Calvin Johnson – Fansmanship https://www.fansmanship.com For the fans by the fans Fri, 12 Mar 2021 03:58:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.29 For the fans by the fans Calvin Johnson – Fansmanship fansmanship.com For the fans by the fans Calvin Johnson – Fansmanship http://www.fansmanship.com/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/Favicon1400x1400-1.jpg https://www.fansmanship.com San Luis Obispo, CA Weekly-ish The New (non)Diva Wide-Receiver https://www.fansmanship.com/the-new-nondiva-wide-receiver/ https://www.fansmanship.com/the-new-nondiva-wide-receiver/#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 20:55:27 +0000 http://www.fansmanship.com/?p=3903 In case you haven’t noticed, wide receiver divas are becoming a rarity.

Players like Gregg Jennings, Andre Johnson, Roddy White, and Steve Johnson are changing the way the wide receiver position is being played. While divas like Chad Ochocinco still get some of the headlines, Calvin Johnson, a.k.a. Megatron, has become the best receiver in the league.

Remember when Michael Irvin used to point for the first down after a big catch? It seemed kind of cool then. Now, Terrell Owens has become but a vague memory and Randy Moss is all but forgotten.

For years, the “cool” thing for wide receivers to do was to run their collective mouths. Pointing for first downs, Sharpies in socks, cell phones hidden in padding, and “look-at-me” personalities dominated the landscape.

Maybe they were the minority then and got attention because their bite matched their bark. Perhaps the media payed more attention to the divas during the past 5-10 years because the divas demanded it.

Whatever the reason, it seems that the league is becoming a place where it’s OK for a wide receiver to keep his mouth shut.

Like Calvin Johnson says here: he’s the quietest guy on the team.

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbQfOpwFQmA

Sometimes we still see divas in the league, but more respect seems to be going toward quiet or tough guys in today’s NFL. That’s a change, I think, we can all get behind.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBT6MygnKKw

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