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Fans' mockery of Phil Simms reaches crescendo on social media
Sporting News ^ | January 23, 2017 | Michael McCarthy

Posted on 01/24/2017 6:54:49 AM PST by C19fan

TV viewers could either laugh or cry at how lopsided the AFC and NFC championship games were Sunday, and they chose to laugh — mostly at the expense of poor Phil Simms of CBS Sports.

Simms and, to a lesser extent, play-by-play partner Jim Nantz, have become popular targets on social media in recent years.

(Excerpt) Read more at sportingnews.com ...


TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: football; nfl
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To: SarahPalin2012

Thank you. GBYLH.


21 posted on 01/24/2017 7:47:54 AM PST by Empireoftheatom48 (God did help the Republic, can we keep it.)
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To: C19fan

Side note: It appears now that a number of media outlets just report on what social media is saying.


22 posted on 01/24/2017 7:49:46 AM PST by BookmanTheJanitor
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To: TomGuy

I shut off the sound and play music from my hi-fi.

Who was the guy who used to announce for NFL films - back in the 70’s?


23 posted on 01/24/2017 7:52:30 AM PST by Loud Mime (Liberalism: Intolerance masquerading as tolerance, Ignorance masquerading as Intelligence)
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To: surrey
I absolutely, positively loathe Joe Buck.

Dittos!!

24 posted on 01/24/2017 7:52:59 AM PST by The Citizen Soldier ("It's always good to be underestimated." ~Donald Trump)
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To: C19fan

Simms is the worst (yet a distant second to Berman). Anything beyond a second sentence is delivered on LOUD! in his annoying accent (and I love Southern and Western accents).


25 posted on 01/24/2017 8:18:58 AM PST by bruin66 (Time: Nature's way of keeping everything from happening at once.)
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To: Loud Mime
Who was the guy who used to announce for NFL films - back in the 70’s?

Dandy Don [Meredith]?
26 posted on 01/24/2017 8:22:24 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: Loud Mime
Who was the guy who used to announce for NFL films - back in the 70’s?

You might be referring to John Facenda, also known as The Voice of God!

That guy could read the phone book and make it sound like the greatest book ever written.

27 posted on 01/24/2017 8:23:34 AM PST by Repealthe17thAmendment
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To: Loud Mime

John Facenda


28 posted on 01/24/2017 8:26:45 AM PST by bankwalker (groupthink is dangerous ...)
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To: C19fan

You know who I can’t stand?

Chris Collinsworth(less)


29 posted on 01/24/2017 8:28:54 AM PST by NeoCaveman (Oil: natural, organic, and gluten free)
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To: TomGuy

Yes! My mute button has the “mute” worn off. Too many commercials also wear the button thin. Do the same for NBA... like when yeww eee brown never shuts up.


30 posted on 01/24/2017 8:29:54 AM PST by rusureitflies? (Not much to say, yet.)
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To: Loud Mime

Steve Sabol was the voice you hear in the older highlight reels.


31 posted on 01/24/2017 9:08:05 AM PST by Hatteras
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To: Loud Mime

My apologies, Sabol was the producer. There were a few narrators but the one you are most likely thinking about is John Facenda (sp?)


32 posted on 01/24/2017 9:27:40 AM PST by Hatteras
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To: C19fan

Phil Simms is not very popular in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, either. Everyone I know who encountered him here in town says he is a jerk. And then a few years ago his younger son, Matt, was here at the University of Louisville for literally a month and a half. He got suspended for four games for violating team rules, right after he got here. Then he saw action in two games, and transferred out.


33 posted on 01/24/2017 9:46:14 AM PST by RonPaulLives (Wake Up! Local, State and National GOP Lying, Cheating, Stealing in Conventions Since 2004.)
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To: C19fan

You gotta wonder why a Super Bowl-winning quarterback gets cut the next year and nobody picks him up. There’s a stink on Simms; I just can’t identify it.


34 posted on 01/24/2017 12:08:28 PM PST by ManHunter (You can run, but you'll only die tired... Army snipers: Reach out and touch someone)
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To: Empireoftheatom48
I’ve never liked Sims in a broadcasting role. They should sack him and hire Payton.

I'm surprised nobody picked up Peyton Manning to be an analyst. I think he'd be a good one.

35 posted on 01/24/2017 12:09:58 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: C19fan

The people I watch big football games with are not huge fans and so we compromise by turning down the sound and playing music while the game is on. I don’t miss the commentary one bit.


36 posted on 01/24/2017 12:16:54 PM PST by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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To: ManHunter

He didn’t win the SB his last year. He won the SB as starter in ‘87, on the bench due to injury in ‘90, was cut after the ‘93 season, had the chance to go to the Browns a year later and opted out.


37 posted on 01/24/2017 12:16:55 PM PST by discostu (Alright you primative screwheads, listen up!)
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To: ez

I basically watch games now on my laptop, and do my Freeping while listening to the game then watch if I hear something interesting happening. I rarely watch anything on my TV anymore.


38 posted on 01/24/2017 12:19:09 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: C19fan

I hate watching games not hosted by Fox. CBS is the worst, production-wise.


39 posted on 01/24/2017 1:33:29 PM PST by Mr. Blond
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To: TomGuy

When I was in San Antonio back in ‘68 I saw Dandy Don throw a long pass to Bob Hayes, who was ahead of everybody on the field. The pass was perfect = Hayes dropped it.

Meredith met Hayes before he got to the huddle and said something. Hayes started laughing. I still wonder what Don said; he was one funny dude.


40 posted on 01/24/2017 6:06:44 PM PST by Loud Mime (Liberalism: Intolerance masquerading as tolerance, Ignorance masquerading as Intelligence)
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