Before this weekend hit, Calvin Johnson admitted he’d been playing dinged up stating he had suffered nerve damage week 4 which was affecting his grip. Unfortunately for most of the fantasy community who drafted him, it affected their grip as well as Johnson became constant ‘should I trade him?’ fodder across the fantasy football community. Not to toot my own horn – namely because I don’t like the idea of saying I toot anything – but I did say to buy low on Calvin after his clunker vs the Bears. Even with a bad game vs the Seahawks nestled into the last three weeks, I think it’s safe to say that was a good call as today was the game changing Calvin his fantasy owners were looking for. Despite a fumble, Megatron dropped 207 receiving yards and a touchdown on the beleaguered lineups of his fantasy faithful on 12 receptions and now has 382 yards receiving over the last three weeks. Safe to say, you’re not getting Calvin from his owners any longer but if you did when I suggested it…...
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PLAYERS:
Calvin Johnson,
Chris Johnson,
Adrian Peterson,
Joe Flacco,
Philip Rivers,
Chris Ivory,
Mark Ingram,
Pierre Thomas,
Mikel Leshoure,
Ray Rice,
Danny Woodhead,
Wes Welker,
Michael Turner,
Marcel Reece,
Taiwan Jones,
Dallas Clark,
Eli Manning,
Hakeem Nicks,
Reggie Bush,
Romeo Crennel,
Daniel Thomas,
Darrius Heyward-Bey,
Denarius Moore,
Carson Palmer,
Matt Ryan,
Julio Jones,
Tony Gonzalez,
Jimmy Graham,
Scott Chandler,
Greg Olsen,
Jonathan Stewart,
Dennis Pitta,
Demaryius Thomas,
Michael Vick,
Nick Foles,
Andy Reid,
Russell Wilson,
Marshawn Lynch,
Mark Sanchez,
Pete Carroll,
Brandon Weeden,
Matt Cassel,
Frank Gore,
Jeremy Maclin,
Golden Tate,
Sidney Rice,
Laurent Robinson,
Arian Foster,
Brandon Marshall,
Jay Cutler
TEAMS: Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens, San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Houston Texans, Chicago Bears
TEAMS: Detroit Lions, Oakland Raiders, Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens, San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Giants, Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, San Francisco 49ers, Houston Texans, Chicago Bears
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