Calvin Johnson a bust?

402 yards on only 24 receptions, and 3 tds. People predicted him to be well over 1000 yards, 70+ receptions and close to 10 td's.
He's had a lot of drops this year too.

Bust or not?

Nah, far too early to call him a bust plus he's been injured..

Nah, far too early to call him a bust plus he's been injured..

Still, today is his 10th game, everyone gets "injured", if you are that bad, you need to sit.
While I am not going to call his career a bust, his rookie season is certainly a bust considering his high expectations.

i was in the minority when i said the skins should pass on Johnson if he was available. while it is way too early to call anyone a bust, he hasn't made the impact that some around thought.

i was in the minority when i said the skins should pass on Johnson if he was available. while it is way too early to call anyone a bust, he hasn't made the impact that some around thought.

I agree, and if you recall, I was with you in thinking we should pass as well.

Can you say Kitna and a porous offensive line? I know he dropped a few but just wait.

Hell no he's not a bust. It usually takes at least a season or 2 before a wide receiver really starts to come into his own. Look at Braylon Edwards, he was drafted 3 years ago and he has finally jsut now become an elite receiver. Give him time, he could easily be the best receiver in football in a couple of years.

No, Roy Williams is playing pretty good, Shaun McDonald has stepped up pretty big, and Mike Furrey is getting balls thrown to him. The Lions are spreading the ball and for a rookie 402 yards thus far isn't bad and there are 5 more games to go. Not every rookie WR can step up and ball. If Johnson ends up with 700 yards and 5 TDs that's a pretty good first season if you ask me.

In their first seasons:
Jerry Rice - 927 yards and 3 TDs.
TO - 520 yards and 3 TDs.
Marvin Harrison - 836 yards and 8 TDs.
Reggie Wyne - 345 yards and 0 TDs.
...and so on, and so on.

You won't find too many WR who tore it up in their first season in the NFL (Randy Moss seems to be the lone exception I can recall). If Johnson works hard in the upcoming off-season he is going to destroy DBs (ala jump ball football).

In their first seasons:
Jerry Rice - 927 yards and 3 TDs.
TO - 520 yards and 3 TDs.
Marvin Harrison - 836 yards and 8 TDs.
Reggie Wyne - 345 yards and 0 TDs.
...and so on, and so on.

Don't forget our Arthur Monk

58 797 13.7 3

Typically WRs take a while to bloom, just the way that position is. Rarely you'll get someone like Randy Moss to light it up, but typically they're not quick on things like that.