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01-23-2005, 08:46 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Troy, NY
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OT: Phil Simms
Wow, this guy is just intolerable, IMO. Does anybody out there actually like him?
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01-23-2005, 08:47 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Minneapolis
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he's better than Joe Buck
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01-23-2005, 08:49 PM
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Location: usually sunny SoCal
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that's not really saying much.. oh, the other qb commentator: "Great players make great plays in big games." Thanks, I didn't realize that. |
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01-23-2005, 08:50 PM
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Location: The State of Insanity
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he's actually pretty good... at least to me.. does a lot of talking, but he never talks just to hear himself talk.
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01-23-2005, 08:51 PM
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Location: North Carolina
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I like Simms a whole lot actually, and I agree with Fozzie. Unlike most former players, he doesn't seem to talk about his playing expereince in a 'I was the greatest!' sort of way. I think he has some genuinely insightful observations at times.
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01-23-2005, 08:52 PM
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Location: SE
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Maybe it's because I don't listen to most of his games, he's MILES ahead of McCarver for baseball however.
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01-23-2005, 08:53 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Troy, NY
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Daryl Johnston is HANDS DOWN the best former-player announcer in any sport... I really do feel like I'm learning a lot about football when he does the games. Simms ALWAYS picks one team and sticks with them (when the Pats are playing, it's them, which might explain SirFozzie's response), and doesn't let it go. Plus, he never adds any insight to the game.
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01-23-2005, 08:55 PM
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Location: North Carolina
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I think announcers are the ultimate 'to each his own.' I can't stand Daryl Johnston, for instance. :shurg:
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01-23-2005, 08:58 PM
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Location: Troy, NY
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I definitely agree with that first statement. I'm guessing part of it is that you're an "expert" football fan, while I'd just call myself "intermediate". Thus, I love any insights into the way the game is played, which Johnson unquestionably provides. I don't think you can argue that Simms really demonstrates any kind of knowledge of the way football is played in his announcing, but since someone like you already knows a lot about it, you probably don't like those type of insights. (P.S. I know this may have sounded like sarcasm, but it's not... I really do think that the fact that you know more about football than me makes a difference in who we'd like to listen to announce)
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01-23-2005, 09:04 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Here and There
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I definitely prefer the two man booth to three. I think it really reduces instances of talking over plays and missing key moments. I don't think Simms provides any great insights, but you do get an honest assessment of what is going on and the talk usually stays on subject.
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01-23-2005, 09:09 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Fox River Grove, IL
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How about the comment on "What will the Patrioits do on 1st and ten, with 57 seconds in the first half, with a 24-3 lead?
DO YOU F"ING thing THEY WILL RUN THE BALL?!?!?! F! IF THATs all that takes to be an F'n announcer, then christ, I should be TOO!!! Jesus Harold Christ. He is a Fn moron. While I am at it, why kick a god damn field goal down by 14 late in the 3rd quarter? Why is that the right call, Simms. You kick the FG, your teams is still 2 scores behind. You don't believe in math, do you you f'n idoit. TO quote Lewis Black:" FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK Why do the fuck Steelers do this to me? PS. Thanks for scoring late in the 3rd and 4th, so I could not win my squares too. Mother Fucking Assholes. |
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01-23-2005, 09:17 PM
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Location: Troy, NY
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I particularly love his instant replay challenge analysis, where he demonstrates his complete lack of knowledge of the rules of the game.
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01-23-2005, 09:20 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Colorado
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I try not to listen to Fox (and Buck) but I have always believed that the Sunday Night team (esp. Thiesmann) is wholy unlistenable.
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01-23-2005, 09:22 PM
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I wish somebody punched him in the face, killing him, so he never became an announcer. |
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01-23-2005, 09:23 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Where the system is screwed
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01-23-2005, 09:23 PM
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Location: Keene, NH
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no, no he's not. the scary thing is, I think Simms has actually IMPROVED lately. still useless though
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01-23-2005, 09:27 PM
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I wish Phil Simms was killed on the field of play.
