YoloinOhio Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) "Calvin Johnson Confirms He Retired Because the Lions Were Hopeless" http://thebiglead.com/2017/07/12/calvin-johnson-confirms-he-retired-because-the-lions-were-hopeless/ He was "stuck" in his contract with the Lions "It wasn't worth my time to keep on beating my head against the wall" Edited July 12, 2017 by YoloinOhio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Murica Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 He went the Barry Sanders route. I don't blame him, but, I see why some fans here worry about people not wanting to play here or stay here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeGOATski Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Same things Barry Sanders did. The Lions ruin great players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWATeam Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 And then the Lions got better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonborn10 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Eric Moulds Aaron Schobel Takes Spikes Bills waste great players too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston's #1 Bills Fan Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 But, if he truly felt like he could still produce and wanted to play, then force a trade. Everything is negotiable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommonCents Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Lions were better without him so that's a tough sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester43 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 how can you fault a guy for wanting to hang'em up a little early, rather than too late? these guys know what's waiting for them if they hang around too long. and, for the record, the idea that the lions were better off without him is laughable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 @corryjoel If Calvin Johnson really wanted out of Detroit, he should've played out his rookie contract. Lions weren't franchising him for $25M in 2013. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCD Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Did you just compare these fellas to Megatron? Eric MouldsAaron SchobelTakes SpikesBills waste great players too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#34fan Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Basically confirming what we already knew... There is one organization worse than we are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaw66 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Did you just compare these fellas to Megatron? Good. That post left me speechless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 @corryjoel If Calvin Johnson really wanted out of Detroit, he should've played out his rookie contract. Lions weren't franchising him for $25M in 2013. This. He didn't have to sign that contract extension CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snamsnoops Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) He could come back and still be a top 10 maybe 5 WR in the NFL! Of course he would still be under contract with the LIONS! Edited July 12, 2017 by snamsnoops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big C Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 This. He didn't have to sign that contract extension CBF True. But the Lions made the playoffs right before he signed the extension. Maybe he was feeling a little better about the franchise at the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PromoTheRobot Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 And then the Lions got better... But not by much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Eric Moulds Aaron Schobel Takes Spikes Bills waste great players too Did you just compare these fellas to Megatron? Good. That post left me speechless. No. He compared those players to Calvin Johnson AND Barry Sanders..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr1 Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 but Srafford has a lot of yards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 The Bills are already in that position if not worse. They better hope they get lucky at some point here to stop the cycle or all they're going to have is rookies, rent-a-veterans...and over the hill, play out their contract guys. I'm praying that 2017 is the year the blind squirrel finds that nut!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCal Deek Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I'm thinking that the best thing that can happen for the long term success of the Bills is for Tyrod to figure it out under a new scheme in 2017. They simply have to stabilize that roster spot...or it will be years before a Rookie gets his act together in a meaningful way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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