Golden Tate Still in Position to Put Up Big Numbers When Calvin Johnson Returns

November 8, 2014   ·   Craig Vanderkam   ·   Jump to comments

It sounds like a broken record: A Detroit Lions wide receiver ranks among league leaders in receptions and receiving yards at their halfway point of the regular season.
Yet, to the surprise of everyone, that receiver is not Calvin Johnson—who has been limited to two full games and parts of three others with an ankle injury—but Golden Tate, who was signed in free agency to give the Lions another legitimate playmaker and fill a big hole in the Lions offense as a complementary No. 2 receiver.
Tate ranks fourth among NFL wide receivers in both receptions (55) and yards (800), as the Lions were able to withstand an injury from their best receiver and enter Week 10 alone in first place in the NFC North with a 6-2 record—including 3-0 with Johnson on the sideline.
Most analysts agreed Tate would see an uptick of production this season for the Lions, after leaving a run-first offense in the Seattle Seahawks and joining a pass-happy attack with the majority of a...

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