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01-23-2005, 09:53 PM
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I wouldn't go that far. |
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01-23-2005, 09:55 PM
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I think he and Aikman are equally stiff and obvious. Simms is a little less critical, though.
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01-23-2005, 10:04 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep
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Phil Simms rubs me the wrong way, like petting a cat against the grain. But I'd take him in a heartbeat over worthless Paul Macguire.
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01-23-2005, 10:08 PM
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I guess I was thinking much worse, but I toned it down. I am very angry. |
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01-23-2005, 11:23 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: New Jersey
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Al Michaels is the only football announcer that I really like. Of course, that is before he was paired with Madden. That has reduced my enjoyment somewhat, but that team is still better than anyone else just because Michaels is that good. However, I agree with others who said that announcers are really a matter of personal taste.
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01-23-2005, 11:33 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Decatur, GA
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Simms is utterly horrible. Seems like a nice guy, but a CRAP announcer. Collinsworth, though, as someone pointed out, is FAR worse.
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01-24-2005, 12:15 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: The State of Rutgers
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Phil was my favorite player as a little kid. The fact that he's been helping Mike Teel (freshman QB at Rutgers) develop doesn't hurt.
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01-24-2005, 12:39 AM
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Location: NJ
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Collinsworth was so awfull today I couldn't even follow half of what he was saying, he was talking about stuff that didn't happen and getting guys names wrongs and describing things on replay that weren't happening, he was driving me batty.
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01-24-2005, 12:46 AM
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I don't see where you got that. He and Nantz both understood the rule, but had opposing opinions on whether or not the footage was conclusive enough to overturn it. And to me, than call was as borderline as is possible. Could've easily gone either way.
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01-24-2005, 09:55 AM
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I thought the best point was that when you slow a play down of course you'll see movement of the ball. It's impossible not to.
I thought that was spot on especially on the interception. In real time Wilson had complete control of it.
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01-24-2005, 10:02 AM
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I always liked Dan Fouts, I wonder if any network will bring him back?
(Phil Simms is terrible.)
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01-24-2005, 10:16 AM
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My favorite play was on a pass in the red zone when Rothelsberger was either sacked or threw the ball away. Simms was going on and on about the Patriots secondary and how they just blanketed the Steelers receivers on the play. Meanwhile, the guys in the truck are showing a replay angle that shows Randel-El and Burris on the other side of the field wide freakin' open.
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01-24-2005, 10:50 AM
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ditto
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01-24-2005, 11:13 AM
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Does anyone remember that game in the 1970's that had no TV announcers? Miami vs Jets
Phil Simms is my favorite all time QB! He lead the 1986 Giants to a Superbowl victory and played near flawless in the game. He wasn't a flashy QB and didn't have gaudy stats but he was a leader.
I like him in the booth as well. I am really not overly critical of many announcers, though I am certainly glad that Dennis Miller was kicked out of the MNF booth. My favorite all time announcer is Ray Scott. Anybody here recall him? He did allot of the Packer games in the 60's and I think 70's. I used to listen to him in the 60's and 70's do the NFL televised games (mostly when the Packers played). Now my favorite all time commentator (the jock in the booth) is a little more difficult to pick. I used to really enjoy Madden but he talks too much now and he has really gotten old and I don't mean his age. I do enjoy listening to Randy Cross and Fouts is excellent as well. Doesn't Fouts do college now with Keith Jackson?
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01-24-2005, 11:19 AM
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01-24-2005, 05:13 PM
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I agree with you. I can't stand Collinsworth. Daryl Johnston is probably my favorite former player announcer. Last edited by sabotai : 01-24-2005 at 05:14 PM. |
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01-24-2005, 05:52 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Tampa, FL
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I still have Phil Simms rookie card. Last I checked it was worth about 2 dollars.
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