John Marzano Olympic Hero said:PBD, that was really eloquent and expresses a lot of my frustrations* with Simmons too.
*Frustrations may be too strong of a word, I simply don't read him anymore. Or if I do, 90% of the time, I'm skimming.
In 2002, I vividly remember constantly refreshing the Page 2 website in hope that Simmons put something up. He was a MUST read and he was prolific. And, yes, the way he was writing had never been done before. He took a new medium and added an unbelievably fresh voice to that medium. It is the cause of his popularity now. And he deserves it, he was phenomenal.
But I read his columns now like JMOH. It's a bunch of skimming. His Super Bowl mailbag was the worst. His football picks are dumb, as is his manifesto. I wish he would be a bit more tongue in cheek with his gambling analysis, realizing everything he says about wagering is a joke that isn't applicable in any way whatsoever.
And he's not a writer anymore. That is also worth mentioning. He has had one original thought in the past few years.(his PED column) And that went nowhere. But he's officially a media powerhouse now. He doesn't need to write.