Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Play of the Week: Simpson Flips Out

This week's NFL Play of the Week was a no-doubter: a full flip from Cincinnati Bengals receiver Jerome Simpson. Check it out if you haven't seen it already (and if you have, check it out again):


I want to make sure this gets the props it deserves.
  1. I should point out that the defender didn't do Simpson any favors (although he could've tried tackling with his arms). The defender was actually a bit airborne himself. What I also mean by not doing any favors is that he didn't help Simpson complete the flip by hitting his legs and aiding his rotation in the air.
  2. With all that in mind, it's clear that Simpson had the intention all along of doing a full flip into the end-zone. What an uber-athletic, crazy bastard.
  3. Simpson didn't do himself any favors by oddly grabbing the defenders helmet in mid-air.
  4. He stuck that landing Mary Lou Retton style. Well, maybe not quite that well, but he used his own legs as springboards, so he gets the perfect 10 all the same.
I was thinking about doing a playoff between all of the Plays of the Week for a Play of the Year, but why even bother now? Sick, sick, sick.

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