Yahoo Sports - Announcers don’t necessarily have easy jobs. At least, it’s not easy to speak into a live microphone for three hours and have every single thing you say be second-guessed by millions of people who all think they can do your job better.
NBC’s Cris Collinsworth apparently reached his breaking point, at least when it came to hearing from Bill Simmons of HBO and The Ringer.
Simmons sometimes references Collinsworth, the longtime “Sunday Night Football” color commentator, on his podcasts, imitating his voice. Simmons has poked fun of Collinsworth talking about deflate-gate late in Super Bowl XLIX, when the New England Patriots were driving for the winning score. He has criticized Collinsworth and NBC play-by-play announcer Al Michaels (who has appeared multiple times on Simmons’ podcast) for supporting Roger Goodell.
On Sunday night, Simmons was on Collinsworth’s case about a comment he made on the Seattle Seahawks’ offensive line.
Because Simmons has said before that he likes the “SNF” crew and that he respects their work, that doesn’t seem too harsh. And maybe Collinsworth’s response could be viewed as a good-natured jab back, but Collinsworth got personal by referencing Simmons’ recently cancelled TV show, “Any Given Wednesday.”
Collinsworth deleted the tweet shortly after posting it, but of course it was saved in screen shots:
Rough week for Bill. First his terrible TV show mercifully got canned and then Collinsworth took that info and reverse tomahawk jammed it in your face.
Nothing worse for us sports social media nerds to get flat out stabbed on twitter for all the nerds to see. Twitter streets are vicious.
Bill needs to stop doing anything involving a camera. The guy is just not a TV guy. I was flat out shocked when HBO green lit this project. He is awkward every time he has been on TV. He makes me feel awkward when I watch him be awkward. Almost like a bad rapper trying to do a battle rap. It's a stay in your lane situation for Simmons. The guy is a hell of a writer. He is also a smart guy who knows the direction of sports media and its going away from his strength.
His podcast is fine. I think its overrated because no one would listen/download it if it weren't for how much his name was previously promoted by ESPN. He would have zero podcast following If he produced the same show under a random fake name. I could produce the same show with better jokes with my old college buddies. But, that's half the battle with podcasts is the promoting aspect moreso than the content.
Also Collinsworth is a bum for deleting the tweet. Deleting a tweet that has obviously been screen grabbed already is such a stupid move. Makes it 100x worse and makes you look like a pussy.
PS- Bill has made so much money that it's impossible to feel bad for him on any level at all.
PPS- The guy has to stop playing the card that he is still just a Boston guy and tied into Boston. My man Bill has lived in LA for over a decade. LA is the polar opposite of Boston in every way.
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