Nate Burleson: Calvin Johnson better than Randy Moss in his prime

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Calvin Johnson or Randy Moss?
It’s a question Nate Burleson’s been asked too many times to count – even by his own brothers.

Burleson, the Lions’ No. 2 receiver, has played sidekick to either Johnson or Moss for six of his 10 NFL seasons. He saw Johnson have the greatest year ever by a Lions pass catcher last fall, and Moss have arguably his best season ever as a Viking in 2003.

“When I was playing with Randy I thought to myself, ‘I will never play with another receiver like this. He’s the best I’ve ever seen,’” Burleson said. “And now that I’m playing with Calvin I say, ‘I’ll never play with another receiver like this. He’s the best I’ve ever seen.’

“At the end of the day, you’re going to be able to put in their career highlight tapes and it’s going to be up to the discretion of the viewer who was better. My opinion, whew, I’m going to have to go with my guy that I’m playing with now. Calvin, he’s an absolute monster, he’s a freak of nature. But they’re both going to go down in history as the biggest threats of all-time.”

Burleson said the topic comes up at his house in the off-season, his brothers regularly argue for Moss, who the Lions will see Sunday in San Francisco.

“We pop in the tape and there’s days that I waiver when I see Moss highlights and then I’ll call them back during the summer and I’ll say, ‘Nah, you should have saw this play that Calvin made today. He’s a living legend,’” Burleson said. “I’m just fortunate enough to play the Robin to their Batman. I’ve been aside two greats and I’m going to continue to eat the crumbs off their plates.”

Johnson, who returned to practice today after sitting out Wednesday with a sore foot, said he was a huge Moss fan growing up and still regards him as one of the NFL’s all-time great receivers.

“He’s definitely up there,” Johnson said. “He’s definitely one of the best playmaking receivers that’s come through in a long time.”
 

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well now idk about this.
 

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So basically he's calling him the 2nd best receiver ever.
 

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Also had to lol at Burleson calling himself the Robin to their Batman, he's more like the Alfred/Batgirl
 

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He's more like the the fat dude who has the cell phone bomb in his stomach in the Dark Knight.
 

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I think Calvin could go down as a better receiver when it is all said and done. Too early to tell though really.
 

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Barring injury, I'd bet my left nut he ends up with more receiving yards. Same ballpark of TDs too.
 

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theyll be close and i think a lot of people would give cj the nod because of his size but randy is a one of a kind talent too. in the end theyll both be one in a lifetime type players so who care about this argument now.
 

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It's basically if Nate was playing with Randy right now, he'd say Randy. Of course he's going to be in favor of his current teammate.

Do I agree with it? No, I don't. At this point and time.
 

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