Calvin Johnson: Why Defenses Don't Have a Prayer Against Lions WR

Suffice to say that Calvin Johnson puts the "Mega" in Megatron.

If he hasn't victimized your team's defense yet, consider yourselves lucky.

Megatron is on his way to a city near you.

Saw him play in the league opener here against Tampa and he announced himself in that victory over the Buccaneers, something akin to:  "Here I am, try and stop me."

That's the same message he's sent in Week 2 and Week 3 for the Detroit Lions. You'll notice the Lions are 3-0. You might say they've "transformed" themselves from the Lions you used to laugh at, and Johnson is their lead Transformer.

Add a quarterback like Matthew Stafford to the equation and you've got something like:

Stafford + Megatron + time to pass = Chaos.

Johnson leads the league with six catches for touchdowns in those three victories and 10 others for assorted yardage that adds up to 225.

The first thing you notice about him: the guy is HUGE.

The second thing you notice about him: the guy is fast, really fast.

The third thing you notice about him: he has incredibly strong, great hands.

By the time you notice all three, he's done enough damage to your team's defense to bring tears to your eyes.

You may have noticed by now that there's been a bit of controversy started by Cris Carter, who said something about Johnson not being on his list of elite receivers.

If that's the case Cris, why don't you go ahead and cover this guy.

Cornerbacks are no match for Johnson. Two simple reasons:

1. Too Big

2. Too Fast.

Did we mention that he has great hands?

Did we already mention that Stafford apparently has a good idea of how to get the football to him?

Scratch the previous two, make it FOUR simple reasons.

His name gets mentioned a lot when the talk turns to Fantasy Football.

The only fantasy when it comes to Calvin Johnson, is thinking that he can be stopped.