Reception Perception: Golden Tate won't be able to replace
Calvin Johnson
By: Matt Harmon
February 9th, 2016
February 9th, 2016
Golden Tate is an excellent player, but he will not be able to replace Calvin Johnson on his own (Image: Getty Images)
Reports that Calvin Johnson told Lions coaches and teammates that 2015 was his final season in the NFL rocked the football world last week.
Despite a slower year, the Lions offense still takes a sizable hit if Johnson follows through with his intentions to retire from the NFL. In eight games studied for his Reception Perception sample, which conclusively evaluates eight games (the four best and worst statistically) of a wide receiver’s performance to create an accurate assessment size, Johnson showed he may not be the same asset he once was, but can certainly still play.
His all-world size and speed combination, exemplified by running a 4.35 40-yard dash at 239 pounds at the 2007 scouting combine, helped him hold the title of the most dominant receiver in the NFL for multiple seasons. It’s clear now that a consistent barrage of lower body injuries and age finally caught up to Johnson. He is no longer a premier vertical asset at the NFL level, as he was for the majority of his nine-year career. However, Johnson is not completely finished as a plus starter.
According to Success Rate vs. Coverage, or SRVC, Johnson ran slant, dig and flat routes well. SRVC measures how often a receiver gets open on a specific route, or brand of coverage. Working free from the opposing defense with his route-running is the first, and most critical, part of the receiver’s job in presenting a reliable target to his quarterback. Reception Perception’s SRVC helps quantify what type of, and how proficient a route runner a receiver is. It shows that Johnson still holds incredible quickness for his size, despite his deep speed being in the rear-view mirror. He can flash open quickly on those more advanced timing routes.
Despite a slower year, the Lions offense still takes a sizable hit if Johnson follows through with his intentions to retire from the NFL. In eight games studied for his Reception Perception sample, which conclusively evaluates eight games (the four best and worst statistically) of a wide receiver’s performance to create an accurate assessment size, Johnson showed he may not be the same asset he once was, but can certainly still play.
His all-world size and speed combination, exemplified by running a 4.35 40-yard dash at 239 pounds at the 2007 scouting combine, helped him hold the title of the most dominant receiver in the NFL for multiple seasons. It’s clear now that a consistent barrage of lower body injuries and age finally caught up to Johnson. He is no longer a premier vertical asset at the NFL level, as he was for the majority of his nine-year career. However, Johnson is not completely finished as a plus starter.
According to Success Rate vs. Coverage, or SRVC, Johnson ran slant, dig and flat routes well. SRVC measures how often a receiver gets open on a specific route, or brand of coverage. Working free from the opposing defense with his route-running is the first, and most critical, part of the receiver’s job in presenting a reliable target to his quarterback. Reception Perception’s SRVC helps quantify what type of, and how proficient a route runner a receiver is. It shows that Johnson still holds incredible quickness for his size, despite his deep speed being in the rear-view mirror. He can flash open quickly on those more advanced timing routes.
SRVC denotes success rate versus coverage for each route. PTS indicates how many PPR fantasy points a receiver earned on each particular route
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