rice era and put up similiar numbers as well.

Yeah, it's a meaningless statistic for a player playing for a historically poor organization, but you'd both want him on your team, eh?

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atltillidie · 01-06-2013, 03:44 PM

Originally Posted by SloMotion

But would you feel that way if roles were reversed and it was Roddy White or Marques Colston breaking that record? Yes.

Fixed.

atltillidie · 01-06-2013, 05:06 PM

Originally Posted by SloMotion

But would you feel that way if roles were reversed and it was Roddy White or Marques Colston breaking that record? I don't think so.

Enough of the sour-grapes. Calvin Johnson is an unstoppable force, a man-among-men who deserves nothing but recognition for his achievement. There is no doubt that he could have played during the Jerry Rice era and put up similiar numbers as well.

Yeah, it's a meaningless statistic for a player playing for a historically poor organization, but you'd both want him on your team, eh? .

BTW, I wasn't denying how good of a player Calvin Johnson is, I just saying, I care about winning more than records.

12-30-2012, 08:26 AM	#1
SloMotion 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,776 Blog Entries: 15	Re: Lions WR Breaks Jerry Rice's Single-Season Receiving Yards Originally Posted by atltillidie They can have their record. We'll take the game. And home-field in the playoffs. Originally Posted by vpheughan Prime example of a meaningless statistic. The team is horrible. I agree with Terry Bradshaw that the only record that matters is the number of superbowl wins. But would you feel that way if roles were reversed and it was Roddy White or Marques Colston breaking that record? I don't think so. Enough of the sour-grapes. Calvin Johnson is an unstoppable force, a man-among-men who deserves nothing but recognition for his achievement. There is no doubt that he could have played during the Jerry Rice era and put up similiar numbers as well. Yeah, it's a meaningless statistic for a player playing for a historically poor organization, but you'd both want him on your team, eh? .

01-06-2013, 03:44 PM	#2
atltillidie 100th Post Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 432	Re: Lions WR Breaks Jerry Rice's Single-Season Receiving Yards Originally Posted by SloMotion But would you feel that way if roles were reversed and it was Roddy White or Marques Colston breaking that record? Yes. Fixed.

01-06-2013, 05:06 PM	#3
atltillidie 100th Post Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 432	Re: Lions WR Breaks Jerry Rice's Single-Season Receiving Yards Originally Posted by SloMotion But would you feel that way if roles were reversed and it was Roddy White or Marques Colston breaking that record? I don't think so. Enough of the sour-grapes. Calvin Johnson is an unstoppable force, a man-among-men who deserves nothing but recognition for his achievement. There is no doubt that he could have played during the Jerry Rice era and put up similiar numbers as well. Yeah, it's a meaningless statistic for a player playing for a historically poor organization, but you'd both want him on your team, eh? . BTW, I wasn't denying how good of a player Calvin Johnson is, I just saying, I care about winning more than records.

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