Jeff Smirnoff's Sportswriter Profile

Jeff Smirnoff

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Browns-Broncos: Brownies Bomb in Denver, 27-6
September 20, 2009

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The Browns Table: 2009 Season Preview
September 14, 2009

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Browns' 2009 Can Not Be Judged By Wins Alone
September 7, 2009

350 reads
For Mangini's Browns Its a Deja Vu Debut
August 16, 2009

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Jeff recently relocated back to Cleveland after spending 10 years in the metro Washington, DC area. He follows Cleveland sports with a passion and is the Cleveland Browns Community Leader on Bleacher Report.

He finished tied for third in the 2008 Bleacher Report "NFL The Season" competition and was a finalist for the Bleacher Report 2008 NFL Writer of the Year.

Jeff loves feedback from any and all sources and can be reached at smirnoff.jeff@gmail.com or via his website, A Clevelander in Exile, at http://aclevelanderinexile.blogspot.com on Blogger.

Favorite Athletes

Jim Brown, Bob Feller, Bernie Kosar, Mark Price, Charles Nagy, LeBron James, Victor Martinez, Kellen Winslow, Phil Dawson, Charles Barkley, Lou Gehrig, Otto Graham
Favorite Sports Teams

Cleveland Browns, Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Cavaliers, Ohio State Buckeyes
Favorite Coaches

Paul Brown, Marty Schottenheimer, Woodu Hayes, Jim Tressel, Mike Hargrove, Lenny Wilkins, Vince Lombardi
All-Time Sports Moment

Hasn't happened yet. Cleveland needs to win something while I am alive first.
Most Unbreakable Sports Record

Joe Dimaggio - 56 game hitting streak.
Ruth or Mays?

Mays. Despite sending the Tribe into a tailspin in 1954. Better all around player.
Unitas or Montana?

Otto Graham
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan. This from a Cavs fan.
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky. No doubt.
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Nicklaus until Tiger passes him. Ultimately, it will be Tiger.
Petty or Earnhardt?

The Intimidator. Petty may be a bit more iconic but I think Dale Sr. left more of an imprint on the sport.
ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

Big Ten. I'm a homer. But it's nowhere near the best conference in football or basketball. In fact, it downright stinks right now.

James Williamson posted 1277 days ago

JW Nix made a great argument for the suspension of Brady Quinn. However, after I examined it, I felt that Brady Quinn needed a defense attorney.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/293191-why-i-dont-think-brady-quinn-should-be-suspended?
James Williamson posted 1277 days ago

JW Nix made a great argument for the suspension of Brady Quinn. However, after I examined it, I felt that Brady Quinn needed a defense attorney.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/293191-why-i-dont-think-brady-quinn-should-be-suspended?
Sean Crowe posted 1592 days ago

Jeff,
You deserved the nomination. Great job this season!

What you don't deserve is having to put up with Eric Mangini....
Sean Crowe posted 1595 days ago

...and the winner is: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/102536-the-winner-of-the-bleacher-report-nfl-writer-of-the-year-award-is
Sean Crowe posted 1600 days ago

Jeff,

You've been nominated for the Bleacher Report NFL Writer of the Year award. Congratulations!

Make sure you cast your vote (presumably for yourself). :)

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/98619-vote-for-the-bleacher-report-nfl-writer-of-the-year-award

Keep up the good work!

-Sean
Trey Bradley posted 1614 days ago

nice work this week, you're still in it!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/93977-nfl-the-season-playoffs-semifinals
Trey Bradley posted 1620 days ago

Congratulations, you're a quarterfinalist in NFL The Season. Here's a link to to updated playoff bracket. Good luck this week!
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/91107-nfl-the-season-playoffs-second-round
Trey Bradley posted 1648 days ago

Here's an update...

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/80909-nfl-the-season-standings-november-12
Bleacher Report posted 1658 days ago

Even though we like rival teams, I second that license plate.
James Williamson posted 1663 days ago

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/73910-the-cowboys-believed-and-won-13-9-what-miracle-happened
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/73403-is-it-just-me-or-is-the-nfl-doing-a-bad-job-of-protecting-players
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