Week 4 – Already a Quarter Done with the NFL Season

Jim Armstrong: I don’t want to belabor the Roger Goodell should be fired point but I must be taking crazy pills – the wrong guy was suspended! On Wednesday, September 24th multiple news outlets announced that Bill Simmons had been suspended for three weeks due to his comments on his weekly podcast (the BS Report) […]

Week 3 Picks & General Sentiments Towards the No Fault League

  Jim Armstrong: With each passing day I’m finding myself more and more disgusted with the National Football League. Rory Goulding was incredibly accurate and prescient in his assessment of Roger Goodell’s 8-year reign over the NFL in last week’s Thursday picks post: he’s been dreadful as the league’s commissioner. Let’s rewind the clock nearly […]

The State of the 2014 Cleveland Browns

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Ron, the lead editor of FantasyFootballOverdose.Com – great source of football news and rumors. You can follow @NFLRankings via Twitter or via Google+ for more updates. It’s been awhile since the Cleveland Browns were one of the more interesting teams in the NFL but that all changed […]

Bracket Destruction, Cinderella Style

Rory Goulding It’s Thursday afternoon, the first day of the NCAA Tournament. You’re sitting at work, monitoring 4-8 games on your ESPN Gamecast (constantly refreshing because your job slows down streaming speeds to a comically snail-like pace) when the unthinkable happens. Ever since you filled out your bracket days ago, you’ve been psyched, knowing that […]

All Star Weekend: How to Improve the Game, the Selection Process & a Fond Look Back

Intro: By Rory Goulding We’re gonna pretend, for a second, that you care about NBA All Star Weekend.[1] What would make it better?  How could it be improved? Here are a few ideas from the fellas at Back of the Jersey, who are ready to pump some fresh thoughts into a weekend that’s gotten pretty […]

Super Bowl XLVIII Thoughts & Prognostications

Richard Sherman, Mr. Stanford – By Rory Goulding As anything negative I say about Mr. Sherman will be viewed as whiney, stinking, 49er-fan sour grapes, I’ll keep this short. I think Richard Sherman is a well-spoken, extremely talented defensive back. He’s entertaining. He’s charismatic. And he’s also kind of a douche. I think what he […]

Back of the Jersey Conference Championship Picks & Match-ups to Watch

New England at Denver – by Rory Goulding Spotlight: A Different Look for Brady-Manning, Round 15 The Patriots 34-31 win over the Broncos in Week 12 should mean absolutely nothing when looking at Sunday’s rematch. Not only was the game played in below freezing temperatures, but the teams combined for seven fumbles. SEVEN! That’s the […]

Back of the Jersey Divisional Picks & Playoff Predictions

Chargers vs. Broncos Preview – By Jim Armstrong The beauty of the NFL postseason is that every game is a coin-flip. Despite what Vegas says (Chargers getting 10 points), no one has a clue how this game will unfold. Peyton Manning is the greatest regular season quarterback of all time (or at least will be) […]

Back of the Jersey Wild Card Picks & Playoff Predictions

It’s hard to argue with this time of year as being one of the best times in sports. You have College Football Bowl games on each night of the week, with last night’s Oklahoma and Alabama game being the biggest surprise Bowl game to date. College Basketball has kicked into high gear with Conference Play […]

A Look Back at 2013 and our Christmas Wishes for 2014

Christmas Giving: James Dolan By: Tyler Michels This holiday season, let’s give New York Knicks owner James Dolan a brain. For Christmas, this Knicks fan is in the giving spirit. I’m giving James Dolan a brain this year. We all know, he really he needs it. At this point in the 2013-2014 NBA season, we […]