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2009 NFL Preview: AFC Dominance

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Written by Jacob Simpson about 3 months ago 181 reads 11 comments
Kobe Bryant: The World's Most Interesting Man

Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 With apologies to the 'Dos Equis' guy, Barack Obama, and Lionel Messi, the world’s most interesting man at the moment is none other than Mr...

Written by Jacob Simpson about 6 months ago 678 reads 6 comments
A-Waste: The Alex Rodriguez Book Sucks

Those who know me personally know that I am a man of my word and that I would never steer anyone wrong, much less a fellow sports fan. So believe me when I tell you...do not waste your money on Selena Roberts' A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez...

Written by Jacob Simpson about 7 months ago 284 reads 4 comments
Burning Questions for the Baltimore Ravens This Offseason

The 2008 Baltimore Ravens season definitely went better than expected for most. However, many fans were still disappointed that the Ravens did not make the Super Bowl...

Written by Jacob Simpson about 10 months ago 488 reads 0 comments
Two Simple Ways to Fix The NFL Playoffs

Inevitably, when a decent team is going to get left out of the NFL playoffs, people start screaming about how the format needs to be changed...

Written by Jacob Simpson about 11 months ago 240 reads 4 comments
College Football Playoff Preview

I’m just so happy for college football’s playoff system. It really does a great job of getting the casual fan interested. Take my good friend George. He doesn’t care about the old system...

Written by Jacob Simpson about 11 months ago 220 reads 2 comments
Memo to Philadelphia: Shut the Heck Up!!!

Why? Because of articles like this. I'm so sick of the Phillies and their fans bellyaching about what happened last night. So, to vent my frustration, I'm gonna break this Michael Radano column down, firejoemorgan...

Written by Jacob Simpson about about 1 year ago 211 reads 0 comments
Week Six NFL Picks

A lot of do-or-die games for teams this week. I would hazard to guess that this has probably been the toughest week to predict so far. But I enjoy it. I really like how wide open this season is compared to past seasons...

Written by Jacob Simpson about about 1 year ago 475 reads 0 comments
NFL Picks: Week Five

I'm not going to have a prelude because I wrote a really in depth article on the state of the NFL and my take on its teams here. As for the picks, I'm out front in our friendly competition by one game...

Written by Jacob Simpson about about 1 year ago 413 reads 0 comments
Ravens Offensive Review: Close to Competent?

With just three games under their belts, the Ravens are outperforming the expectations of most. The hard-fought, yet crushing, loss to the Steelers still proved that the Ravens have a decent team...

Written by Jacob Simpson about about 1 year ago 340 reads 0 comments
Major League Baseball Playoff Predictions

With the exciting NFL season currently in progress, I feel a lot of apathy towards October baseball this year. There are several MLB teams about to begin their quest to the World Series that I do not like: Tampa Bay, Boston, Philadelphia...

Written by Jacob Simpson about about 1 year ago 400 reads 2 comments
Making Sense of the NFL

The reason I titled this column "Making Sense of the NFL" is because the NFL makes absolutely no sense right now. So.....

Written by Jacob Simpson about about 1 year ago 72 reads 0 comments
Ravens-Steelers: Once Again, It's On!

Ask any NFL fan what they think of the average Ravens-Steelers game, and they'll all give you the same answers: physical, defense-oriented, hard-hitting, and smash-mouth. It's why it is one of the best recent rivalries in the NFL...

Written by Jacob Simpson about about 1 year ago 1,037 reads 4 comments
NFL Week Four Picks

How quickly have things turned in the AFC? Going into the year, the general consensus was that Indy, SD, and NE were going to dominate the year. Pittsburgh was expected to take the AFC North, Jacksonville and Cleveland were going to get the wild cards...

Written by Jacob Simpson about about 1 year ago 1,730 reads 2 comments
An Open Letter To Phillies "Fans"

Dear Phillies fans, I attended last night's game between the Phillies and the Braves. Seeing as how your team was at the time only leading their division by 1...

Written by Jacob Simpson about about 1 year ago 397 reads 12 comments
What We Know: NFL Week 3

So every Monday/Tuesday, I will review the Sunday NFL games, asking what we saw, what we know and what we can expect...

Written by Jacob Simpson about about 1 year ago 433 reads 0 comments
Baltimore Ravens Preview: Week 3 Vs. Cleveland Browns

With an unexpected bye week, the still undefeated Ravens invite Cleveland to town, ready to end their season (much to the delight of all Ravens fans). As far as expectations go, its really impossible to gauge how the Ravens have fulfilled them...

Written by Jacob Simpson about about 1 year ago 576 reads 0 comments
The NFL's Best Young QBs

ESPN and Scouts, Inc. posted an article on the best young QBs and how they ranked/judged them. You can find that article right here. I didn't necessarily disagree with their rankings, as Scouts Inc...

Written by Jacob Simpson about about 1 year ago 410 reads 3 comments
Who's Fault Is It, Anyway?

I grew up the son of a referee/umpire. He always taught me that you never want to let the game come down to a bad call or a fluke play. Do your best to keep it out of the hands of others. Because referees, umpires, judges, etc...

Written by Jacob Simpson about about 1 year ago 726 reads 3 comments
Boys Will Be Boys Book Review

I got my copy of Boys Will Be Boys, Jeff Pearlman's recent take on the '90s Dallas Cowboys, on Tuesday...And finished it last night. I know plenty of people have already read the teasers for this book or heard reviews about how awesome it is...

Written by Jacob Simpson about about 1 year ago 2,993 reads 4 comments
NFL Week Three Picks

For my loyal Facebook readers out there...This is our 100th post together! Woohoo! Pass the Courvoisier! For my loyal Bleacher Report people...You're just going to have to stand aside and let them bask in the glory...

Written by Jacob Simpson about about 1 year ago 1,769 reads 10 comments
An Open-Ended Letter to Scoop Jackson

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=jackson/080911 Scoop Jackson thinks that because I play fantasy football, I'm a "sucka." Never mind the fact that I consider myself to be a humble and rationale gentleman...

Written by Jacob Simpson about about 1 year ago 177 reads 0 comments
Crying with Vikings Fans

If you've read any of my Facebook stuff, you know how annoying it is for me to continuously write about how bad Tarvaris Jackson is. I know you're sick of it. Hell, I'm almost sick of it...

Written by Jacob Simpson about about 1 year ago 256 reads 2 comments

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Jacob Simpson Article Archive

2009 NFL Preview: AFC Dominance

Kobe Bryant: The World's Most Interesting Man

A-Waste: The Alex Rodriguez Book Sucks

Burning Questions for the Baltimore Ravens This Offseason

Two Simple Ways to Fix The NFL Playoffs

College Football Playoff Preview

Memo to Philadelphia: Shut the Heck Up!!!

Week Six NFL Picks

NFL Picks: Week Five

Ravens Offensive Review: Close to Competent?

Major League Baseball Playoff Predictions

Making Sense of the NFL

Ravens-Steelers: Once Again, It's On!

NFL Week Four Picks

An Open Letter To Phillies "Fans"

What We Know: NFL Week 3

Baltimore Ravens Preview: Week 3 Vs. Cleveland Browns

The NFL's Best Young QBs

Who's Fault Is It, Anyway?

Boys Will Be Boys Book Review

NFL Week Three Picks

An Open-Ended Letter to Scoop Jackson

Crying with Vikings Fans

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