CBS cuts Boomer and Simms Loose
 

Apologies if posted earlier. They're both out for 2024. Their contracts expired and were not picked up.

https://sports.yahoo.com/cbs-makes-m...rc=fp_deeplink

CBS's iconic NFL pregame show will have a much different look this fall with two familiar faces leaving the set.

The network announced Monday that 2016 league MVP Matt Ryan will be joining the cast of "The NFL Today," while longtime veterans Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason will not be returning.

Ryan, who led the Atlanta Falcons to the Super Bowl in his MVP season, officially announced his retirement from the NFL last week. He joined CBS Sports last season as an NFL game analyst and appeared in studio during the NFL playoffs and Super Bowl.

Simms' departure marks the end of an era for him at CBS. The former New York Giants quarterback, 68, served as lead game analyst for nearly 20 years before transitioning to the studio and working alongside Esiason, former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher, ex-wide receiver Nate Burleson and host James Brown.

Esiason, who played quarterback for 14 seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets and Arizona Cardinals, spent more than two decades on the "NFL Today" set, making him the show's longest-tenured analyst.

"More their decision than maybe mine," Esiason said on his New York radio show Monday morning. He will, however, continue his association with the network with the WFAN radio show also simulcast on the CBS Sports Network.

Both Esiason and Simms had their contracts expire after the Super Bowl. CBS chose not to renew them.

Ryan, 38, is one of only five players in NFL history to pass for at least 60,000 yards and win an MVP. He played 15 seasons with the Falcons and Indianapolis Colts from 2008-2022. He was selected to four Pro Bowls and led the Falcons to an NFC championship and an appearance in Super Bowl 51.

"I grew up watching the NFL Today so I’m honored to join this iconic show and hope to continue the high standard set by Phil, Boomer and others before me," Ryan said in a news release from CBS. "I am thankful for this exciting new opportunity and can’t wait to get started with my new teammates."

THERE IS A GOD

So tired of seeing those old farts.

Theyll bring in Jemelle Hill and some other wet fart to take their spots

I actually had no issue with Boomer and Simms other than the fact that they're the exact same person.

Matt Ryan is taking their spots

Shit I guess I could read the article eh?

Never was a Phil Simms fan. Just didn't like listening to him. Boomer was better.


Hopefully Matty Ice will be more entertaining as an analyst or commentator than he was as a QB.

Two old milk toast hosts get the boot.

More a Boomer fan than Simms but both were acceptable.

My concern isn't who the host of the pregame show is as much as who is the QB of the KC Chiefs, my favorite football team! ;)

Do we think Matt Ryan has ever used an exclamation point?

I like lower-key guys, so I'm okay with it if he hasn't.

This is fantastic news. They are so vanilla.

They need to axe most of these guys. All these shows do. I don't need 6 or 7 dudes or whatever to do a pre-game show. Give me 2 guys and move on.

dont listen to any talking heads anyway

Terry Bradshaw: We gotta get (nonsensical rambling).

Howie Long: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Terry Bradshaw: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

James Brown: The score is Cleveland 21, and Baltimore ... but first, Verizon Wireless is ....

Terry Bradshaw: That reminds me of (nonsensical rambling).

Howie Long: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Terry Bradshaw: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Jimmy Johnson: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Charissa Thompson: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Look at this!



Well, okay, the last one is okay.

Hopefully they replace one of them with Lisa Ann

Dumped for Matt Ryan? Thats hardly some upgrade.

This I completely agree with. The 6-man desk isn't good. I'd much rather watch 2 really smart guys.

FINALLY

They should be banging down Bellichecks door, he was pretty good on the mcaffee feed

Seconded. Bill was really good as a commentator.

Where is Brady going again?

Matt has the personality of milk toast...

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I can't stand gap tooth either

That's what I'm kind of afraid of. however, Bill it turns out has an entertaining personality as a commentator that we never saw when he was a HC, so who knows?

Ryan is a younger less blonde version of Boomer and Simms. Not sure he is an upgrade.

Sentinel Island?

Matty Ryan has Low-T. But I’m sure he won’t offend anyone so there’s that. He couldn’t carry Simms’ jockstrap.

The posterchildren for saying a whole lot of nothing.

It looks like probably the 9th level of hell.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/a...rcles-of-hell/

Years ago, I found the Fox pre game crew to be mildly entertaining while having the occasional useful discussion. I would DVR the show and watch maybe half of it.

When it got to the point where the entire show was just a useless commercial to fast forward through... Been several years since I watched.

Should have been pat McAfee

Need to flush a lot of them. This is a good start.

I never had a problem with either one of them. And of course they're both fantastic compared to loudmouth morons like Bradshaw. How the **** does he still have a job? :shake:

But, I quit watching the pregame shows a long time ago. They can add Whoppie Goldberg and Pauly Shore for all I care.

My watching habits changed years ago.

I tune in a couple of minutes before Chiefs kickoff and turn off when the game is over.

I don't need some "guru" to tell me what I'm about to watch or another "guru" to tell me what I just watched.

And yet collinsworth lives

This! I say drop him into a crab trap and let it work itself out.

Feels like it's still 1992 on either network

I get it, they want new voices and perspectives... staying the same usually means you're getting stale

I want Shaq, Barkley, Kenny Smith, and Ernie Johnson

Kinda how I feel too. Credit to boomer and Simms... Their jobs are to be pretty unemotional knowing they have to cover lots of teams. And they were always pretty uncontroversial. Maybe that's too bland for today. But it was never unpleasant and these days with all the shouting that ain't so bad.

Inside the NFL seems like a better spot for simms anyway. I appreciate that the guy does actually do his homework

Aren't they the same person?

