Esiason, Simms out at CBS Sports

[dpberr]

Matt Ryan will join NFL Today.

 

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/former-nfl-mvp-quarterback-matt-ryan-joining-cbs-sports-the-nfl-today/

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

Just now, dpberr said:

Matt Ryan will join NFL Today.

 

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/former-nfl-mvp-quarterback-matt-ryan-joining-cbs-sports-the-nfl-today/

 

Interesting.  The Fox NFL Sunday is still rolling deep with Terry and Jimmy despite both being terrible.  

[Sweats]

Just now, Bleeding Bills Blue said:

 

Interesting.  The Fox NFL Sunday is still rolling deep with Terry and Jimmy despite both being terrible.  

 

 

 

Yeah, i never understood that......they are beyond terrible.

[Charles Romes]

Not that Phil is great, but I don’t see Ryan as being any better.  They probably just wanted someone more familiar with today’s NFL. 

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

Just now, Sweats said:

 

 

 

Yeah, i never understood that......they are beyond terrible.

 

Probably a tie-in to the fox news crowd?  I dunno.  Terry's old annoying and i can't even understand him half the time, and Jimmy is just old and out of it (he's 80).  

[Putin]

2 minutes ago, Bleeding Bills Blue said:

 

Probably a tie-in to the fox news crowd?  I dunno.  Terry's old annoying and i can't even understand him half the time, and Jimmy is just old and out of it (he's 80).  

Terry is a clown  

[MiracleAtRich1393]

6 minutes ago, Charles Romes said:

Not that Phil is great, but I don’t see Ryan as being any better.  They probably just wanted someone more familiar with today’s NFL. 

And probably cheaper 

[njbuff]

1 minute ago, Putin said:

Terry is a clown  

 

Remember what Hollywood Henderson said about Terry?

 

"He couldn't spell cat if you spotted him the c and the a" 🤣🤣

[Kincaid Kool-Aid]

Surprised they didn't bring in Jason Kelce yet on the Fox side. Terry and Jimmy are both unwatchable and have been for years.

[H2o]

Half the time Simms and Esiason just took shots at each other. Now they can go argue in Hardee's every Friday morning for breakfast if they want to continue the tradition. 

[Virgil]

With all of this turnover we see with sportscasters, I wonder how much of it is based off audience viewership feedback vs wanting to bring someone in at a lesser salary?  

[papazoid]

you won't miss them

[Warcodered]

1 minute ago, Virgil said:

With all of this turnover we see with sportscasters, I wonder how much of it is based off audience viewership feedback vs wanting to bring someone in at a lesser salary?  

I'm sure there's plenty of that, plus just rolling through the list of retired NFL players to see if they can find anyone who catches on and that they can market.

[Chicken Boo]

I don't even watch pregame shows anymore, but Ryan seems like a good addition.  

Edited April 29 by Chicken Boo

[warrior9]

3 minutes ago, Virgil said:

With all of this turnover we see with sportscasters, I wonder how much of it is based off audience viewership feedback vs wanting to bring someone in at a lesser salary?  

Probably some of that and probably some of it wanting to get younger with more knowledge of today's game. It's probably all encompassing. Recognizable faces too. Those that are 18-25 don't know who Phil, Boomer, Terry, etc are (and if they do, they can't relate to them). 

[Ethan in Cleveland]

Long overdue.  Simms has been unwatchable for years. He really struggles with basic sentence structure. Esiason was fine. New faces may be good. 

Honestly rarely watch anything but the actual game. But every once in a while I tune in early or the post game show is still on in the background. 

I am pretty sure I've never heard Matt Ryan speak. If you played just his voice I would not be able to pick him out. I have no idea how he will do.

Never a big fan of his. Choked alot in the playoffs even though the SuperBowl loss was more on the defense. 

[Donuts and Doritos]

4 minutes ago, papazoid said:

you won't miss them

 

Miss who?

[dave mcbride]

4 minutes ago, Virgil said:

With all of this turnover we see with sportscasters, I wonder how much of it is based off audience viewership feedback vs wanting to bring someone in at a lesser salary?  

I think it might be more the fact that they were 1980s QBs and it's time to transition to more recent ones. Simms is 68 and Esiason is 63. 

 

The Fox team is bad but their schtick is a bit more backslap-y and less analytical, which is why it continues to roll. Jimmy and Terry are also more akin to football folk heroes in a way that Boomer and Simms clearly aren't. 

[Beck Water]

25 minutes ago, Sweats said:

Yeah, i never understood that......they are beyond terrible.

 

I think they must appeal to a certain demographic, by which I mean the guys who grew up watching Bradshaw as a QB and admiring Jimmy Johnson as a coach.

 

Fox wants to stick with that demographic, while CBS wants to update from Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason.

Edited April 29 by Beck Water

[Ethan in Cleveland]

14 minutes ago, Kincaid Kool-Aid said:

Surprised they didn't bring in Jason Kelce yet on the Fox side. Terry and Jimmy are both unwatchable and have been for years.

Terry is there solely for comic relief.

 

Jimmy is just collecting a paycheck so he can keep fishing. 

 

Howie and Stahan do all the commentary work.