NFL Week 11 Fantasy Football: Calvin Johnson and More Players to Avoid

November 20, 2011   ·   Andrew Kulha   ·   Jump to comments

It may seem unconventional, but I can guarantee you that Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson is a bad fantasy football play in Week 11 of the 2011 NFL season.
In fact, so is his quarterback, Matthew Stafford, but we'll get to that later.
Johnson started off the year hotter than any wideout we have seen in a long time.
He accumulated two touchdowns in each of the Lions' first four games and seemed on track to break records.
Since then though, he's only snagged three touchdowns in five games.
He's been dealing with some injury issues, as has quarterback Matthew Stafford, so it's possible that those injuries are playing into the decline.
Not only that, but teams are stepping up the double coverage on him and are starting to wise up on the deep jump ball that the Lions love to run.
Johnson is obviously cooling off a bit, but he's not the only player I'd stay away from this week.
Here are some other players to avoid in Week 11:
 

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