Inside the NBA is Ernie and three guys. And they were honestly doing just fine before Shaq got there.

Why the NFL hasn't figured out this successful formula I'll never know.

Hahahaha... "wet fart".

Matt Ryan was a good qb not his fault his team were queef fart against the patriots. Now if they only fire herm Edward's I'll be happy

Glad those old farts are gone from TV. They brought nothing. Should have paid more for Jason Kelce and liven up that old show.

I’d rather listen to Boomer than Cowher. That guy hasn’t said anything of substance in 15 years.

I can’t believe mother****ers wanted him when we hired Reid.

I’m dreading Tom Brady being at fox or wherever that is.

I think the network suits are too scared of unpredictability. They either want a suit who is careful about every word or someone off their rocker. It's easy to blame a crazy guy for saying crazy things. They don't like polished guys who can be predictable. Which is why mcafee took sports Media by storm

Hell, I like Boomer.

Funny. I thought the same thing

Outside of salary, I am not sure Ryan is an upgrade either. Would have loved to see Jason Kelce on there though.

I try to think of what redeeming value any of the crew from that show has...

Tired of Cowher's schtick....grizzled old defensive coach...

Simms and Boomer.....their supposed back and forth got old real quick. Nothing of value.

Nate Burleson is the "fluff" reporter telling all the "feel good" stories I really don't care to see.

Not sure I feel like Matt Ryan would provide anything more himself.


I guess JJ Watts staying is OK....

I don't go out of my way to view pre-game pontificating - but catch some of it in the last 10 minutes before a game or between games. Both these guys are likable, but rarely add much insight. Phil S. is bland as mayo on white bread. Boomer is occassionaly interesting. As said, there are just too many commentators for any one of them to have time to be interesting.

Yes, NFL sets look like the head table at an Italian Wedding. They make about $640,000 per syllable. Less yammering, less TMZ, just show highlights, numbnuts.

Soooo...the network version of Adam Teicher and Frank Boal

People still watch these shows? These stiffs haven’t taught us anything since Al Gore invented* the internet.

I liked Sims as a color guy - haven’t watched enough of any studio show on any channel to have an opinion since the 90s. They bring nothing to the table.

I am morbidly curious to see how he'll do broadcasting...I can see it going any number of ways.

He's also replacing Olsen who's pretty much beloved by everyone and seen as one of the best color guys on TV so there's that.

That'll go away quicker than a boner in a Turkish prison

I get they have an audience from Alabama to NY to Utah etc. so I get playing the middle to not offend anyone. But, in doing that they create a very boring show, ESPN and the NFL networks morning shows are also playing nationally better and they seem to not be so boring.

I still think a pregame.or.broadcast should have one or two announcers. Then a knowledgeable fan of each team and city.
Let them shit talk each other and talk about their teams little things thatost people would not know on a national level.

I'd rather watch guppies **** than watch those network pregame shows. Jim Brown's fake hairline deeply disturbs me and gives me nightmares, and the fake guffaws every time one of those fossils cracks a lame "joke" jumped the shark about the same time as the phrase "jumped the shark" did.

Terry Bradshaw is the worst of all. They need to take that clown out behind the barn and end it humanely.

Bradshaw is about 4 plays behind when he is talking. Really gotten bad :doh!:

I remember when Fox made him MC the 100 greatest players of all time thing and, of course, he with his four rings wasn't one of them. That was one of the more brutal **** YOUs I've ever seen on TV. I guess somebody high up at Fox hates him as much as we do. You'd think he'd have enough money at this point to tell them to go to hell and quit rather than do that. He was clearly pissed off and hurt and embarrassed, and doing his best to put on a brave face. I felt bad for Terry that day. At the very least he should have worn his four rings on his mic hand.

But basically every time I've seen him on TV since has helped me to get over that. Especially lobbing fat jokes at Reid during the Fox's last Super Bowl. He's just a rambling, incoherent and bitter buffoon. Like you said, he should be put out of his misery. And ours.

LMAO

I've always enjoyed watching that. Fancy tails that is, with a real regal tail.

Ahhhhh.....regal tail....

Bone apple tea!

Give me an NFL studio show with Katie Nolan, Joy Taylor, Cynthia Frelund, and Kay Adams, and I am watching it every week.

But, right now, like someone else said, I turn it on minutes before kickoff, and I turn it off after the post game interview. I usually then go to YouTube and wait for Mitch and Matt to start their post game show.

Yeah, I don’t make it a point to watch the pregame stuff. I’m like a turn it on right at game time, watch some other shit at halftime, then watch something else immediately after the game ends kind of guy.

I’ve found that 1:04 is like the perfect time to turn the game on. You miss all the pregame shenanigans, the anthem, everything. Tune in just in time for kickoff.

Today is Marino’s long awaited Super Bowl.

Yet Chris Collinsworth still has a job

The Fox pregame has got to be the worst. I still remember when Bradshaw said something about sleeping with your QB if it makes them happy.

It's a boon for reverse mortgages, walk-in bathtubs and Kia new car accessories

They both seemed so anti-KC but I liked them alright. Better than Terry Bradshaw anyhow.

yeah, in spite of the fact that I just didn't like Simms opinions very often, at least he could speak proper English and get his points across, same with Boomer. You didn't need subtitles. Alo didn't have to deal with 5 guys trying to yell over each other.

RANGS ERNEH!

Boomer and Gio are my morning routine. And I don't give a shit about NY sports. But they're entertaining.

How the hell does Cowher stay on though? He's always sucked.

You can bet there will be some diversity DEI hires and the wings will fall off their program.

Will Matty Ice tell us what Chris Jones said to him to get that penalty?

This would be the only reason for me to watch Ryan's pregame show.