Phil Simms
Phil Simms
Phillip Martin Simmsis a former American football quarterback who spent his entire 14-year professional career playing for the New York Giants of the National Football League. He is currently a television sportscaster for the CBS network. After playing college football at Morehead State University, Simms was drafted in the first round by the New York Giants of the National Football Leaguewith the number seven selection overall in the 1979 NFL Draft. Simms was named Most Valuable Playerof Super Bowl XXI,...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth3 November 1954
CitySpringfield, KY
CountryUnited States of America
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.
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.
Not changing ruined Buddy Ryan . He wouldn't change from the 46 defense, even when people figured it out. Not Bill. He changes every year.
People go, 'Hey, did you do anything special for the Super Bowl?' Well no, I like to think I do the same amount of work every week getting ready for a game.
Playing well and winning the Super Bowl helped my credibility. Otherwise, when Id give an opinion, people would say, What has he done? If I didnt win that Super Bowl, Id probably be coaching somewhere. TV would not be an option for me. So, (winning the Super Bowl) does help.
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.
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.
It has rained 20 straight days. Are you willing to bet it's not going to rain the 21st?
Why will T.O. and Bill work? Why will T.O. and Bill work?
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.
Would it be a surprise to you if I said the Dallas Cowboys? ... I liked what I saw of the Cowboys in the preseason. I liked their schemes. I liked their energy.
Whatever it takes to make yourself a little angry.
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?
He can stay relaxed and throw the ball down the field better than anybody in the NFL.