So....Simmons is now completely irrelevant isn't he? Latest pod is a(nother ugh) Gladwell appearance where I'm sure he'll "think differently" about the Olympics (the description is that they try to make the Olympics more fan friendly). One of the last Simmons podcasts I listened to was him telling Joe House that the PGA championship sucks and they should only play it on the west coast and the players should carry their own bags or something. I just turned it off halfway through. I'll probably at least start this Gladwell one I guess.
I know I sound like a complainer and I am. Simmons does 3 things well, it seems, when he is on his game: podcasts, long columns, and helped create 30 for 30. Maybe that last one will get some sort of play through HBO. But he doesn't write anymore and hasn't written entertainingly for a long time. He has only had a handful of good podcasts on this new network. Apparently Simmons the wannabe tv star has killed Simmons the entertainer. So yeah I'm complaining. Two years ago at this time, Simmons would be doing 3 podcasts a week, many of which focused on the upcoming NFL season, gambling, Fantasy Football, and funny stories. You know, stuff guys like. Now we're reduced to idiotic think-piece pods on improving things that no one complains about, except maybe tv delays with the Olympics, and 25 podcasts about how evil Roger Goodell is cause he doesn't felate Brady and the Pats like Bill wants everyone to. Sucks.