Comments on: Christian Ponder thinks Jerome Simpson is “unbelievable”

By: thorfinsky

thorfinsky — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 06:15:35 +0000

inthezone4. Really? Why don’t you check out the facts before spewing a bunch of crap. The Vikings have won 18 division titles. The Bengals have won 6. The Vikings have a overall win percentage of 53%, the Bengals win percentage is 44%. That hardly qualifies as just “as bad” and sure as hell isn’t “worse”. Learn about football before you speak.

By: inthezone4

inthezone4 — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:32:37 +0000

Pappavike. Really? I don’t have anything against the Vikes, but your insane. You guys have been as bad if not worst than us over the years. Learn about football before you speak. The Vikes and Bengals are in really tough divisions. Don’t think you will do better than last place this year. Gonna take some time before the Vikes contend again.

By: inthezone4

inthezone4 — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 01:28:09 +0000

He was a big reach in the second round, coming out of coastal carolina. Was never impressed with him. Articles around cincy hinted that he was not that bright. The whole pot deal in his town house proved that lol! He never did live up to his potential. Maybe he will for the Vikes. Him and his big alien shaped head lol!

By: yonathon

yonathon — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 00:40:50 +0000

its easy to go off ota’s…i wanna see what jerome simpson can do during training camp when it gets more serious and the pads are on…wish him the best though he looks fast but can he be that go to guy

By: davikes84

davikes84 — Thu, 31 May 2012 23:52:35 +0000

*on the run i might add

By: tombradysponytail

tombradysponytail — Thu, 31 May 2012 21:00:05 +0000

thrillhouse763 says:May 31, 2012 1:57 PM

Quadry Ismail would look unbelievable against that group of DBs.
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So would Troy Williamson…

By: jsto9

jsto9 — Thu, 31 May 2012 20:53:06 +0000

Nothing in sports is more overrated and meaningless then a stupid 40 time. Jerry Rice ran like a 4.7 or 4.8 and you never saw him caught from behind, unless it was Darrell Green.

Unless its a lineman running after a kicker, we’re talking about guys separated by tenths of seconds.

By: thankheavenfornumberseven

thankheavenfornumberseven — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:47:36 +0000

If you think Ponder has a weak arm, you haven’t seen him play.

By: beelicker

beelicker — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:47:11 +0000

Despite a pair of “the largest hands in the NFL”, Simpson in PFF’s “drop percentage ranked 80th out of 91 NFL receivers with significant playing time” in 2011, plus he frequently would zig in his pattern adjustments when he should have zagged, undercutting his confidence with his QBs.

If ever there was a situation where he had opportunity to breakout it was last year in Cincinnati, especially when the starting slot man Shipley got IRed early, TE Gresham missed some games midseason due to injury & AJ Green had midseason issues due to a multi-game chest/arm injury issue sustained in the stiller game limiting him to mostly being a decoy.

Simpson was more prone to disappearing than soaring during that stretch.

He does apparently block willingly & effectively downfield.

& if the Bengals had re-signed him, he’d surely be getting the same love as now from the assembled P(FT)eanut gallery?

By: pappavike

pappavike — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:46:22 +0000

This just might be the fresh start he need’s Besides, look at the Bengals it’s not like their the best judge of talent. And it’s only OTA’s Every team has a right to be optimistic. We will see what he looks like in pre season, A little better test ?

By: sahfriendly

sahfriendly — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:02:35 +0000

As a Bengals fan, I’m used to this. Jerome was a spectacular practice, I’m not saying that is a bad thing, but for years we’d get reports of how amazing he was, once it became time to play an actual game. He was mostly just a decent WR. My opinion of simpson was he offered a lot of fun moments, there just wasn’t a lot consistency between each moment. Here’s my advice put him at #1, either by self motivation or just being better at it. He seems to thrive in that spot. Just look at the last couple games of 2010 or the few games Adriel Jermiah was out. He performed at a high level.

By: jrich4210

jrich4210 — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:02:19 +0000

He’s fast and has the largest hands ever. He was too dumb to learn the Bengals playbook. Just wait, Ponder. You will throw the ball and he will be in the wrong place, I guarantee it.

