New Inside the NFL Hosts announced (1 Viewer)

[simsarge]

Also moving to Showtime

Brown, Simms, Collinsworth to host 'Inside the NFL'

Associated Press

NEW YORK -- James Brown, Phil Simms and Cris Collinsworth will host Inside the NFL when it moves to Showtime in the fall.

Brown hosts the CBS pregame show on Sundays, while Simms is the network's lead analyst. Collinsworth is a holdover from the program's previous run on HBO and also works for NBC and NFL Network.

CBS Sports chief Sean McManus said Monday in announcing the hosts that a fourth person will join them each week. Whether it will be another full-time analyst or a rotating current or former player has yet to be determined.

The show will be produced by CBS Sports and NFL Films. CBS owns Showtime.

 

[KCC]

Considering it used to set the standard for NFL coverage, that show has seemed old and tired for the past 10 yrs. Now, it will be hosted by two guys who I think are the worst in their profession: Collinsworth & Simms. J.B. is stellar at what he does, but he can't carry a show bogged down by those two. FSN Pro Football Preview is (and will remain) a much better show by far.

 

[simsarge]

Considering it used to set the standard for NFL coverage, that show has seemed old and tired for the past 10 yrs. Now, it will be hosted by two guys who I think are the worst in their profession: Collinsworth & Simms. J.B. is stellar at what he does, but he can't carry a show bogged down by those two. FSN Pro Football Preview is (and will remain) a much better show by far.

Agree, mostly. I remember faithfully watching back in the day. I actually like Simms, but can't stand Collingsworth. Back in the day, before 4 hour pregame shows and 4 hour recap on ESPN, it was the main source of really what was going on. I don't know what they need to do to spruce up/overhaul the format though. Top of my head, I can't think of any announcer/analyst types that I'd like to see rehashing and previewing or a format that hasn't been done time and again. I think HBOs bailing on this is it's kiss of death. Showtime is one step above TNT.

 

[Anthony Borbely]

Now, it will be hosted by two guys who I think are the worst in their profession: Collinsworth & Simms. J.B. is stellar at what he does, but he can't carry a show bogged down by those two.

 

[Fiddles]

I dont have showtime. How is this years show so far?

 

[facook]

Week 1 was fine as far as it went:

Pretty interesting interview with the Commish, including his optimistic view that the preseason will be scaled back.

I actually enjoy Simms and Collinsworth, so to me they were fine.

I ignored all of the highlights, as I'd mostly seen them already...although I will say it was pretty cool to see the "miced up" highlights featuring Patrick Willis.

Warren Sapp is a waste of space (the 4th man on the show).

ETA: Simms and Collinsworth had what I thought was an intriguing discussion of the change in QBs entering the league out of college due to the prevalence of spread offenses in college. It was centered on VY's troubles, but the entire analysis was spot on, I thought.