[ColoradoTree]

I don't particularly like Buck, but I've never understood the widespread loathing he inspires. Unlike, say, Chris Berman, hearing him doesn't make me turn off the TV, and unlike Phil Simms he's not a useless moron. Is he the best? Probably not, but he's not bad.

Simms is flat-out unwatchable.  Why he continues to work on this business is beyond me.  He provides no "insider" information which is what we normally like to get from former players in the booth. Instead, he rests on platitudes, eschews any kind of advanced statistical analysis, and barely seems to keep up with the action on the field.  Combine that with his seemingly inflated sense of his own quality and I'll watch games on mute before I'll listen to him. 

[ColoradoTree]

I don't particularly like Buck, but I've never understood the widespread loathing he inspires. Unlike, say, Chris Berman, hearing him doesn't make me turn off the TV, and unlike Phil Simms he's not a useless moron. Is he the best? Probably not, but he's not bad.

Simms is flat-out unwatchable.  Why he continues to work on this business is beyond me.  He provides no "insider" information which is what we normally like to get from former players in the booth. Instead, he rests on platitudes, eschews any kind of advanced statistical analysis, and barely seems to keep up with the action on the field.  Combine that with his seemingly inflated sense of his own quality and I'll watch games on mute before I'll listen to him.