By: dg0122

dg0122 — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:56:41 +0000

he does have blazing speed…and can jump really high

By: monkeyhateclean

monkeyhateclean — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:48:07 +0000

“Jerome was running a dig…and the cushion was unbelievable because everyone’s afraid he’s going to run right by them ~~he’s so fast~~ because they are terrible at coverage,” Ponder told Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

By: darthsaint

darthsaint — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:16:02 +0000

Sounds like it is now a two man race for NFL MVP. Either Randy Moss or Jerome Simpson basically have this thing sewn up.

By: steelcityrapist

steelcityrapist — Thu, 31 May 2012 18:14:40 +0000

As a BENGAL fan…i was never impressed. If the Bengals let him go he cant be that great.

By: joeytorontosucks

joeytorontosucks — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:57:41 +0000

Him and Randy Moss… destined for greatness!

By: thrillhouse763

thrillhouse763 — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:57:00 +0000

Quadry Ismail would look unbelievable against that group of DBs.

By: Carl Gerbschmidt

Carl Gerbschmidt — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:44:45 +0000

Seriously, this team is terrible.

By: purpleman527

purpleman527 — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:41:49 +0000

The cushion is unbelievable because the Vikings DBs aren’t very good. In addition, since the DBs can’t hit anyone, there is no need to cover tight because the DBs don’t want to get burned.

By: 303bengalguy

303bengalguy — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:31:03 +0000

rmc1995 says: May 31, 2012 1:21 PM

The cushion is unbelievable because DBs can make a play on a 20 yard dig with Ponder’s weak arm.
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Ouch! Might be the sad truth…?

I hope Simpson does well for you guys though. Maybe the switch flipped in his brain after jail.

By: norsedrew

norsedrew — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:28:58 +0000

Gotta love Ponder….working hard to make all his WR’s happy. Good for Ponder. It doesn’t mean though that we as fans or that reporters need to buy into it too….see list of the speed of current Viking WR’s below. They are all about the same and 4.42 isn’t anything special in the NFL for a WR. I still root for the Vikings as I have for decades however….I hope it’s flattery and not that our DB’s are still that poor.

Devin Aromashodu(4.35)
Stephen Burton(4.38)
Percy Harvin(4.39)
Greg Childs(4.39)
Michael Jenkins(4.40)
Jerome Simpson(4.42)
Jarius Wright(4.42)
Emmanuel Arceneaux(4.58)

By: rmc1995

rmc1995 — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:21:50 +0000

The cushion is unbelievable because DBs can make a play on a 20 yard dig with Ponder’s weak arm.

By: istallion

istallion — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:12:59 +0000

Simpson can be a beast, if he has the desire and heart to be one. Does he?

By: mikebrownistheworstownerinprosports

mikebrownistheworstownerinprosports — Thu, 31 May 2012 17:02:32 +0000

If the Vikings are THAT impressed with Jerome Simpson, their offense must be in sad shape. Simpson is an athletic freak, but when it comes to pure speed, he’s nothing special. He’s prone to lapses in concentration (drops balls, runs wrong routes) and he’s very inconsistent. In other words, he’s not AJ Green. Trust me. Not hating on you Vikings fans, just letting you know what to expect. That flip looked nice on the highlights, but he doesn’t make plays like that very often, and honestly the flip wasn’t even necessary. It was showboating. He could have just as easily juked the defender.

By: fraleyr

fraleyr — Thu, 31 May 2012 16:55:24 +0000

and another thing to remember is he got caught with weed. lol its not murder its pot. these guys arent angels they’re football players.

By: fraleyr

fraleyr — Thu, 31 May 2012 16:53:23 +0000

simpson has only had one run in with the law. now given it was a big one, but he’ll be good from here on out. he’s a good #2 guy. he’d be a lot better if he could be a little more consistant. he’ll drop 3 easy passes then do a back flip one handed grab and everybody forgets about the drops.

By: abninf

abninf — Thu, 31 May 2012 16:48:06 +0000

illiniftw says: May 31, 2012 12:36 PM

He’s so fast all the DBs see is a puff of smoke!
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EPO can make you do amazing things.

By: mrvikingsfan11

mrvikingsfan11 — Thu, 31 May 2012 16:46:59 +0000

Skol

By: milkmandanimal

milkmandanimal — Thu, 31 May 2012 16:43:45 +0000

Because nothing says “BLAZING SPEED” like averaging a hair over 14 yards/catch over your unimpressive NFL career.