Phil Simms has few fans in Denver. (Scott Halleran, Getty Images)
You’ve probably heard about this petition to keep Phil Simms from broadcasting Broncos games. As of Monday evening, . As 6:33 p.m. on Tuesday, it has .
Folks in Denver clearly do not enjoy listening to Simms during games. And we all know Peyton Manning at one point had a not-so-healthy relationship with Simms because of Simms’ comment that Manning wouldn’t “let” the Colts draft Andrew Luck.
“I don’t talk to Phil,” . “Phil doesn’t talk to me. He did text me after that, saying ‘Hey, sorry to drag your name into this.’ I wrote back, ‘Phil I don’t know what you’re talking about.’ He said, ‘Well on my show, Inside the NFL, I made this statement.’ I said, ‘Phil, I hate to break it to you, but I don’t watch your show, along with a lot of other people that I don’t think watch that show.’ Giving himself a little more credit than probably was merited.”
That aside, there’s this:
FYI. Broncos have won 10 straight with Nantz-Simms in the booth. You wanna mess with that mojo?
— Vic Lombardi (@VicLombardi)
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But fine. We get it. Simms is not a favorite in Broncos country, and many have made a point to see to it that he’s removed from the booth during Broncos games.
Why?
Here’s why (according to the petitioners):
“I don’t like his face.”
—David Latimer
“He obviously doesn’t like the Broncos. It’s not the fans fault his son couldn’t play.”
—Jess Varela
“I dislike him almost as much as Philip Rivers.”
—Chad Courvisier
“I’m tired of listening to him say how much the opposing team it’s doing right and how much Denver is doing wrong or they got away with one there.”
—Kelly Breiner
“Phil Sims SUCKS!”
—Michael Anaya
“Phil is a bronco hater.”
—Austin Fulgham
“Phil has the worst case of diarrhea of the mouth that I know of!”
—David Mullen
“Broncos fans don’t need this torture.”
—Jorge Giner
“I’m signing because I’m a Broncos fan.”
—Sandra Mullen
“Phil Simms sucks.”
—Frederick Heckel
“He is horrible to listen to does not know Wat he is talking about.”
—Stephanie Keeler
OK then. Carry on.
