Bleacher Report - Articles by Jonathan Jorcin

A New Way to Sports Hanicapping

Jonathan Jorcin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:24:27 -0400

It has indeed been a while since an article from me has found its way on to this site, but this is a different sort of article. Sports are one of my favorite activities, whether it be watching, playing, or participating in them. I also love betting on sports, and so I, along with a partner, have started a sports handicapping Web site.

I encourage all avid and anxious sports enthusiasts to go to triplejsportsconsulting.com. There you will find anything you need to help you in all your sports needs. Want to bet on football, we have it; want to bet on baseball, we have that, too. Any sport you want information on, and we can help you make the correct pick. We are also affiliated with a sports betting Web site, in bookmaker.com. If you sign up use the code triplej.

We are so confident in the picks we give, that we bet on them ourselves. We are cheaper than the competition, and we are better than the competition.

I hope to see many of you visit us soon at triplejsportsconsulting.com. We are also on twitter – triplejsports.

NFL Playoff Picks: Divisional Round

Jonathan Jorcin — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:04:35 -0500

I was a little late for the Wildcard picks but to inform readers, I went 2 for 4 last week. I correctly picked the Seattle Seahawks at Qwest, and the Jaguars on the road. I was wrong on both Sunday games picking the major underdogs the Titans and the home favorites the Buccaneers. This week we have for more game to go, and is it just me, but it is getting a little sad. The season is 3 weeks from over, or a month if you count the pro bowl. So without further ado here are my week 2 playoff predictions.

Saturday games

Seattle Seahawks VS. Green Bay Packers

I am pretty sure that the vivid image of Green Bay returning on interception on Matt Hasselbeck in the overtime playoff game which was his to lose is still fresh in his mind. It was a hard fought game in Green Bay where Matt distinctly called the coin toss, won, chose to receive and said they were going to score. Now years later he makes his way back to the cold, probably snow filled green, or white, as the chills will be cold enough to freeze the blood. Just because Bret Favre is nearing 40, doesn’t mean that he still can’t beat the birds at home. Only one team has ever beaten the Packers at Lambeau and that was the Falcons when they still had Vick. Brett Favre is the star of this game and the Seahawks will freeze all the way back to Seattle.

Winner: Green Bay

Seattle 23 Green Bay 38

Jacksonville Jaguars VS. New England Patriots

3 words, New England Patriots. Period. Ok, if you add the word period, it’s four but now way are the Jaguars going to travel to New England and beat Brady and Moss. As much as I would like to see the underdog win, it doesn’t happen this week, and maybe not ever. The Patriots string of linebackers, who many people consider old, will turn loose a punishment on both Fred Taylor and Jones-Drew. David Garrard had a key fourth down to pull the victory but with Vince Wilfork, Vrabel, and star veteran Junior Seau the road to victory proves very tough. With a sure snow fight on the way, the Jaguars go home hanging their heads. By the way, let not forget that Brady has had the most touchdowns in a single season, Moss the most TD receptions in a single season, and to top it off, the offense has the most points scored and touchdowns. It all points to one way. Jacksonville average over 4 yards a carry, and can potentially keep up with the Pats, but when they get behind they be forced to throw, and its not happening.

Winner: New England Patriots

Jacksonville 10 New England 34

Sunday Games

San Diego Chargers VS. Indianapolis Colts

Well the repeat of the regular season when the bolts almost blew a 23 point lead will not happen again. There will be no lead to be lost because Peyton will not have a 6 interception game either. The Colts will control the game and shut down Rivers and Tomlinson. The playoff sparkle that we saw last year when the Super Bowl defense emerged, is back and better allowing more than a 100 points less over the regular year. This may not be smart or work out for me, but I am going to pick all favorites, all home teams to pull away with victories. That rarely happens but I feel it this year.

Winner: Indianapolis Colts

San Diego 17 Indianapolis 31

New York Giants VS. Dallas Cowboys

I am going to go ahead and call this the game of the week. In a football year it is difficult to sweep a competitor, now add on a third game in the playoffs with the steak 10 times higher than when they played the second time and you could possibly have disaster. We have all heard the hoopla of Tony Romo not being focused, but in his games against New York this year he has 8 touchdowns, and just 2 lone interceptions. They are at home and the stadium will be louder than it has been since 1995, when the boys won their last Super Bowl. Eli Manning, the incompetent younger brother of Peyton, will not have the games he has had against the Patriots and the Buccaneers. They have had two games of hard playing and the time off will prove valuable for Dallas.

Winner: Dallas Cowboys

New York 27 Dallas 35

Trouble for Tony Romo: Don't Blame Jessica Simpson

Jonathan Jorcin — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:27:26 -0500

The new look to the Dallas Cowboys' dominant offense is the face of Tony Romo, the 27-year-old QB out of Eastern Illinois in his first full year as a starter.

Being a quarterback for any team in the league is hard enough—but the pressure of quarterbacking America’s Team can overwhelm just about anyone.

Recent tabloid headlines have focused on Romo’s relationship with his new beautiful blonde girlfriend, Jessica Simpson. Is all the attention affecting his play?

A recent example which sticks in my mind, and the mind of every Cowboys fan, is the Eagles game, in which Romo threw three interceptions, with no touchdowns and a passer rating of 36.1.

Tony got more action from the press box then on the field, as Jessica got more air time during the telecast than the game itself.

After the fact, some fans accused Romo of not preparing for the game, and letting Simpson get to his head. Many Dallas supporters have rejoiced in the fact that Jessica won't be on hand when the Cowboys take on the Giants this weekend.

But as an avid sports fan, I say this: Let's just watch the game.

Do we need someone to blame for our own dissatisfaction and disappointment?

Athletes—even Tony Romo—have good days and bad ones. Before we pen impertinent articles and start Facebook groups blaming Jessica Simpson, let's at least get our facts straight.

On Thanksgiving, when the Cowboys were playing the New York Jets, Jessica was present and accounted for. And Romo had one of the best games of the season, going 21-28 with a 102.5 passer rating.

The next game saw the Cowboys face the Green Bay Packers. Romo went 19-30 for 309 yards, four touchdowns, and a 123.5 passer rating.

And Simpson was there.

Funny how tabloids can spin things to sell magazines.

Before you blame a girl for a jock's bad day, make sure you know the facts. Learn to love sports—and just watch the game.