Phil Simms Quotes (29 Quotes)


    I didn't realize he can throw garbage pretty good. Yeah, he's a trash-talker. You wouldn't believe it looking at him, the voice of CBS golf. I do it a lot, and I was surprised at how much he slings it back.

    When you're angry, you're grinding at what you're doing all week. You pay attention. Sometimes when you feel good about yourself, you don't cross a few T's.

    The NFL is about winning games late. They had opportunities many, many times (and) they did win a few of them the Jets come to mind. But they just didn't make the plays at the right time that they did the year before.

    I've seen a difference in him and I can't tell you how impressed I was the way he was in Indianapolis. I hate to compare, but he does have one thing in common with Tom Brady. They have a tremendous sense of being calm on the field. It shows. He doesn't get rattled and that's pretty unique for a second-year player like him.

    What impresses me is the energy it takes, emotionally and physically, to constantly do that. To do that in a game, that means you've got to do it in practice, too. What if he's under the weather a bit one week


    Of course it looks bad when you're not executing. When things go bad, it's not going to look good.

    Whatever it takes to make yourself a little angry.

    It was a rough weekend. I don't know which was the worst call. There were a lot of them that creep into my mind.

    I think everybody can agree that on the field that Owens is one of the top two players on the Eagles. I think we can all agree he's truly one of the top players in the NFL. So for a football team that loves to win - and they all do - and for a head coach like Andy Reid who is driven to win, how bad must it have been in that locker room, throughout the organization, for the Eagles to go to such a drastic measure as to suspend him for the rest of the year How bad is it really It must be much, much worse than any of us can imagine.

    They have a tremendous sense of being calm on the field.

    No one else knew him like the Jets did. And it's important that you hire people you know sometimes because it gives everyone in the organization a level of comfort. You know this person has the level of belief in the things you want carried out.

    Sometimes, it's good to have a tremendous star, because everyone understands he has to get the ball.

    Will this year's San Diego Chargers please stand up The Chargers went from worst in their division in 2003 to an AFC West title last season to characterize the fast turnarounds possible in an unpredictable NFL. That's the favorite question, ... Everyone wants to know what the surprise team will be.

    Look at the two New York quarterbacks, Joe Namath and myself. We've done a lot with one damn game. That's just the truth.

    The team performed even better than I thought they would,

    Playing well and winning the Super Bowl helped my credibility. Otherwise, when I'd give an opinion, people would say, 'What has he done' If I didn't win that Super Bowl, I'd probably be coaching somewhere. TV would not be an option for me. So, (winning the Super Bowl) does help.

    I'm not a guy that believes you've got to have a lot of experience to have success in the playoffs.

    I criticize a lot of players and coaches. But I back it up with facts. A lot of times guys get mad at me because someone told them what I said. I say, 'You're wrong: Go check the tape.'

    Winning a Super Bowl gives you a bigger chip in the game, and people perceive you to be better than you are. It gives you a stronger voice in the game. For a young quarterback, it verifies to the organization and to your teammates how good he is and that he's the man that can lead them. He'll carry that tag forever.

    Everyone's trying to find reasons why the Patriots can't do it, ... Here we go again. I'm sure all across America today fans are saying, 'This is it this is going to finally get the Patriots.'

    Talk radio has almost ruined the sports fan.

    Did they time it up right Is the offense the same, or will it take a step back

    I said things to Bill that were so cruel and so over the top and so out of place that I couldn't repeat them. One curse word after another, horrendously negative, hateful things.

    The NFL Today. Mike Shanahan knows, at best, he's got this possession and - maybe - one more.

    Bill and I have never talked about it to this day, ... except for one little thing he said to me a few years ago 'You are so lucky you didn't come.'

    I haven't thought about it. I'm not capable of deep thinking.

    I'm not sure, and I've done quite a few of his games. How much is he bluffing How much is real I know over the years, a couple of teams have cracked his code. They knew exactly what he was doing. But that's only good for one game. He changes his stuff a lot.

    Make Denver make the decision here. In other words, put pressure on Mike Shanahan. What's he gonna do Is he gonna run it and maybe waste a down because it might not gain a lot of yards, or does he take the chance and throw it and if it's incomplete it stops the clock. That's what the Patriots are hoping for.

    There is unbelievable freedom for an analyst to be in a two-man booth, ... In a two-man booth, Troy will be able to set up a game. He will decide what he wants to show and teach an audience. It's like a quarterback being able to call his own plays.


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